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Year 5 Geography Quiz

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the 7 continents of the world?

(a)  

2.

What is the highest waterfall in the world?

a)

Angel Falls

b)

Niagara Falls

c)

Tugela Falls

d)

Victoria Falls

3.

What is the name of the line of latitude at approximately 23.5 degrees North?

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

North Pole

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Equator

4.

What is the name of the line of longitude that passes through Greenwich, England?

a)
International Date Line
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Equator
5.

Which two countries share the longest international border?

a)
United States and Canada
b)
Canada and Australia
c)
United States and Russia
d)
United States and Mexico
6.

In which country is the famous landmark, the Eiffel Tower, located?

a)

Italy

b)
Germany
c)
Spain
d)

France

7.

What is the term for a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides?

a)
island
b)
peninsula
c)
isthmus
d)
archipelago
8.

Which African country has the largest population?

a)
South Africa
b)
Egypt
c)
Nigeria
d)
Ethiopia
9.

Which U.S. state is known as the 'Sunshine State'?

a)
Florida
b)
New York
c)
Texas
d)
California
10.

What is the world's deepest ocean trench?

a)
Arctic Trench
b)
Mariana Trench
c)
Pacific Trench
d)
Atlantic Trench
11.

Are you enjoying this quiz?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

d)

Kinda

12.

Hold on tight, it is about to get harder!

a)

Ok

b)

Okay

c)

Alright

d)

K

13.

Which is the largest lake in the world by surface area?

a)
Great Salt Lake
b)
Lake Victoria
c)
Lake Superior
d)
Caspian Sea
e)
Dead Sea
14.

What is the smallest continent by land area?

a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)

Antarctica

d)
Europe
e)

Australia

15.

Which Asian country is known as the Land of the White Elephant?

a)
India
b)
China
c)
Japan
d)
Thailand
e)
Vietnam
16.

In which European country is the famous landmark, the Colosseum, located?

a)

Spain

b)
Greece
c)
France
d)

Italy

e)
Germany
17.

Which river flows through Egypt and is the longest river in Africa? (Hint: It is the longest river in the world too!)

a)
Mississippi River
b)
Yangtze River
c)
Nile River
d)
Amazon River
e)
Ganges River
18.

Which continent is the only one without a permanent human population?

a)
Svalbard
b)
Greenland
c)
North Pole
d)
Antarctica
e)
Arctic
19.

What is the name of the line of latitude at approximately 23.5 degrees South

a)
Equator of Cancer
b)
Arctic Circle
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
e)
Antarctic Circle
20.

What is the highest mountain peak in Africa?

a)
Mount Elbrus
b)

Mount Kilimanjaro

c)

Mount Everest

d)
Mount Vinson
e)
Mount McKinley
21.

In which country is the famous landmark, the Great Wall of China, located?

a)
Japan
b)
India
c)
Australia
d)

Brazil

e)

China

22.

What is the term for a large, slow-moving river of ice on land?

a)
avalanche
b)
iceberg
c)
tsunami
d)
glacier
e)
tornado
23.

Did you enjoy the quiz? If so, thank you!

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

d)

Kinda