How Good Are You At Geography?

I think Dr. Manzo would be proud to know that I still continue my Georgraphy intersts...After receiving my BA in Geography in 1999, I still love to help people on Airplanes and explain to them how we fly and which countries or oceans we go over... I found this really cool Geography Quiz... Take it if you like to see how well you know your Geography!!




Answer the Questions to the best of your knowledge

10pts

1. Name the states and capitals and capitol of Australia?

Queensland, Brisbane
South Australia, Adelaide
Victoria, Melbourne
New South Wales, Sydney
Western Australia, Perth
Nothern Territory (Not a State), Darwin
Tasmania, Hobart
and the Capitol is Canberra


2pts.

2. What is the Capitol of China? Beijing

4pts

3. Name the 4 largest Islands that make up Japan

Oh gosh, Honshū, Hokkaidō, Kyūshū and Shikoku I think Gosh I may be wrong

5 pts.

4. What two continents lie entirely underneath the equator?

That's easy Australia and Antarctica

5pts

5. What is the Capitol of Antarctica?

Doesn't have one, because no one owns it... it is divided into regions where people use it for scientific studies

10pts.

6. Name the 3 countries and capitols of North America
Canda--Ottawa I think
USA -- Washington DC
Mexico-- Mexico City

5pts

7. What are the Scandanavian Countries?

Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland... I think

5pts

8. What is the capitol of Greenland and who owns it?

Oh God, if I get this wrong Mike will kill me...LOL
Nuuk (Godthab) and Denmark owns it... Hejsa Mike...my best bud in Greenland

4pts.

9. How many continents are there in the world? And what are they?

7 continents: Antarctica, Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America

10 pts

10. Name 10 countries and capitols in Europe

Great Britian -- London
France -- Paris
Germany-- Berlin
Italy -- Rome
Romania -- Bucharest
Bugaria -- Sofia
Iceland --Reykjavík
Norway--Oslo
Russia-- Moscow (although some consider Russia is in Asia)
Belgium--Brussels

10 pts

11. How much do you know about Africa
A) Which country did Madonna adopt her precious baby from in Africa? Malawi
B) This country was almost cleaned out w/ genocide in the 1990s which Clinton should have done something about? Rwanda
C) Where is the Great African Rift? Oh gosh, I believe Kenya
D) The largest mountain in Africa is? Mount Kilimanjaro I think
E) The capital of Egypt? Cairo
F) Where do the Great Pyramids lay? Egypt
G) Longest River in Africa? Nile River
H) Human Civilazation begin in Africa True or False? Oh I am not sure if it was Africa or the Middle East False Maybe?

5pts

12. The capital of Iran is?
----Tehran
13. The capital of Iraq is?
---- Baghdad
14. The capital of Afganistan is?
Kabul
15. The longest river in the Middle East?

I am not sure

15pts.

16. Start from the west and go to the east and name 15 countries... Starting from Japan and ending in the USA Name 15 countries between...

Japan, Mongolia, Russia, China, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Bermuda, USA

5pts.

17. What is the Capital of Chile? Santiago... Hi Jorge...
18. What is the Capital of Argentina? Buenos Aries
19. What is the longest Mountain Chain in South America? The Andes
20. What is the Driest Desert in South America? The Atacama Desert
21. What is the world's largest rainforest and what country does it lie in? Amazon Rainforest and it is in Brazil

1pt.

22. What is the longest river in South America? Amazon

1pt.

23. Has South America ever had a hurricane? Normally no, but a few years ago Hurricane Catarina hit Brazil...for some reason the south atlantic ocean rarely gets hurricanes

2pts.

24. Name the World's 5 Oceans

1) Pacific Ocean
2) Atlantic Ocean
3) Arcic Ocean
4) Indian Ocean
5) Southern Ocean --recently added to the new maps

1pt.

Final Question

25. What is the Highest Mountain in Antarctica?
Perhaps Mt. Erebus?!? Not sure on this one...


F- 0-30 you need to Brush up on you Geography
F 31-50 Still need some Brushing up on Geography
F+ 51-59 A little better, but you still stink at Geography
D- 60-63 Ask a local Geographer for some tutoring
D 64-66 Read and Study more Geography
D+ 67-69 Study, Study and do more Studying you can get a C next
C-70-73 Not too bad, but you still need to study
C 74-76 OK, so you passed, but you still need to study
C+ 77-79 You know more than you thought
B- 80-83 Not Bad, you may become a Geographer
B 84-86 Consider majoring in Geography if you are in High School
B+ 87-89 WOW, you are a smart kiddie pie, but still need a few points
A- 90-93 You are wonderful at Geography and could find yourself on a map
A 94-96 Congratulations, Give yourself a Reward cause you know IT!!
A+ 97-99 You are Brilliant... Consider this your field to go into!
A++ 100 PERFECT!!! YOU KNOW YOUR GEOGRAPHY AND PROBABLY ARE EITHER A GEOGRAPHY TEACHER OR JUST A PLAIN GENIUS!!! YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF YOURSELF....


This Quiz was developed by 7 Wonders of the world...For the Answers check back next week under Answers to "How Good are you at Geography" by Donald Wong!! Donald Wong has a PhD in Geography and is 31 years old and teaches at the Univeristy of Biringham.