Geography Quiz #352
Geography Quiz for 11 October 2015
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Q1.
What is a point of significance about the summit of Mount Chimborazo in the Ecuadorean Andes?
A
High deposits of sea shells
B
It is the lowest summit in the Andes mountains
C
It is the site of an important Aztec fortress
D
It is the point on the Earth's surface most distant from its centre
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Q2.
The Saharan mountain range, which includes the highest points in the area, is named after what people ?
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Q3.
Mostar Bridge, completed in 1566, destroyed in 1993 and rebuilt in 2004, stands in which country?
B
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Q4.
Which of these, whose coat is more or less constant in colour, is native to South America?
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Q5.
What do the Archipelago de Colon (the Galapagos Islands), the city of Quito and Lake Victoria share in common?
A
They lie on the equator
B
They are a source of lapis lazuli
C
They harbour active volcanoes
D
They are destinations in Jules Verne's book, Around the World in Eighty Days
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Q6.
What is the capital of Australia?
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Q7.
Where is the area known as the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetland?
B
Parts of Brazil, Paraguay, and Bolivia
C
Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
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