Final graded Quizziz: Geography

Check all the features that are the focus of physical geography:

• the type of soil in a given area

• the temperature of a region

• wars that led to changing borders

• language differences

• rainfall

Check all the tools that are used in geography:

• maps

• charts

• globes

• microscopes

Which of the following are continents:

• Africa

• China

• Oceania

• South America

• Asia

Place the following nations in order by population (left largest to right the smallest)

• The United States

• Mexico

• China

• Canada

• India

Check all the aspects of political geography:

• conflicts over borders between nations

• the type of government in a particular country

• the changing of national symbols such as flags

• the economy of countries

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) continent

,

(b) country/nation

,

(c) state in the US

• Asia

• New Mexico

• South Africa

• Mexico

• Africa

• France

• Oregon

• North America

• Illinois

• Oceania

• California

• India

• Europe

• South America

• Texas

• Florida

• Colorado

• Canada

• New York

Which of the following is not a name of an ocean?

• Mediterranean

• Pacific

• Atlantic

• Indian

Place the following countries in order by size , from left being the largest:

• Switzerland

• The United States

• India

• Ireland

• Russia

Which is the best definition of the word "landlocked?"

• A state or nation without access to any major world ocean

• A nation that has a dictator who has everyone locked in

• A nation without any source of water

• A very strict type of border between two countries

What is the most common reason why the borders of nations change?

• The leader of a nation decides to share land with the neighboring country.

• After a war is fought and a treaty is signed between the nations who fought

• earthquakes and volcanic eruptions

• The price of property become too high because of inflation