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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 Volga River
- B. The Kura River
- C. The Ural River
- D. The Terek River
Explanation: The Volga delivers the largest inflow of any river into the Caspian.
Correct answer: The Volga River- A. Lake Baikal
- B. Lake Superior
- C. Lake Victoria
- D. Lake Tanganyika
Explanation: Counted separately, Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake by area.
Correct answer: Lake Superior- A. Lake Superior and Lake Michigan
- B. Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika
- C. Lake Michigan and Lake Huron
- D. Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
Explanation: Michigan and Huron are hydrologically a single connected water body.
Correct answer: Lake Michigan and Lake Huron3024. If Michigan and Huron are treated as one lake, which is the largest freshwater lake by surface area?
- A. Lake Superior
- B. Lake Victoria
- C. Lake Baikal
- D. Lake Michigan–Huron
Explanation: Combined, Michigan–Huron exceeds Lake Superior in surface area.
Correct answer: Lake Michigan–Huron- A. The Straits of Mackinac
- B. The Strait of Gibraltar
- C. The Bering Strait
- D. The Straits of Florida
Explanation: The Straits of Mackinac join the two lakes.
Correct answer: The Straits of Mackinac- A. Lake Superior
- B. Lake Baikal
- C. The Caspian Sea
- D. Lake Tanganyika
Explanation: Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world.
Correct answer: Lake Baikal- A. Lake Victoria
- B. Lake Superior
- C. Lake Tanganyika
- D. Lake Baikal
Explanation: Baikal's immense depth gives it the largest freshwater volume of any lake.
Correct answer: Lake Baikal- A. China
- B. Mongolia
- C. Kazakhstan
- D. Russia
Explanation: Lake Baikal lies in southern Siberia, Russia; it is the world's deepest and oldest freshwater lake.
Correct answer: Russia- A. Siberia
- B. The Urals
- C. The Far East coast
- D. The Caucasus
Explanation: Baikal sits in Siberia in eastern Russia.
Correct answer: Siberia- A. Lake Tanganyika
- B. Lake Baikal
- C. Lake Malawi
- D. Lake Titicaca
Explanation: Baikal is considered the oldest lake still in existence.
Correct answer: Lake Baikal- A. About 250,000 years
- B. About 250 million years
- C. About 25 million years
- D. About 2.5 million years
Explanation: Baikal is estimated to be around 25 million years old.
Correct answer: About 25 million years- A. The Ob River
- B. The Yenisei River
- C. The Lena River
- D. The Angara River
Explanation: The Angara is the sole river flowing out of Lake Baikal.
Correct answer: The Angara River- A. The Yenisei River
- B. The Ob River
- C. The Lena River
- D. The Amur River
Explanation: The Angara joins the Yenisei in Siberia.
Correct answer: The Yenisei River- A. The ringed seal
- B. The Baikal seal, or nerpa
- C. The Caspian seal
- D. The harbour seal
Explanation: The nerpa is a seal species found only in Lake Baikal.
Correct answer: The Baikal seal, or nerpa- A. Lake Malawi
- B. The Caspian Sea
- C. Lake Baikal
- D. Lake Tanganyika
Explanation: Tanganyika ranks second to Baikal in depth.
Correct answer: Lake Tanganyika- A. Lake Tanganyika
- B. Lake Baikal
- C. Lake Victoria
- D. Lake Superior
Explanation: Tanganyika is the longest freshwater lake in the world.
Correct answer: Lake Tanganyika- A. Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Zambia
- B. Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, and Zambia
- C. Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, and South Sudan
- D. Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and Tanzania
Explanation: These four countries share Lake Tanganyika's shoreline.
Correct answer: Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, and Zambia- A. Lake Turkana
- B. Lake Tanganyika
- C. Lake Victoria
- D. Lake Malawi
Explanation: Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake by surface area.
Correct answer: Lake Victoria- A. Uganda, South Sudan, and Kenya
- B. Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania
- C. Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia
- D. Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya
Explanation: Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya all border Lake Victoria.
Correct answer: Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya- A. Rwanda and Burundi
- B. Zambia and Malawi
- C. Chad and Sudan
- D. Ethiopia and Somalia
Explanation: Rwanda and Burundi drain into Lake Victoria but have no shoreline on it.
Correct answer: Rwanda and Burundi