December 9, 2024

The great geographic challenge: Are you a terrain titan?

Questions and answers

Question 1:
What is the largest desert in the world?
A) Sahara
B) Arabian
C) Gobi
D) Antarctic
Answer: D) Antarctic


Question 2:
Which layer of the Earth is composed mostly of iron and nickel?
A) Crust
B) Mantle
C) Outer Core
D) Inner Core
Answer: C) Outer Core


Question 3:
What is the primary factor that determines the climate of a region?
A) Latitude
B) Longitude
C) Elevation
D) Proximity to water
Answer: A) Latitude


Question 4:
Which landform is created by the erosion and deposition of glacial ice?
A) Delta
B) Canyon
C) Fjord
D) Plateau
Answer: C) Fjord


Question 5:
What element is most commonly found in the Earth’s crust?
A) Iron
B) Oxygen
C) Silicon
D) Aluminum
Answer: B) Oxygen


Question 6:
Which of the following is a type of tectonic plate boundary?
A) Divergent
B) Convergent
C) Transform
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above


Question 7:
What is the term for a large body of ice that moves slowly over land?
A) Glacier
B) Iceberg
C) Snowfield
D) Ice Sheet
Answer: A) Glacier


Question 8:
Which type of natural disaster is most commonly associated with tectonic activity?
A) Hurricane
B) Tornado
C) Earthquake
D) Blizzard
Answer: C) Earthquake


Question 9:
What is the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates meet?
A) Fault
B) Rift
C) Edge
D) Ridge
Answer: A) Fault