Free World Geography MCQs with Answers

• A. Spain and Italy
• B. France and Spain
• C. Italy and France
• D. France and Italy

Explanation: Corsica is French and Sardinia is Italian.

• A. Denmark and Sweden
• B. Denmark and the Netherlands
• C. Denmark and Germany
• D. Sweden and Norway

Explanation: The Øresund strait separates Denmark from Sweden.

• A. Greenland and Baffin Island
• B. Greenland and Iceland
• C. Iceland and Britain
• D. Baffin Island and Victoria Island

Explanation: The Denmark Strait runs between Greenland and Iceland.

• A. The Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea
• B. The Labrador Sea and the Greenland Sea
• C. The Greenland Sea and the Irminger Sea
• D. The Norwegian Sea and the North Sea

Explanation: The strait links the Greenland Sea to the Irminger Sea.

• A. Iceland and Jan Mayen
• B. Greenland and Iceland
• C. Baffin Island and Victoria Island
• D. Greenland and Baffin Island

Explanation: The Davis Strait separates Greenland from Canada's Baffin Island.

• A. Baffin Bay and the Labrador Sea
• B. Hudson Bay and the Atlantic Ocean
• C. The Greenland Sea and Baffin Bay
• D. The Labrador Sea and the Gulf of St Lawrence

Explanation: The strait links Baffin Bay in the north to the Labrador Sea in the south.

• A. The Boothia Peninsula
• B. The Ungava Peninsula
• C. The Melville Peninsula
• D. The Labrador Peninsula

Explanation: The Hudson Strait runs between Baffin Island and Quebec's Ungava Peninsula.

• A. Mexico and Guatemala
• B. Mexico and Belize
• C. Mexico and Cuba
• D. Cuba and Jamaica

Explanation: The Yucatán Channel lies between Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula and Cuba.

• A. The Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean
• B. The Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean
• C. The Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico
• D. The Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico

Explanation: The channel links the Caribbean Sea to the Gulf of Mexico.

• A. The Atlantic Ocean
• B. The Indian Ocean
• C. The Arctic Ocean
• D. The Pacific Ocean

Explanation: The Straits of Florida join the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic.

• A. South Georgia
• B. Tierra del Fuego
• C. The Galápagos
• D. The Falklands

Explanation: The strait separates the mainland from the Tierra del Fuego archipelago.

• A. The Atlantic and Indian oceans
• B. The Pacific and Indian oceans
• C. The Atlantic and Pacific oceans
• D. The Atlantic and Arctic oceans

Explanation: The strait is a natural Atlantic–Pacific passage at South America's tip.

• A. North and South America
• B. Australia and Antarctica
• C. South America and Africa
• D. South America and Antarctica

Explanation: The Drake Passage separates Cape Horn from the Antarctic Peninsula.

• A. Mozambique
• B. Kenya
• C. Tanzania
• D. South Africa

Explanation: The channel runs between Madagascar and Mozambique.

• A. Sumatra and Java
• B. Borneo and Sulawesi
• C. Australia and New Guinea
• D. Australia and New Zealand

Explanation: The Torres Strait lies between Australia and New Guinea.

• A. Melville Island
• B. Kangaroo Island
• C. Fraser Island
• D. Tasmania

Explanation: The Bass Strait separates Tasmania from mainland Australia.

• A. The North Island and the South Island
• B. The North Island and Stewart Island
• C. The South Island and Stewart Island
• D. The North Island and the Chatham Islands

Explanation: The Cook Strait runs between New Zealand's two main islands.

• A. The Andaman Islands and Myanmar
• B. The Andaman Islands and the Nicobar Islands
• C. The Nicobar Islands and Sumatra
• D. The Lakshadweep and the Maldives

Explanation: The Ten Degree Channel, named for its latitude, divides the Andamans from the Nicobars.

• A. Mauritius
• B. Sri Lanka
• C. The Maldives
• D. Seychelles

Explanation: The Eight Degree Channel separates India's Minicoy island from the Maldives.

• A. The Strait of Malacca
• B. Bab el-Mandeb
• C. The Strait of Tiran
• D. The Strait of Hormuz, between Iran and Oman

Explanation: The Strait of Hormuz, flanked by Iran and Oman, is the outlet of the Persian Gulf.