Random Geography facts everyone should know

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True or False- Alaska is the westernmost state and Maine is the Easternmost state.

False

Land- This country (as well as many of its neighbors) were once separated from Asia by Sea!

India

Land- The World's largest landlocked country-

Kazakhstan

Land- This country also borders 14 different countries (it's not China), spans 2 continents, and is oil rich.

Russia

Facts- This country has the longest railway in the world-

Russia (Trans-Siberian Railway)

Land- 2 mountain ranges make it so that this country can be divided into 3 distinct pieces.

The United States

True or False- Reno Nevada, is west of Los Angeles?

True

True or False- The entire world's population could easily fit in Texas.

True

Facts- (Multiple Choice) This is the closest mountain to space (Answer with A, B, C, or D): A) Vinson Massif B) Mt. Everest C) Mt. Chimborazo D) Carstenz Pyramid

c

Land- The Ten largest countries in the world occupy this percentage of the worlds land-

49%

Facts- This country has been a safe haven for terrorists like Bin Laden. In response to 9/11, President Bush ordered the invasion of this country.

Afghanistan

Land-This is the largest country in Africa.

Algeria

Facts- The Great Lakes and what else is home to almost all of the earth's freshwater?

Antarctica

Land- The world's largest Spanish speaking country-

Argentina

Land- This country has a mostly coastal population, with hardly anyone living in the "Outback".

Australia

Land- This country has such a dense tropical Rain forest in it, that explorers and scientists have found human civilizations that have never made contact with the outside world.

Brazil

Land- Each of this countries 35 million people could have 61 acres to themselves, if divided equally.

Canada

Facts- What is the stormiest location on earth that is closest to Antarctica (located in Argentina)?

Cape Horn

Facts- This country has more doctors than the entire population of Qatar.

China

Land- This country is the largest country entirely in Asia. This country also shares a border with 14 other countries.

China


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