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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. Asia
  • B. Europe
  • C. Africa
  • D. North America

Explanation: Africa is the world's second-largest continent by area, after Asia. It covers about 30.3 million square kilometres, including its adjacent…

Correct answer: Africa
  • A. Asia
  • B. Europe
  • C. Africa
  • D. North America

Explanation: Asia is the largest continent, occupying roughly one-third of the world's total land area. It is also the most populous continent.

Correct answer: Asia
  • A. 5 Continents
  • B. 6 Continents
  • C. 7 Continents
  • D. 8 Continents

Explanation: The commonly taught continental model divides Earth's land into seven continents: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica…

Correct answer: 7 Continents
  • A. America and Canada
  • B. England and France
  • C. China and Korea
  • D. Norway and Sweden

Explanation: The Yellow Sea lies between eastern China and the Korean Peninsula. It is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean and is named for its…

Correct answer: China and Korea
  • A. Iceland
  • B. Greenland
  • C. England
  • D. Sri Lanka

Explanation: Greenland is the world's largest island when Australia is treated as a continent rather than an island.

Correct answer: Greenland
  • A. rupiah
  • B. dinar
  • C. ringgit
  • D. riyal

Explanation: Indonesia's currency is the rupiah, written as IDR and commonly symbolised by Rp.

Correct answer: rupiah
  • A. Dead Sea
  • B. Mariana Trench
  • C. South Africa
  • D. South Pole

Explanation: The Mariana Trench in the western Pacific contains Challenger Deep, the deepest known point on Earth’s ocean floor.

Correct answer: Mariana Trench
  • A. Mount Everest
  • B. K2
  • C. Norway
  • D. North Pole

Explanation: Mount Everest is Earth’s highest mountain above sea level, reaching about 8,849 metres.

Correct answer: Mount Everest
  • A. United States
  • B. United Kingdom
  • C. China
  • D. India

Explanation: India is commonly described as the world’s largest democracy because it has the largest population participating in a constitutional…

Correct answer: India
  • A. Euro
  • B. Shekel
  • C. Forint
  • D. Krone

Explanation: Israel uses the Israeli new shekel, commonly called the shekel, as its currency.

Correct answer: Shekel
  • A. Norway
  • B. Ireland
  • C. Malta
  • D. Estonia

Explanation: Norway is not a member of the European Union, although it participates in the European Economic Area and Schengen arrangements.

Correct answer: Norway
  • A. Arabian Sea and Red Sea
  • B. Red Sea and North Sea
  • C. Mediterranean Sea and North Sea
  • D. Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea

Explanation: The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea in the north with the Red Sea in the south.

Correct answer: Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
  • A. Atlantic
  • B. Pacific
  • C. Indian
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest ocean, extending between Asia and Australia on one side and the Americas on the other.

Correct answer: Pacific
  • A. China
  • B. Pakistan
  • C. Nepal
  • D. India

Explanation: Mount Everest is located in the Himalayas on the Nepal-China border, and its southern approach is in Nepal.

Correct answer: Nepal
  • A. Nicosia
  • B. Dublin
  • C. Bern
  • D. Prague

Explanation: Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic and lies on the Vltava River.

Correct answer: Prague
  • A. Austria
  • B. Switzerland
  • C. Cyprus
  • D. Denmark

Explanation: Vienna is Austria’s capital and is situated on the Danube River. Bern is the capital of Switzerland, while Copenhagen is Denmark’s capital.

Correct answer: Austria
  • A. Indonesia
  • B. Finland
  • C. Iceland
  • D. Scotland

Explanation: Finland is known as the “Land of a Thousand Lakes” because it contains an exceptionally large number of lakes formed by glacial activity.

Correct answer: Finland
  • A. United States
  • B. South Korea
  • C. Bangladesh
  • D. India

Explanation: Bangladesh is called the “Land of Golden Fibre” because jute, its traditional major crop, has a golden-brown fibre and was a major export.

Correct answer: Bangladesh
  • A. 10,000
  • B. 12,500
  • C. 15,000
  • D. 17,508Geographic Reference

Explanation: Indonesia is commonly described in older general-knowledge references as an archipelago of about 17,508 islands.

Correct answer: 17,508Geographic Reference
  • A. Malaysia
  • B. Indonesia
  • C. Ireland
  • D. Finland

Explanation: Indonesia is often called the “Land of a Thousand Islands” because it is a vast archipelago.

Correct answer: Indonesia