Study Guide

Question 1

What is the world’s largest desert?

Answer 1

The Sahara Desert, bounded to the south by the semi-arid Sahel region in North Africa.

Question 2

What is Africa’s second-longest river?

Answer 2

The Congo River, which is the only river in the world to cross the equator twice.

Question 3

Which West African country was founded by freed American slaves?

Answer 3

Liberia, governed from Monrovia.

Question 4

What is South Africa’s largest city?

Answer 4

Johannesburg, which is also the site of O.R. Tambo International Airport.

Question 5

What is the capital of Mozambique?

Answer 5

Maputo, located in southeast Africa and separated from Madagascar by its namesake channel.

Question 6

What is the maximum depth of Lake Tanganyika?

Answer 6

Almost 5,000 feet, and it is part of Africa’s Great Lakes.

Question 7

What is the capital city of Nepal?

Answer 7

Kathmandu, located in Bagmati Province in the Himalayas.

Question 8

Which country is governed from Pyongyang?

Answer 8

North Korea, separated from South Korea by the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).

Question 9

What is the deepest lake in the world?

Answer 9

Lake Baikal, located in Eastern Siberia, containing 11% of the world’s supply of fresh water.

Question 10

What is the second-longest river in China?

Answer 10

The Yellow River, named for the color of the loess and silt that makes up its bed.

Question 11

Which Indian Ocean nation is separated from India by the Palk Strait?

Answer 11

Sri Lanka.

Question 12

What is considered the world’s largest lake?

Answer 12

The Caspian Sea, a saltwater sea that forms an inland depression with the Aral Sea.

Question 13

What is the largest city in India?

Answer 13

Mumbai, formerly called Bombay, and the capital of the state of Maharashtra.

Question 15

What are the Galapagos Islands?

Answer 15

The Galapagos Islands are an Ecuadorian-owned archipelago in the Pacific Ocean where Charles Darwin did much of his research on evolution by natural selection.

Question 16

Who named the strait that divides the two main islands of New Zealand?

Answer 16

Explorer James Cook named the strait that divides the two main islands of New Zealand, called North Island and South Island.

Question 17

What is Easter Island also known as?

Answer 17

Easter Island is also known as Rapa Nui and belongs to Chile, but is considered part of Polynesia. It is known for its large statues of human heads known as moai.

Question 18

What is St. Petersburg formerly known as?

Answer 18

St. Petersburg, formerly Leningrad, is the second-largest city in Russia, located on the Neva River.

Question 19

What is the capital of Denmark?

Answer 19

The capital of Denmark is Copenhagen, and it is a small Scandinavian country just north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.

Question 20

Where is Mont Blanc located?

Answer 20

Mont Blanc is located on the border between France and Italy and is the highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe.

Question 21

What is the largest Italian region?

Answer 21

Sicily is the largest Italian region and largest Mediterranean island, with its capital at Palermo.

Question 22

What is Reykjavik known for?

Answer 22

Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, is the northernmost national capital in the world.

Question 23

What is the capital of Hungary?

Answer 23

Hungary’s capital is Budapest, which is the site of attractions like St. Stephen’s Cathedral and Chain Bridge.

Question 24

Where is San Marino located?

Answer 24

San Marino, the world’s oldest continually-existing republic, is located on Mount Titano and completely surrounded by Italy.

Question 25

What is the largest borough of New York City?

Answer 25

Queens is the largest New York City borough in area, located on Long Island across the East River from Manhattan.

Question 26

What is Key West known for?

Answer 26

Key West is the southernmost point of Florida, the Florida Keys, and the 48 contiguous United States.

Question 27

What is the Grand Canyon?

Answer 27

The Grand Canyon is a giant gorge in Arizona carved out by the Colorado River.

Question 28

What is Hollywood known for?

Answer 28

Hollywood is a neighborhood of Los Angeles known as the center of the American film industry.

Question 29

What is the largest city in Connecticut?

Answer 29

The state of Connecticut's largest city is Bridgeport, and Yale University is located in its city of New Haven.

Question 30

What is the capital of Arkansas?

Answer 30

Arkansas, whose capital is Little Rock, borders Missouri to the north and Tennessee and Mississippi to the east.

Question 31

What cuisine is associated with Alaska?

Answer 31

Some of the cuisine associated with Alaska includes burgers made of moose and salmon.

Question 32

What are the cities in British Columbia?

Answer 32

Victoria and Vancouver are cities in the Canadian province of British Columbia.

Question 33

What are the Great Smoky Mountains known for?

Answer 33

The Great Smoky Mountains in North Carolina and Tennessee comprise the U.S.'s most-visited national park.

Question 34

What is the largest city in Quebec?

Answer 34

The city with the highest population in Canada's French-speaking province of Quebec is Montreal.

Question 35

What does El Salvador mean?

Answer 35

El Salvador takes its name from Jesus Christ, has its capital at San Salvador, and along with the Central African Republic, is one of two nations in the world where Bitcoin is legal tender currency.

Question 36

What is São Paulo known for?

Answer 36

São Paulo is the most populous city in Brazil, as well as the largest city by population in both the western and southern hemispheres.

Question 37

What is Havana known for?

Answer 37

Havana, the capital of Cuba, is the site of the Jose Marti memorial in the Plaza de la Revolucion.