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Geography

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 12hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What physical geography feature separates India from the rest of Asia?
a)
Indus River
b)
Bay of Bengal
c)
Himalayan Mountains
d)
Arabian Sea
2.

What is the capital of Vietnam?

a)

Vientien

b)

Hanoi

c)

Ho Chi Minh City

d)

Yugoslavia

3.

What is the Ring of Fire?

a)

A region that is on fire from oil and natural gas leaks

b)

A region that is filled with lightning storms

c)

A region of the Atlantic Ocean that is rich in coral

d)

A region that has many earth quakes and volcanoes

4.

What is Southeast Asia's longest river, about 2,700 miles long?

a)

Mekong River

b)

Irrawaddy River

c)

Chao Phraya River

d)

Colorado River

5.

In which country is the Great Wall?

a)

Japan

b)

India

c)

China

d)

Vietnam

6.
What is the Great Wall of China and why was it built?
a)
Built to attract tourists who want to climb it
b)
Built in East China to block the desert sand from blowing
c)
Built in northern China to protect from Northern invaders
d)
Built as a dam to protect China from flooding
7.

A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor.

a)

Earthquake

b)

Monsoon

c)

Tsunami

d)

Tornado

8.

Africa is the … largest continent in the world.

a)

1st

b)

3rd

c)

2nd

d)

4th

9.

The world's longest river, … is found in Africa!

a)

The Mississippi

b)

The Saluda

c)

The Beach

d)

The Nile

10.

What were the dominant trade items in the West African kingdoms?

a)

Cloth and diamonds

b)

Salt and gold

c)

Cotton and spices

d)

Weapons and iron

11.

Which trading resource was provided by the desert?

a)

Gold

b)

Diamonds

c)

Cloth

d)

Salt

12.

What is the largest desert in Africa?

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Kalahari Desert

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

Arabian Desert

13.

Why is water in Africa shrinking? (Choose two)

a)

Human usage

b)

Rainfall shortage

c)

Acid rain

d)

Famine

14.

Fossils of … in the Sahara was proof that the desert was once under water.

a)

T-Rex

b)

Giraffes

c)

Baby whales

d)

Blue whales

15.
What color is Italy and how is it shaped?
a)
Lime Green and shaped like a boot
b)
Grey and shaped like a drumstick
c)
Pink and shaped like someone wearing a witch's hat.
d)
Blue and shaped like a large Pac-man.
16.
What are the name of the three long-shaped countries that acronym is also "Never Stops Freezing?"
a)
Norway, Sweden, Finland
b)
Norway, Switzerland, France
c)
Netherlands, Switzerland, France
d)
Netherlands, Sweden, France
17.
What is the capital of England?
a)
Lisbon
b)
Rome
c)
Athens
d)
London
18.

The … is a body of saltwater that separates Europe from Africa.

a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Aral Sea
c)
Baltic Sea
d)
Caspian Sea
19.

Name the longest river in Western Europe; it flows from the Germany to the Black Sea.

a)

Tiber River

b)

River Thames

c)

Seine River

d)

Danube River

20.

Europe's highest mountains, some which are located in northern Italy are:

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Alps

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Lomas Altas

21.
What particular sickness spread very quickly and killed mass populations of people during the Middle Ages?
a)
Typhoid Fever
b)

The Black Death

c)
Influenza
d)
Scarlet Fever
22.
In which Revolution did the change from making goods by hand to making them by machine take place?
a)
Industrial Revolution
b)
Enlightenment Revolution
c)
French Revolution
d)
Scientific Revolution
23.

What is the name of the ocean highlighted blue?

a)

Southern Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

24.
What are the conservationists and local residents of South America arguing about?
a)
How to best manage the rainforest and preserve as much as possible.
b)
The amount of roads in each town
c)
Who can have how many cattle
d)
How to handle all the economic growth the rainforest has brought them
25.
Which issue in Brazil has the greatest global (worldwide) impact?
a)

Deforestation

b)

Land ownership reform

c)

Abundance

d)

Crime

26.
What is the largest country of South America?  
a)
Brazil
b)
Venezuela
c)
Chile
d)
Argentina
27.

True or False: The Andes Mountains are the longest continuous mountain range in the world.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

In what ways is the Amazon River considered the largest river in the world?

a)

The Length

b)

The Width

c)

The Depth

d)

The amount of fresh water

29.

What is the cause of deforestation of the rainforest?

a)

Too many tourists

b)

People clear areas for farmland and use the wood

c)

Natives don't like trees anymore

d)

Too many students are wasting paper in classes

30.

Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's …

a)

Oldest waterfall

b)

Widest waterfall

c)

Most visited

d)

Highest waterfall

31.

The Atacama Desert is known for being very dry and …

a)

Windy

b)

Hot

c)

Cloudy

d)

Cold

32.

North America is the … largest continent in the world.

a)

2nd

b)

3rd

c)

4th

d)

1st

33.

How many countries make up the continent of North America?

a)

3

b)

16

c)

23

d)

37

34.

What is the longest river in North America, stretching 3,700 miles!

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Missouri River

c)

St. Lawrence River

d)

Amazon River

35.

Which North American country is the largest in land size?

a)

USA

b)

Canada

c)

Mexico

d)

Greenland

36.

Which North American Country is the most populated?

a)

USA

b)

Canada

c)

Greenland

d)

Mexico

37.

What are the 3 most common languages spoken in North America?

a)

English, German, Latin

b)

English, Spanish, French

c)

Spanish, French, Italian

d)

English, Italian and German

38.

What is the highest peak in North America?

a)

Pike's Peak in Colorado

b)

Mount Saint Elias

c)

Mount Foraker

d)

Denali in Alaska

39.

What is the lowest point in North America?

a)

Seminole National Park

b)

Death Valley

c)

The Great Basin

d)

The Florida Everglades

40.

What is the highest waterfall in North America?

a)

Angel Falls

b)

Niagara Falls

c)

Yosemite Falls

d)

Rocky Falls

41.

Between North America and Asia there is a body of water called the Bering …

a)

isthmus

b)

strait

c)

ocean

d)

river

42.

Australia is a continent, an island, and a ...

(a)  

43.

Australia is home to the largest and most complex reef system in the world.

True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Which people arrived in Australia first, the Aborigines or the British?

(a)  

45.

Two-thirds of the country is very dry and desert-like. What is that area usually called?

(a)  

46.

Australia is located in the Northern Hemisphere.

True or false?

a)

True

b)

False