GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 41
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 12:09 pm1. The Arabian Sea is part of which body of water?
INDIAN OCEAN
2. Mont Blanc is the highest peak in which mountain system?
THE ALPS
3. The Suez Canal links the Mediterranean Sea with what other body of water?
THE RED SEA
4. San Marino is completely surrounded by which other European country?
ITALY
5. What is Canada's recently established region that's home to the native Inuit people?
A Newfoundland. B Labrador. C Nunavut. D Northwest Territories.
C) NUNAVUT
6. Which of these U.S. presidents does not have a county in Washington state named after him?
A Roosevelt. B Grant. C Garfield. D Adams.
A) ROOSEVELT
7. What country is bordered by the Mediterranean, Black and Aegean seas?
TURKEY
8. Which desert covers a large area of northern China and southern Mongolia?
GOBI DESERT
9. Which South American city, located at the foot of Pichincha Volcano, has been designated a World Heritage Site due to its historic city center?
QUITO ECUADOR
10. What's the name of Morocco's principal port and major economic center?
CASABLANCA
11. The Plain of Sharon is a major citrus-growing region along the Mediterranean coast of what country?
A Israel. B Lebanon. C Syria. D Turkey.
A) ISREAL
12. Which region of Canada produces more oil than all of the other Canadian provinces combined?
A Newfoundland. B Yukon. C Alberta. D Saskatchewan.
C) ALBERTA
13. What is the name of the body of water that separates Sweden and Finland?
GULF OF BOTHNIA
14. On the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, the sun is directly overhead at what named line of latitude?
TROPIC OF CANCER
15. Which South American country was once known as Dutch Guiana?
SURINAME
16. The Yalu River forms part of the political boundary between North Korea and what other country?
CHINA
17. Minsk is the capital of what European country?
BELARUS
18. Which of the following are not real communities in Oregon?
A Boring. B Drain. C Nimrod. D Medway.
D) MEDWAY
19. Which is the farthest west of these Hawaiian islands?
A Kauai. B Oahu. C Niihau. D Maui.
C) NIIHAU
20. The Strait of Sicily separates Sicily from which North African country?
TUNISIA
21. The Beaufort Sea is part of which ocean?
ARCTIC
22. Aragon is the name of an autonomous region and former kingdom in which Mediterranean country?
SPAIN
23. The Llanos is a grassland region in South America that extends from Colombia into what other country?
VENEZUELA
24. The world's largest natural bridge, in Rainbow Bridge National Monument, is located in which state?
A Arizona. B Utah. C New Mexico. D Virginia.
B) UTAH
25. Equatorial Guinea, Bolivia and the Philippines are all former possessions of what country?
SPAIN
INDIAN OCEAN
2. Mont Blanc is the highest peak in which mountain system?
THE ALPS
3. The Suez Canal links the Mediterranean Sea with what other body of water?
THE RED SEA
4. San Marino is completely surrounded by which other European country?
ITALY
5. What is Canada's recently established region that's home to the native Inuit people?
A Newfoundland. B Labrador. C Nunavut. D Northwest Territories.
C) NUNAVUT
6. Which of these U.S. presidents does not have a county in Washington state named after him?
A Roosevelt. B Grant. C Garfield. D Adams.
A) ROOSEVELT
7. What country is bordered by the Mediterranean, Black and Aegean seas?
TURKEY
8. Which desert covers a large area of northern China and southern Mongolia?
GOBI DESERT
9. Which South American city, located at the foot of Pichincha Volcano, has been designated a World Heritage Site due to its historic city center?
QUITO ECUADOR
10. What's the name of Morocco's principal port and major economic center?
CASABLANCA
11. The Plain of Sharon is a major citrus-growing region along the Mediterranean coast of what country?
A Israel. B Lebanon. C Syria. D Turkey.
A) ISREAL
12. Which region of Canada produces more oil than all of the other Canadian provinces combined?
A Newfoundland. B Yukon. C Alberta. D Saskatchewan.
C) ALBERTA
13. What is the name of the body of water that separates Sweden and Finland?
GULF OF BOTHNIA
14. On the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, the sun is directly overhead at what named line of latitude?
TROPIC OF CANCER
15. Which South American country was once known as Dutch Guiana?
SURINAME
16. The Yalu River forms part of the political boundary between North Korea and what other country?
CHINA
17. Minsk is the capital of what European country?
BELARUS
18. Which of the following are not real communities in Oregon?
A Boring. B Drain. C Nimrod. D Medway.
D) MEDWAY
19. Which is the farthest west of these Hawaiian islands?
A Kauai. B Oahu. C Niihau. D Maui.
C) NIIHAU
20. The Strait of Sicily separates Sicily from which North African country?
TUNISIA
21. The Beaufort Sea is part of which ocean?
ARCTIC
22. Aragon is the name of an autonomous region and former kingdom in which Mediterranean country?
SPAIN
23. The Llanos is a grassland region in South America that extends from Colombia into what other country?
VENEZUELA
24. The world's largest natural bridge, in Rainbow Bridge National Monument, is located in which state?
A Arizona. B Utah. C New Mexico. D Virginia.
B) UTAH
25. Equatorial Guinea, Bolivia and the Philippines are all former possessions of what country?
SPAIN
