Physical Geography
Political Geography
Oceanic Geography
Mountains and Rivers
100

What is the name of a flat topped mountain that means 'table' in Spanish?

Mesa

100

What peninsula in East Asia is divided into two countries?

Korea

100

Which ocean's name means 'peaceful'?

pacific

100

What is the name of the mountain range in which you will find Mont Blanc?

The Alps

200

What is the process by which water changes from liquid to vapor?

Evaporation

200
Name 3 landlocked countries.

Too many to list

200

What word is Japanese for harbour wave?

Tsunami

200

What is the largest river in the world by volume?

Amazon

300

What is the name for the part of a river that forms a triangle as it enters a sea or lake? (hint: its named after a greek letter)

Delta

300
In what year did Columbus 'discover' the Americas?

1492

300

What is the island on which the French tested nuclear bombs in the Pacific ocean? Itsy bitsy teenie weenie

Bikini Atoll
300

What is the longest river in Europe?

The Volga

400

What is the name of the ocean current that keeps Europe warm?

The Gulf Stream

400

Name 3 of the 5 biggest countries in the world by population

India, China, US, Indonesia, Pakistan

400

The Bering Strait connects which two oceans?

Arctic and Pacific.

400

What countries is Everest in?

Nepal and China

500

Name 3 of the 7 highest mountains on each continent?

Everest (Asia), Aconcagua (S. America), Denali (N. America), Kilimanjaro (Africa), Elbrus (Europe), Vinson Massif (Antarctica), and either Puncak Jaya/Carstensz Pyramid (Oceania) or Mt. Kosciuszko (Australia)

500

What are the capitals of Georgia and Georgia?

Atlanta and Tbilisi

500

What is the name of the deepest place in the ocean, found in the Mariana trench?

Challenger deep

500
Match the rivers with the cities they run through

Danube        Bordeaux

Rhine           Vienna

Loire            Cologne

Andrew will tell you