Name That Place
Geographic Oddities
Famous Places
Borders and Neighbors
Islands and Oceans
100

I am a city known as the “City of Canals” and am famous for gondolas. What city am I?

Venice

100

Which continent has no permanent native human population?

Antarctica

100

The ancient city of Petra is located in which modern-day country?

Jordan

100

Which country borders the United States to the north?

Canada

100

What is the largest island in the world that is not considered a continent?

Greenland

200

I am a country shaped like a long, narrow strip along the western edge of South America. What country am I?

Chile

200

Which country is shaped roughly like a boot?

Italy

200

Machu Picchu is located in which country?

Peru

200

Which country has the most international land borders in South America?

Brazil

200

Which country owns the world's largest island, Greenland?

Denmark

300

I am a sea bordered by Europe, Asia, and Africa and connected to the Atlantic Ocean through the Strait of Gibraltar. What sea am I?

The Mediterranean Sea

300

What country has a coastline on both the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean?

Morocco

300

Angkor Wat, one of the world's largest religious monuments, is located in which country?

Cambodia

300

Which European country shares a land border with Portugal?

Spain

300

Which ocean is the smallest of the world's five oceans?

Artic Ocean

400

I am a mountain range that traditionally separates Europe from Asia. What am I?

The Ural Mountains

400

Which country is famous for having a large portion of its territory below sea level?

The Netherlands

400

The ancient city of Timbuktu is located in which African country?

Mali

400

Which country borders both Spain and Germany?

France

400

Which island nation lies closest to the African mainland: Madagascar or Mauritius?

Madagascar

500

I am a desert stretching across much of northern Africa and am the largest hot desert in the world. What am I?

The Sahara Desert

500

There is a country completely surrounded by South Africa. What is it called?

Lesotho

500

In which modern-day country would you find the ancient ruins of Ephesus?

Turkey

500

Which country has the unusual distinction of sharing a border with France and the Netherlands, because of territories in the Caribbean?

The Netherlands

500

What is the name of the imaginary line that divides Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

The Prime Meridian