Geography Quiz #679
Geography Quiz for 16 January 2022
A new geography quiz is available each week. Try our daily general knowledge quiz or work through our archive of daily and themed quizzes.
1
Q1.
Many of the alkaline and saline lakes in and around the complex of rift valleys known collectively as the Great Rift Valley running down eastern Africa, are notable for what?
B
Geysers and hot springs
Select from the options above.
2
Q2.
France's often controversial Petit Saut Dam was built on what river?
A
River Creuse, Indre, France
B
Sinnamary River, French Guiana
C
Rivière de l'Est, Reunion Island
D
Yaté River, New Caledonia
Select from the options above.
3
Q3.
Which country surrounds most of the Sea of Okhotsk?
Select from the options above.
4
Q4.
The state of Tabasco, where the sauce gets its name, is in which country?
Select from the options above.
5
Q5.
In which of these areas would you be most likely to find a traditional dwelling called a rondavel?
Select from the options above.
6
Q6.
What artificial stretch of water in Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens London was made by order of Queen Caroline in 1730?
Select from the options above.
7
Q7.
One of the cratons, or relatively stable areas, in the South American tectonic plate is known as the what Shield?
Select from the options above.