Geography Trivia

  Q1

Which city is situated on two continents?

  A1

Istanbul in Turkey is located both on the Asian and European continent as the city spreads over two sides of the Bosporus. The strait is the boundary between Asia and Europe.

  Q2

Which two countries share the longest border in the world?

  A2

The longest border is between the United States of America and Canada. It is over 8893 km/ 5525 miles long.

  Q3

Which non-polar desert is the biggest desert in the world?

  A3

The Sahara desert in North Africa is the biggest desert in the world outside the polar regions. The Sahara stretches over 10 countries and is almost as big as the USA.

  Q4

Which is the longest continental mountain range in the world?

  A4

The Andes in South America are the longest mountain range stretching over 7600 km/ 4700 miles from north to south.

  Q5

Which is the largest volcano in the world?

  A5

Mouna Loa on Hawaii is the largest active volcano. It last erupted in 1984 and the flanks of the volcano trembled with earthquakes for more than three years.

  Q6

Which is the world's largest country by size?

  A6

Russia is the largest country by size, followed by Canada, China and the USA.

  Q7

Which continent is the most populous?

  A7

60% of the world's population live on the Asian continent. More than 4.4 billion people live in Asia.

  Q8

Which country in the European Union has the biggest population?

  A8

Germany has the biggest population in the EU. 82 million people live in this country in central Europe.

  Q9

Which is the longest river in Africa?

  A9

The Nile is the longest river in Africa. It is  6650 km/ 4130miles long. The Nile's drainage basin covers 11 countries.  

  Q10

Which is the largest capital city in the world (by population)?

  A10

Tokyo is the most populated city in the world. More than 38 million people live in  the metropolitan area of Japan's capital city.