8th grade geography challenge quiz answers 100% score lowkey quiz

Q1.The longest river in the world is?

1. THE YELLOW RIVER IN CHINA
2. THE NILE RIVER IN AFRICA
3. THE AMAZON RIVER IN SOUTH AMERICA
4. THE DANUBE RIVER IN EUROPE

Q2.Latitude runs?

1. EAST TO WEST
2. NORTH TO SOUTH

Q3.Uluru is located on which continent?

1. NORTH AMERICA
2. AFRICA
3. AUSTRALIA

Q4.The longest mountain range in the world is?

1. THE HIMALAYA MOUNTAINS
2. THE ANDES MOUNTAINS
3. THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
4. THE TRANSANTARCTIC MOUNTAINS

Q5.Why do very few people live in central Australia?

1. THERE ARE TOO MANY POISONOUS SPIDERS
2. THE SHOPS ARE EXPENSIVE
3. IT HAS A DESERT CLIMATE
4. IT IS AN EARTHQUAKE ZONE

Q6.Erosion of rock by the force of moving water is called what?

1. ABRASION
2. HYDRAULIC ACTION
3. ATTRITION
4. CORROSION

Q7.A map often includes an arrow pointing where?

1. NORTH
2. EAST
3. WEST
4. SOUTH

Q8.GPS coordinates indicate what?

1. ALTITUDE AND DEPTH
2. NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST
3. LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE

Q9.Which of these map scales gives the most detail?

1. 1 TO 10,000
2. 1 TO 25,000
3. 1 TO 5,000
4. 1 TO 50,000

Q10.If a compass was a clock, which direction lies at 11 O’clock?

1. NORTH NORTH WEST
2. WEST SOUTH WEST
3. EAST SOUTH EAST
4. NORTH EAST

Q11.The water cycle is also known as what?

1. THE CARBON CYCLE
2. THE HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE
3. PRECIPITATION
4. FLOODING

Q12.Due to its shape, Italy is said to have what?

1. AN EAR AND NOSE
2. A HEEL AND TOE
3. A KNEE AND ELBOW
4. A HEAD AND FOOT

Q13.Japan lies on which body of water?

1. INDIAN OCEAN
2. ATLANTIC OCEAN
3. YELLOW SEA
4. PACIFIC OCEAN

Q14.The smallest country in the world is Vatican City.

1. FALSE
2. TRUE

Q15.The largest continent by land mass is?

1. ASIA
2. NORTH AMERICA
3. AFRICA
4. EUROPE

Q16.Iceland’s capital city is?

1. REYKJAVIK
2. KEFLAVIK
3. AKUREYN
4. VATNAJOKULL

Q17.The Rhine river runs through Paris, France.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

Q18.These countries are all islands except?

1. UNITED KINGDOM
2. IRELAND
3. NEW ZEALAND
4. SWITZERLAND

Q19.The Prime Meridian passes through Oxford England.

1. FALSE
2. TRUE

Q20.The most populated country in the world is?

1. UNITED STATES
2. CHINA
3. MEXICO
4. JAPAN

Q21.The deepest part of the ocean is called

1. THE MARIANAS CRACK
2. THE MARIANAS HOLE
3. THE MARIANAS TRENCH

Q22.Russia spans how many time zones?

1. 3 TIME ZONES
2. 11 TIME ZONES
3. 6 TIME ZONES

Q23.Mexico City has sunk 32 feet over the last 60 years

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

Q24.Philippines is an Archipelago made up of 7,641 islands

1. FALSE
2. TRUE

Q25.Yellowstone National Park Is Home to a Supervolcano

1. FALSE
2. TRUE

Q26.Egypt Has More Ancient Pyramids Than Sudan

1. FALSE
2. TRUE

Q27.The largest Cave system on Earth is in Kentucky

1. FALSE
2. TRUE

Q28.Istanbul sits on which Two Continents?

1. EUROPE AND ASIA
2. EUROPE AND AFRICA
3. EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA

Q29.The Northern Hemisphere is home to

1. 50% OF THE EARTH’S TOTAL POPULATION
2. 30% OF THE EARTH’S TOTAL POPULATION
3. 90% OF THE EARTH’S TOTAL POPULATION

Q30Russia’s Transsiberian Railway Crosses

1. 1,901 BRIDGES
2. 3,901 BRIDGES
3. 2,901 BRIDGES