Geography: landforms continents oceans and natural resources - Question Bank
1. What is the deepest ocean trench in the world?
2. Which continent is home to the Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth?
3. What is the largest river in Africa?
4. Which continent is known for its extensive mountain ranges like the Alps and the Urals?
5. What is a large area of flat land with few trees called?
6. Which continent is the smallest by land area?
7. What is the vertical movement of seawater from the deep ocean to the surface called?
8. Which continent has the highest concentration of iron ore deposits?
9. What is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses called?
10. Which continent is characterized by its unique marsupial wildlife, like kangaroos?
11. What is the largest ocean bordering Asia?
12. Which continent is home to the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia?
13. What is the continuous movement of ocean water called?
14. Which continent is the world's largest producer of coal?
15. What is a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water called?
16. Which continent is known for its vast grasslands called the Pampas?
17. What is the name of the ocean that separates Europe and Africa from the Americas?
18. Which continent is divided into Eastern, Western, Northern, and Southern regions?
19. What is the process by which water returns to the atmosphere from plants?
20. Which of the following is an example of a fossil fuel?
21. What is a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level called?
22. Which continent is the least populated?
23. What is the term for a large body of saltwater that covers most of the Earth's surface?
24. Which continent is known as the 'Old World'?
25. What is the largest hot desert in the world?
26. Which continent is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east?
27. What is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas?
28. Which of the following is a mineral resource?
29. What are large, flat areas of land called?
30. Which continent lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere?
31. What is the largest ocean on Earth?
32. Which continent is home to the pyramids of Giza?
33. What is the process called when water vapor turns into liquid water, forming clouds?
34. Which continent is shaped like a boot?
35. What is the largest river in the world by discharge volume?
36. Which of the following is a non-renewable natural resource?
37. What is the largest island in the world?
38. Which continent is known for the Amazon rainforest?
39. What is the process of soil being carried away by wind or water called?
40. Which continent has the highest average elevation?
41. What is the deepest part of the Earth's oceans called?
42. Which continent is entirely surrounded by the Indian Ocean?
43. What is the highest mountain peak in the world?
44. Which of the following is a renewable natural resource?
45. What is the largest desert in the world?
46. Which continent is known as the 'Land of the Midnight Sun'?
47. What is the process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces called?
48. Which ocean is the largest and deepest on Earth?
49. What is the longest mountain range in the world?
50. Which of the following is the largest continent by land area?