World Geography Fun Facts flashcards

Question 1

What line of latitude divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

Accepted Answer

The Equator, at 0 degrees latitude.

Question 2

What is the highest mountain above sea level?

Accepted Answer

Mount Everest, on the Nepal–China border.

Question 3

Which ocean is the largest?

Accepted Answer

The Pacific Ocean.

Question 4

Which continent is the largest by area?

Accepted Answer

Asia.

Question 5

Which continent is the smallest by area?

Accepted Answer

Australia.

Question 6

Which river flows through Egypt and empties into the Mediterranean Sea?

Accepted Answer

The Nile.

Question 7

What is the capital of Japan?

Accepted Answer

Tokyo.

Question 8

Which country has a maple leaf on its flag?

Accepted Answer

Canada.

Question 9

What is the world’s largest hot desert?

Accepted Answer

The Sahara Desert.

Question 10

Which ocean lies between Africa and Australia?

Accepted Answer

The Indian Ocean.

Question 11

Which continent contains the South Pole?

Accepted Answer

Antarctica.

Question 12

What is the capital of France?

Accepted Answer

Paris.

Question 13

Which country is home to the Great Barrier Reef?

Accepted Answer

Australia.

Question 14

Which sea separates Europe and Africa?

Accepted Answer

The Mediterranean Sea.

Question 15

What is the capital of Kenya?

Accepted Answer

Nairobi.

Question 16

Which mountain range forms a natural boundary between France and Spain?

Accepted Answer

The Pyrenees.

Question 17

What is the capital of Brazil?

Accepted Answer

Brasília.

Question 18

Which country is shaped like a long, narrow strip along South America’s west coast?

Accepted Answer

Chile.

Question 19

What is the capital of Iceland?

Accepted Answer

Reykjavík.

Question 20

Which continent is crossed by both the Equator and the Prime Meridian?

Accepted Answer

Africa.

World Geography Fun Facts