Geography Trivia

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North Carolina

Mount Mitchell is the highest peak in the Appalachian Mountains. In what state is it located?

Marianas Trench

Name the deepest point in all the oceans, which is located in the Pacific Ocean.

Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland

Name the five Scandinavian countries?

Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay

Name the four South American countries through which the Tropic of Cancer passes.

Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyusha

Name the four main islands in Japan?

Murmansk

Name the only city located within the Arctic Circle?

Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, Costa Rica

Name the seven countries that are grouped together as Central America.

Africa

On what continent are the Atlas Mountains located?

Asia

On what continent is Lebanon located?

Europe

On what continent is Poland located?

Africa

On what continent is the Kalahari Desert located?

Sicily

On what island did the volcano Mount Etna erupt in both 1169 and 1669?

Liberty Island

On what island does the Statue of Liberty stand?

Ohio

On what major river is Louisville, Kentucky located?

Hudson

On what river does New York's financial district sit?

Thames

On what river is London located?

Columbia River

On what river is the Grand Coulee Dam located?

Oahu

On which island is the capital city of Hawaii located?

Amazon River

Although it is not the longest river in the world, what river carries the largest volume of water?

Australia

Ayers Rock is the largest exposed rock in the world. On what continent is it located?

Russia

Besides Canada and Mexico, what country is nearest the United States?

Nevada

Hawaii receives more rain than any other state in the US. What state receives the smallest amount of rainfall?

5

How many boroughs are located in New York City?

Smithsonian Institute

If you visited Washington DC, what group of 14 museums would you probably tour?

Giza

In what Egyptian city are the Great Pyramids located?

Houston

In what US city is the Astrodome located?

Alaska

In what US state are all of the 16 highest mountain peaks located?

Wyoming

In what US state are the Grand Teton Mountains located?

Utah

In what US state is Crater Lake National Park located?

South Dakota

In what US state is Mount Rushmore located?

Oregon

In what US state would you find the Willamette Valley?

Venezuela

In what country could you view Angel Falls, the highest waterfall in the world?

Italy

In what country did Mount Vesuvius erupt in the year 79?

Japan

In what country is Mount Fuji located?

Italy

In what country is the Leaning Tower of Pisa located?

Israel

In what country is the Negev Desert located?

Florida

In what state are the Everglades located?

Maine

In what state is Acadia National Park located?

Utah

In what state is Bryce Canyon National Park located?

West Virginia

In what state is Harper's Ferry National Historical Park located?

California

In which US state are most of the Sierra Nevada Mountains located?

Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador

The equator passes through which three South American counties?

South Carolina

The first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter. In which state is this fort located?

Yangtze River

Three gorges Dam, the largest dam in China, will soon become the largest power plant in the world. On what river is this dam built?

Barrow

What Alaskan city is the northernmost city in our country?

Yukon

What Canadian Territory does the majority of Alaska border?

Platte

What Nebraska river was a major transportation route for pioneers heading west?

Olympia (Washington)

What US state capital is situated in Puget Sound?

Minnesota

What US state has 15,000 lakes?

Alaska

What US state has more miles of coastline than any other state?

Arizona

What US state has set aside the most land for Native American reservations?

Michigan

What US state is composed of two separate peninsulas?

Bay of Fundy

What bay near Canada holds the world's record for high and low tides?

Tokyo

What city has the largest population of any other city in the world?

Vancouver

What city in British Columbia is Canada's most important port on the Pacific Ocean?

Mecca

What city in Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Mohammad?

Rome

What city is known as the Eternal City?

Asia

What continent is bordered by every ocean except the Atlantic?

Spain

What country borders both France and Portugal?

Turkey

What country is located on two different continents?

Ecuador

What country owns the Galapagos Islands?

Haiti

What country shares an island with the Dominican Republic?

Morocco

What country would you visit if you left Spain and traveled directly south across the Strait of Gibraltar?

north

What direction should you travel from the equator to reach the Tropic of Cancer?

Big Ben

What famous big clock is found near the House of Parliament in London?

Shanghai

What is China's largest city?

Oslo

What is Norway's capital city?

parallels

What is another name for lines of latitude?

Buenos Aires

What is the capital city of Argentina?

Ottawa

What is the capital city of Canada?

Copenhagen

What is the capital city of Denmark?

Berlin

What is the capital city of Germany?

Boise

What is the capital city of Idaho?

New Delhi

What is the capital city of India?

Santa Fe

What is the capital city of New Mexico?

Harrisburg

What is the capital city of Pennsylvania?

Lima

What is the capital city of Peru?

Riyadh

What is the capital city of Saudi Arabia?

Montevideo

What is the capital city of Uraguay?

Manila

What is the capital city of the Philippines?

Albany

What is the capital city of the state of New York?

Stockholm

What is the capital of and most populous city in Sweden?

Mt. McKinley

What is the highest mountain peak in America?

Mount Blanc

What is the highest mountain peak in the Alps?

Mount Kilimanjaro

What is the highest mountain peak on the continent of Africa?

New York City

What is the largest city in the United States?

Chicago

What is the largest city on Lake Michigan?

Canada

What is the largest country in North America?

Sahara Desert

What is the largest desert in the world?

Greenland

What is the largest island in the world if we disregard the continent of Australia?

Great Salt Lake

What is the largest lake in the United States that is NOT a Great Lake?

Antarctica

What is the least populated continent?

Connecticut River

What is the longest river in New England?

Nile River

What is the longest river in the world?

Tokyo

What is the most heavily populated city in the world?

oasis

What is the name for a place in a desert where there are springs and plants?

Acropolis

What is the name for the hill in Athens on which the Parthenon stood?

Great Barrier Reef

What is the name for the largest coral reef in the world?

Cape Horn

What is the name for the southernmost point of South America?

Persian Gulf

What is the name given to the arm of the Indian Ocean that's located between Saudi Arabia and Iran?

Jutland

What is the name of the peninsula on which Denmark is located?

Iberian Peninsula

What is the name of the peninsula on which the countries of Andorra, France, and Portugal are located?

North Atlantic Drift

What is the name of the warm water current in the Atlantic Ocean that helps to moderate the climate in Europe?

isthmus

What is the narrow strip of land called that connects two larger land areas?

St. Augustine

What is the oldest city in the United States?

Lake Michigan

What is the only Great Lake to be located entirely within the US?

Vermont

What is the only New England state that does not border the Atlantic Ocean?

Amazon

What is the second-longest river in the world?

Rhode Island

What is the smallest state in our country?

Lake Itasca

What is the source of the Mississippi River?

Brownsville

What is the southernmost town in Texas?

Willis Tower (Chicago)

What is the tallest building in the state of Illinois?

Tasmania

What island is located directly south of Australia?

Sicily

What island is located just off the toe of the Italian boot?

Madagascar

What large island lies in the Indian Ocean directly west of Mozambique, Africa?

Pyrennes

What mountain range forms the boundary between France and Spain?

Apennines

What mountain range runs north and south along the peninsula of Italy?

Prime Meridian

What name is given to 0 degrees longitude?

atoll

What name is given to a circular coral island that encloses, or partially encloses, an area of shallow water?

strait

What name is given to a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water?

tributary

What name is given to a smaller river that flows into a larger river?

Outback

What name is given to the interior section of Australia, which is mainly desert?

Central America

What name is given to the region located between Mexico and South America?

Piedmont

What name is given to the region of plains and low hills that are located between the Appalachian Highlands and the Atlantic Coastal Plains?

Atlantic

What ocean borders the country of Uraguay?

North Pole

What place is located at 90 degrees north latitude?

Catholic

What religion is practiced by almost 75% of the people residing in France?

Colorado River

What river carved out the Grand Canyon?

St. Lawrence

What river flows northeast out of Lake Ontario and empties into a gulf that bears its name?

Zambezi

What river forms Victoria Falls and provides hydroelectric power for Southern Africa?

Connecticut River

What river forms the boundary between Vermont and New Hampshire?

scale

What section of a map tells you how the map distances compare to actual mileage?

Kansas

What state is located in the geographical center of the US?

Montana

What state's name is derived from a Spanish word meaning "mountainous region," and hold the record for the lowest recorded temperature in the lower 48 states with 70 degrees below zero at Rogers Pass in 1954?

Andorra

What tiny nation, consisting of only 180 square miles, is located in the Pyrenees Mountains, and is only one-half the size of New York City?

types of plants grown in an area

What type of information would be given on a vegetation map?

peninsula

What type of landform is surrounded by water on three sides?

Bonn

What was the capital city of West Germany?

Lake Superior

Which of the Great Lakes extends farthest to the north?

Black Sea

Into what sea does the Danube River empty?


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