Free World Geography MCQs with Answers

• A. Qatar
• B. Oman
• C. Yemen
• D. Kuwait

Explanation: Qatar is a peninsula jutting north into the Persian Gulf.

• A. The Gulf of Kutch
• B. The Gulf of Oman
• C. The Persian Gulf
• D. The Gulf of Aden

Explanation: The Gulf of Oman links the Strait of Hormuz to the open Arabian Sea.

• A. The Gulf of Aqaba
• B. The Gulf of Suez
• C. The Gulf of Aden
• D. The Persian Gulf

Explanation: The Gulf of Aden runs between Yemen and Somalia's northern coast.

• A. Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Israel
• B. Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman and UAE
• C. Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Djibouti
• D. Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia

Explanation: The Gulf of Aqaba is bordered by Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

• A. The Gulf of Mannar
• B. Palk Bay alone
• C. The Gulf of Kutch
• D. The Gulf of Khambhat

Explanation: The Gulf of Mannar lies between India's Tamil Nadu coast and western Sri Lanka.

• A. The Gulf of Mexico
• B. The Gulf of California
• C. The Gulf of Tehuantepec
• D. The Gulf of Fonseca

Explanation: The Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) separates Baja California from mainland Mexico.

• A. The Coral Sea
• B. The Banda Sea
• C. The Sea of Cortez
• D. The Sea of Japan

Explanation: The Gulf of California is also called the Sea of Cortez.

• A. The Gulf of Honduras
• B. The Gulf of California
• C. The Caribbean Sea
• D. The Gulf of Mexico

Explanation: The Gulf of Mexico is enclosed by the US Gulf Coast, Mexico and Cuba.

• A. The Mississippi River
• B. The Colorado River
• C. The Rio Grande
• D. The Columbia River

Explanation: The Mississippi drains the American Midwest into the Gulf of Mexico.

• A. The Gulf of Gabès
• B. The Gulf of Guinea
• C. Walvis Bay
• D. The Gulf of Sidra

Explanation: The Gulf of Guinea curves into West Africa around the equator.

• A. The Senegal River
• B. The Congo River
• C. The Niger River
• D. The Volta River

Explanation: The Niger empties into the Gulf of Guinea through its great delta in Nigeria.

• A. The Gulf of Finland
• B. The Gulf of Riga
• C. The Bay of Mecklenburg
• D. The Gulf of Bothnia

Explanation: The Gulf of Bothnia separates Sweden from Finland in the northern Baltic.

• A. Finland, Estonia and Russia
• B. Latvia, Lithuania and Poland
• C. Finland, Sweden and Norway
• D. Sweden, Finland and Estonia

Explanation: The Gulf of Finland is bordered by Finland, Estonia and Russia (St Petersburg).

• A. Estonia and Finland
• B. Latvia and Estonia
• C. Lithuania and Poland
• D. Finland and Sweden

Explanation: The Gulf of Riga, an inlet of the Baltic, is shared by Latvia and Estonia.

• A. The Gulf of Thailand
• B. Ha Long Bay
• C. The Beibu Gulf's western arm
• D. The Gulf of Tonkin

Explanation: The Gulf of Tonkin lies between Vietnam's north-east coast and southern China.

• A. Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Malaysia
• B. China, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand
• C. Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia
• D. Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia

Explanation: The Gulf of Thailand is bordered by Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Malaysia.

• A. The Great Australian Bight
• B. The Gulf of Carpentaria
• C. Shark Bay
• D. Spencer Gulf

Explanation: The shallow Gulf of Carpentaria indents Australia's north coast between Queensland and the Northern Territory.

• A. Hudson Bay
• B. The Bay of Biscay
• C. The Bay of Bengal
• D. Chesapeake Bay

Explanation: The Bay of Bengal in the north-eastern Indian Ocean is the largest bay in the world.

• A. The Mahanadi system
• B. The Godavari system
• C. The Irrawaddy system
• D. The Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna system

Explanation: The combined Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna build the world's largest delta at the Bay of Bengal's head.

• A. The Bay of Biscay
• B. The Bay of Naples
• C. Lyme Bay
• D. The Bay of Cadiz

Explanation: The Bay of Biscay indents the Atlantic coast of western France and northern Spain.