Time zones and coastlines
Lying in the earliest time zone of the world, which country is the forst to see the sun each day?
Kitibati.
Is Australia wider than the moon?
Yes
Is the Pacific ocean growing or shrinking?
It's shrinking by about 2cm per year as the Americas move further west.
Is Wellington north or south of Nelson?
South - by approx 148km
This country was christened Staaten Landt, (States Lands), in 1647. It was soon renamed after a province in the Netherlands.
New Zealand.
Which country has the longest total coastline?
Canada - 202,000 km
(NZ = 15,000 km)
Which is the country with the greatest population density (people per unit of land area)?
Singapore - 8,000/km2
Monaco (sovereign city-state and microstate) - 25,732/km2
Is Mexico City -
a) sinking,
b) getting higher,
c) moving sideways or
d) splitting apart
a) sinking, by about 1m per year.
Which single country meets ALL of these criteria -
It's further East, West, North AND South of Iceland.
Greenland
Which NZ place name (in full) translates as - “the day Tamatekapua had a bloody nose”.
It's more commonly known shorter name translates as "Bloody sky"
Rangitoto
Full name = Te Rangi-i-tōtōngia-ai-te-ihu-o-Tamatekapua
How many time zones does China have?
Just one - "Beijing Time".
Which country's main border touches the most other countries?
(This excludes overseas territories)
Russia or China - They both share borders with 14 other countries.
Which country is growing wider by the greatest amount every year?
Iceland - It's growing by 5cm per year as the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates split apart.
Is Invercargill or Cape Town further south?
Invercargill - It is located at 46°25′S, while Cape Town is at 33°55′S.
The name of this small country might come from the local word “anaoero,” meaning “I go to the beach.”
Nauru
Which country has the longest coastline relative to its landmass?
Norway - Think of all the fjords.
What is the largest rock on Earth?
Uluru / Ayers Rock
Which sea is the lowest sea below sea level?
The Dead Sea - It lies between Israel and Jordan is currently almost 500 metres below sea level and getting lower each year.
What term, derived from the Latin word "cardo," meaning "hinge" or "axis, is given to the compass points North, South, East, West?
Cardinal Points.
Which country used to be known as Ceylon?
Sri Lanka
Technically, which country has the most time zones?
Note - I didn't say land mass.
Note - Its worth 5 hundy, so think.
France. 12. Consider all of their terrotories...
Guadeloupe: French Guiana: Martinique: Réunion: Mayotte: Saint Barthélemy: Saint Martin: Saint Pierre and Miquelon:French Polynesia: Wallis and Futuna: New Caledonia: French Southern and Antarctic Lands:
In which region would you find the TOP THREE countries with the greatest number of islands?
a) SE Asia
b) Scandanavia
c) North America
b) Scandanavia
- Norway 320,249
- Sweden 267,570
- Finland 178,947
South Sudan has the fastest growing what?
It's growing 27.2% in 2025
Economy (27.2% GDP growth)
What are the ordinal points?
NE, NW, SE, SW
This country takes its name from the Proto-Germanic and German words for 'little' and 'castle'.
Luxembourg -
thee Celtic word “lucilem” or the proto-Germanic word “lutilla” (both mean little)
the German word “burg” (for castle or fortress).