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