basic geography questions
South America
Africa
Asia
other
100

How many continents are there? 

7

100

What is the longest river in South America? 

The Amazon River

100

What is the longest river in Africa? 

The Nile River

100

What is the longest river in Asia?

Yangtze River

100

true or false: Antarctica is bigger than Australia. 

True

200

How many oceans are there? 

5

200

What is the mountain range in South America? 

The Andes Mountains 

200

What is the name of the human-made waterway in Egypt creating an important trade route for the world? 

The Suez Canal 

200

What is the longest mountain range in Asia? 

The Himalayas 

200

Name 1 country that is part of 2 continents. 

Russia, Egypt, Turkey, Kazahkstan

300

What two continents share a landmass? 

Europe and Asia 

300

How many countries make up South America? 

12

300

How many countries make up the African continent? 

54 recognized nations in Africa 

300

How many countries make up Asia? 

48

400

Name the oceans. 

The Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern (or Antarctic) Oceans

400

Name at least 10 South American countries. 

The sovereign nations are Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela

400

Name at least 10 African countries. 

  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Benin
  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cabo Verde (Cape Verde)
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Comoros
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the (DRC)
  • Congo, Republic of the
  • Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
  • Ethiopia
  • Gabon
  • Gambia, The
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe 
400

Name at least 10 Asian countries. 

Central & Northern Asia

  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Russia
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uzbekistan

Western Asia (Middle East)

  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Cyprus
  • Georgia
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Syria
  • Turkey (Türkiye)
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Yemen 

Southern Asia

  • Afghanistan
  • Bangladesh
  • Bhutan
  • India
  • Iran
  • Maldives
  • Nepal
  • Pakistan
  • Sri Lanka

Eastern Asia

  • China
  • Japan
  • Mongolia
  • North Korea
  • South Korea

South-Eastern Asia

  • Brunei
  • Cambodia
  • East Timor (Timor-Leste)
  • Indonesia
  • Laos
  • Malaysia
  • Myanmar (Burma)
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
  • Vietnam 
500

Name all the continents. 

Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia/Oceania