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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 Mississippi
- B. The Amazon
- C. The Yangtze
- D. The Nile
Explanation: The Nile (about 6,650 km) is traditionally regarded as the world's longest river.
Correct answer: The Nile- A. The Ganga
- B. The Amazon
- C. The Orinoco
- D. The Congo
Explanation: The Amazon discharges about a fifth of all river water reaching the oceans.
Correct answer: The Amazon- A. The Lena
- B. The Mekong
- C. The Yangtze
- D. The Ganga
Explanation: The Yangtze (about 6,300 km) is Asia's longest river.
Correct answer: The Yangtze- A. The Yukon
- B. The Rio Grande
- C. The Missouri
- D. The Mississippi
Explanation: The Missouri (about 3,767 km) is the longest river in the United States.
Correct answer: The Missouri- A. The Chenab
- B. The Kabul
- C. The Jhelum
- D. The Indus
Explanation: The Indus (about 3,180 km) is Pakistan's longest river.
Correct answer: The Indus- A. The Murray
- B. The Darling
- C. The Murrumbidgee
- D. The Lachlan
Explanation: The Murray (about 2,508 km) is Australia's longest river.
Correct answer: The Murray- A. The Yangtze
- B. The Congo
- C. The Mekong
- D. The Amazon
Explanation: The Congo plunges over 220 m deep in places, the deepest of any river.
Correct answer: The Congo- A. The Indus
- B. The Brahmaputra
- C. The Ganga
- D. The Godavari
Explanation: The Ganga (about 2,525 km) is India's longest river flowing mostly inside the country.
Correct answer: The Ganga- A. The Caspian Sea
- B. Lake Superior
- C. Lake Victoria
- D. Lake Huron
Explanation: The Caspian Sea (about 371,000 sq km) is the largest lake by area.
Correct answer: The Caspian Sea- A. Lake Baikal
- B. Lake Superior
- C. Lake Michigan
- D. Lake Victoria
Explanation: Lake Superior (about 82,100 sq km) is the largest freshwater lake by surface area.
Correct answer: Lake Superior- A. Lake Vostok
- B. Lake Tanganyika
- C. Lake Baikal
- D. The Caspian Sea
Explanation: Siberia's Lake Baikal reaches 1,642 m deep.
Correct answer: Lake Baikal- A. Lake Superior
- B. Lake Tanganyika
- C. The Caspian Sea
- D. Lake Baikal
Explanation: Lake Baikal holds about 20% of the world's unfrozen surface fresh water.
Correct answer: Lake Baikal- A. Lake Victoria
- B. Lake Malawi
- C. Lake Turkana
- D. Lake Tanganyika
Explanation: Lake Victoria (about 68,800 sq km) is Africa's largest lake.
Correct answer: Lake Victoria- A. Saiful Muluk
- B. Manchar Lake, in Sindh
- C. Keenjhar Lake
- D. Haleji Lake
Explanation: Manchar Lake in Sindh is Pakistan's largest freshwater lake.
Correct answer: Manchar Lake, in Sindh- A. The Atlantic Ocean
- B. The Indian Ocean
- C. The Arctic Ocean
- D. The Pacific Ocean
Explanation: The Pacific (about 165 million sq km) covers roughly a third of Earth's surface.
Correct answer: The Pacific Ocean- A. The Pacific Ocean
- B. The Southern Ocean
- C. The Atlantic Ocean
- D. The Indian Ocean
Explanation: The Mariana Trench, the ocean's deepest point, lies in the western Pacific.
Correct answer: The Pacific Ocean- A. The South China Sea
- B. The Philippine Sea
- C. The Coral Sea
- D. The Arabian Sea
Explanation: The Philippine Sea (about 5.7 million sq km) is the world's largest sea.
Correct answer: The Philippine Sea- A. The Persian Gulf
- B. The Gulf of Alaska
- C. The Gulf of Mexico
- D. The Gulf of Guinea
Explanation: The Gulf of Mexico is the largest gulf in the world by area.
Correct answer: The Gulf of Mexico- A. The Bay of Biscay
- B. The Bay of Fundy
- C. Hudson Bay
- D. The Bay of Bengal
Explanation: The Bay of Bengal is the world's largest bay.
Correct answer: The Bay of Bengal- A. The Strait of Otranto
- B. The Skagerrak
- C. The Pentland Firth
- D. The Strait of Dover
Explanation: The Strait of Dover is the narrow link between the English Channel and the North Sea.
Correct answer: The Strait of Dover