Difficult and interesting questions in geography. Interesting geography questions
This quiz can be included in the scenarios of an extracurricular event dedicated to the International Earth Day or scenarios of ecological holidays .
Geography quiz for grade 5 students with answers
Quiz topic: geography
1. In the tundra, only the top layer of soil has time to thaw during the short, cool summer. And the layer, hard as a stone, with streaks of ice, lying under it, is called ... (permafrost).
2. Can a polar bear and a penguin meet in nature? (No. The polar bear lives at the North Pole, and the penguin lives at the South.)
4. This climatic zone resembles a huge beach. (Desert.)
5. Name a city and a river that have the same name. (Moscow, Orel.)
6. St. Petersburg, Orenburg. What does the word "burg" mean in German? (Fortress, city.)
7. What are the geographical objects named after famous travelers? (Strait of Magellan, Khabarovsk city, Tasmania island.)
8. In the polar regions of our planet, this unusually beautiful natural phenomenon can be observed. (Northern lights.)
9. Which river can fly? (Rivers Crow, Magpie.)
10. In which country is one of the seven wonders of the world - the world famous pyramids? (In Egypt.)
11. What city has a name that matches the name of a bird of prey? (Eagle.)
12. Which city is named after the shape of the bay on the shore of which this city is located? The bay, by its shape, resembles the horn of a large herbivore. (Taganrog.)
13. There is a city in our country, the name of which is the most beloved and affectionate word for any person. (Mom City.)
14. Which city is crawling? (Uzhgorod.)
15. Name the smallest and coldest ocean. (Arctic.)
16. Which peninsula complains about its small size? (Yamal.)
17. What island can be worn on the head? (Sombrero.)
18. The name of which state coincides with the name of the headdress? (Panama.)
19. What kind of cape can dig a garden? (Shovel.)
20. What is the season in South America and Australia in July? (Winter.)
21. This is the only continent in the world on which there is absolutely no vegetation. (Antarctica.)
22. The contours of which country on the map resemble a boot? (Italy.)
23. Only on this continent marsupials live. In addition, there is only one state here. (Australia.)
24. Home of football and basketball. (England.)
26. The station in Siberia, which has the "coldest" name? (Station Zima.)
27. What city in Russia is called Venice of the North, since, like the Italian city of Venice, it is located on several dozen islands? (St. Petersburg.)
28. Once an unusual rain poured down on one of the US cities: pebbles, algae and even frogs fell from the sky! What natural phenomenon preceded such a "rain"? (Tornado.)
29. The natural border between Europe and Asia is located on the territory of our country. Do you know where this border is? (Across the Ural Mountains.)
30. Where should a house be built so that all its windows face north? (At the South Pole.)
31. Which continent is washed by all four oceans? (Eurasia.)
32. People give very interesting names to rivers, cities and lakes. Often these names are associated with the names of people. Name the people on the map. (The cities of Anna, Lida, the Lena and Yana rivers, the city of Vladimir, Lake Victoria.)
33. The deepest lake in the world, into which many rivers flow, and only one flows out - the Angara. (Baikal.)
34. With this word we call both a sports complex for swimming, and a part of the earth's surface from which water collects along streams and rivers into a larger body of water (lake or river). What is this word? (Swimming pool.)
35. Name the "colored" seas. (Black, White, Red, Yellow.)
Geography questions for competitions and quizzes with answers.
1. The name of the science "geography" means
Description of the Earth
2. Geography as a science originated in the Ancient (s)
Greece
3. Greek scientist who called his work on the description of the Earth the word "Geography"
Eratosthenes
4. The path of rotation of the planet around the Sun is called
Orbit.
5. The closest planet to the Sun
Mercury
6. The earth is between the planets
Venus and Mars
7. The smallest length of the orbit has
Mercury
8. A day is a consequence
Rotation of the Earth around its axis.
9. A complete revolution of the Earth around the Sun is carried out for:
365 days and 6 hours.
10. A complete revolution of the Earth around its axis is carried out in
24 hours.
11. In a leap year, the number of days in
February.
12. The earth's axis is located at an angle to the plane of the orbit:
66.5°
13. The largest angle of incidence of sunlight twice a year is observed in the area
Equator
14. Determining your location relative to the sides of the horizon is called:
Orientation.
15. The angle between the direction to the north, and to some object of the terrain is called:
Azimuth.
North
East.
South.
West.
20. If your route was directed in azimuth 90 °, then you need to return in azimuth
270°
Northwest.
South-east.
South-west.
24. The scale, written in the form of fractional numbers, is called
numerical
25. The scale recorded with an explanation (for example, 1 cm - 100 m) is called
Named
26. Scale value 1: 1000 on the plan, length 10cm. Determine the length of the object on the ground:
100m
27. On the plan, the length of the object is 6cm, on the ground 60m. Determine the scale
1: 1000
28. Topographic maps have a scale:
From 1:10,000 to 1:1,000,000.
29. Device for measuring relative height
Level
30. The excess of one point on the earth's surface over another is called
relative height.
31. Contours are lines connecting points with the same readings
Heights
32. Surveying the area, carried out from one point, is called
Polar
33. Natural object having an absolute height below sea level
Karagie
34. More faithfully conveys the shape of the Earth
the globe
35. A line conventionally drawn from one pole of the Earth to another is called
Meridian
36. Lines conditionally drawn parallel to the equator are called
Parallels
37. Equator Length
40000km.
38. The length of 1 ° arc of the equator and the meridian is approximately equal to
111km.
39. Between points A and B located on the equator - 7 °, what distance in kilometers separates them
»777km.
40. Between points A and B located on one of the meridians "333 km. How many degrees separate them
3°
41. The geographical latitude of the poles is
90°
43. The group of general geographic includes a map
Topographic
44. Traveling along the parallel will be the most protected.
0°
45. The smallest circumference has a parallel
80°
46. On a scale of 1: 5000 and larger,
Plans
47. Layered coloring on physical maps depict
Relief
50. Less distortion contains a map covering
Luxembourg
51. The earth's crust and part of the upper mantle form
Lithosphere.
52. The outer layer of the Earth's structure is called
Earth's crust
53. The earth's crust under the plains has a thickness
30-40 km.
54. The earth's crust under the mountains has a thickness
70-80 km.
55. The lithospheric plate is
Large blocks of the earth's crust are slowly moving
56. Lithospheric plates move relative to each other during the year on average by
2-5cm.
57. Long and narrow oceanic depressions are called
Gutter.
58. Rocks formed as a result of precipitation of mineral particles are called
Sedimentary.
59. Rocks that have undergone changes under the influence of high temperatures and pressure are called
Metamorphic
60. The highest mountains on Earth
Himalayas.
61. The process of changing rocks under the influence of external forces is called
weathering.
62. A plain with a height of up to 200m belongs to
Lowlands
63. A plain with a height of 200m to 500m is called
Elevation.
64. A plain with a height above 500m is called
Plateau.
65. The deepest chute
marian
66. Metamorphic rock
Quartzite
67. Chemical sedimentary rock
Rock salt
69. The movement of the earth's crust is recorded by the device
Seismograph
70. Cup-shaped recess on the top of the volcano
Crater
71. Volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula
Klyuchevskaya Sopka
72. Mountains dividing Europe and Asia
Ural
74. Mountains have been weathered to a greater extent
Ural
Amazonian
76. Device for determining depths
echo sounder
78. Most of the ocean floor is occupied
Hollows
79. Plain formed by river sediments
Indo-Gangetic lowlands
81. The air shell of the Earth is called
atmosphere
82. Near the earth's surface there is a layer of the atmosphere, which is called
Troposphere.
83. Normal atmospheric pressure is considered to be at a latitude of 45 °, an altitude of 0 m above sea level
760mmHg
At 14 - 15 hours
85. When indicated: time 1 hour, temperature +5°C, 7 hours - (minus) 2°C, 13 hours + 10°C, 19 hours +9°C, the average daily temperature is
5.5°C
86. Above sea level + 24 ° С, what will be the temperature at an altitude of 3 km
6°C
87. Fog forms
Before sunrise
88. Clouds consisting of small ice crystals and formed high above the earth's surface are called
cirrus
90. Of the above, the largest amount of precipitation falls in the area
Hawaiian Islands
91. The highest evaporation rates are typical for areas
Northern and southern tropics
92. With an uneven distribution of atmospheric pressure,
Wind
93. Light wind blowing on the coast and changing direction 2 times a day
Breeze
94. On the Pacific coast of Eurasia, changing direction 2 times a year, blowing
Monsoon
95. Large volumes of air in the troposphere, which differ from each other in properties, are called
By air masses
96. The longest day in the northern hemisphere
Arctic Circle
98. The day of the autumn equinox in the northern hemisphere is considered
Equator
100. The space of the earth's surface between 23.5? s.sh and 23.5? S belong to
hot belt
101. The climate is called
Long-term weather regime characteristic of a certain area
102. Instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure
Barometer
104. The highest daily temperature is plus + 7 ° C, the lowest is minus 2 ° C, which means that the amplitude is
9°C
105. A device that determines the direction of the winds
Vane
106. A device that determines relative humidity
Hygrometer
107. On the southern tropic the sun is at its zenith
108. Parallel 23.5° S called
Southern Tropic.
109. The equatorial climatic zone is located between the zones
Subequatorial.
110. UK climate
Nautical
111. Climate of the Japanese Islands
monsoonal
112. Water on planet Earth forms
hydrosphere
113. Most of the hydrosphere is water
Oceans and seas
114. The second largest area is the mainland
Africa.
115. The mainland, consisting of two parts of the world
Eurasia.
116. The second largest area is the ocean
Atlantic.
119. The largest and deepest ocean of the Earth
Quiet
120. An ocean whose waters wash only two continents - North America and Eurasia
Arctic
121. The Mariana Trench is in the ocean
quiet
125. The widest and deepest strait on Earth
Drake
126. If the salinity of water is 30‰, then one liter of water contains
30 g dissolved salts
127. The low salinity of the waters of the Arctic Ocean is explained
The confluence of many large rivers
128. Typhoons occur on the coast
Pacific Ocean
129. Current in the equatorial part of the oceans
trade wind
130. The place where the river originates is called
source.
131. The place where the river ends its course is called
mouth.
132. A wide long depression along which a river flows is called
Valley
Amazon
Nile.
135. The largest lake on Earth
Caspian.
136. Artificial pond
Channel
137. A river with all its tributaries forms
river system
138. The part of the river valley along which the river flows during the flood is called
floodplain
139. Earth's highest waterfall
Angel
140. For the rivers of the equatorial part, the type of food is mainly characteristic
Rain
141. Rivers flowing through the territory with a monsoon type of climate overflow
Summer
146. Areas covered with grassy vegetation with rare trees are called
savannas
148. Most representatives of the Negroid race live in
Africa
149. Racial sign of Caucasians
Bright skin
150. The highest salinity in the oceans is observed in the waters
red sea
151. Wind, the movement of which is evidence of the relationship of the ocean with the mainland
Monsoon
152. A current moves through the waters of three oceans
Western winds
153. The surface of the globe is
510.2 million km?
154. An archipelago is called
Island group
Asia
159. The number of eras that formed the planet Earth
160. Caledonian and Hercynian orogeny took place in the era
Paleozoic
162. Lines connecting points with the same amount of annual precipitation
Isohyetes
163. Winds blowing from the thirtieth latitudes to the equator
trade winds
164. Climatic zone, with high readings of annual precipitation
Equatorial
171. The island of Iceland is washed by the waters of the ocean
Atlantic
175. The Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean are connected by a strait
Gibraltar
176. A continent whose coast is washed by the waters of all oceans
Eurasia.
177. The Alpine-Himalayan fold belt passes through the mainland
Eurasia
179. The Dead Sea is on the mainland
Eurasia.
180. The Netherlands is a country on the continent
Eurasia
182. The longest underground cave in the world is located on the mainland
North America.
183. Labrador - a peninsula on the mainland
North America.
184. Tornadoes - occur in North America due to
Large differences between the pressure of air masses coming from the north and south.
185. Appalachians, Niagara, Death Valley - natural objects on the mainland
North America.
186. McKinley (North America) is
Peak
aconcagua
189. Wettest continent
South America.
192. Mainland, most of which is in the equatorial and subequatorial climatic zones
South America
195. Island off the coast of Africa
Madagascar
199. Crosses Australia
southern tropic
200. In Australia, the word "screams" is called
Beds of drying rivers
202. The most arid continent in the world
Australia.
204. The mountains in Australia are
in the east
205. Ocean, on the surface of which all continents can be placed
Quiet.
206. The largest number of islands is in the ocean
quiet
208. Oceania is located in
pacific ocean
210. Maori - Indigenous
New Zealand
211. In the region of the southern polar zone is located
Antarctica
212. The mainland, the average height of which is more than 2000 meters
Antarctica.
213. The mainland on which the geographic pole of the Earth is located
Antarctica.
215. Discoverers of Antarctica
Bellingshausen and Lazarev
216. Volcano of Antarctica
Erebus
232. A scientist who made several expeditions to the Tien Shan mountains and refuted the idea of the volcanic origin of these mountains
P.Semenov
233. Scientist who had the name of the studied mountain system added to his surname for his outstanding contribution
P.Semenov
256. Endogenous processes include
Movements of the earth's crust
257. Mudflows are formed as a result
262. A plain located off the coast of the largest lake on Earth
Caspian
263. The era of new life is called
Cenozoic
271. Lake, the coast of which is rich in oil deposits
Caspian
283. A phenomenon that occurs in direct proportion to wind speed and the nature of the soil cover
Dust storm
284. Vegetation - called the period covering days with an average daily temperature above
10°
302. A scientist who proved that soils are fertile and are distributed regularly on Earth, depending on the characteristics of the climate and plants
Dokuchaev
318. The most arid natural zone
Desert
319. Plain, the southeastern border of which runs along the coast of the largest lake on Earth
359. True statement about the natural resources of Kazakhstan
362. Science that studies population size and movement
Demography
363. Population policy is called
Measures taken to influence fertility
364. The high urbanization of the Karaganda region is explained
The high role of cities formed on the basis of the development of industries
365. Emigration is
Leaving the country for permanent residence
366. True statement about the population of Kazakhstan.
The population density is 2.5 times lower than in the CIS countries
367. Immigration is
Entering the country for permanent residence
369. Science that studies the origin, culture of the people
Ethnology
373. Urbanization is
Growing share of city dwellers and increasing role of cities
374. Agglomeration is
Cluster of urban-type settlements around a large city
375. Branch of the fuel and energy complex
Oil refinery
376. Gasoline and kerosene - processed products
Oil
377. Gas waste from oil refining is a raw material for obtaining
Synthetic fiber
392. Precious metal
Platinum
393. Rare metal
Uranus
480. The most numerous ethnic group in the world
Chinese
481. Single-ethnic country
Japan
482. The majority of the world's population belongs to the language family
Indo-European
483. Number of world religions
484. Shinto is a religion
Japan
488. Country, most of whose population is concentrated in the lower part of the valley of the longest river on Earth
Egypt
492. The world economy has been formed
Late 19th - early 20th century
493. Japan's branch of specialization at the international level
Automotive
494. Country whose industry of international specialization is grain farming
Canada
495. Leading country in the world in oil production
Saudi Arabia
496. The countries of the Persian Gulf are rich
Oil
497. Natural gas exporting country
Russia
499. The world is dominated by power plants
Thermal
500. For steel smelting, they stand out
Japan, China
501. The world's largest bauxite mining area is located in
australia
502. "Copper Belt" is formed by countries
Congo (Zaire), Zambia
503. Leading countries in the production of passenger cars
USA, Japan
505. Plantation economy is characteristic of
Brazil
506. The Green Revolution is called
Transforming agriculture
507. Crops form the basis of world crop production.
Cereals
509. More laborious is the cultivation
rice
510. Motherland of corn
Latin America
511. The corn belt is located
U.S. area south of the Great Lakes
512. First place in soybean production
USA
514. The first place in cotton planting and cotton harvest is occupied by the countries
Asia
515. Leading wool producing country
Australia
516. In terms of the length of highways, the leading place is occupied by
USA
517. The density of railways stands out
Western Europe
518. Panama and Liberia are leaders in maritime transport due to the fact that
The fleet flying the flags of these countries belongs to developed countries
521. The world's main lake navigation area is located in
USA and Canada
524. The largest center of international ski tourism
Alps
528. In terms of territory, the first place is occupied by
Russia
529. Country located within eleven time zones
Russia
530. A region of Russia that does not have common borders with the main territory of the country
Kaliningradskaya
Kazakhstan
532. Most of the population of Russia belongs to the language family
Indo-European
533. The largest agglomeration of Russia
Moscow
534. The main oil base of Russia
West Siberian
535. The first place in terms of natural gas reserves is
Russia
536. Russian coal mining basin
Kuznetsky
537. The most important food crop of Russia
Wheat
538. The largest transport hub in Russia
Moscow
547. Country washed by the waters of the Black and Azov Seas
Ukraine
548. Minsk - capital
Belarus
549. Donetsk coal basin is located on the territory
Ukraine
554. Kyiv is the capital
Ukraine
562. Bishkek is the capital
Kyrgyzstan
563. The countries of Central Asia are distinguished by the cultivation of industrial crops
cotton plant
567. "Volkswagen" - engineering concern
Germany
571. The largest state in Western Europe by area
France
572. Strait separating France from Great Britain
English Channel
575. The largest firm, the Fiat concern, is located in
Italy
599. Seoul is the capital
Republic of Korea
600. "Asian tiger" is called
Republic of Korea
603. The highest point in North America, McKinley, is located within the state
Alaska
604. In terms of population, the United States ranks in the world
3
606. "Automotive Capital" USA
Detroit
607. The state is called the main scientific and military-industrial center
California
609. Indigenous peoples of Canada include
Eskimo
610. The main population of Canada is made up of settlers and descendants of settlers from
England and France
619. Bushmen and Hottentots - peoples
Africa
622. The richest reserves of gold and diamonds
South Africa
623. African island nation
Madagascar
624. Most developed country in Africa
South Africa
625. "Country of red metal" for the wealth of copper ores is called
Zambia
Wool
635. Capital of Australia
Canberra
636. The most developed country in Oceania
New Zealand
638. The most oil-polluted region of the World Ocean
Persian Gulf
639. Greenhouse effect is a consequence of an increase in the atmosphere
Carbon dioxide
640. The science that studies the patterns of placement of natural bodies and phenomena on the surface of the Earth,
Physiography
641. The discovery of part of the world of America began with an expedition
H. Columba
642
meteorites
643. The sun's rays falling in the region of the geographical poles are called
sliding
644. Planet Earth is located from the Sun
third
645. The earth's axis is inclined to the plane of the orbit by
66.5°
646. Compass measures
azimuth
649. The mark of the earth's surface above sea level is
absolute height
650. A line connecting points of equal height is
horizontal
652. Geographic latitude is measured (from the equator to the poles) from 0 ° to
90°
653. Geographical longitude is counted from the initial meridian on
west and east
655. The quantities that determine the position of a point on the surface of the Earth are
geographical coordinates
659. The deepest well on Earth reaches … km
15
661. Lithosphere is called
the upper part of the mantle and the earth's crust
663. Substances that make up rocks are called
minerals
664. Granite consists of
quartz, feldspar, mica
665. A place at a depth where a rupture and displacement of rocks occurs is called
earthquake focus
666. The mouth of a volcano through which magma rises is called
crater
667. Elongated mountain elevations with a well-defined axis in the form of a single line are
mountain ranges
672. For every 100 m of altitude, the air temperature drops by an average of
0.6°
673. If the results of temperature measurement for the day will be: at 1 a.m. - (+3°), 7 a.m. - (-1°), 13 a.m. - (+9°), 19 a.m. - (+5°) , then the average daily temperature will be
+4°
674. The process of transition of water vapor into a liquid state is called
condensation
675. The transition of water from a liquid state to a gaseous state is called
evaporation
676. The elements of weather are
atmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity
678. The possibility of steam formation with a sufficient amount of water resources is called
evaporation
679. All constituent parts of the geographic envelope are interconnected due to
water cycle
680. The largest island on the planet
Greenland
682. The widest and deepest strait on Earth
Drake
683. Distance is called the height of a wave
from the crest to the bottom of the wave
684. The place where the river originates is called
source
685. The entire area of the earth's surface from which water flows into a river and its tributaries is called
swimming pool
686. A sudden rise in water in a river is
flood
687. A lake that is divided into fresh and salty parts is
Balkhash
688. Groundwater formed on the first water-resistant layer from the surface is
ground
689. The lowest water level in a river is
low water
690. The river, together with all its tributaries, forms
river system
693. The remains of animals accumulating on the bottom of the oceans and seas form a layer
limestone
694. The main indicator of soil fertility is the amount
humus
695. Peat is formed from
undecayed plant residues
696. The constituent parts of the geographical envelope are called
natural ingredients
697. Large c a false natural complex arising in the zone of interpenetration of the lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere is
geographical envelope
699. The interaction of living organisms with the environment is studied by science
ecology
700. Largest racial groups on the planet
3
701. Representatives of the Negroid race - indigenous people
Africa and Australia
702. Representatives of the Mongoloid race - indigenous people
Asia and America
703. Total surface area of the Earth
510.2 million km?
706. The first creator of a geographical map
Eratosthenes
707. Scientist who first introduced the term "geography"
Eratosthenes
708. Travel notes "Journey beyond three seas" wrote
A.Nikitin
709. The Bahamas and Lesser Antilles were discovered by an expedition
H. Columbus
713. The age of the planet Earth is approximately ... billion years
4,5 – 5
714. The history of the development of the Earth consists of ... er
5
715. According to the theory of lithospheric plates, ... large plates are currently distinguished
7
716. Comparatively flat and stable areas form the basis of each continent
platforms
717. Relief corresponds to platform structures
flat
718. The location of the lithospheric plates, the ratio of the continental and oceanic crust are shown on ... map
"structure of the earth's crust"
721. In transitional areas of interaction between continental and oceanic plates,
deep sea trenches
722. Folded high mountains are located on
geosynclinal belts
723. Lines connecting points with the same amount of annual precipitation are called
isohyets
733. The main properties of oceanic waters are
temperature and salinity
734. The sun's rays penetrate the ocean water to a depth of ... meters
200
735. The average salinity of ocean water is
35‰
745. Mainland, which was mainly part of Laurasia,
Eurasia
746. The area of Eurasia is ... million km?
53,3
747. The largest peninsula in the world
Arabian
748. All four oceans wash the shores
Eurasia
769. Northern extreme point of North America cape
Barrow
770. Western extreme point of North America cape
Prince of Wales
771. Eastern extreme point of North America cape
772. Southern extreme point of North America cape
Maryatto
775. Mountains located in the east of North America,
Appalachians
776. Hurricane winds and whirlwinds in North America are called
tornado
780. Musk oxen live in the zone
Arctic deserts
781
783. Steppes with tall grasses in North America are called
prairies
785. The world's first national park is
yellowstone
786. Succulent plants are characteristic of the zone
subtropical deserts
787. Area of mainland South America … million km?
18,3
788. The extreme southern point of the mainland South America cape
froward
789. Northernmost point of mainland South America cape
Gallinas
790. Westernmost point of mainland South America cape
parinhas
791. The easternmost point of the mainland South America
Cabo Branco
792. The highest point of the Andes mountains is
Aconcagua
793. There is a large island in the south of South America
Tierra del Fuego
794. Tierra del Fuego is separated from the mainland Tierra del Fuego
Strait of Magellan
800. South America has the least rainfall
in the Atacama Desert
802. The deepest river in the world
Amazon
803. Angel Falls is located in the river system
Orinoco
804. Victoria regia with leaves up to 2 meters grows in the waters of the river
Amazons
805. Freshwater dolphins live in the river
Amazon
806. The largest alpine lake in the world
Titicaca
807. Lake Titicaca by origin
tectonic
809. The steppes in South America are
pampas
811. World's smallest bird
hummingbird
anaconda
815. The savannah of the northern hemisphere of South America is called
llanos
817. Continent crossed by the line of the Equator and the prime meridian,
Africa
818. The area of Africa ... million km?
30,3
821. An English traveler made a great contribution to the discovery of the interior regions of Africa and the study of their natural conditions.
D.Levingston
826. In Africa, the most precipitation falls on the coast
Gulf of Guinea
829. In Africa, a wadi is
dry riverbeds
830. The source of the Nile is a river
Kagera
831. The deepest river in Africa
Congo
836. Rocky deserts in Africa are called
Hamada
841. The driest and lowest continent
Australia
842. The highest point in Australia, Kosciuszko, has a height of ... meters
2228
844. The mainland, where there are no active volcanoes and glaciers
Australia
848. Periodically drying rivers of Australia are called
screams
849. The main types of feeding of the rivers of Australia are
rain and underground
850. Endemic plants in Australia is
75 %
851. Endemic animals in Australia is
95 %
853. Dense thickets of thorny acacia and low eucalyptus trees in Australia are
scrub
855. Endemic animals of Australia
platypus and echidna
856. The main difference between the deserts of Australia and the deserts of Africa is
lack of oases
857. Marsupial devil, kiwi bird and weed chicken are found on the island
Tasmania
862. A scientist who lived 12 years on the island of New Guinea created scientific works on
nature and people of Oceania
N.Miklukha-Maclay
863. There are no predators and poisonous snakes on the territory of the islands
Oceania
864. Most developed island state in Oceania
New Zealand
865. The average height of the continent of Antarctica ... meters
2040
866. The first expedition to reach the South Pole
R. Amundsen
867. Winds dominate Antarctica
stock
868. The lowest temperature on the planet was recorded at the station
East
869. The main food of blue whales is
plankton
1234. The arrival in the country of citizens from other countries for permanent residence is
immigration
1235. Departure of people from the country is
emigration
1236. The growth in the number of cities and urban population is called
urbanization
1237. The appearance and concentration of several urban settlements around a large city is
agglomeration
1238. The confluence of urban agglomerations is called
megalopolis
1239. A radical qualitative change in the productive forces of mankind, based on the transformation of science into the direct productive force of society, is
scientific and technological revolution
1240. Closely interconnected national economies and sectoral structures form the basis
world economy
1243. In terms of car production, 1st place in the world is
Japan
1246. The first place in the world in oil production is
Saudi Arabia
1249. The first place in the world in gas production belongs to
Russia
1250. The first place in the world in coal production belongs to
China
1264. Tonic cultures include
cocoa, coffee, tea
1265. Major countries in Eurasia where grapes are grown
Italy, Spain, France
1266. About half of the pigs raised in the world are
Asia
1267. Of the countries with the largest number of pigs,
China
1269. The greatest length of railways has
USA
1270. The bulk of international traffic falls on ... transport
nautical
1279. Most visited countries by tourists in the world
Italy, Spain, France
1280. Pilgrimage to the sacred religious places Muslims of the world make in
Mecca and Medina
1290. Power plants built on the Yenisei River
Sayano-Shushenskaya, Krasnoyarsk
1292. In Russia, diamonds are mined in deposits
1324. World famous banks are located in (in)
Switzerland
1327. European country, leading in the world in the production of shoes,
Italy
1331. Capital of Estonia
Tallinn
1332. Capital of Lithuania
Vilnius
1351. Capital of the United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi
1353. U.S. Automotive Center State
Michigan
1354. The main center of the US chemical industry
Houston
1355. In the United States, Boeing aircraft are produced in
Seattle
1356. In the United States, citrus crops are grown in the state
California
1357. In the northern part of the Great Plains passes ... belt
wheat
1358. Port on the Pacific Coast of Canada
Vancouver
1359. French Canadians mostly live in the province
Quebec
1360. The leading country in terms of water and forest resources per capita,
Canada
1361. Rich bauxite deposits in Latin America are located in
1362. The largest urban agglomerations on the mainland of South America
Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires
1363. Leading suppliers of bananas to the world market
Ecuador and Costa Rica
1364. The first place in the world in terms of iron ore reserves is
Brazil
1365. Capital of Ecuador
Quito
1371. In Africa, peanuts produce mainly
Senegal
1374. World leadership in the production of cocoa beans belongs to
Ghana
1376. The country that ranks first in the world in bauxite reserves,
Australia
1377. More than
80 %
1381. The products of the oceans provide food for people on
2 %
1382. In the composition of food products in the countries of Central America, a special place is occupied by
corn
1383. The only country in the world that voluntarily gave up nuclear weapons,
Kazakhstan
1384. The greatest pollution of the oceans
oil
1. In Africa, the Pygmies and Tutsis peoples live, whose numbers have significantly decreased at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries. Describe these peoples according to the plan: 1) the territory of residence 2) external signs 3) the main occupations 4) the reason for the reduction in numbers
Answer.
Pygmies live in the equatorial forests of Central Africa in the depression of the Congo River, and Tutsis live in the savannas of the East African Plateau in the Great African Rifts region, mainly in the state of Rwanda. Both peoples belong to the equatorial race. Pygmies are the smallest representatives of this race (less than 150 cm), and the average Tutsi height is about 2 m.
The skin color of the Tutsi is much darker, they are engaged in cattle breeding. The main occupation of the pygmies is hunting and gathering. The number of pygmies is declining due to the destruction of their habitat - equatorial forests. The main reason for the decline in the number of Tutsis is a bloody civil war.
2. The famous Statue of Liberty, which has become a symbol of the liberation of the entire multinational people of America, was designed by the French F.O. Bartholdi and A.G. Eiffel. What did M.P. Landowski, a Frenchman of Polish origin, do for another American country?
Answer.
Maximilian Paul Landowsky - sculptor who completed the Statue of Christ in Rio de Janeiro. The statue is made of reinforced concrete and lined with the so-called? soapstone? (tholsite) reflecting light. The height of the monument is 30 meters. It was erected on Mount Corcovado (704 m). This statue has become a symbol of all of Brazil.
3. On what continent do peoples live who use the poisonous mucus of tree frogs to lubricate arrowheads? What are these peoples called? Why do these frogs, raised by Europeans in captivity, practically cease to be poisonous?
Answer.
This poison is used by the Indians of South America. It is believed that frogs are poisonous not by themselves, but because of the feeding of highly poisonous plants not known to Europeans.
4. Many peoples still depend on domesticated animals. The well-being of the indigenous population of which countries still depends on: 1) camels, 2) llamas, 3) yaks, 4) deer, 5) buffaloes?
Why can the thoughtless destruction of predators (mainly wolves) lead to starvation, disease and the general economic decline of the population dependent on livestock?
Answer.
Camels are widely used in Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, llamas - in Peru, yaks - in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, deer - in the north of Russia, Norway, buffaloes - in India. Due to the destruction of wolves, the number of livestock ceases to be regulated, excessive reproduction occurs, leading to a reduction in forage on pastures. This, in turn, causes an increase in the morbidity and mortality of livestock and a decrease in the living standards of the people whom the livestock provided with everything they needed.
5. Which of the listed peoples have clear signs of mixing races? Peoples: Amhara (Ethiopians), French Canadians, Tahiti Polynesians, Costa Rican Creoles, Malagasy, Hokkaido Ainu. It is believed that the existence of mixed races is evidence
race equality. Try to justify this point of view.
Answer.
Amhara (Ethiopians), Polynesians, Malagasy, Ainu. These peoples have signs of several races, therefore, with a racial mixture of peoples, stable offspring is obtained. This means that representatives of all races belong to the same species - Homo sapiens.
6. Man has managed to adapt to a variety of natural conditions, so the area of \u200b\u200bits distribution occupies almost the entire globe. Name two main directions of human adaptation. Can these directions develop absolutely in isolation from each other. Justify your opinion on the example of the Russian zone of the North.
Answer.
Two main directions of adaptation: 1) a person adapts to new natural conditions, develops a new type of behavior (biological adaptation); 2) a person adapts nature for himself (non-biological adaptation) - isolates himself from the environment (housing, clothing), changes the environment (draining swamps, laying communications, etc.). Both of these areas are closely related. For example, among peoples who have long lived in the North zone, the whole body is less susceptible to low temperatures, a narrow slit of the eyes helps during snow storms, reduced sweating helps to do without regular hygiene procedures. At the same time, the peoples of the North widely use the skins, fat, meat of deer, walruses, seals, and various fur animals for building housing, sewing clothes and shoes, lighting rooms and cooking, etc. Even when using modern technology and building new cities in the North, where the main natural resources of Russia are concentrated, low temperatures (triple glazing), permafrost (houses and communications are built on piles), strong winds (the predominance of low-rise buildings with rounded contours) are taken into account.
7. Why the remains of a fossil primate discovered in 1924 were named "Baby Taung", and later, together with other similar creatures, were called Australopithecus, although all these finds were made in South and East Africa.
Answer.
In 1924, in South Africa, near the Taung station, the skeleton of a cub (English - baby) of a higher anthropoid primate was discovered. The word Australopithecus is not directly related to Australia, but is translated as “southern monkey” (from Latin australis - southern).
8. In what areas of the world do the Hausa people live? Why do many Hausa leave termite mounds as a legacy to their children, along with other property? Which language family do the languages spoken by Hausa belong to? What are the main external differences between this people and the Australian Aborigines.
Answer.
The Hausa live in West and Central Africa (Niger, Nigeria, Chad). Termites are eaten as they are a valuable protein supplement to the meager, mostly plant-based, diet of local residents. The Hausa speak languages belonging to the Afroasian family. They differ from the natives of Australia in higher growth, a wide nose, and the absence of hair on the face and hands.
9. In what country was paper, ink, pasta, gunpowder, toothbrush, etc. invented? How does this country stand out among other countries now? In which countries do emigrants from this country and their descendants live?
Answer.
The country is the People's Republic of China. It ranks first in terms of population, the duration of maintaining rapid GDP growth, the production of many types of products. Starting from the 19th century, several waves of emigration to Latin America, Southeast Asia, the USA, Russia, etc. took place in the PRC. There are Chinatowns (?China-secrets?) in almost all major cities of the world.
10. In relation to which countries (Australia, Hungary, Egypt, Canada, China, Mali, Mongolia, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan) is the characteristic of their population correct: “The population of these countries was formed mainly due to immigration from the former metropolises. The indigenous inhabitants of these territories have either been exterminated or live on reservations with significantly lower incomes and living conditions. The urban population predominates; many parts of the country remain undeveloped? Which subtype according to the level of socio-economic development do these countries belong to? Describe the common features and individual characteristics of the economy of these countries.
Answer.
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa. A subtype of countries of resettlement capitalism. From the general features, it can be noted that all of them are former British colonies, and the extractive industry plays a greater role in their economy than in other developed countries.
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This quiz will be useful for teachers, parents and all those who organize leisure activities with children.
Questions on the topic Geography for high school students
1. Which island nation off the coast of America is a freely annexed territory to the United States? (Puerto Rico)
2. Which country does the Commander Islands belong to? (Russia)
3. What was the name of the atoll in the Pacific where the Americans tested the hydrogen bomb? (Bikini)
4. What is the name of the island that Christopher Columbus called Hispaniola now? (Haiti)
5. How many seas washes the coast of Turkey? (Four seas: Black, Marmara, Mediterranean and Aegean)
6. What oceans does the Suez Canal connect? (Indian and Atlantic)
7. What is the largest lake in the Americas? (Upper)
8. Which African river has the largest basin, second only to the South American Amazon? (Congo River)
9. What is the name of the largest desert in Eurasia? (Gobi)
10. What is the largest sea in the world? (Sargasso)
11. What is the largest peninsula in Europe? (Scandinavian)
12. What is the old name of the Ural River? (Yaik - until 1775)
13. What continent are the Rocky Mountains on? (North America)
14. On what island, according to ancient Greek legend, was the labyrinth of the Minotaur? (On Crete)
15. Which islands are separated by the La Perouse Strait? (Sakhalin Island and the Japanese island of Hokkaido)
16. On what lake is the island of Kizhi - a monument of wooden architecture? (On Lake Onega in Karelia)
17. On the border of which two countries is Mount Everest (Chomolungma)? (Nepal and China)
18. What was the name of the ancient single continent from which all continents were formed? (Pangaea)
19. What is the name of the largest peninsula in the world? (Arabian)
20. What is the name of the greatest of the alpine lakes of our planet? (Lake Titicaca in South America, on the border of Bolivia and Peru)
21. On the shore of which lake is the ancient Russian city of Rostov the Great? (Lake Nero in the Yaroslavl region)
22. Name the strait between the mainland South America and the Tierra del Fuego archipelago. (Strait of Magellan)
23. What is the largest island in the Mediterranean? (Sicily. Territory of Italy)
24. What is the name of the island, which in 1811 was discovered by the expedition of Gedenshtorm, in 1902 the geologist Tol re-discovered, but the expedition of Academician Samoylovich, specially organized in 1937, could not find it? (Sannikov Land)
25. The name of which large desert in China is translated into Russian as; "Who gets here always disappears"? (Takla Makan)
26. What straits separate the European and Asian parts of Turkey? (Bosphorus and Dardanelles)
27. Between what seas does Asia Minor lie? (Between the Black and Mediterranean Seas)
28. What territory did the UK return to China in 1997? (The Hong Kong peninsula (Chinese name Xianggang) was a British colony for 155 years)
29. What is the name of the main island of Japan? (Honshu)
30. What is the largest island in Europe? (United Kingdom)
31. They can be in the form of an arch, wing, dome, pyramid, table, and their largest draft can be more than half a kilometer. What is this about? (About icebergs)
32. The name of which islands literally translates as "Turtle Islands"? (Galapagos Islands in the South China Sea)
33. The Sandwich Islands archipelago consists of twenty-four islands: Mauk, Mol okai, Oahu and so on. What is the name of the largest of the Sandwich Islands? (Hawaii. The Sandwich Islands are otherwise called Hawaiian)
34. Mount Tonga is only slightly inferior to Everest: its height is 8,690 meters. However, it does not appear among the eight-thousanders of the Earth, and the climbers did not make a single attempt to conquer it. Why? (She is underwater in the Pacific Ocean)
35. Muna Kea volcano can be considered the highest mountain in the world. Its base is under water at a depth of 5,500 meters, and the top rises to four thousand three hundred meters above sea level. The total distance between the sole and the top is 9,800 meters. On which islands is this volcano located? (in Hawaiian)
36. What port is called the "ocean gate" of our country? (Port city of Nakhodka in Primorsky Krai)
37. What lands of Ukraine are named after the trees that grow there? (Bukovina)
38. Which cities have the word "salt" in their names? (Sol-Iletsk (Orenburg region), Solvychegorsk (Arkhangelsk region), Solikamsk and Usolye (Perm region), Usolye-Sibirskoe (Irkutsk region), Soltsy (Novgorod region), Sol (Donetsk region, Ukraine), Staraya Sol (Lviv region , Ukraine))
39. What famous mountain range and river have the same name? (Ural)