World Geography Quiz – Part 5

1. Who is often called the “Father of American Geography”?

A.

Walther Penck


B.

Grove Karl Gilbert


C.

William Morris Davis


D.

Charles Cotton


Answer:

Option C: William Morris Davis



2. Which is the largest island in Europe?

A.

Iceland


B.

Ireland


C.

Sicily


D.

Great Britain


Answer:

Option D: Great Britain



3. The Horn of Africa is a region located in which part of the African continent?

A.

Easternmost


B.

Westernmost


C.

Northernmost


D.

Southernmost


Answer:

Option A: Easternmost



4. The asthenosphere is the layer of the Earth that lies _______ the lithosphere.

A.

Above


B.

Below


C.

Between


D.

None of the options


Answer:

Option B: Below



5. The science that deals with the earth’s physical structure and the materials of which it is made, their history, and the processes that act on them is called?

A.

Geography


B.

Sociology


C.

Geology


D.

Demography


Answer:

Option C: Geology



6. The White Sea is located on the northwest coast of which country?

A.

Egypt


B.

United States


C.

Russia


D.

Japan


Answer:

Option C: Geology



7. Which is the deepest known oceanic trench in the world?

A.

Tonga Trench


B.

Philippine Trench


C.

Kermadec Trench


D.

Mariana Trench


Answer:

Option D: Mariana Trench



8. Botswana is a country in which continent?

A.

North America


B.

Africa


C.

South America


D.

Europe


Answer:

Option B: Africa



9. Which is the longest river in Pakistan?

A.

Indus


B.

Sutlej


C.

Lora


D.

Gomal


Answer:

Option A: Indus



10. Which award is considered the “Nobel Prize for Geology”?

A.

Crafoord Prize


B.

Thorarinsson Medal


C.

Clarke Medal


D.

Vetlesen Prize


Answer:

Option D: Vetlesen Prize



11. Which geologist first developed the concepts of pediplain and pediplanation?

A.

Lester Charles King


B.

William Morris Davis


C.

Grove Karl Gilbert


D.

Walther Penck


Answer:

Option A: Lester Charles King



12. Which is the third most populated country in Asia?

A.

Pakistan


B.

Bangladesh


C.

Indonesia


D.

Japan


Answer:

Option C: Indonesia



13. Which is the second-longest river in Europe?

A.

Rhine


B.

Danube


C.

Volga


D.

Ural


Answer:

Option B: Danube



14. Which is the tallest mountain when measured from base to peak?

A.

Mount Everest


B.

Mount Elbrus


C.

Mount Aconcagua


D.

Mauna Kea


Answer:

Option D: Mauna Kea



15. A fertile spot in a desert where water and plants are found is called?

A.

Oasis


B.

Valley


C.

Mirage


D.

Canyon


Answer:

Option A: Oasis



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