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What percent of the world's oxygen does the Amazon rain forest produce?

20%

What is the approximate size of the Earth's equator?

24,855 miles

How tall is the world's tallest mountain?

29,035 feet

How high is the world's highest waterfall?

3,212 feet

How long is the world's longest river?

4,258 miles

How low is the lowest point on the Earth's surface?

409 meters below sea level

How many countries does the continent that has the most countries have?

54

How many living languages are there?

6,912

How many languages does the country that speaks the most languages speak?

820

What percent of the world's ice covers Antarctica?

90%

About what percent of the Earth do the oceans take up?

About 70%

Which continent has the most countries?

Africa

What state takes up more than half of the coastline of the entire United States?

Alaska

What country is the second largest in the world by surface area?

Canada

Which country has the most islands?

Canada

What is the world's biggest lake?

Caspian Sea

What is the country with the largest population?

China

What is the most densely populated country in the world?

Monaco

How many islands does the country that has the most islands have?

More than 300,000 islands

What is the name of the world's tallest mountain?

Mount Everest

What is the highest point in Africa?

Mount Kilimanjaro

What is the most sparsely populated country in the world

Namibia

What is the planet's longest river?

Nile River

What are the 7 continents of the world?

North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica

What is the world's largest ocean?

Pacific Ocean

What are the world's 5 oceans?

Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic

What country speaks the most language?

Papua New Guinea

What name is a city on every continent?

Rome

What is the world's largest country by surface size?

Russia

Excluding Antarctica, what is the largest desert on Earth?

Sahara desert

What region contains more than 25% of the world's forest?

Siberia

What is the world's smallest country?

Vatican City

What is the longest river in South America?

Amazon River

What is the longest mountain range?

Andes Mountains (South America)

What is the world's highest waterfall?

Angel Falls in Venezuela

Which continent is not owned by any country?

Antartica

What is the Earth's largest continent by population?

Asia

What is the Earth's largest continent by surface size?

Asia

The Great Barrier Reef is off the coast of which country?

Australia

What is considered the largest island on Earth?

Greenland

What is the only city located on 2 continents?

Istanbul, Turkey

What is the most widely spoken language of the world?

Mandarin

What is the lowest point on the Earth's surface?

The Dead Sea

What are the world's highest mountains?

The Himalayan Mountains in Asia


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