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Physical Geography Around the World

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which desert is the largest in the world?

a)

Kalahari

b)

Sahel

c)

Sahara

d)

Mohave

2.

In Africa how much rainfall do the rain forests get per year?

a)

60-100

b)

100-150

c)

30-60

d)

180-200

3.

What is the longest river in the world?

a)

Euphrates

b)

Rio Grande

c)

Amazon

d)

Nile

4.

What sea separates Europe from Africa?

a)

Arabian

b)

Mediterranean

c)

Indian

d)

Pacific

e)

Caribbean

5.

How long is the Nile River?

a)

4150

b)

5150

c)

3150

d)

2150

6.

The savannas are the best for what?

a)

Mining & growing crops

b)

Growing crops & Oil

c)

Raising livestock & Mining

d)

Growing crops & raising livestock

7.

What mountains run into Canada, the U.S. and south into Mexico?

a)

Alps Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

North American Mountains

8.

What is the largest rain forest in the world?

a)

Boreal

b)

Zambezi

c)

Amazon

d)

Sahel

9.

What canal connects the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Lawrence

b)

Panama

c)

Suez

d)

Transcontinental

10.

What is the 2nd longest river in the world?

a)

Tigris

b)

Amazon

c)

Nile

d)

Zambezi

e)

Euphrates

11.

What are pampas?

a)

Large oil fields

b)

Large grassland area

c)

Large farming area

d)

Large Mining area,

12.

Most of Europe is within a relatively short distance, only _______________of a seacoast.

a)

100

b)

200

c)

300

d)

400

e)

500

13.

Fjords are a common feature in the far northern ________________________ Peninsula of Europe.

a)

Scandinavian

b)

Fjordian

c)

Jutland

d)

England,

e)

Apennine

14.

Spain and Portugal make up the southwestern __________________Peninsula of Europe.

a)

Scandinavian

b)

Iberian

c)

Balkan

d)

Apennines

15.

What three countries make up the Apennine Peninsula?

a)

Italy, Germany, Portugal

b)

San Marino, France, & Spain

c)

Italy, Sicily, & San Marino

d)

Italy, San Marino, & Vatican City

16.

Which famous active volcano is on the Apennine Peninsula?

a)

Mt. Everest

b)

Vesuvius

c)

Alps

d)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

17.

The British Isles contain two main islands, Ireland and ____________________ .

a)

Great Scott

b)

The Britain

c)

The British

d)

Great Britain

18.

Twenty-five percent of______________________ is below sea level, so dikes have been built to hold back water.

a)

Netherlands

b)

Demarkian

c)

England

d)

Italy

19.

In poorer areas and in the past, people use to get a soft coal called __________________ to burn for fuel to heat homes

a)

Charcoal

b)

Kingsford

c)

Stuff

d)

Peat

20.

How much of the world’s people live in the Indian Subcontinent?

a)

1/5

b)

1/4

c)

1/3

d)

1/2

21.

What are the two most important rivers in the South Asia region?

a)

Indus & Ganges

b)

Euphrates & Tigris

c)

Zambezi & Yellow

d)

Asian & Ganges

22.

How long is the Ganges River?

a)

1560

b)

1580

c)

1650

d)

1680

23.

The Ganges is considered the most _____________ river in India and probably the most __________ in the world.

a)

Deep & Blue

b)

Holiest & Sacred

c)

Polluted & Dirtiest

d)

Holiest & Polluted

24.

What are alluvial plains?

a)

plain mountains

b)

oil plains

c)

rich farmlands

d)

alluvial hills

25.

How high is Mt. Everest?

a)

19035

b)

29,035

c)

23,035

d)

25,899

26.

What does Himalayas translate to?

a)

him snow

b)

cold rocks

c)

snow monster

d)

him rocks

27.

How are atolls formed?

a)

peak of an island

b)

peak of a submerged volcano

c)

peak of an active volcano

d)

peak of an atoll

28.

What are monsoons?

a)

Seasonal Fires

b)

Seasonal Allergies

c)

Seasonal Moonphases

d)

Seasonal Winds

29.

What is a Cyclone?

a)

a one eyed monster

b)

violent storm with fierce winds & heavy rain

c)

cycles of clones

d)

violent clones of water

30.

What is Australia’s nickname?

a)

Land Before Time

b)

Land of the Free

c)

Land of the Forgotten

d)

Land Down Under

31.

Australia is the worlds ________________ and __________________continent.

a)

smallest & rockiest

b)

smallest & flattest

c)

reddish & smallest

d)

tropical & subtropical

32.

Australia has some of the world's oldest and _______________fertile soil.

a)

least

b)

most

33.

Where do most people live in Australia?

a)

Southwestern Coastal Region

b)

Southeastern Coastal Region

c)

Northeastern Coastal Region

d)

Northwestern Coastal Region

34.

What is the Great Dividing Range?

a)

Largest Mountains Range in Europe

b)

Largest Mountain Range in North America

c)

Largest Mountain Range in Canada

d)

Largest Mountain Range in Australia

35.

What is the world’s largest coral reef?

a)

Ayers Reef

b)

Great Geographic Reef

c)

Great Barrier Reef

d)

Coral Nation Reef

36.

What color is Ayers Rock?

a)

Orange

b)

Black

c)

Brown

d)

Red

37.

What does monolith mean?

a)

mononucleosis

b)

monolithic geographic

c)

single large rock

d)

monumental rock

38.

When does summer begin in Australia?

a)

January

b)

June

c)

July

d)

December

39.

Which two rivers join to form Shaat al-Arab?

a)

Jordan & Gaza

b)

Zambezi & Nile

c)

Indus & Ganges

d)

Euphrates & Tigris

40.

The Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers are considered to be the birthplace of___________?

a)

ancient astronomy

b)

ancient civilization

c)

modern medicine

d)

modern oil fields

41.

What is the man-made structure that connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea called?

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Persian Canal

c)

Arabian Canal

d)

Suez Canal

42.

How much of the world’s oil comes for the Persian Gulf?

a)

40%

b)

50%

c)

60%

d)

70%

e)

80%

43.

Which sea has been a key shipping route between Europe and India?

a)

Caspian Sea

b)

Arabian Sea

c)

Silk Sea

d)

Indian Sea

e)

Red Sea

44.

What is the body of water between northeast Africa and Asia called?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Caspian Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Arabian Sea

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