GEOGRAPHY FUN FACTS
What is the largest U.S. state by area?
Alaska
What is the name of the highest uninterrupted waterfall in the world?
Angel Falls (Venezuela)
What are the Earth's five oceans?
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Antarctic
What city is the judicial capital of South Africa: Capetown, Freetown, Bloemfontein ?
Bloemfontein
What country has the world's longest coastline?
Canada
Which countries share the world's longest international border?
Canada and the USA
What country has the largest population in the world?
China
Which river flows through the Grand Canyon?
Colorado River
Which continent includes the Jutland and Iberian Peninsulas?
Europe
After Alaska, which U.S. state has the longest coastline?
Florida
In which country would you find the city of Dresden?
Germany
Where is the largest volcano on Earth located?
Hawaii
Sikkim, a region between Nepal and Bhutan, is part of what country?
India
What is the only country that borders the United Kingdom?
Ireland
What three countries are completely landlocked by another country?
Lesotho, San Marino, and Vatican City
What country is home to the tallest mountain in the world, Mount Everest?
Nepal
Agulhas and Kuroshio are both names of what kind of physical feature?
Ocean Current
The Sea of Azov borders Ukraine and what other country?
Russia
People in the most populous Scandinavian country celebrate a festival of light called St. Lucia Day to mark the start of the Christmas season. Name this country.
Sweden
Name three U.S. states that have a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico.
Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida
What is the largest canyon in the world?
The Grand Canyon
What's the name of the largest canyon in the world?
The Grand Canyon
What is the name of our planet's largest hot desert?
The Sahara desert
In 1971, the British government ended its protectorate in the Trucial States. These states form what present-day country on the Persian Gulf?
The United Arab Emirates
Which capital city, located about 20 miles from the Adriatic Sea, is a major industrial center for Albania?
Tirana
By area, what is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
