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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. Ukraine and Poland
- B. Romania and Bulgaria
- C. Romania and Hungary
- D. Romania and Ukraine
Explanation: Moldova lies between Romania to the west and Ukraine to the east.
Correct answer: Romania and Ukraine- A. Yes; river access does not constitute an ocean coastline
- B. No, river access gives it a coastline
- C. No, it has a Black Sea coast
- D. Yes, but only in winter
Explanation: Moldova's tiny Danube frontage does not reach the sea, so it remains landlocked.
Correct answer: Yes; river access does not constitute an ocean coastline- A. The White Sea
- B. The Baltic Sea
- C. The North Sea
- D. The Black Sea
Explanation: Kaliningrad sits on the Baltic coast between Poland and Lithuania.
Correct answer: The Baltic Sea- A. Germany and Austria
- B. France and Italy
- C. Austria and Switzerland
- D. Switzerland and Italy
Explanation: Liechtenstein is doubly landlocked, bordered only by Austria and Switzerland.
Correct answer: Austria and Switzerland- A. The Alps
- B. The Apennines
- C. The Jura
- D. The Pyrenees
Explanation: The Pyrenees form the natural border between France and Spain.
Correct answer: The Pyrenees- A. The Oder, together with the Lusatian Neisse farther south
- B. The Elbe
- C. The Danube
- D. The Rhine
Explanation: The Oder–Neisse line has been the German–Polish border since 1945.
Correct answer: The Oder, together with the Lusatian Neisse farther south- A. Eswatini
- B. Lesotho
- C. Botswana
- D. Namibia
Explanation: Lesotho is an enclave wholly inside South Africa.
Correct answer: Lesotho- A. Mozambique and Tanzania
- B. South Africa and Mozambique
- C. South Africa and Zimbabwe
- D. Lesotho and South Africa
Explanation: Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) is bordered by South Africa and Mozambique.
Correct answer: South Africa and Mozambique- A. Angola, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe
- B. Namibia, Angola, Zambia and Zimbabwe
- C. Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia
- D. Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa
Explanation: Botswana is bordered by Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia.
Correct answer: Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia- A. No, they are separated by Zimbabwe
- B. Yes, along the entire Zambezi
- C. No, they are separated by Namibia
- D. Yes; they share a short boundary at the Zambezi River near Kazungula
Explanation: Botswana and Zambia touch briefly at the Zambezi near Kazungula.
Correct answer: Yes; they share a short boundary at the Zambezi River near Kazungula- A. Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Mozambique
- B. Zambia, Mozambique, South Africa and Botswana
- C. South Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique and Zambia
- D. Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia
Explanation: Zimbabwe is bordered by Zambia, Mozambique, South Africa and Botswana.
Correct answer: Zambia, Mozambique, South Africa and Botswana- A. Tanzania, Kenya and Mozambique
- B. Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Tanzania
- C. Tanzania, Mozambique and Zambia
- D. Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique
Explanation: Landlocked Malawi is bordered by Tanzania, Mozambique and Zambia.
Correct answer: Tanzania, Mozambique and Zambia- A. Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia and the DRC
- B. Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi and Uganda
- C. Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi
- D. Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Explanation: Rwanda is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the DRC.
Correct answer: Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo- A. Rwanda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- B. Tanzania, Zambia and the DRC
- C. Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania
- D. Rwanda, Tanzania and Kenya
Explanation: Burundi is bordered by Rwanda, Tanzania and the DRC.
Correct answer: Rwanda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo- A. Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and the DRC
- B. South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- C. Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi
- D. Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan
Explanation: Uganda is bordered by these five countries in East and Central Africa.
Correct answer: South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo- A. Eritrea
- B. Chad
- C. South Sudan
- D. The Central African Republic
Explanation: South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in July 2011.
Correct answer: South Sudan- A. Sudan, Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda
- B. Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, the DRC and Sudan
- C. Chad, the CAR, the DRC, Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia
- D. Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic
Explanation: South Sudan is bordered by six countries, with Sudan to the north.
Correct answer: Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic- A. Eritrea
- B. South Sudan
- C. Somalia
- D. Djibouti
Explanation: Eritrea's independence in 1993 deprived landlocked Ethiopia of its Red Sea coast.
Correct answer: Eritrea- A. Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Sudan and Egypt
- B. Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, South Sudan, Sudan and Chad
- C. Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, South Sudan and Sudan
- D. Eritrea, Djibouti, Kenya, Tanzania, Sudan and South Sudan
Explanation: Ethiopia is bordered by these six states in the Horn of Africa.
Correct answer: Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, South Sudan and Sudan- A. Mali
- B. Burkina Faso
- C. Niger
- D. Chad
Explanation: N'Djamena is the capital of landlocked Chad in Central Africa.
Correct answer: Chad