Multiple Choice
1. The highest peak in Europe is?
a. Mt. Blanc
b. Mt. Elbrus
c. Mt. Everest
d. Mt. Olympus
b. Mt. Blanc
6. About 1/4 of the land of _______ is polder, land that has been taken from the sea by using dams, dikes, and windmills to drain water.
a. Belgium
b. Denmark
c. the Netherlands
d. Luxembourg
c. the Netherlands
11. Estonia, Latvia, and _________ are called the Baltic States.
a. Belarus
b. Greece
c. Lithuania
d. Norway
c. Lithuania
16. Finland occupies the Jutland Peninsula.
False: Denmark
2. A(n) ___________ is a narrow strip of land that connects two landmasses.
a. estuary
b. isthmus
c. peninsula
d. plateau
b. isthmus
7. The capital of Russia is?
a. London
b. Moscow
c. Paris
d. Rome
b. Moscow
12. Parts of the Alps extend into all of the following countries except?
a. Austria
b. Belgium
c. France
d. Switzerland
b. Belgium
17. San Marino is the world's oldest republic.
True
3. What is the capital of Greece?
a. Athens
b. Florence
c. Lisbon
d. Madrid
a. Athens
8. What area is known as the "Cradle of Civilization"?
a. British Isles
b. Fertile Crescent
c. Indian Subcontinent
d. Malay Archipelago
b. Fertile Crescent
13. The most accurate display of the earth's features, showing correct shapes, sizes, and locations, is a?
a. globe
b. Mercator projection map
c. Mollweide projection map
d. Robinson projection map
a. globe
18. A cartographer is a person skilled in displaying geographic information on maps and globes.
True
4. What is the capital of Spain?
a. Athens
b. Florence
c. Lisbon
d. Madrid
d. Madrid
9. Baghdad is the capital of?
a. Iran
b. Iraq
c. Saudi Arabia
d. Syria
b. Iraq
14. The world's largest peninsula is the?
a. Arabian Peninsula
b. Asia Minor
c. Korean Peninsula
d. Peninsula of India
a. Arabian Peninsula
19. Iceland is known as the Emerald Isle.
False: Ireland
5. In which German city did the Communists build a wall to keep people from escaping to freedom?
a. Berlin
b. Salzburg
c. Hamburg
d. Munich
a. Berlin
10. The largest city in the world (in population) is?
a. London
b. Moscow
c. New Delhi
d. Tokyo
d. Tokyo
15. Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan were once under the control of ___________, but are considered independent republics today.
a. England
b. Germany
c. Iraq
d. the Soviet Union
d. the Soviet Union
20. Indian society is based on the colonial system, a strict division of social classes.
False: caste