Name: ____________________________

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Geography Quiz
Read each question and circle the letter next to the correct answer. 1. What is a continent? a. b. c. d. 2. a large body of water surrounded by land a large area of land partly surrounded by oceans a small area of land surrounded by water a land area with mountains

Which continent has the fewest people living on it? a. b. c. d. Africa Asia Australia Antarctica

3.

What continent is directly south of Europe? a. b. c. d. South America Asia Africa North America

4.

Which country is on the continent of Europe? a. b. c. d. Canada France China Egypt

5.

Which ocean does not border North America. a. Pacific b. Indian c. Atlantic

6.

Which river runs begins in Minnesota and ends in the Gulf of Mexico? a. b. c. d. Colorado River Mississippi River Ohio River Missouri River

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Geography Quiz
7. Which U.S. state touches the Gulf of Mexico? a. b. c. d. 8. California Ohio Florida New York

The five great lakes are ________. a. b. c. d. Superior, Meade, Erie, Huron, Columbia Superior, Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario Ontario, Superior, Erie, Michigan, St. Clair Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Colorado, Columbia

9.

If you wanted to travel from California to Japan, what body of water would you have to cross? a. b. c. d. Mississippi River Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Gulf of Mexico

10.

Which country is shaped like a boot? a. b. c. d. Germany Greece Italy Poland

11.

China is part of which continent? a. b. c. d. North America South America Europe Asia

12.

Which country is in South America? a. b. c. d. Brazil Mexico Spain India

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ANSWER KEY

Page 1 of 2

Geography Quiz
Read each question and circle the letter next to the correct answer. 1. What is a continent? a. b. c. d. 2. a large body of water surrounded by land a large area of land partly surrounded by oceans a small area of land surrounded by water a land area with mountains

Which continent has the fewest people living on it? a. b. c. d. Africa Asia Australia Antarctica

3.

What continent is directly south of Europe? a. b. c. d. South America Asia Africa North America

4.

Which country is on the continent of Europe? a. b. c. d. Canada France China Egypt

5.

Which ocean does not border North America. a. Pacific b. Indian c. Atlantic

6.

Which river runs begins in Minnesota and ends in the Gulf of Mexico? a. b. c. d. Colorado River Mississippi River Ohio River Missouri River

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ANSWER KEY

Page 1 of 2

Geography Quiz
Read each question and circle the letter next to the correct answer. 7. Which U.S. state touches the Gulf of Mexico? a. b. c. d. 8. California Ohio Florida New York

The five great lakes are ________. a. b. c. d. Superior, Meade, Erie, Huron, Columbia Superior, Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario Ontario, Superior, Erie, Michigan, St. Clair Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Colorado, Columbia

9.

If you wanted to travel from California to Japan, what body of water would you have to cross? a. b. c. d. Mississippi River Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Gulf of Mexico

10.

Which country is shaped like a boot? a. b. c. d. Germany Greece Italy Poland

11.

China is part of which continent? a. b. c. d. North America South America Europe Asia

12.

Which country is in South America? a. b. c. d. Brazil Mexico Spain India

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