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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. Angola and Zambia
- B. Botswana and Namibia
- C. Zambia and Zimbabwe
- D. South Africa and Mozambique
Explanation: The falls sit on the Zambia–Zimbabwe frontier.
Correct answer: Zambia and Zimbabwe- A. The Atlantic Ocean
- B. The Southern Ocean
- C. The Pacific Ocean
- D. The Indian Ocean
Explanation: The Zambezi flows eastward to the Indian Ocean.
Correct answer: The Indian Ocean- A. The Zambezi River
- B. The Orange River
- C. The Congo River
- D. The Limpopo River
Explanation: Kariba Dam impounds the Zambezi between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Correct answer: The Zambezi River- A. The Tugela River
- B. The Orange River
- C. The Limpopo River
- D. The Vaal River
Explanation: The Orange River marks much of the South Africa–Namibia border.
Correct answer: The Orange River- A. The Indian Ocean
- B. The Southern Ocean
- C. The Atlantic Ocean
- D. The Pacific Ocean
Explanation: The Orange flows westward into the Atlantic.
Correct answer: The Atlantic Ocean- A. The Vaal River
- B. The Crocodile River
- C. The Orange River
- D. The Limpopo River
Explanation: The Limpopo traces South Africa's frontiers with Botswana and Zimbabwe.
Correct answer: The Limpopo River- A. The Okavango River
- B. The Kwando River
- C. The Zambezi River
- D. The Chobe River
Explanation: The Okavango River fans out to form the inland delta.
Correct answer: The Okavango River- A. Namibia
- B. Botswana
- C. Zambia
- D. Zimbabwe
Explanation: The Okavango Delta lies in northern Botswana.
Correct answer: Botswana- A. Vietnam
- B. India
- C. China
- D. Myanmar
Explanation: The Yangtze flows entirely within China.
Correct answer: China- A. The Mekong River
- B. The Pearl River
- C. The Yellow River
- D. The Yangtze River
Explanation: The Three Gorges Dam spans the Yangtze in central China.
Correct answer: The Yangtze River- A. Chang Jiang
- B. Yarlung
- C. Huang He
- D. Lancang
Explanation: Chang Jiang ("Long River") is the Chinese name for the Yangtze.
Correct answer: Chang Jiang- A. The Yangtze
- B. The Huang He
- C. The Pearl River
- D. The Mekong
Explanation: Huang He is the Chinese name of the Yellow River.
Correct answer: The Huang He- A. The Yellow Sea
- B. The South China Sea
- C. The Bohai Sea
- D. The East China Sea
Explanation: The Yellow River empties into the Bohai Sea in northern China.
Correct answer: The Bohai Sea- A. The Mekong River
- B. The Yangtze River
- C. The Pearl River
- D. The Huang He (Yellow River)
Explanation: The Yellow River's catastrophic floods earned it the name "China's Sorrow."
Correct answer: The Huang He (Yellow River)- A. The Salween River
- B. The Mekong River
- C. The Irrawaddy River
- D. The Red River
Explanation: The Mekong's upper course in China is called the Lancang.
Correct answer: The Mekong River- A. Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia
- B. China, Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Laos, Vietnam
- C. China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam
- D. China, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar
Explanation: The Mekong passes through or borders these six Southeast Asian nations.
Correct answer: China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam- A. The Shan Plateau
- B. The Deccan Plateau
- C. The Yunnan Plateau
- D. The Tibetan Plateau
Explanation: The Mekong rises on the Tibetan Plateau.
Correct answer: The Tibetan Plateau- A. Vietnam
- B. Thailand
- C. Laos
- D. Cambodia
Explanation: The Mekong Delta spreads across southern Vietnam.
Correct answer: Vietnam- A. The Andaman Sea
- B. The South China Sea
- C. The Gulf of Thailand
- D. The East China Sea
Explanation: The Mekong discharges into the South China Sea off Vietnam.
Correct answer: The South China Sea- A. The Salween River
- B. The Mekong River
- C. The Chao Phraya River
- D. The Irrawaddy River
Explanation: Bangkok stands on the Chao Phraya River.
Correct answer: The Chao Phraya River