Geo+Questions

Geo-Questions =Table of Contents= Mountains World Rivers Islands =‍Mountains=

1. Which mountains, the world's highest, lie on the border of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China? 2. Name the mountains that lie inland from the Mediterranean coast of Africa. 3. What mountains in southeastern Australia contain the highest peak on the continent? 4. New Zealand's mountains on the South Island share their name with a European range. Name these mountains. 5. This mountain range provides the continental divide for North America. Name this range. 6. Europe's highest mountains lie between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. Name these mountains. 7. Mountains along the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal in southern India are named for the Indian word "step". Name these mountains. 8. Which mountain range lies in Slovakia, Ukraine, and Romania? 9. What mountains lie between Tehran, Iran and the Caspian Sea? 10. Greece's highest mountain was home to the gods and goddesses of Ancient Greece. Name this mountain. 11. These mountains are the longest continental range in the world. Name these mountains. 12. What high mountains extend from Afghanistan to Pakistan? 13. France and Spain border one another along which mountains? 14. Mount Whitney, California's highest peak, lies in what mountain range? 15. What mountains divide Russia into European and Asian regions?

=‍World Rivers=

1. What South American river has the largest drainage basin and carries the largest volume of water of any river? 2. What Canadian river, named for a Scottish explorer, is 2635 miles long and flows north across the tundra to the Arctic Ocean? 3. What great river's two main tributaries, the Blue and White, meet near Khartoum, Sudan to form the main stream of this river? 4. Often referred to as //Mother Russia//, name Europe's longest river that flows from its source to the Caspian Sea. 5. Name the great river that flows from its source at Lake Itasca in Minnesota to its mouth at the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana. 6. Rising in the Canadian territory that gives it its name, this river flows across Alaska to its mouth on the Bering Sea. Name this river. 7. What two rivers are associated with ancient Mesopotamia? These two rivers are at the center of water rights in several Middle Eastern countries. 8. This river of the American southwest is the source of water for irrigation and has been dammed for hydroelectric power. This river has carved many spectacular canyons along its course to its mouth at the Gulf of California. Name this river. 9. Victoria Falls is a spectacular natural feature along what river in Africa? 10. The longest river in Australia, this river flows from the Great Dividing Range to the Indian Ocean. What is the name of this river?

=‍Islands=

1. Which island, the largest of the Greater Antilles, lies 90 miles south of Florida? 2. Which island, the largest in the world, is separated from Canada by the Davis Strait and Baffin Bay? 3. The Falkland Islands lie off the coast of Argentina. A British possession, thes islands are also claimed by Argentina and are known by what other name? 4. Which island in the Mediterranean Sea is divided into two sectors and administered by both Greece and Turkey? 5. Of the four main islands of Japan, which is southernmost? 6. The Cook Strait separates the two main islands of which Pacific country? 7. Which maritime province of Canada is connected by the Confederation Bridge to New Brunswick? 8. Which island in Europe is the largest in both area and population? 9. Name the archipelago that lies between the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia and the island of Hokkaido in Japan? 10. Africa's largest island is home to unique flora and fauna, including several species of lemurs. Name this island.