World Geography Quiz – Part 6

1. Which gulf is located between Yemen and Somalia?

A.

Gulf of Aqaba


B.

Gulf of Gabes


C.

Gulf of Aden


D.

Gulf of Riga


Answer:

Option C: Gulf of Aden



2. A small type of bay is called?

A.

Cove


B.

Bight


C.

Fjord


D.

Estuary


Answer:

Option A: Cove



3. Which is the smallest and most common type of volcano?

A.

Composite volcano


B.

Shield volcano


C.

Lava dome


D.

Cinder cone


Answer:

Option D: Cinder cone



4. A mass of glacial ice that covers more than 50,000 square kilometers of land area is called?

A.

Ice cap


B.

Ice sheet


C.

Ice shelf


D.

Ice stream


Answer:

Option B: Ice sheet



5. How many ice sheets are there in the world?

A.

One


B.

Two


C.

Three


D.

Four


Answer:

Option B: Two



6. Which is the highest peak in Europe?

A.

Mount Aconcagua


B.

Mauna Kea


C.

Mount Elbrus


D.

Mount Ararat


Answer:

Option C: Mount Elbrus



7. A geographical coordinate that specifies the east or west position of a point on the Earth’s surface is called?

A.

Longitude


B.

Latitude


C.

Altitude


D.

Magnitude


Answer:

Option A: Longitude



8. The Andes is a mountain range located in which continent?

A.

Europe


B.

Africa


C.

North America


D.

South America


Answer:

Option D: South America



9. Which one of the following is a metamorphic rock?

A.

Granite


B.

Marble


C.

Limestone


D.

Basalt


Answer:

Option B: Marble



10. Which is the second-largest continent in the world?

A.

Europe


B.

South America


C.

Africa


D.

North America


Answer:

Option C: Africa



11. The scientific study of earthquakes is called?

A.

Seismology


B.

Geology


C.

Pedology


D.

Edaphology


Answer:

Option A: Seismology



12. An area of land created from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum is called?

A.

Stalactite


B.

Karst


C.

Cenote


D.

Hoodoo


Answer:

Option B: Karst



13. The Llanos is a vast tropical grassland in which continent?

A.

Africa


B.

Europe


C.

North America


D.

South America


Answer:

Option D: South America



14. Which is the third layer of the atmosphere?

A.

Thermosphere


B.

Mesosphere


C.

Stratosphere


D.

Exosphere


Answer:

Option B: Mesosphere



15. The Gobi Desert is located in which continent?

A.

Asia


B.

Europe


C.

Africa


D.

South America


Answer:

Option A: Asia



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