Question | Answer |
In the southwestern United States, a region call the Sunbelt includes which state - Indiana or New Mexico? | New Mexico |
Which state borders the Atlantic Ocean - South Carolina or South Dakota? | South Carolina |
Which state borders the Gulf of Mexico - Alabama or Arizona? | Alabama |
Which capital city lies east of the Rocky Mountains - Sacramento or Columbus? | Columbus |
Which mountains have the higher elevation - the Sierra Nevada or the Ozark Mountains? | The Sierra Nevada |
Death Valley, which contains the lowest point in the United States, in located in which state? | California |
Which city is the largest city in Kentucky and the home of the Kentucky Derby? | Louisville |
What is the second largest state in area in the United States? | Texas |
The smallest state in area in the United States is which state? | Rhode Island |
Which state is located between Kansas and Texas? | Oklahoma |
Located in Alaska, which mountain peak is the tallest in the United States? | Mount McKinley |
Which of the Great Lakes is the largest? | Lake Superior |
Lake Tahoe lies of the border of California and which other state? | Nevada |
The junction of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers form the southern boundary of which state? | Illinois |
Lake Okeechobee, the largest lake in the southern United States, is located in which state? | Florida |
Which state is the westernmost in longitude? | Alaska |
Lake Ontario borders which state? | New York |
Lake Powell and Lake Mead are located on which major river? | The Colorado River |
The Columbia River forms part of the southern boundary of Washington and which state? | Oregon |
Which state is located along the Appalachian Mountains - Virginia or Nevada? | Virginia |
The Rio Hondo forms a boundary between Mexico and which other country? | Belize |
Which lake is on the border between Chad and Cameroon? | Lake Chad |
St. George's Channel divides the United Kingdom from which nation? | Ireland |
While La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, what is the constitutional capital? | Sucre |
Which mountain range is the traditional division between Europe and Asia? | The Ural Mountains |
Which river forms part of the border between Costa Rica and Nicaragua? | The San Juan River |
Which country is the most populous in the world? | China |
Bikini Atoll, where the United States tested nuclear weapons, is located in which country? | The Marshall Islands |
The Nordic Council is composed of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and which other country? | Iceland |
Which country is the largest trading partner with the United States? | Canada |
Gibraltar is controlled by which country? | The United Kingdom |
What is the most commonly spoken language in the world? | Mandarin |
What is the largest desert in the world? | The Sahara |
Which the only English-speaking country in Central America? | Belize |
The Forbidden City is located in which Asian capital? | Bejing |
Which country lies to the west of Austria - Slovenia or Switzerland? | Switzerland |
Denmark lies on which peninsula? | Jutland |
Which country controls more area of the island of Hispaniola - Barbados or the Dominican Republic? | The Dominican Republic |
The source of the Danube River is in which forest? | The Black Forest |
Located within Tanzania, which is Africa's tallest mountain? | Kilimanjaro |
The gaseous layer surrounding the Earth is known as what? | The atmosphere |
The reflectivity of a surface, such as the ground or a cloud, is known as what? | Albedo |
The circumference of the Earth is largest at which imaginary line? | The equator |
What is the name of the outer layer of the lithosphere? | The crust |
What is the name for a rocky desert? | Reg |
What large U.S. lake is the remains of Pleistocene Lake Bonneville? | The Great Salt Lake |
What is the most abundant element, by weight, in the Earth's crust? | Oxygen |
Approximately how long does it take for the Earth to rotate once? | One day, or about twenty-four hours |
The tilt of the Earth's axis is responsible for what changes during a year? | The seasons |
What is the name of the lowest layer of the atmosphere? | The troposphere |
The sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer at which time of the year? | June solstice (June 21 or 22) |
The North Pole is dark twenty-four hours a day during which season in the Northern Hemisphere? | Winter |
What term is used to describe crescent-shaped lakes, formed when a meander of a stream has been bypassed? | Oxbow lakes |
Diverging winds have what effect on air pressure? | Lower or reduce |
Earthquakes can cause large, damaging ocean waves known by what Japanese name? | Tsunamis |
What is the name of bowl-like features cut into mountains or hills where glaciers form? | Cirques |
Aeolian erosion is caused by what? | Wind |
Smaller quakes that can follow for several days after an earthquake are known as what? | Aftershocks |
A narrow strip of land (such as Panama) connecting two larger landmasses is called what? | An isthmus |
What is the name of the "sea" in the North Atlantic Ocean that lies within the Gulf Stream and is named for the floating seaweed found there? | Sargasso Sea |
Since the late 1980s, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) were banned to prevent further damage to what? | The ozone layer |
Often called "sea cows," what endangered marine mammal can be found off the Florida coast as well as in South America and Africa? | Manatees |
Tahrs, descendants of Himalayan mountain goats, are an invasive species causing problems with the ecosystem in Table Mountain Nature Reserve in which African country? | South Africa |
The Chernobyl nuclear power plant, located in which current country, released radioactive material into the atmosphere in 1986? | Ukraine |
Which island country, off the coast of Africa, was the home of the dodo bird before it was hunted to extinction? | Mauritania |
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which preserves 130 species of trees and 26 species of salamander, is located in Kentucky and which other state? | Tennessee |
The Serengeti National Park, home to lions, elephants, rhinos, zebras, and many other species of animals, is located in which African country? | Tanzania |
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in the Coral Sea is located off the eastern coast of which country? | Australia |
Gunung Mulu National Park, containing the world's most extensive cave system and tropical rain forests, is located in which Asian country? | Malaysia |
In addition to the American alligator, which lives in the southeastern United States, a second species of alligator can be found in the Yangtze River Basin in which country? | China |
What region south of the Sahara Desert is at risk of desertification? | Sahel |
Parts of the Black Sea are covered by a toxic layer of hydrogen sulfide from untreated sewage and agricultural byproducts primarily from which country? | Russia |
Around which sea has a region of more than 150,000 square miles been officially recognized as an Ecological Disaster Zone due to 80 percent decrease in water volume caused by diversion of water? | The Aral Sea |
Over 95 percent of the water in which European country's rivers and lakes is considered unfit for consumption? | Poland |
The Asiatic lion, which was nearly brought to extinction due to hunting, lives on the Kathiawar Peninsula in which country? | India |
The giant panda is native to the bamboo forests of which country? | China |
Which large mammal, native to Africa, is being hunted into extinction for its horn? | Rhinocerous |
Which is the only marsupial native to the United States? | The opossum (or Virginia opossum) |
Which gas is responsible for approximately 75 percent of the greenhouse effect? | Carbon dioxide |
Which country is the largest in Africa and has an ecosystem ranging from sparse animal and plant life in the deserts to equatorial areas and rivers with a variety of species, including tsetse flies? | Sudan |
What percentage of the Earth is covered by oceans? | 71 percent |
Which country lies along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and is partially covered by the Vatnajokull ice sheet? | Iceland |
The Klondike region can be found in which Canadian province? | Yukon Territory |
The ancient city Teotihuacan, containing the Pyramid of the Sun and the Temple of Quetzalcoatl, can be found in what modern Latin American country? | Mexico |
Cook Strait separates the North Island and South Island of which country? | New Zealand |
What major south Asian river contains more sediment than any other and merges with the Ganges in Bangladesh? | Brahmaputra |
The capital of Lilongwe and the cities of Blantyre, Zomba, and Mzuzu are located in which small African country on the west side of Lake Nyasa? | Malawi |
What South American country is 2,650 miles long and no more than 270 miles wide and includes hundreds of islands? | Chile |
Which Western Hemisphere country leads the world in milk and butter production? | The United States |
What is the name of the Alaskan sound that was devastated by the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989? | Prince William Sound |
The country of Ecuador is named after which imaginary line? | Equator |
What small country, with a capital of Mbabane, lies on the border of South Africa and Mozambique? | Swaziland |
Near which pole can you find the Beaufort Sea? | The North Pole |
The region of Inner Mongolia, also known as Nei Monggol, can be found in which country? | China |
Ogallala, the largest aquifer in the United States, is a classic example of overextraction of groundwater. Ogallala lies under which region of the United States? | The Southwest (or the Midwest) |
Sulawesi and Halmahera Islands, separated by the Molucca Sea, are part of which country? | Indonesia |
The Weddell Sea can be found off the western coast of which continent? | Antarctica |
The twentieth century's deadliest earthquake, which struck in 1976 and killed 242,000 people, occurred in which country? | China |
Cape Horn is located at the southern tip of which continent? | South America |
Which European country contains a region of hills known as the Transdanubia, home to Balaton, the country's largest lake? | Hungary |