Geography Terms
What is a piece of land surrounded by water, smaller than a continent?
Island
William Shakespeare invented around 1,700 words used in which language?
English
Tacos, burritos, & enchiladas originated in which North American country?
Mexico
___________ celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus.
Easter
Pho, a noodle and broth based dish, comes from which Asian country?
Vietnam
What is an opening in the earth (often raised) through which magma breaks in the form of lava and gases?
Volcano
Someone who speaks two languages is ____________.
Bilingual
Fish and chips is a popular dish in ________.
The U.K. / England
_________ is the liturgical season before Christmas.
Advent
What is a large, flat land that is higher than the surrounding land, often canyons?
Plateau
What is a very hot region with little rainfall, making it hard for plants and animals to survive?
Desert
Which holy book is the most widely-translated in the world?
The Bible
Hummus, a dip made from chickpeas, is a staple in which part of the world?
The Middle East
Making homes from _________ is a popular holiday tradition.
Gingerbread
The __________ is the holy book of Islam.
Quran
The 5 largest bodies of water on Earth are known as ____________.
Oceans
Name one of the languages spoken by Pope Francis. (7 possible answers)
Spanish, Italian, German, English, Latin, French, Portuguese
Peru, Ecuador
People bake cookies, decorate their homes with lights, and wear holiday sweaters to celebrate ____________.
Christmas
Arepas are commonly eaten on which continent?
South America
What is a narrow waterway that connects two bodies of water? (The Bering ___________ connects Russia & the U.S.)
Strait
Cape Town, a city in Africa, is part of a country where there are 11 official languages. Name this country.
South Africa
Injera & doro wat are eaten in which African country?
Ethiopia
All Hallows Eve is another term for _____________.
Halloween
___________ is the root of the Romance languages.
Latin
What is a wetland that forms at the mouth of a river, when it forms into smaller-moving rivers?
Delta
Chinese is written using Chinese ___________.
Characters
Shepherd's pie, ________ soda bread, colcannon, and onion cheddar biscuits are eaten in which European country?
Ireland
Diwali is the Indian festival of _____________.
Lights
Salteñas are commonly eaten in which South American country that has two capitals?
Bolivia