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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. Brazil
  • B. Argentina
  • C. Uruguay
  • D. Peru

Explanation: The Gran Chaco lowland is shared mainly by Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina, with a small part in Brazil.

Correct answer: Argentina
  • A. The Amazon
  • B. The Magdalena
  • C. The Orinoco
  • D. The Parana

Explanation: The Llanos are the tropical grassland plains of Venezuela and Colombia, drained by the Orinoco River system.

Correct answer: The Orinoco
  • A. China
  • B. Mongolia
  • C. Russia
  • D. North Korea

Explanation: The Manchurian or Northeast Plain is the fertile lowland of northeastern China.

Correct answer: China
  • A. The Osaka Plain; Osaka
  • B. The Kanto Plain; Tokyo
  • C. The Sendai Plain; Sendai
  • D. The Nobi Plain; Nagoya

Explanation: The Kanto Plain is Japan's largest lowland, and Tokyo stands on its shores.

Correct answer: The Kanto Plain; Tokyo
  • A. The Danube River
  • B. The Don River
  • C. The Dnieper River
  • D. The Dniester River

Explanation: The Dnieper is the great river of Ukraine, flowing south through Kyiv into the Black Sea.

Correct answer: The Dnieper River
  • A. The Persian Gulf
  • B. The Arabian Sea
  • C. The Mediterranean Sea
  • D. The Red Sea

Explanation: The Red Sea separates the Arabian Peninsula from northeastern Africa (Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea).

Correct answer: The Red Sea
  • A. The Red Sea
  • B. The Mediterranean Sea
  • C. The Adriatic Sea
  • D. The Black Sea

Explanation: The Mediterranean Sea forms the boundary between southern Europe and North Africa.

Correct answer: The Mediterranean Sea
  • A. The Aegean Sea
  • B. The Caspian Sea
  • C. The Black Sea
  • D. The Sea of Azov

Explanation: The Black Sea is enclosed by six countries: Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Russia and Georgia.

Correct answer: The Black Sea
  • A. The East China Sea
  • B. The Yellow Sea
  • C. The Sea of Okhotsk
  • D. The Sea of Japan

Explanation: The Sea of Japan separates the Japanese archipelago from the Korean Peninsula and the Russian mainland.

Correct answer: The Sea of Japan
  • A. The Arabian Sea
  • B. The Bay of Bengal
  • C. The Persian Gulf
  • D. The Red Sea

Explanation: Pakistan's entire coastline, including Karachi and Gwadar, lies on the Arabian Sea.

Correct answer: The Arabian Sea
  • A. The Gulf of Kutch
  • B. The Gulf of Mannar
  • C. The Bay of Bengal
  • D. The Arabian Sea

Explanation: The Bay of Bengal is the great bay of the northeastern Indian Ocean, bordered by India, Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Correct answer: The Bay of Bengal
  • A. The South China Sea
  • B. The Java Sea
  • C. The Sulu Sea
  • D. The Andaman Sea

Explanation: The Andaman Sea lies east of the Andaman Islands, between Myanmar, Thailand and the island chain.

Correct answer: The Andaman Sea
  • A. The Persian Gulf
  • B. The Gulf of Aden
  • C. The Gulf of Oman
  • D. The Gulf of Aqaba

Explanation: The Persian Gulf separates Iran on its northern shore from the Arab states of the Arabian Peninsula.

Correct answer: The Persian Gulf
  • A. The Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aden
  • B. The Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba
  • C. The Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman
  • D. The Gulf of Aqaba and the Gulf of Tadjoura

Explanation: The Sinai Peninsula is bordered by the Gulf of Suez on the west and the Gulf of Aqaba on the east.

Correct answer: The Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba
  • A. The Gulf of Cambay and the Duncan Passage
  • B. The Gulf of Mannar and the Ten Degree Channel
  • C. The Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait
  • D. The Gulf of Kutch and the Palk Strait

Explanation: India and Sri Lanka are separated by the Palk Strait in the north and the Gulf of Mannar in the south.

Correct answer: The Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait
  • A. The White Sea
  • B. The North Sea
  • C. The Norwegian Sea
  • D. The Baltic Sea

Explanation: The Baltic Sea lies north of Poland and Germany and washes the shores of the Baltic states.

Correct answer: The Baltic Sea
  • A. The Adriatic Sea
  • B. The Ionian Sea
  • C. The Ligurian Sea
  • D. The Tyrrhenian Sea

Explanation: The Adriatic Sea separates Italy from the Balkan Peninsula (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Albania).

Correct answer: The Adriatic Sea
  • A. The Sea of Marmara
  • B. The Aegean Sea
  • C. The Libyan Sea
  • D. The Ionian Sea

Explanation: The Aegean Sea, dotted with Greek islands, lies between mainland Greece and Turkey.

Correct answer: The Aegean Sea
  • A. The Dead Sea
  • B. The Caspian Sea
  • C. The Aral Sea
  • D. Lake Balkhash

Explanation: The Aral Sea, once one of the world's largest lakes, has shrunk drastically and lies between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

Correct answer: The Aral Sea
  • A. The Andaman Islands
  • B. The Nicobar Islands
  • C. Diu
  • D. Lakshadweep

Explanation: Lakshadweep is the coral island group of India in the Arabian Sea, off the Kerala coast.

Correct answer: Lakshadweep