General Global Geography Facts 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which country has the most freshwater lakes in the world?
- United States
- Brazil
- Finland
- Canada (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Canada
Canada contains approximately 60% of the world's lakes, with over 2 million lakes covering about 9% of its total land area.
Question 2: What is the name of the body of water between the mainland of Southeast Asia and the Malay Peninsula?
- Gulf of Thailand
- Strait of Malacca (Correct answer)
- South China Sea
- Gulf of Tonkin
Correct answer: Strait of Malacca
The Strait of Malacca is a narrow stretch of water between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra, one of the world's most important shipping lanes.
Question 3: Which African country was never colonized by a European power?
- Liberia
- Ethiopia (Correct answer)
- Ghana
- Nigeria
Correct answer: Ethiopia
Ethiopia successfully resisted Italian colonization, defeating Italy at the Battle of Adwa in 1896, making it one of the only African nations to maintain independence throughout the colonial era.
Question 4: The Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth, is located in which continent?
- Africa
- Asia
- Antarctica
- South America (Correct answer)
Correct answer: South America
The Atacama Desert runs along the Pacific coast of western South America, mainly in Chile and parts of Peru and Bolivia.
Question 5: What is the only country through which both the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn pass?
- Colombia
- Peru
- Ecuador
- Brazil (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Brazil
Brazil is the only country in the world crossed by both the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn, giving it a vast range of climatic zones.
Question 6: Which city serves as the capital of Canada?
- Toronto
- Montreal
- Vancouver
- Ottawa (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Ottawa
Ottawa, located in the province of Ontario, has been Canada's capital since 1857 when Queen Victoria selected it.
Question 7: The Bosphorus strait divides which city between two continents?
- Athens
- Moscow
- Istanbul (Correct answer)
- Cairo
Correct answer: Istanbul
Istanbul is the only major city in the world that straddles two continents—Europe and Asia—divided by the Bosphorus strait.
General Global Geography Facts 5
Which country has the most freshwater lakes in the world?