Geography Extremes

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Instructions: The highest, deepest, longest, and largest on Earth

1.
What is the deepest point in the world's oceans?
A
Puerto Rico Trench
B
Java Trench
C
Mariana Trench
D
Tonga Trench
2.
What is the longest river in the world?
A
Nile
B
Amazon
C
Mississippi
D
Yangtze
3.
What is the largest desert in the world?
A
Gobi
B
Antarctic
C
Sahara
D
Arabian
4.
What is the highest waterfall in the world?
A
Iguazu Falls
B
Angel Falls
C
Niagara Falls
D
Victoria Falls
5.
What is the largest lake by surface area in the world?
A
Lake Baikal
B
Lake Superior
C
Caspian Sea
D
Lake Victoria
6.
What is the smallest country in the world by area?
A
Monaco
B
Liechtenstein
C
Vatican City
D
San Marino
7.
What is the driest place on Earth?
A
Atacama Desert
B
Sahara Desert
C
McMurdo Dry Valleys
D
Death Valley
8.
What is the largest island in the world?
A
New Guinea
B
Greenland
C
Madagascar
D
Borneo
9.
What is the highest mountain in the world?
A
Mount Everest
B
Lhotse
C
Kangchenjunga
D
K2
10.
What is the deepest freshwater lake in the world?
A
Lake Superior
B
Lake Baikal
C
Lake Tanganyika
D
Crater Lake
11.
What is the longest mountain range in the world?
A
Great Dividing Range
B
Andes
C
Himalayas
D
Rocky Mountains
12.
What is the hottest place on Earth by recorded air temperature?
A
Dasht-e Lut
B
Death Valley
C
Sahara Desert
D
Dallol, Ethiopia
13.
What is the largest country in the world by area?
A
Russia
B
China
C
Canada
D
United States
14.
What is the lowest point on land below sea level?
A
Lake Assal
B
Dead Sea
C
Death Valley
D
Caspian Sea shore
15.
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
A
Atlantic Ocean
B
Indian Ocean
C
Arctic Ocean
D
Pacific Ocean

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