Abeka Grade 9 World Geography Test 6
Prime Meridian
Identify on a map 0 degrees longitude
Moscow
Identify on a map the capital of Russia.
Brazil
Identify on a map the country where Brasilia is the capital
Ecuador
Identify on a map the country where Quito is the capital.
Colombia
Identify on a map the country where the capital is Bogota.
Chile
Identify on a map the country where the capital is Santiago.
Cuba
Identify on a map this small Communist island.
India
Because its major religion prohibits the killing of cattle, the country of _____ has more livestock that any other country in the world.
Jerusalem
Both Jews and Muslims consider _____ a holy city.
Quebec
Canada's French province is _____.
Liberia
Which African country was settled by freed slaves?
Lake Maracaibo
Which South American lake is the continent's largest?
Colombia
Which country produces more emeralds than any other country?
Simon Bolivar
Who is remembered for leading Venezuela and several other South American countries to independence from Spain?
Hudson Bay
Identify on a map the world's largest bay in Canada.
Egypt
Identify on a map this African country where Cairo is the capital.
Queensland
Identify on a map this Australian territory where Brisbane is the capital.
Ontario
Identify on a map this Canadian province where Toronto is the capital.
Germany
Identify on a map this European country where Berlin is the capital.
Spain
Identify on a map this European country where Madrid is capital.
Italy
Identify on a map this European country where Rome is the capital.
Venezuala
Identify on a map this country where Caracas is the capital.
Ukraine
Identify on a map this country where Kiev is the capital.
Uruguay
Identify on a map this country where Montevideo is the capital.
French Guiana
Identify on a map this country where the capital is Cayenne.
Gobi Desert
Identify on a map this desert in northern China.
Falkland Islands
Identify on a map this group of islands in the southern Atlantic off the coast of Argentina.
New Zealand
Identify on a map this island country south of Australia.
Indonesia
Identify on a map this island nation which used to be called the "East Indies".
Yucatan Peninsula
Identify on a map this large peninsula that separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico
Caspian Sea
Identify on a map this large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia.
California
Identify on a map this large western state where Sacramento is the capital.
Caribbean Sea
Identify on a map this sea between North and South America.
Cape Town
Identify on a map this seaport city in South Africa.
Pampas
Locate on a map the grassy, treeless plains of South America.
Lake Titicaca
Locate on a map the highest navigable lake in South America.
Panama Canal
What canal of North America provides passage for ships traveling between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
Cuba
What country became the Western Hemisphere's first Communist dictatorship?
Argentina
What country is known as the "Granary of the South"?
Canberra
What is the capital of Australia?
Ottawa
What is the capital of Canada?
Beijing
What is the capital of China?
Cairo
What is the capital of Egypt?
Athens
What is the capital of Greece?
New Delhi
What is the capital of India?
Toyko
What is the capital of Japan?
Monrovia
What is the capital of Liberia?
Tripoli
What is the capital of Libya?
Seoul
What is the capital of South Korea?
Madrid
What is the capital of Spain?
Bangkok
What is the capital of Thailand?
Kiev
What is the capital of Ukraine?
Amsterdam
What is the capital of the Netherlands?
Manila
What is the capital of the Philippines?
Mt. Aconcagua
What is the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere?
Andes
What is the longest mountain range on land?
Portuguese
What is the official language of Brazil?
Philippines
What is the only Asian country where a majority of the people practice Roman Catholicism?
estuary
What is the wide mouth where the ocean tide meets a river current called?
Great Barrier Reef
What is the world's biggest natural structure formed by living things?
Lake Titicaca
What is the world's highest navigable freshwater lake?
Angel Falls
What is the world's highest waterfall?
Grand Canyon
What is the world's largest canyon?
Sahara
What is the world's largest desert?
Lake Superior
What is the world's largest freshwater lake in area?
Greenland
What is the world's largest island?
Nile River
What is the world's longest river?
Rocky Mountains
What mountain range is called the "Backbone of North America"?
Roman Catholicism
What religion do the majority of South Americans practice?
St. Lawrence Seaway
What seaway is the world's largest inland seaway?
Pacific Ocean
Identify on a map the largest ocean
Amazon River
Identify on a map the long river in northern South America.
Australia
A gold rush in 1851 caused the population of ______ to increase by nearly 200%.
Netherlands
About 1/4 of the ________ is polder that was taken from the sea by using dikes, dams, and windmills to drain water from the land.
Mississippi River
Identify on a map the longest river in the U.S.
South Africa
Afrikaners are the Dutch inhabitants of _______.
Ural Mountains
Identify on a map the mountain range that separates Europe from Asia
Indian Ocean
Identify on a map the warmest ocean.
Peru
Francisco Pizarro conquered the Inca Indians of ______.
Arctic Circle
Identify on a map 66.5 degrees North of the Equator.
Tropic of Capricorn
Identify on a map a line of latitude about 23 degrees South of the equator
Tierra del Fuego
Identify on a map the archipelago in South America.
Cape of Good Hope
Identify on a map the cape at the southern tip of Africa.
Buenos Aires
Identify on a map the capital of Argentina.
London
Identify on a map the capital of England.
Georgetown
Identify on a map the capital of Guyana.
Lima
Identify on a map the capital of Peru.
Mt. Everest
Identify on a map the highest mountain in the world
Andes Mountains
Identify on a map the large mountain range in South America.
China
Identify on a map the largest Asian Communist country.
Brazil
Sao Paulo, _______, is South America's largest city in population.
Ecuador
The Galapagos Islands belong to which nation?
Drake Passage
The ____ separates South America from Antarctica
