Amazing World Geography Trivia

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    Which volcano is located in the Philippines?

    • Nevada del Ruiz
    • Krakatau
    • Mount Pinatubo
    • Mount Tambora
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  • 2. 

     What mountain range appears on the eastern coast of Oahu? 

    • Koolau Range

    • Waianae Range

    • Palikea

    • Puu Kaua

    Correct Answer
    A. Koolau Range
    Explanation
    NGS 1.0 How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies
    to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial persepective

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  • 3. 

    Which underwater volcano first erupted in 1963, and began to forman island? 

    • Paricutin

    • Surtsey

    • Thera

    • Mount Pinatubo

    Correct Answer
    A. Surtsey
    Explanation
    NGS 1.3 How to use geographic representations and tools to analyze, explain, and solve
    geographic problems

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  • 4. 

    Rust is an example of which of the following processes?

    • Glaciation

    • Seismography

    • Mechanical weathering

    • Chemical weathering

    Correct Answer
    A. Chemical weathering
    Explanation
    NGS 4B.1 Describe how forces from within Earth (e.g., tectonic processes such as
    volcanic activity and earthquakes) influence the character of place
    NGS 7.0 The physical processes that shape the patterns of earths surface

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  • 5. 

    Which of the following would be least likely to occur in the Ring ofFire? 

    • A volcananic explosion

    • A glacier

    • An earthquake

    • A tsunami

    Correct Answer
    A. A glacier
    Explanation
    NGS 4B.1 Describe how forces from within Earth (e.g., tectonic processes such as
    volcanic activity and earthquakes) influence the character of place
    NGS 7.0 The physical processes that shape the patterns of earths surface
    NGS 7B.2 Describe the physical processes (e.g., erosion, folding and faulting, volcanism)
    that produce distictive landforms (e.g., specific types of mountains, such as
    buttes and mesas, block mountains or horsts, ridge-and-valley sytstems)

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  • 6. 

    Which volcano caused tsunamis almost 130 feet high?

    • Mauna Loa

    • Cotopaxi

    • Krakatau

    • Thera

    Correct Answer
    A. Krakatau
    Explanation
    NGS 1.3 How to use geographic representations and tools to analyze, explain, and solve
    geographic problems

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  • 7. 

    Which feature is most prominent in the interior section of Oahu? 

    • Mountain peaks

    • Flat, wide valley between two mountain ranges

    • Large urban centers

    • A range of volcanoes and volcanic craters

    Correct Answer
    A. Flat, wide valley between two mountain ranges
    Explanation
    NGS 1.3 How to use geographic representations and tools to analyze, explain, and solve
    geographic problems
    NGS 4.0 The physical and human characteristics of places
    NGS 4B.1 Describe how forces from within Earth (e.g., tectonic processes such as
    volcanic activity and earthquakes) influence the character of place

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  • 8. 

    Which term do scientists NOT use to identify a physical component of the biosphere? 

    • Atmosphere

    • Lithosphere

    • Hemisphere

    • Hydrosphere

    Correct Answer
    A. Hemisphere
    Explanation
    NGS 7.1 The dynamics of the four basic components of Earths physical systems; the
    atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere

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  • 9. 

    Where do tectonic plates move past each other?   

    • On continental shelves

    • On continental drifts

    • At fault lines

    • At glaciations

    Correct Answer
    A. At fault lines
    Explanation
    NGS 4B.1 Describe how forces from within Earth (e.g., tectonic processes such as
    volcanic activity and earthquakes) influence the character of place
    NGS 7.0 The physical processes that shape the patterns of earths surface

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  • 10. 

    Which location is furthest to the east?

    • Mamala Bay

    • Palikea

    • Kailua

    • Honolulu

    Correct Answer
    A. Kailua
    Explanation
    NGS 1.0 How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies
    to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial persepective

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  • 11. 

    How are El Chichon and Mount Pinatubo similar?

    • Both are located in the Western Hemisphere

    • Both are located in the Eastern Hemisphere

    • Both erupted in 1991

    • Both released sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere

    Correct Answer
    A. Both released sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere
    Explanation
    NGS 1.3 How to use geographic representations and tools to analyze, explain, and solve
    geographic problems

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  • 12. 

    Mountains are one of four categories of which of the following?

    • Continental shelf

    • Moraines

    • Glaciations

    • Relief

    Correct Answer
    A. Relief
    Explanation
    NGS 1.0 How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies
    to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial persepective
    NGS 7.3 The spatial variation in the consequences of physical processes across Earths
    surface

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