Capitals of the World
What is the capital of France?
Paris
Which country is famous for its boot-shaped peninsula?
Italy
What is the highest mountain above sea level?
Mount Everest
Which U.S. state is known as the Sunshine State?
Florida
What do the letters GIS stand for?
Geographic Information System
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
Which country is home to Machu Picchu?
Peru
What is the largest hot desert in the world?
Sahara Desert
Which U.S. state is the largest by area?
Alaska
What imaginary line divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Equator
What is the capital of Brazil?
BrasÃlia
Which country has a red maple leaf on its national flag?
Canada
What type of plate boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move apart?
Divergent boundary
Which river flows through the Grand Canyon?
Colorado River
What type of map uses different shades or colors to represent data within geographic areas?
Choropleth map
What is the capital of Turkey?
Ankara
Which African country is completely surrounded by South Africa?
Lesotho
Which atmospheric layer contains most of Earth's weather?
Troposphere
Which U.S. state has the longest coastline?
Alaska
What is the name for lines connecting points of equal elevation?
Contour lines
What is the capital of New Zealand?
Wellington
Which country is home to the ancient city of Petra?
Jordan
What is the name of the deepest known point in Earth's oceans?
Challenger Deep
Which state is the only one that borders exactly one other U.S. state?
Maine
Which map projection is famous for making Greenland appear much larger relative to Africa than it really is?
Mercator projection