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  • A. The Colorado Plateau
  • B. The Tibetan Plateau
  • C. The Altiplano of the Andes
  • D. The Deccan Plateau

Explanation: Titicaca sits on the Altiplano, the high plateau of the central Andes.

Correct answer: The Altiplano of the Andes
  • A. Highest major commercially navigable lake
  • B. Largest lake by volume
  • C. Deepest lake
  • D. Saltiest large lake

Explanation: At over 3,800 metres, Titicaca is the highest large lake with commercial navigation.

Correct answer: Highest major commercially navigable lake
  • A. The Ucayali River
  • B. The Desaguadero River
  • C. The Amazon River
  • D. The Beni River

Explanation: The Desaguadero River drains Lake Titicaca southward toward Lake Poopo.

Correct answer: The Desaguadero River
  • A. Lake Yojoa
  • B. Lake Nicaragua
  • C. Lake Managua
  • D. Lake Atitlan

Explanation: Lake Nicaragua is the largest lake in Central America.

Correct answer: Lake Nicaragua
  • A. Lake Onega
  • B. Lake Vanern
  • C. Lake Ladoga
  • D. Lake Geneva

Explanation: Lake Ladoga is Europe's largest lake if the Caspian Sea is not counted.

Correct answer: Lake Ladoga
  • A. Sweden
  • B. Estonia
  • C. Finland
  • D. Russia

Explanation: Lake Ladoga lies in northwestern Russia.

Correct answer: Russia
  • A. The Neva River
  • B. The Volga River
  • C. The Don River
  • D. The Dnieper River

Explanation: The short Neva River carries Ladoga's waters to the Gulf of Finland.

Correct answer: The Neva River
  • A. Lake Constance
  • B. Lake Geneva
  • C. Lake Zurich
  • D. Lake Lucerne

Explanation: Lake Geneva, or Lac Leman, straddles the Swiss-French border.

Correct answer: Lake Geneva
  • A. The Danube River
  • B. The Rhine River
  • C. The Po River
  • D. The Rhone River

Explanation: The Rhone flows into and out of Lake Geneva.

Correct answer: The Rhone River
  • A. Hungary
  • B. Austria
  • C. Slovakia
  • D. Croatia

Explanation: Lake Balaton, Central Europe's largest lake, lies in Hungary.

Correct answer: Hungary
  • A. Austria
  • B. Slovenia
  • C. Italy
  • D. Croatia

Explanation: The picturesque Lake Bled is in northwestern Slovenia.

Correct answer: Slovenia
  • A. Loch Morar
  • B. Loch Tay
  • C. Loch Ness
  • D. Loch Lomond

Explanation: Loch Ness is famed as the home of the Loch Ness Monster, "Nessie".

Correct answer: Loch Ness
  • A. Lake Zaysan
  • B. The Aral Sea
  • C. The Caspian Sea
  • D. Lake Balkhash

Explanation: Lake Balkhash is unusual in having fresher water in the west and saltier water in the east.

Correct answer: Lake Balkhash
  • A. The Ili River
  • B. The Amu Darya
  • C. The Syr Darya
  • D. The Ural River

Explanation: The Ili River is the main feeder of Lake Balkhash.

Correct answer: The Ili River
  • A. Lake Van
  • B. Issyk-Kul
  • C. Lake Balkhash
  • D. Lake Sevan

Explanation: Issyk-Kul's slight salinity and depth keep it largely ice-free through Kyrgyz winters.

Correct answer: Issyk-Kul
  • A. Lake Van
  • B. Lake Tuz
  • C. Lake Urmia
  • D. The Dead Sea

Explanation: Lake Urmia is the great salt lake of northwestern Iran.

Correct answer: Lake Urmia
  • A. Lake Van
  • B. Lake Tuz
  • C. Lake Beysehir
  • D. Lake Egirdir

Explanation: Lake Van in eastern Turkiye is the country's largest lake by area.

Correct answer: Lake Van
  • A. Borneo
  • B. Sumatra
  • C. Sulawesi
  • D. Java

Explanation: Lake Toba lies in the highlands of northern Sumatra.

Correct answer: Sumatra
  • A. A maars field
  • B. A crater lake vent
  • C. A caldera
  • D. A lava tube

Explanation: Lake Toba fills a giant caldera formed by a supervolcanic eruption.

Correct answer: A caldera
  • A. Yak Loum
  • B. Beung Kak
  • C. Tonle Sap
  • D. Boeung Tonle Chhmar

Explanation: The Tonle Sap River reverses flow each monsoon, swelling Tonle Sap lake.

Correct answer: Tonle Sap