Continents
What continent is the coldest?
Antarctica
What continent is the coldest and driest on Earth?
Antarctica
What is the capital city of the United States?
Washington, D.C.
What city is the capital of France?
Paris
What is the largest country in Asia by land area?
Russia
hat is the world's largest desert, found in northern Africa?
Sahara Desert?
What is the capital city of Australia?
Canberra
What is the largest country in South America?
Brazil
How many oceans are there on Earth?
5
List the continents from largest to smallest in terms of area.
1)Asia
2)Africa
3)North America
4)South America
5)Antarctica
6)Europe
7)Australia
True or False: Antarctica has no permanent residents.
True
This country is known for maple syrup and ice hockey.
Canada
This country is famous for pasta, pizza, and the Roman Empire.
Italy
Mount Everest is located on the border between which two countries?
Nepal and China
Name the river that is considered the longest in the world.
Nile River
What large natural wonder is located off the northeast coast of Australia?
Great Barrier Reef
What mountain range runs along the west coast of South America?
Andes Mountains
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
Pacific Ocean
List the continents from greatest population to smallest population.
1) Asia (4.54 Billion)
2) Africa (1.39 Billion)
3) Europe (746 Million)
4) North America (579 Million)
5) South America (420 Million)
6) Australia (41 million)
7) Antarctica (No Permanent Residents)
What is the name of the agreement that protects Antarctica for scientific research?
Antarctic Treaty
What desert stretches across the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico?
Sonoran Desert
What mountain range separates Europe from Asia?
Ural Mountains
This river is sacred in India and one of the longest in the world.
Ganges River
What African country is home to the pyramids of Giza?
Egypt
What is the name of the indigenous people of Australia?
Aboriginal Australians
Name the river that carries more water than any other in the world.
Amazon River
What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
Atlantic Ocean
What continent has the highest average temperature?
South America
What type of bear lives in Antarctica?
Trick question: None or zero—polar bears live in the Arctic!
Name the river that forms part of the border between the U.S. and Mexico.
Rio Grande
Name the sea bordered by countries like Greece and Turkey.
Aegean Sea
Which Asian country is an archipelago made up of over 6,000 islands?
Japan
What is the name of the grassland region famous for wildlife safaris in Kenya and Tanzania?
Serengeti
What large, red rock formation is sacred to Indigenous Australians?
Uluru or Ayers Rock
What ancient city is located in the Andes Mountains of Peru?
Machu Picchu
What term describes the movement of ocean water that helps regulate Earth's climate?
Ocean Current
How many continents are there on Earth?
7
What flightless bird is famous for surviving the harsh Antarctic conditions?
Emperor Penguin
What ancient civilization built pyramids in present-day Mexico?
Aztecs
What was the name of the wall that divided a German city during the Cold War?
Berlin Wall
What ancient trade route connected China to Europe?
Silk Road
What famous animated movie was set in Africa?
The Lion King
What flightless bird is native to Australia and cannot fly?
Emu
Which festival is famously celebrated in Rio de Janeiro with parades and samba music?
Carnival
Which ocean is mostly covered by ice?
Arctic Ocean