World Geography Questions and Answers

Answer: A

D-Day is military shorthand for the day on which an operation is to begin, so it has come to mean any day on which something important is due to happen. Its most famous use is 6 June 1944, the Allied landings in Normandy.

Answer: A

The Caspian Sea is the largest salt-water lake in the world, covering about 371,000 sq km between Europe and Asia. It is landlocked and so counts as a lake despite its name. Lake Superior is the largest fresh-water lake by area, and Baikal the deepest.

Answer: A

The Strait of Gibraltar is the narrow channel between Spain and Morocco that joins the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean. It is about 13 km across at its narrowest and is one of the world's busiest shipping lanes.

Answer: D

Lake Assal in Djibouti lies 155 m below sea level, the lowest point in Africa and the third-lowest on land. It is also one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world.

Answer: C

The Strait of Malacca, between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, is about 800 km long - the longest strait in the world. It carries roughly a quarter of the world's traded goods.

Answer: B

Khunjerab Pass, on the China–Pakistan border at about 4,693 m, is the highest paved international border crossing in the world. "Alpine" is not a pass at all but a general term for high mountain terrain.

Answer: D

Earthquakes arise from the release of stress in the earth's crust, and every mechanism listed contributes: contraction of cooling rock, volcanic activity, and the pressure of steam formed when water meets internal heat. So all of the above is correct.

Answer: A

The Alps run through Europe, arcing across France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria and Slovenia. Their highest peak is Mont Blanc at 4,808 m.

Answer: B

Lake Eyre in South Australia lies about 15 m below sea level, the lowest point on the continent. It is a salt lake that fills completely only a few times a century.

Answer: D

The Sundarbans, formed where the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna meet the Bay of Bengal, is the largest delta in the world, and the greater part of it lies in Bangladesh.