World geography

Written by Prof. Ayesha Malik (Pakistan Studies)

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The largest ocean in the world is the:
- A Arctic Ocean
- B Atlantic Ocean
- C Indian Ocean
- D Pacific Ocean
The capital of Australia is:
- A Canberra
- B Sydney
- C Perth
- D Melbourne
The largest country in the world by area is:
- A Canada
- B China
- C The United States
- D Russia
The smallest country in the world is:
- A Liechtenstein
- B San Marino
- C Vatican City
- D Monaco
The highest mountain in the world above sea level is:
- A Makalu
- B Mount Everest
- C Kangchenjunga
- D K2
The Suez Canal joins the Mediterranean Sea to the:
- A Caspian Sea
- B Black Sea
- C Arabian Sea
- D Red Sea
The deepest known part of the oceans is the:
- A Mariana Trench
- B Puerto Rico Trench
- C Tonga Trench
- D Java Trench
The currency of Japan is the:
- A Won
- B Ringgit
- C Yuan
- D Yen
The largest hot desert in the world is the:
- A Thar
- B Sahara
- C Kalahari
- D Gobi
The capital of Turkey is:
- A Bursa
- B Istanbul
- C Izmir
- D Ankara
The longest river in the world is generally given as the:
- A Nile
- B Yangtze
- C Amazon
- D Mississippi
The largest continent by area is:
- A Asia
- B Africa
- C North America
- D Europe
The Strait of Gibraltar separates Spain from:
- A Morocco
- B Egypt
- C Italy
- D Algeria
The capital of Canada is:
- A Ottawa
- B Vancouver
- C Montreal
- D Toronto
The country with the largest population in the world in the mid 2020s is:
- A Indonesia
- B India
- C China
- D United States
Mount Kilimanjaro is located in:
- A Kenya
- B Uganda
- C Ethiopia
- D Tanzania
The Equator passes through which of these countries?
- A Egypt
- B Ecuador
- C Peru
- D Mexico
The Great Barrier Reef lies off the coast of:
- A South Africa
- B Brazil
- C Australia
- D India
The currency of the United Kingdom is the:
- A Euro
- B Pound sterling
- C Franc
- D Dollar
The largest island in the world is:
- A Madagascar
- B Borneo
- C New Guinea
- D Greenland
The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean with the:
- A Pacific Ocean
- B Caribbean Sea only
- C Arctic Ocean
- D Indian Ocean
The city of Mecca is in:
- A Egypt
- B Saudi Arabia
- C Jordan
- D Iraq

جوابی کلید

1. D, 2. A, 3. D, 4. C, 5. B, 6. D, 7. A, 8. D, 9. B, 10. D, 11. A, 12. A, 13. A, 14. A, 15. B, 16. D, 17. B, 18. C, 19. B, 20. D, 21. A, 22. B

The Pacific covers about one third of the Earth's surface.
Canberra was built as the capital in 1913. Sydney is the largest city.
Russia covers about 17 million square kilometres.
Vatican City has an area of about 0.44 square kilometres.
Everest is about 8,849 m high, on the border of Nepal and China.
The canal in Egypt links Port Said on the Mediterranean with Suez on the Red Sea.
The Mariana Trench in the western Pacific is about 11,000 m deep.
The yen is the currency of Japan.
The Sahara in North Africa covers about 9 million square kilometres.
Ankara is the capital. Istanbul is the largest city.
The Nile, at about 6,650 km, is usually named the longest, with the Amazon a close second by some measures.
Asia covers about 44 million square kilometres.
It links the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Ottawa is the capital, and Toronto is the largest city.
India passed China around 2023 according to UN estimates.
It is the highest mountain in Africa, in Tanzania.
Ecuador is named after the equator that crosses it.
It extends along the north east coast of Australia.
The UK uses the pound sterling.
Greenland covers about 2.16 million square kilometres.
It crosses the isthmus of Panama.
Mecca is in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia.