Abeka: World Geography Test 04
17.) What country possesses the Sinai Peninsula?
Egypt
6.) [locate on map] Lake Tanganyika
G
35.) [locate on map] Perth
I
5.) [locate on map] Horn of Africa
N
33.) [locate on map] New Zealand
U
28.) [locate on map] Coral Sea
Z
19.) What is the world's biggest natural structure formed by living things?
Great Barrier Reef
25.) True/False: Sydney, the capital of /Victoria/, Australia, has the biggest suburban area in the world.
New South Wales
4.) [locate on map] Egypt
O
21.) What famous African Christian was the first black bishop to be ordained by the Church of England?
Samuel Adjai Crowther
38.) [locate on map] Tasman Sea
T
11.) [locate on map] South Africa
B
26.) True/False: The /Congo/ River is the world's longest river.
Nile
13.) [locate on map] Sudan
P
32.) [locate on map] Melbourne
P
12.) [locate on map] Strait of Gibraltar
R
27.) [locate on map] Bass Strait
R
2.) [locate on map] Canary Islands
S
18.) What is the world's largest desert?
Sahara
29.) [locate on map] Vanuatu
Y
39.) What body of water separates New Zealand's main islands? - a. Bass Strait b. Cook Strait c. Coral Sea d. Tasman Sea
b. Cook Strait
40.) ____, the first independent black republic in Africa, was settled by freed slaves. - a. Gambia b. Liberia c. Nigeria d. Sierra Leone
b. Liberia
41.) What is Australia's longest permanent river? - a. Darling b. Eyre c. Murray d. Niger
c. Murray
44.) What are the names of New Zealand's two main islands? - a. North Island and Tasmania b. Polynesia and South Island c. Tasmania and Polynesia d. North Island and South Island
d. North Island and South Island
23.) True/False: /Cairo/ is the largest city in the Africa.
true
24.) True/False: /Challenger Deep/ is the lowest point on the earth.
true
42.) /Afrikaners/ are descendants of the Dutch who settled in ____. - a. Botswana b. Namibia c. South Africa d. Zimbabwe
c. South Africa
34.) [locate on map] Papua New Guinea
C
3.) [locate on map] Congo River
D
1.) [locate on map] Cairo
DD
16.) Who named Lake Victoria?
David Livingstone
8.) [locate on map] Madagascar
EE
9.) [locate on map] Mt. Kilimanjaro
F
31.) [locate on map] Great Sandy Desert
J
37.) [locate on map] South Australia
L
36.) [locate on map] Queensland
M
14.) Into what body of water does the Nile River empty?
Mediterranean Sea
10.) [locate on map] Sahara Desert
A
15.) What are the native inhabitants of Australia called?
Aborigines
20.) What event caused Australia's population to increase by nearly 200%?
Australian Gold Rush
30.) [locate on map] Great Barrier Reef
BB
7.) [locate on map] Liberia
BB
22.) True/False: Australia's highest peak is /Mount Kilimanjaro/.
Mount Kosciusko
43.) Who were the two men that led the first expeditions to the South Pole? - a. James Cook and Richard Scott b. Roald Amundsen and Robert Scott c. Richard Byrd and Roald Amundsen d. Robert Scott and James Cook
b. Roald Amundsen and Robert Scott