GEOGRAPHY TRIVIA QUIZ #6 - 30 Geography Questions and Answers Pub Quiz

GEOGRAPHY TRIVIA QUIZ - Geography Questions and Answers Pub Quiz
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** Geography Trivia Questions and Answers:
1. What is Geography the study of?
Landscapes, peoples, places, environments
2. Name the tallest free-standing (or stand alone) mountain in the world.
Mount Kilimanjaro
3. Which country has the most active volcanoes in the world? (Over 130)
Indonesia
4. What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile River (4135mi or 6650km)
5. Greenland is the world’s largest island by land area. It is an autonomous territory of which country?
Denmark
6. Which 2 countries have the longest border (5525 miles)?
Canada & United States
7. What island nation in the Indian Ocean is the lowest-lying country in the world (maximum ground level of 7 feet)?
The Maldives
8. What term best describes the following definition?
“a chain or group of islands scattered in lakes, rivers, or the ocean”
An archipelago
9. True or false? The Grand Canyon is over a mile deep.
True! It is ~6000 feet deep or ~1.13 miles
10. Name the largest river by discharge volume. Which continent is it located in?
The Amazon River, South America
11. What island nation is sometimes referred to as the “Eighth Continent” due to its unique ecosystems?
Madagascar
12. Name the body of water found at the narrowest point (2.4 miles) between Russia and the United States.
Bering Strait
13. Which country is known as the “Land of Fire and Ice”? How come?
Iceland; For its volcanoes and glaciers
14. Japan is made up of 4 main islands. Can you name at least 2 of them?
Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku
15. The largest hot desert in the world covers an area of about 3.6 million square miles. What is it called and which continent can you find it in?
The Sahara Desert, Africa
16. Salar de Uyuni is the world’s largest salt flat (over 4000 square miles). Which country is it in?
Bolivia
17. The Mariana Trench is deepest part of the world’s oceans reaching depths of 36,000 feet (11,000 meters). Which ocean is it found in?
Pacific Ocean
18. True or false? The Sahara desert is shrinking by half a mile each year.
False. It is growing southward by half a mile each year.
19. Where is the Dead Sea located? Is it the saltiest body of water in the world?
Between Israel and Jordan.
It is ranked 4th saltiest.
20. What is Earth’s outermost rocky layer called?
Lithosphere
21. Which is the driest region on Earth due to not having precipitation at all?
McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica
22. The Galapagos islands are known for their unique and diverse wildlife. Which country is it a province of?
Ecuador
23. Which 3 European countries’ borders meet at the “Three Country Border” or Dreiländereck?
Germany, Netherlands, Belgium
24. Cyprus is currently in a dispute and divided into northern and southern states. Which 2 peoples/cultures are involved?
Turkish (North) & Greek (South)
25. Name the second longest river in Europe that flows through 10 countries (i.e., Germany, Austria, and Hungary)?
Danube River
26. What is the southern most city in the world?
Ushuaia, Argentina
27. Atacama desert is known to be the driest non-polar desert in the world. Which country is it located in?
Chile
28. Victoria falls is one of the largest waterfalls in the world. It is located between which 2 countries?
Zimbabwe, Zambia
29. What is special about the Danakil Depression found in Ethiopia?
One of the hottest and lowest points on Earth.
30. Which 4 states can be found at the Four Corners monument in the United States?
Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah
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