Geography facts Flashcards
(41 cards)
What is the largest continent by area?
Asia
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile River
What is the highest mountain on Earth?
Mount Everest
What is the capital of France?
Paris
What ocean is the largest by surface area?
The Pacific Ocean
What is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
Which continent is known as the “Dark Continent”?
Africa
What line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
The Equator
What is the name of the imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through Greenwich, England?
The Prime Meridian
Which country has the largest population?
China
What desert is the largest hot desert in the world?
The Sahara Desert
What is a peninsula?
A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides
What is an archipelago?
A group or chain of islands
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
What are the Great Lakes?
A group of five large lakes in North America: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario
What is the largest island in the world?
Greenland
What is the term for a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas?
An isthmus
Which continent has the most countries?
Africa
What is the capital of Japan?
Tokyo
What is the Ring of Fire?
A region around the Pacific Ocean with many active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
What is the largest desert in the world?
Antarctic Desert
What river flows through Egypt?
The Nile River
