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  • A. Bucharest
  • B. Timisoara
  • C. Iasi
  • D. Cluj-Napoca

Explanation: Bucharest is Romania's capital and largest city.

Correct answer: Bucharest
  • A. Burgas
  • B. Sofia
  • C. Plovdiv
  • D. Varna

Explanation: Sofia, at the foot of Vitosha mountain, is Bulgaria's capital.

Correct answer: Sofia
  • A. Thessaloniki
  • B. Patras
  • C. Athens
  • D. Heraklion

Explanation: Athens, one of the world's oldest cities, is Greece's capital.

Correct answer: Athens
  • A. A peninsula joined to the mainland
  • B. A coral reef
  • C. A continent surrounded by ocean
  • D. A landmass smaller than a continent and surrounded by water

Explanation: By convention, any sub-continental landmass completely ringed by water is an island.

Correct answer: A landmass smaller than a continent and surrounded by water
  • A. A group or chain of islands
  • B. A peninsula
  • C. A single large island
  • D. A coral atoll

Explanation: An archipelago is a cluster or chain of islands, such as Indonesia's.

Correct answer: A group or chain of islands
  • A. A volcanic peak
  • B. A ring-shaped coral reef, often with islands, surrounding a lagoon
  • C. A deep ocean trench
  • D. A sandbar

Explanation: Atolls form when coral grows around a subsiding volcanic island.

Correct answer: A ring-shaped coral reef, often with islands, surrounding a lagoon
  • A. An island made of coral
  • B. An artificial island
  • C. An island situated on a continental shelf and geologically associated with a continent
  • D. An island formed by volcanoes

Explanation: Continental islands like Britain sit on the continental shelf and share its geology.

Correct answer: An island situated on a continental shelf and geologically associated with a continent
  • A. An island formed by river deposits
  • B. An island formed by coral growth
  • C. An island formed by erosion
  • D. An island formed by volcanic activity

Explanation: Volcanic islands, such as Iceland and Hawaii, are built by eruptions.

Correct answer: An island formed by volcanic activity
  • A. Greenland
  • B. New Guinea
  • C. Borneo
  • D. Madagascar

Explanation: Greenland is the largest island; Australia is excluded as a continent.

Correct answer: Greenland
  • A. It is not surrounded by water
  • B. It is classified as a continent
  • C. It is divided into states
  • D. It is too small

Explanation: Australia counts as a continent, so it is not ranked among islands.

Correct answer: It is classified as a continent
  • A. Baffin Island
  • B. Borneo
  • C. New Guinea
  • D. Madagascar

Explanation: New Guinea, split between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, is the second-largest island.

Correct answer: New Guinea
  • A. Madagascar
  • B. Baffin Island
  • C. Sumatra
  • D. Borneo

Explanation: Borneo, shared by Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei, is the third-largest island.

Correct answer: Borneo
  • A. Madagascar
  • B. Sumatra
  • C. Honshu
  • D. Baffin Island

Explanation: Madagascar, off southeastern Africa, is the fourth-largest island.

Correct answer: Madagascar
  • A. Great Britain
  • B. Baffin Island
  • C. Victoria Island
  • D. Ellesmere Island

Explanation: Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic is the fifth-largest island.

Correct answer: Baffin Island
  • A. Greenland → Borneo → New Guinea → Madagascar → Baffin Island
  • B. New Guinea → Greenland → Borneo → Baffin Island → Madagascar
  • C. Greenland → New Guinea → Borneo → Madagascar → Baffin Island
  • D. Greenland → New Guinea → Madagascar → Borneo → Baffin Island

Explanation: The top five by area are Greenland, New Guinea, Borneo, Madagascar and Baffin Island.

Correct answer: Greenland → New Guinea → Borneo → Madagascar → Baffin Island
  • A. Asia
  • B. It belongs to no continent
  • C. Europe
  • D. North America

Explanation: Though politically linked to Denmark, Greenland is geographically part of North America.

Correct answer: North America
  • A. The Kingdom of Denmark
  • B. Norway
  • C. The United Kingdom
  • D. The Netherlands

Explanation: Greenland is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.

Correct answer: The Kingdom of Denmark
  • A. The Shetland Islands
  • B. The Faroe Islands
  • C. The Orkney Islands
  • D. The Hebrides

Explanation: The Faroe Islands, between Iceland and Scotland, are self-governing under Denmark.

Correct answer: The Faroe Islands
  • A. Sisimiut
  • B. Qaqortoq
  • C. Nuuk
  • D. Ilulissat

Explanation: Nuuk, on Greenland's southwest coast, is its capital and largest town.

Correct answer: Nuuk
  • A. The Bering Strait
  • B. The Davis Strait
  • C. The Hudson Strait
  • D. The Denmark Strait

Explanation: The Denmark Strait runs between Greenland and Iceland in the North Atlantic.

Correct answer: The Denmark Strait