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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. The Aral Sea
- B. The Black Sea
- C. The Caspian Sea
- D. The Sea of Azov
Explanation: The Volga flows south into the northern Caspian Sea.
Correct answer: The Caspian Sea- A. The Dnieper
- B. The Rhine
- C. The Don
- D. The Danube
Explanation: The Danube, about 2,850 km, is Europe's second-longest river after the Volga.
Correct answer: The Danube- A. The Harz
- B. The Black Forest
- C. Bavaria
- D. Saxony
Explanation: The Danube's headwaters rise in Germany's Black Forest region.
Correct answer: The Black Forest- A. The North Sea
- B. The Adriatic Sea
- C. The Black Sea
- D. The Aegean Sea
Explanation: The Danube ends in a large delta on Romania and Ukraine's Black Sea coast.
Correct answer: The Black Sea- A. Berlin, Prague, Vienna and Budapest
- B. Paris, Bern, Vienna and Bratislava
- C. Rome, Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade
- D. Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and Belgrade
Explanation: The Danube flows through the capitals of Austria, Slovakia, Hungary and Serbia.
Correct answer: Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and Belgrade- A. The Thames
- B. The Wye
- C. The Severn
- D. The Trent
Explanation: London is built on the River Thames, which flows east through the city to its estuary on the North Sea.
Correct answer: The Thames- A. The Loire
- B. The Seine
- C. The Rhône
- D. The Garonne
Explanation: Paris straddles the Seine, which flows north-west through the city to the English Channel at Le Havre.
Correct answer: The Seine- A. The Arno
- B. The Adige
- C. The Tiber
- D. The Po
Explanation: Rome stands on the Tiber, Italy's third-longest river, which flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea at Ostia.
Correct answer: The Tiber- A. The Guadiana
- B. The Minho
- C. The Douro
- D. The Tagus (Tejo)
Explanation: Lisbon stands at the mouth of the Tagus, called the Tejo in Portuguese.
Correct answer: The Tagus (Tejo)- A. The Danube
- B. The Rhine
- C. The Elbe
- D. The Scheldt
Explanation: The Rhine fans into a delta in the Netherlands before reaching the North Sea.
Correct answer: The Rhine- A. The Don
- B. The Southern Bug
- C. The Dnieper (Dnipro)
- D. The Dniester
Explanation: Ukraine's capital Kyiv stands on the Dnieper, called the Dnipro in Ukrainian.
Correct answer: The Dnieper (Dnipro)- A. The Elbe
- B. The Danube
- C. The Oder
- D. The Vltava
Explanation: Prague is built on the Vltava (Moldau) River.
Correct answer: The Vltava- A. The Amazon
- B. The Paraná
- C. The Orinoco
- D. The São Francisco
Explanation: The Amazon, about 6,400 km, is South America's longest river.
Correct answer: The Amazon- A. The Indian Ocean
- B. The Atlantic Ocean
- C. The Southern Ocean
- D. The Pacific Ocean
Explanation: The Amazon discharges into the Atlantic off Brazil's north-east coast.
Correct answer: The Atlantic Ocean- A. The Rockies
- B. The Guiana Highlands
- C. The Andes
- D. The Brazilian Highlands
Explanation: The Amazon's farthest headstreams rise in the Peruvian Andes.
Correct answer: The Andes- A. Peru
- B. Colombia
- C. Brazil
- D. Venezuela
Explanation: The Amazon's huge mouth and delta lie in northern Brazil.
Correct answer: Brazil- A. The Madeira and the Tapajós
- B. The Xingu and the Tocantins
- C. The Purus and the Juruá
- D. The Rio Negro and the Solimões
Explanation: The dark Rio Negro and muddy Solimões flow side by side near Manaus before merging.
Correct answer: The Rio Negro and the Solimões- A. The Paraná and Uruguay rivers
- B. The Paraná and Iguazu rivers
- C. The Paraguay and Paraná rivers
- D. The Uruguay and Negro rivers
Explanation: The Paraná and Uruguay rivers join to form the wide Río de la Plata estuary.
Correct answer: The Paraná and Uruguay rivers- A. The Magdalena
- B. The Orinoco
- C. The Essequibo
- D. The Amazon
Explanation: The Orinoco arcs through Venezuela and empties into the Atlantic.
Correct answer: The Orinoco- A. Lake of the Woods
- B. Reelfoot Lake
- C. Lake Itasca in Minnesota
- D. Lake Superior
Explanation: The Mississippi rises at Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota.
Correct answer: Lake Itasca in Minnesota