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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 Sonoran Desert
- B. The Chihuahuan Desert
- C. The Mojave Desert
- D. The Great Basin Desert
Explanation: The Chihuahuan Desert spans northern Mexico and extends into Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.
Correct answer: The Chihuahuan Desert- A. The Simpson Desert
- B. The Gibson Desert
- C. The Great Victoria Desert
- D. The Great Sandy Desert
Explanation: The Great Victoria Desert is Australia's largest desert.
Correct answer: The Great Victoria Desert- A. Tasmania and Victoria
- B. New South Wales and Victoria
- C. Queensland and the Northern Territory
- D. Western Australia and South Australia
Explanation: The Great Victoria Desert stretches across Western Australia and South Australia.
Correct answer: Western Australia and South Australia- A. The Tanami Desert
- B. The Simpson Desert
- C. The Gibson Desert
- D. The Great Sandy Desert
Explanation: The Great Sandy Desert ranks as Australia's second-largest desert.
Correct answer: The Great Sandy Desert3205. Which Australian desert extends across the Northern Territory, South Australia and Queensland?
- A. The Great Sandy Desert
- B. The Simpson Desert
- C. The Gibson Desert
- D. The Great Victoria Desert
Explanation: The Simpson Desert spans the Northern Territory, South Australia and Queensland.
Correct answer: The Simpson Desert- A. It has no permanent ice
- B. It has no liquid water
- C. It receives very little annual precipitation
- D. It is too cold for snow
Explanation: Deserts are defined by low precipitation, and Antarctica's interior gets very little snowfall each year.
Correct answer: It receives very little annual precipitation- A. The Wright Valleys
- B. The Taylor Glaciers
- C. The Ellsworth Valleys
- D. The McMurdo Dry Valleys
Explanation: The McMurdo Dry Valleys are ice-free areas of Antarctica noted for their extreme aridity.
Correct answer: The McMurdo Dry Valleys- A. Furnace Creek in Death Valley, California
- B. Al Aziziyah, Libya
- C. Turbat, Pakistan
- D. Dallol, Ethiopia
Explanation: Furnace Creek recorded 56.7 C on 10 July 1913, the WMO-accepted world heat record.
Correct answer: Furnace Creek in Death Valley, California- A. No, weather stations are obsolete
- B. No, they measure different things, so "hottest place" claims must specify the measurement
- C. Yes, they measure the same thing
- D. Yes, satellites are more accurate
Explanation: Satellites sense ground (surface) temperature while stations measure air temperature, so the two cannot be directly compared.
Correct answer: No, they measure different things, so "hottest place" claims must specify the measurement- A. Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Winnipeg
- B. Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario and Great Bear
- C. Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario
- D. Superior, Huron, Erie, Ontario and Titicaca
Explanation: The five Great Lakes of North America are Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario.
Correct answer: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario- A. WATER – Winnipeg, Athabasca, Titicaca, Erie and Reindeer
- B. RIVER – Reindeer, Ili, Victoria, Eyre and Rudolf
- C. LAKES – Ladoga, Athabasca, Kivu, Eyre and Superior
- D. HOMES – Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior
Explanation: The word HOMES encodes the first letters of Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior.
Correct answer: HOMES – Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior- A. Lake Erie
- B. Lake Michigan
- C. Lake Superior
- D. Lake Huron
Explanation: Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake wholly inside the USA; the others are shared with Canada.
Correct answer: Lake Michigan- A. Lake Michigan
- B. Lake Huron
- C. Lake Superior
- D. Lake Erie
Explanation: Lake Superior is the deepest of the five Great Lakes.
Correct answer: Lake Superior- A. Lake Huron
- B. Lake Michigan
- C. Lake Ontario
- D. Lake Erie
Explanation: Lake Erie is the shallowest of the Great Lakes.
Correct answer: Lake Erie- A. Lake Ontario
- B. Lake Erie
- C. Lake Huron
- D. Lake Michigan
Explanation: Lake Ontario has the smallest surface area among the five Great Lakes.
Correct answer: Lake Ontario- A. The St. Lawrence River
- B. The Niagara River
- C. The St. Marys River
- D. The Detroit River
Explanation: The Niagara River carries water from Lake Erie down to Lake Ontario.
Correct answer: The Niagara River- A. Lake Michigan and Lake Erie
- B. Lake Huron and Lake Michigan
- C. Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
- D. Lake Superior and Lake Huron
Explanation: The falls are on the Niagara River, which links Lake Erie to Lake Ontario.
Correct answer: Lake Erie and Lake Ontario- A. The Ottawa River
- B. The Niagara River
- C. The Hudson River
- D. The St. Lawrence River
Explanation: The St. Lawrence River drains Lake Ontario northeastward to the Atlantic.
Correct answer: The St. Lawrence River- A. The St. Marys River
- B. The St. Lawrence River
- C. The St. Clair River
- D. The Niagara River
Explanation: The St. Marys River flows from Lake Superior into Lake Huron.
Correct answer: The St. Marys River- A. Lake Huron
- B. Lake Michigan
- C. Lake Erie
- D. Lake Superior
Explanation: Manitoulin Island lies in Lake Huron, in Ontario, Canada; it is the largest island in any freshwater lake.
Correct answer: Lake Huron