Kids Quiz 3

Geography

Authored by Alan

​Q 1)  Do stalactites rise from the floor or hang from the ceiling of limestone caves?​​
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Hang from Ceiling
Easy to remember - they hang on 'tite' whereas the others (Stalagmites) 'might'  fall.

​Q 2) In what country would you find the cities Ankara and Istanbul?​
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Turkey.  Ankara is the capital

​Q 3:-  In what country was a 2,000 year old terracotta army discovered buried?

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China.  Near the city of Xi'an - pronounced SheeAn

Q 4:-  On what continent would you find the Atacama Desert?

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South America
Mainly in Chile

Q 5:- What (or where) is the highest waterfall in the world
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Angel Falls, Venezuela, South America. 
​The falls are 3230 feet in height, with an uninterrupted drop of 2647 feet. Angel Falls is located on a tributary of the Rio Caroni.

​Q 6:-   What is the name of the active volcano in Sicily?

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Mount Etna

​Q 7:-   Which continent is Mount Kilimanjaro located on?

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Africa

​Q 8:- Name four of the five oceans?
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Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic and Southern

​Q9:- What are the two longest rivers in the world?

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The Nile (Africa) and The Amazon (South America)

​Q 10:- Which city is nicknamed The Big Apple? ​

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New York

​Q 11:- Which of the following is not a type of liquid associated with a volcano? a) Magma,  b) Petrol,  c) Lava
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​​b) Petrol

Q 12:-  What type of natural disaster can be described as a series of long, high sea waves caused by an earthquake?

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Tsunami

Q 13:-  What is the name of the world's biggest coral reef: a) Amazon Reef, b) Great Barrier Reef, c) Apo Reef?

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b) Great Barrier Reef, Australia

​Q 14:-  Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic are the three basic types of what?

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Rocks

Q 15:-  Which ocean surrounds Madagascar?
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The Indian Ocean

Q 16:-  The River Seine flows through which European capital city: a) Madrid, b) London, c) Paris?

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c) Paris?​ 

Q 17:-  Two African countries begin with letter Z.  Can you name either?

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Zambia and Zimbabwe

​18 :-   This national capital city is located on the banks of the Thames river.  What is its name?

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London

Q19 :-  Which city is the only city in the world situated on two continents?

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Istanbul in Turkey.  As the city spreads over two sides of a river canal, the Bosporus, which is separates the city in an Asian part and an European part.

Q20:- Which is the largest metropolitan city in the world (by population)?


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Tokyo,  Japan.  
​More than 37 million people live in the metropolitan city.  That is 1.5 times the size of Australian population

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