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World Geography covers continents, oceans, major rivers, lakes, mountains, deserts, islands, straits and canals, along with countries, capitals, borders and time zones. It also includes climate regions, natural resources, population distribution and important physical features, distinguishing physical geography from political geography.
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- A. Baffin Bay
- B. Hudson Bay
- C. James Bay
- D. Ungava Bay
Explanation: Hudson Bay drains through Hudson Strait into the Labrador Sea.
Correct answer: Hudson Bay- A. Davis Strait
- B. Lancaster Sound
- C. Baffin Bay
- D. Hudson Bay
Explanation: Baffin Bay separates Canada's Baffin Island from Greenland.
Correct answer: Baffin Bay- A. The Bay of Fundy
- B. Hudson Bay
- C. Frobisher Bay
- D. James Bay
Explanation: The Bay of Fundy between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia has tides up to 16 metres.
Correct answer: The Bay of Fundy- A. Chesapeake Bay
- B. Narragansett Bay
- C. Long Island Sound
- D. Delaware Bay
Explanation: The Susquehanna flows into Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States.
Correct answer: Chesapeake Bay- A. The Chindwin
- B. The Irrawaddy (Ayeyarwady)
- C. The Sittang
- D. The Salween
Explanation: The Irrawaddy runs the length of Myanmar and fans into a large delta on the Andaman Sea.
Correct answer: The Irrawaddy (Ayeyarwady)- A. The Ob
- B. The Lena
- C. The Amur
- D. The Yenisei
Explanation: The Amur River marks much of the Russia–China frontier in the Far East.
Correct answer: The Amur- A. Volga, Don and Dnieper
- B. Amur, Lena and Kolyma
- C. Ob, Irtysh and Tobol
- D. Ob, Yenisei and Lena
Explanation: Siberia's three great rivers — the Ob, Yenisei and Lena — all flow north to the Arctic Ocean.
Correct answer: Ob, Yenisei and Lena- A. The Irtysh
- B. The Aldan
- C. The Lena
- D. The Angara
Explanation: The Irtysh, rising in China, is the Ob's greatest tributary.
Correct answer: The Irtysh- A. The Barents Sea
- B. The Laptev Sea
- C. The Kara Sea
- D. The East Siberian Sea
Explanation: The Lena empties into the Laptev Sea, forming a vast delta.
Correct answer: The Laptev Sea- A. Araxes
- B. Jaxartes
- C. Tanais
- D. Oxus
Explanation: The Greeks knew the Amu Darya as the Oxus.
Correct answer: Oxus- A. Jaxartes
- B. Oxus
- C. Cyrus
- D. Phasis
Explanation: The Syr Darya was known to the ancient Greeks as the Jaxartes.
Correct answer: Jaxartes- A. The Karun and Karkheh
- B. The Tigris and Euphrates
- C. The Jordan and Yarmouk
- D. The Greater Zab and Lesser Zab
Explanation: Mesopotamia, Greek for "between rivers", lay between the Tigris and Euphrates.
Correct answer: The Tigris and Euphrates- A. The Karun
- B. The Hawizeh
- C. The Shatt al-Arab
- D. The Diyala
Explanation: The Tigris and Euphrates merge to form the Shatt al-Arab.
Correct answer: The Shatt al-Arab- A. The Gulf of Oman
- B. The Gulf of Aqaba
- C. The Gulf of Aden
- D. The Persian Gulf
Explanation: The Shatt al-Arab flows south-east into the Persian Gulf.
Correct answer: The Persian Gulf- A. The Yarlung Tsangpo
- B. The Jamuna
- C. The Siang
- D. The Padma
Explanation: In Tibet the Brahmaputra is known as the Yarlung Tsangpo before it bends into India.
Correct answer: The Yarlung Tsangpo- A. The Padma
- B. The Jamuna
- C. The Buriganga
- D. The Meghna
Explanation: In Bangladesh the Brahmaputra's main channel is called the Jamuna.
Correct answer: The Jamuna- A. Yamuna and Chambal
- B. Ghaghara and Gandak
- C. Son and Kosi
- D. Bhagirathi and Alaknanda
Explanation: At Devprayag in Uttarakhand, the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda join to form the Ganga.
Correct answer: Bhagirathi and Alaknanda- A. The Yamuna
- B. The Son
- C. The Gomti
- D. The Ghaghara
Explanation: The Yamuna, the Ganga's largest tributary, flows past Delhi.
Correct answer: The Yamuna- A. Dera Ismail Khan
- B. Attock
- C. Kohat
- D. Peshawar
Explanation: The Kabul River meets the Indus at Attock in Punjab.
Correct answer: Attock- A. The Dnieper
- B. The Volga
- C. The Rhine
- D. The Danube
Explanation: The Volga, at about 3,530 km, is Europe's longest river.
Correct answer: The Volga