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A quiz on the basic skills and knowledge of general geography. Created by MsEllam 2018
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1
Which country is this in?
Chile
England
Ireland
France
2
Which of these oceans does not border Australia?
Pacific
Indian
Southern
Atlantic
3
Capital of Ireland
Belfast
Cardiff
Dublin
Glasgow
4
What is the name geographers give the imaginary line running north to south pole?
Prime Meridian
Lambert Line
Prime Axis
Greenwich Line
5
What country used to be called Persia?
Syria
Iraq
Kazakhstan
Iran
6
Which country’s flag is this?
Italy
Mexico
Chile
Spain
7
Country: We call it —— but it is really called Suomi
Sweden
Finland
Latvia
Estonia
8
Newest country in the world (in 2011)
Pyongyang
Eritrea
Taiwan
South Sudan
9
Which country is this in?
Austria
Russia
Iraq
Turkey
10
Which of these combinations of landscapes can be found in Australia
Desert,Savannah, Rainforest
Desert, Tundra, Wetlands
Wetland, Rainforest, Desert
Moors, wetland, forest
11
How many continents are there?
8
7
9
6
12
Which of these is a desert found in Australia?
Atacama
Gobi
Taklamakan
Gibson
13
This volcano exploded in 1883 with the same force as 200 megatons of TNT?
Kosciusko
Vesuvius
Krakatoa
Mt St Helens
14
Which country is this in?
Iran
Italy
India
Russia
15
Which country’s flag is this?
Israel
Syria
Greece
Bolivia
16
Which is the biggest ocean?
Atlantic
Southern
Pacific
Indian
17
Smallest country in terms of land mass?
Tuvalu
Monaco
Vatican City
Hawaii
18
In what country would you find the Aswan Dam
Egypt
China
Angola
Libya
19
Which country’s flag is this?
England
Britain
Wales
Scotland
20
What is the worlds highest mountain?
Makalu
K2
Everest
Kilimanjaro
21
Longest river?
Murray-Darling
Thames
Rhine
Nile
22
In what country is the Brandenburg Gate?
France
Belgium
Germany
Austria
23
What ocean is off the east coast of the USA
Pacific
Eastern
Atlantic
Indian
24
This refers to the location of a place in degrees above or below the equator
Longitude
Latitude
25
Mt Killimanjaro is in which country?
Tanzania
India
Nepal
South Africa
26
Which country is furthest south?
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Australia
Nicaragua
27
Capital of France?
Marseilles
Berlin
Orleans
Paris
28
Kuala Lumpur is the capital of:
Philippines
Singapore
Cambodia
Malaysia
29
Which country’s flag is this?
Mexico
Czech Republic
Uzbekistan
India
30
On what continent is the Yukon River?
North America
Europe
Asia
South America
31
What does ‘Britain’ refer to?
Country
Ethnic group
A landmass
A group of countries
32
What is Australia?
Continent and Island
Island
Continent
Neither Continent or Island
33
The Great Wall Of China can be seen from space
False
True
34
Which of these is not a city in Europe?
Prague
Reykjavik
Barcelona
Cape Town
35
Approximate length of the equator?
30000km
50000km
40000km
20000km
36
Which of these is not a continent?
North America
Oceania
Antarctica
Europe
37
Which country’s flag is this?
Canada
USA
Guatemala
Scotland
38
Iceland is covered in ice
False
True
39
Capital of Russia?
Rus
Vladivostok
Moscow
St Petersburg
40
How many countries make up the United Kingdom?
3
5
4
1
41
Capital of South Africa
Cairo
Cape Town
Namibia
Botswana
42
Liberia is on which continent?
Antarctica
Africa
South America
Asia
43
Which continent is this!
Africa
South America
Europe
Asia
44
Salzburg is a city in
Austria
Netherlands
Germany
Ukraine
45
Sri Lanka used to be called.....
Manchuria
Burma
Myanmar
Ceylon
46
Biggest desert in the world
Great Sandy Desert
Antarctic
Arabian
Sahara
47
The Ring Of Fire is...
The nickname for Kilauea volcano - one of most active ones
The name given to the volcanoes which surround Hawaii
Area in Pacific basin prone to frequent quakes & eruptions
48
Which country’s flag is this?
Vanuatu
Jamaica
Fiji
Cook Islands
