TITL: Quizzical Geographic 1997 COMP: Matt Rosenburg - http://geography.about.com NOTE: Prepare to have your geographical knowledge seriously evaluated. With some of these quiz questions, you'll need to keep in mind that all the quiz questions date from 1997. Which populated place has the highest elevation? Denver, Colorado Laramie, Wyoming Summit, Alaska *Climax, Colorado ?Climax, Colorado has an elevation of 11,560 feet above sea level. Which country has the largest capacity reservoir in the world? Egypt United States *Uganda Brazil ?Uganda's Owen Falls Reservoir has a capacity of 204.8 billion cubic meters. Russia's Bratsk and Egypt's Aswan High Dam Reservoirs are the second and third largest, respectively. What is the predominant religion in the Philippines? Protestant Muslim Hindu *Roman Catholic ?Approximately 83% of the population is Roman Catholic. Which location is further east? New York, New York, USA *Santiago, Chile ?Santiago, Chile is 70.40° west and New York is 74.01° west, placing Santiago (near the Pacific Ocean in South America) many miles east of New York City. Many people do not realize that South America is southeast of North America and not directly south. Which of the following countries has a green flag? *Libya Somalia Japan Spain ?Libya's flag is all green. Which continent has the highest number of Christians? Asia Africa *Europe North America The Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean is the deepest point in any ocean. How deep is it? 13,000-16,000 meters *10,000-12,999 meters 7,000-9,999 meters 4,000-6,999 meters ?The Mariana Trench has a depth of 10,924 meters (35,840 feet) Which capital city has the highest elevation? *Quito, Ecuador Mexico City, Mexico Paris, France Bern, Switzerland ?Quito, Ecuador is 9,222 feet above sea level. Which is the largest natural lake in the world? Superior, North America Victoria, Africa Aral Sea, Asia *Caspian Sea, Europe The United States has the largest Gross Domestic Product. Which country is second? *China Japan Germany India Which country do the most tourists visiting the U.S. come from? Ukraine Japan *Canada Mexico ?Over 14 million Canadian tourists visit the U.S. each year. About 8 million Mexican tourists visit each year. Which country does not have a red and white flag? Monaco Poland Switzerland *Romania Which point is farthest north? The northernmost point in Maine *The northernmost point in Minnesota ?Northwest Angle, Minnesota The tallest mountain in Europe is? Matterhorn, Italy-Switzerland *Mont Blanc, France-Italy Dom, Switzerland Weisshorn, Switzerland Which country has the largest land area? China *Russia Canada Luxembourg Which U.S. state has the highest mineral production? California Nevada *Arizona Texas ?Arizona produces a great deal of copper, sand, and gravel. Which continent has the lowest point in elevation? *Antarctica Asia North America Europe ?Antarctica's Bentley Subglacial Trench is believed to be 8,327 feet below sea level. Which of the following countries does not border India? Pakistan *Kyrgyzstan Nepal China What is the capital of Ukraine? Odessa Smolensk Moscow *Kiev The Falkland Islands are a territory of? Netherlands Argentina *United Kingdom United States All of the following cities are capitals except? Rabat, Morocco *Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Phnom Penh, Cambodia Rangoon, Myanmar ?The capital of Brazil is Brasilia. Which city is farther west? *Reno, Nevada Los Angeles, California ?Reno is farther west, located at 119°48'40" W while Los Angeles is located to the east at 118°14'28" W. Which Great Lake (U.S.) has the largest surface area? Huron Erie Superior *Michigan ?Michigan has the largest surface area but lake Superior has the largest water volume. The chief crop of Liberia and South Korea is? Cotton Tobacco *Rice Grapes All of the following cities are at sea level except? Kiev, Ukraine Tripoli, Libya Bangkok, Thailand *London, United Kingdom ?London, United Kingdom is 245 feet (75 meters) above sea level. The Afrikaans language is spoken in South Africa. It is a derivative of? German Swedish *Dutch French The component distinguishing the Latin American city is? *A commercial spine Edge cities Low density suburbs Toll roads Which city started as an island village? Athens Rome London *Paris According to the 1990 U.S. Census, the four largest metropolitan areas (in order) are? New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Chicago *New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington D.C. New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia The Negev desert is located in? Russia *Israel Libya Mongolia Tobacco, Tomatoes, and Maize all originated in which region? Europe Southeast Asia Middle East *Central America St.Petersburg, Russia is adjacent to the? Gulf of Bothina Gulf of Riga *Gulf of Finland Barrents Sea Which two places are in the same time zone? *Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Moscow, Russia Anchorage, Alaska and Honolulu, Hawaii Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Halifax, Canada Cape Town, South Africa and Rome, Italy A Mediterranean-style dry summer subtropical climate exists in all of the following areas except? Southwestern coast of Australia California Chile *Amazon Basin The Anatolian Plateau is located in? Iran Canada *Turkey Greece Portions of all of the following countries average more than 500 centimeters (200 inches) of rain annually, except? Cameroon Papua New Guinea India *Brazil Which African nation has the highest GNP per capita? *Gabon South Africa Swaziland Morocco ?Gabon's GNP is about $4,000 per year, their oil reserves, minerals, and logging industry help imporve conditions. What is the capital of Australia? Sydney Melbourne *Canberra Darwin ?Canberra, Australian Capital Territory is within the territory of New South Wales. Between the time of Australian independence and the time that Canberra was finished being built, Melbourne served as the capital. The highest point in the United Kingdom is? Ben More Mount Leinste *Ben Nevis Broad Law ?Ben Nevis, 1343 meters or 4406 feet is located in the Scottish Northern Highlands. Which country is home to the highest waterfall, Angel Falls? Brazil *Venezuela Switzerland United States ?The falls are 979 meters or 3212 feet high. Which city is home to the Boshoi Theater, the Museum of the Revolution, and the Exhibition of Economic Achievements? Berlin *Moscow St. Petersburg Paris Hollywood is located in all but? Florida Maryland *Panama Ireland The Rub al Khali or the Empty Quarter is located in? Sudan Iran Iraq *Saudi Arabia Tourism is the primary industry of all of the following countries except? *Guyana Greece The Gambia Grenada The Mississippi River begins flowing in? *Minnesota Michigan Wisconsin Ontario, Canada What is the principal and official language of Brazil? Brazilian Spanish English *Portuguese ?Spanish, English, and French are also common. Which country borders Eritrea? Somalia *Ethiopia Egypt South Africa The small Republic of San Marino is surrounded by? *Italy Spain Morocco France The most populous Canadian province is? Yukon Territory British Columbia *Ontario Quebec ?Ontario has a population of 10 million. The second largest province is Quebec (6.9 million), British Columbia is third with 3.2 million, and the Yukon Territory is the smallest with just under 28,000. Which region of France is Paris located in (there are 22 regions in France)? Centre Alsace Rhone-Alpes *Ile-de-France Papua New Guinea and Indonesia share the Pacific island of? Guadalcanal *New Guinea Madagascar Borneo Kit Carson County and Kit Carson mountain are located in which U.S. state? Nevada Wyoming Maine *Colorado How many U.S. states have a Jefferson County? 5 15 *25 35 Bohemia is located in? *Czech Republic Germany Romania Berkeley The environmental disaster known as the Aral Sea lies on the border of? Turkmenistan-Iran *Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan Russia-Georgia Russia-Kazakhstan The Gobi Desert is located in? South America Africa *Asia Australia ?It borders China and Mongolia. Which of the following is not one of the main four islands of Japan? Honshu *Lhotse Kyushu Hokkaido ?Lhotse is a peak in the Himalayas. The fourth main island of Japan is Shikoku. The Texas county with the largest population is? *Harris Dallas Bexar Lubbock ?Harris County is the home of Houston and has about 2.8 million people. What is the name of the Chicago newspaper with the highest circulation? Sun-Times Free Press Times *Tribune What is the official language of Ethiopia? Arabic Italian Tigrinya *Amharic Which line of latitude is one-half as long as the equator? 23.5° 45° *60° 75° Which Central American country does not have coasts on the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean? Guatemala Panama Honduras *El Salvador From west to east... *Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia Sweden, Norway, Finland, Russia Finland, Norway, Sweden, Russia Sweden, Finland, Norway, Russia Where is Lake Pontchartrain? Minnesota *Louisiana New York Florida Where did Buddhism begin? Japan China *India Australia What is the capital of Nepal? Dhaka Islamabad Yangoon *Katmandu Which two countries share the Kra Isthmus, which connects the Malay Peninsula to Southeast Asia? Malaysia and Laos *Myanmar and Thailand Indonesia and Malaysia Myanmar and Cambodia Baffin Bay is closest to? Antarctica Denmark *Canada South Carolina What is primary religion of Iceland? *Evangelical Lutheran Anglican Protestant Roman Catholic What is lateral commuting? Commuting between suburbs and the Central Business District. Commuting via the World Wide Web. Commuting by airplane between two cities which are a great distance apart. *Commuting between two suburbs. Where are the horse latitudes, which sailors avoided due to light winds? 0-5° North and South 10-15° North and South 20-25° North and South *30-35° North and South What is Walter Christaller is best known for? Plate Tectonics Bid-Rent Theory *Central Place Theory Age of Towns Theory Which country is Cabinda an exclave of? Australia *Angola Argentina Austria ?An exclave is a portion of a country separated from the main boundaries. What country is the Mediterranean island of Corsica a territory of? Italy *France Spain Greece Which is farthest north? *Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. Mexico City, Mexico Mumbai (Bombay), India Manila, Philippines Which is not an island of Hawaii? Lania *Shikoku Niihau Kauai Gentrification is most associated with? *Inner Cities Nursing Homes Agricultural Land Deltas Moldovia shares a border with? Slovak Republic Poland Greece *Ukraine Mauritania was a colony of? United Kingdom Portugal *France Denmark Ben Lomond is a mountain in all but? Australia United Kingdom Utah *Ireland Which French speaking country's capital is Brazzaville? Brazil *Congo Mozambique Costa Rica What is the country located between Thailand and Vietnam? China Myanmar Taiwan *Laos Which state is Martha's Vineyard located in? Rhode Island *Massachusetts New York South Carolina Which island relies on a diminishing phosphate reserve for income? Canary Palau *Nauru Madagascar Which of the following nations is not a member of NATO? Iceland *Ireland Luxembourg Canada Which nation leads the world in feature film production? China United States Japan *India Which nation is not one of the world's five top arms importers? *Israel India Japan Greece What is the maximum length of an Exclusive Economic Zone in the oceans? 50 nautical miles 100 nautical miles *200 nautical miles 400 nautical miles Where is the Qattara Depression located? Saudi Arabia *Egypt Sudan Iraq From west to east... *Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Chad, Egypt Morocco, Western Sahara, Algeria, Egypt Morocco, Tunisia, Mauritania, Egypt Which country is the source of the Euphrates River? Iraq Syria Turkey *Armenia Which two countries are separated by the Strait of Malacca? Thailand and Philippines *Malaysia and Indonesia Sri Lanka and India United States and Russia Philadelphia is ________ of New York? *southwest northeast west northwest Which number comes closest to the percentage of urban population in the United States and Canada? 55 65 *75 85 ?In the most recent census, Canada's population was 76.6% urban and the United States was 75.2% urban. Which nation mines the most copper and has the largest reserves in the world? United States Kazakhstan *Chile Mexico ?Chile is responsible for about 19% of world copper production and 22% of the reserves. Which country has over 40% of the world's swine? India Germany Russia *China Where is Cape Comorin? *India Yemen Italy South Korea Which North American river flows into Lake Winnipeg? Missouri *Red Hudson Columbia Which is the largest island? Borneo Madagascar *New Guinea Baffin ?New Guinea is 309,000 square miles. How far is the earth from the moon? 16,000 miles 128,000 miles *239,000 miles 652,000 miles Where is the Magnetic North Pole? The Beaufort Sea in the Arctic Ocean Baffin Island in Canada *The Queen Elizabeth Islands in Canada Northern Greenland ?The Queen Elizabeth Islands, at 77°N, 108°18'W. Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency show flood zones for which probabilities? 25 and 50 year floods 50 and 100 year floods 100 and 250 year floods *100 and 500 year floods What is special about stereoscopic images? Blue represents healthy vegetation *They allow viewing of an image in 3-D They show electronic manufacturing plants They have UTM grid lines printed on the image Moosehead Lake is the largest in which state? *Maine Montana Minnesota Missouri What is the capital of Slovakia? Presov *Bratislavia Nitra Kosice Which of the following languages is not spoken by more than 100 million people? French Bengali *Italian Arabic Which Chinese territory contains most of Tibet? Guangdong Nei Mongol Autonomous Region Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region *Xizang Autonomous Region Where is the Sargasso Sea? Mediterranean Sea *Northern Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Southern Pacific Ocean Which country is the world's leading wine producer? *Italy France Spain United States ?Italy produces 21.5% of the world's wine Where is Karachi? Afghanistan *Pakistan India Bangladesh What is the approximate circumference of the earth? 64,900 miles 22,300 miles *24,900 miles 31,600 miles What is the exact time it takes the earth to revolve around the sun? 365 days, 7 hours, 32 minutes, and 18 seconds 365 days, 2 hours, 12 minutes, and 49 seconds 364 days, 11 hours, 50 minutes, and 38 seconds *365 days, 5 hours, 49 minutes, and 12 seconds Which is the hardest rock type? Calcite *Topaz Quartz Talc ?Topaz is ranked 8 on the Mohs Scale of Hardness. The island of Rhodes, a Greek territory, is closest to which country? *Turkey Greece Italy Syria What is the primary religion of Myanmar? Roman Catholic Islamic *Buddhist Hindu ?About 85% of the population are Buddhist