Islands, Deserts & Mountains

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1.Which desert covers much of northern Africa?
- A. Sahara
- B. Sonoran
- C. Namib
- D. Taklamakan
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Sahara
Did you know? The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world.
2.Which desert covers much of Botswana?
- A. Gobi
- B. Nubian Desert
- C. Sahara
- D. Kalahari
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Kalahari
Did you know? The Kalahari stretches into Namibia and South Africa.
3.Which desert known for its cacti diversity, stretches from Mexico into the United States?
- A. Simpson Desert
- B. Taklamakan
- C. Chihuahuan Desert
- D. Karakum
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Chihuahuan Desert
Did you know? The Chihuahuan Desert is famous for its cacti diversity.
4.Which island is the large triangular island at Italy's toe?
- A. Socotra
- B. Crete
- C. Sicily
- D. Sardinia
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Sicily
Did you know? Mount Etna rises on Sicily.
5.Which island is a large island west of Italy?
- A. Sardinia
- B. Sri Lanka
- C. Crete
- D. Honshu
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Sardinia
Did you know? Sardinia is an autonomous region of Italy.
6.Which island is the large Atlantic island of Canada?
- A. New Guinea
- B. Greenland
- C. Newfoundland
- D. Sardinia
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Newfoundland
Did you know? Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949.
7.Which mountain is the famous snow-capped volcano of Japan?
- A. Krakatoa
- B. Mount Fuji
- C. Aconcagua
- D. Mount Etna
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Mount Fuji
Did you know? Mount Fuji is Japan's highest peak.
8.Which mountain is the second highest mountain in the world?
- A. Mount Vesuvius
- B. K2
- C. Aconcagua
- D. Mauna Kea
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K2
Did you know? K2 lies on the border of Pakistan and China.
9.Which mountain is the Indonesian volcano famous for its 1883 eruption?
- A. Matterhorn
- B. Mount Elbrus
- C. Krakatoa
- D. Denali
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Krakatoa
Did you know? Krakatoa's explosion was heard thousands of kilometres away.
10.Which mountain range runs through western North America?
- A. Himalayas
- B. Rocky Mountains
- C. Great Dividing Range
- D. Ural Mountains
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Rocky Mountains
Did you know? The Rockies stretch from Canada to New Mexico.
11.Which mountain range runs through the eastern United States?
- A. Rocky Mountains
- B. Appalachians
- C. Alps
- D. Great Dividing Range
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Appalachians
Did you know? The Appalachians are among the oldest mountains on Earth.
12.Which mountain range runs along eastern Australia?
- A. Great Dividing Range
- B. Rocky Mountains
- C. Atlas Mountains
- D. Appalachians
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Great Dividing Range
Did you know? The Great Dividing Range parallels Australia's east coast.
13.Which desert stretches across Mongolia and northern China?
- A. Mojave
- B. Gobi
- C. Karakum
- D. Chihuahuan Desert
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Gobi
Did you know? The Gobi is a cold desert with harsh winters.
14.Which Italian volcano is called the "Lighthouse of the Mediterranean"?
- A. Santorini
- B. Mount Etna
- C. Mount Vesuvius
- D. Stromboli
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Stromboli
Did you know? Stromboli erupts in small regular bursts of lava.
15.Which Hawaiian volcano is the most active?
- A. Hualalai
- B. Mauna Loa
- C. Kilauea
- D. Haleakala
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Kilauea
Did you know? Kilauea has erupted almost continuously for decades.
16.Which island is the island state of the United States in the Pacific?
- A. Sardinia
- B. Palawan
- C. Hawaii
- D. Phuket
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Hawaii
Did you know? Hawaii is a chain of volcanic islands.
17.Which desert in Chile is one of the driest places on Earth?
- A. Sonoran
- B. Atacama
- C. Syrian Desert
- D. Great Victoria Desert
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Atacama
Did you know? Some Atacama weather stations have never recorded rain.
18.Which desert stretches across Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
- A. Gobi
- B. Negev
- C. Syrian Desert
- D. Danakil
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Syrian Desert
Did you know? The Syrian Desert was crossed by ancient caravan routes.
19.Which mountain is the highest mountain above sea level?
- A. Mont Blanc
- B. Kilimanjaro
- C. Mount Everest
- D. Vinson Massif
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Mount Everest
Did you know? Mount Everest stands about 8,849 m tall on the Nepal–China border.
20.Which island is divided among Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei?
- A. Sardinia
- B. Canary Islands
- C. Borneo
- D. Tasmania
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Borneo
Did you know? Borneo is the third largest island in the world.
21.Which island is an isolated island of Yemen with unique plants?
- A. Phuket
- B. Socotra
- C. Newfoundland
- D. Bali
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Socotra
Did you know? A third of Socotra's plant species exist nowhere else.
22.Which mountain range arcs across Switzerland, France, Italy and Austria?
- A. Ural Mountains
- B. Great Dividing Range
- C. Alps
- D. Appalachians
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Alps
Did you know? The Alps are Europe's highest mountain range.
23.Which mountain is the highest peak of the Americas, in Argentina?
- A. Aconcagua
- B. Mount Etna
- C. Kilimanjaro
- D. Mount Everest
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Aconcagua
Did you know? Aconcagua rises about 6,961 m in the Andes.
24.Which mountain is the highest peak of Europe, in Russia?
- A. Mount Elbrus
- B. Mount Vesuvius
- C. Mount St. Helens
- D. Mont Blanc
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Mount Elbrus
Did you know? Elbrus is a dormant volcano in the Caucasus.
25.Which island is the world's largest island?
- A. Greenland
- B. Faroe Islands
- C. Borneo
- D. Tasmania
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Greenland
Did you know? Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark.
26.Which mountain range arcs through Central and Eastern Europe?
- A. Carpathians
- B. Rocky Mountains
- C. Ural Mountains
- D. Alps
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Carpathians
Did you know? The Carpathians run through Romania, Poland and Slovakia.
27.Which desert lies in southern Israel?
- A. Thar
- B. Negev
- C. Atacama
- D. Kalahari
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Negev
Did you know? The Negev contains the city of Beersheba.
28.Which mountain destroyed Pompeii in AD 79?
- A. Matterhorn
- B. Mount Vesuvius
- C. Kilimanjaro
- D. Krakatoa
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Mount Vesuvius
Did you know? Vesuvius overlooks the Bay of Naples.
29.Which desert lies in northwest China?
- A. Taklamakan
- B. Simpson Desert
- C. Kalahari
- D. Negev
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Taklamakan
Did you know? The Taklamakan sits inside the Tarim Basin.
30.Which island is the long southwestern island of the Philippines?
- A. Bali
- B. Palawan
- C. Baffin Island
- D. Zanzibar
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Palawan
Did you know? Palawan is often ranked among the world's most beautiful islands.
31.Which mountain range is traditionally the boundary between Europe and Asia?
- A. Andes
- B. Appalachians
- C. Ural Mountains
- D. Great Dividing Range
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Ural Mountains
Did you know? The Urals run through Russia and Kazakhstan.
32.Which island group is a Spanish archipelago off northwest Africa?
- A. Zanzibar
- B. Greenland
- C. Crete
- D. Canary Islands
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Canary Islands
Did you know? Tenerife is the largest of the Canary Islands.
33.Which mountain is the highest peak of Antarctica?
- A. Vinson Massif
- B. Mount Elbrus
- C. Matterhorn
- D. Kilimanjaro
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Vinson Massif
Did you know? The Vinson Massif was first climbed in 1966.
34.Which island is the famous Hindu island of Indonesia?
- A. Faroe Islands
- B. Sri Lanka
- C. Palawan
- D. Bali
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Bali
Did you know? Bali is known for its temples and dances.
35.Which mountain stands on the border of Switzerland and Italy?
- A. Matterhorn
- B. Mont Blanc
- C. Denali
- D. Mount Fuji
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Matterhorn
Did you know? The Matterhorn has a distinctive pyramid shape.
36.Which desert is a dune field of central Australia?
- A. Syrian Desert
- B. Simpson Desert
- C. Kalahari
- D. Nubian Desert
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Simpson Desert
Did you know? The Simpson Desert has some of the longest parallel dunes on Earth.
37.Which mountain is the highest peak of Africa, in Tanzania?
- A. Kilimanjaro
- B. Denali
- C. Krakatoa
- D. Vinson Massif
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Kilimanjaro
Did you know? Kilimanjaro is a volcano with three cones.
38.Which mountain range stretches across northwest Africa?
- A. Alps
- B. Rocky Mountains
- C. Ural Mountains
- D. Atlas Mountains
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Atlas Mountains
Did you know? The Atlas Mountains run mainly through Morocco and Algeria.
39.Which islands are a self-governing group under Denmark?
- A. Sardinia
- B. Bali
- C. Faroe Islands
- D. Borneo
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Faroe Islands
Did you know? The Faroe Islands lie in the North Atlantic.
40.Which mountain range runs along the western edge of South America?
- A. Alps
- B. Andes
- C. Carpathians
- D. Atlas Mountains
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Andes
Did you know? The Andes are the longest continental mountain range.

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