Geography Quiz No. 4

[Carl]

• 1. Which major city came into existence because of a gold rush in the Witwatersrand ?

• 2. Brittany is a part of which country ?

• 3. Various separate entities of different countries are parts of the Iberian peninsula. What are the 4 entities ?

• 4. What is the other name of Eire ?

• 5. Sivasamudram waterfall is found in which river ?

• 6. A sea separates Scandinavia from Britain. Which sea is this ?

• 7. Timbuktu or Tombouctou is found in the middle of a particular country. Which country is it ?

• 8. How was the name Tanzania formed ?

• 9. Two neighboring countries of Africa received their names from a common river that they share. Which river is this ?

• 10. The Straits of Magellan divide's which country ?

• 11. Name Ecuador's capital city ?

• 12. The city of Inca is found on which peak in Peru ?

• 13. The South and North American continents are separated by which landmark ?

• 14. The Atlas Mountain is found in which continent ?

• 15. Curacao belongs to which political island group ?

Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.

[stowie39]

2. France

[elcarretero]

3 Spain, Portugal, Andorra, Gibraltar
13 Panama Canal?

[LucindaC]

4 Republic of ireland
6 North sea

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Which major city came into existence because of a gold rush in the Witwatersrand ? Johannesburg

• 2. Brittany is a part of which country ? France

• 3. Various separate entities of different countries are parts of the Iberian peninsula. What are the 4 entities ? Portugal, Andorra, Gibraltar, and Spain

• 4. What is the other name of Eire ? Ireland

• 5. Sivasamudram waterfall is found in which river ? Cauvery

• 6. A sea separates Scandinavia from Britain. Which sea is this ? The North Sea

• 7. Timbuktu or Tombouctou is found in the middle of a particular country. Which country is it ? Mali

• 8. How was the name Tanzania formed ? When Zanzibar and Tanganyika became one

• 9. Two neighboring countries of Africa received their names from a common river that they share. Which river is this ? Niger

• 10. The Straits of Magellan divide's which country ? Chile

• 11. Name Ecuador's capital city ? Quito

• 12. The city of Inca is found on which peak in Peru ? Machu Picchu

• 13. The South and North American continents are separated by which landmark ? Panama Canal

• 14. The Atlas Mountain is found in which continent ? Africa

• 15. Curacao belongs to which political island group ? The Netherlands Antilles