Amazing World Geography Trivia

1. Which volcano is located in the Philippines?

Nevada del Ruiz

Krakatau

Mount Pinatubo

Mount Tambora

NGS 1.3 How to use geographic representations and tools to analyze, explain, and solve
geographic problems

Explanation

NGS 1.3 How to use geographic representations and tools to analyze, explain, and solve
geographic problems

2. What mountain range appears on the eastern coast of Oahu?

Koolau Range

Waianae Range

Palikea

Puu Kaua

NGS 1.0 How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies
to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial persepective

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

3. Which underwater volcano first erupted in 1963, and began to form
an island?

Paricutin

Surtsey

Thera

Mount Pinatubo

NGS 1.3 How to use geographic representations and tools to analyze, explain, and solve
geographic problems

Explanation

NGS 1.3 How to use geographic representations and tools to analyze, explain, and solve
geographic problems

4. Rust is an example of which of the following processes?

Glaciation

Seismography

Mechanical weathering

Chemical weathering

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

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

5. Which of the following would be least likely to occur in the Ring of
Fire?

A volcananic explosion

A glacier

An earthquake

A tsunami

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)

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)

6. Which volcano caused tsunamis almost 130 feet high?

Mauna Loa

Cotopaxi

Krakatau

Thera

NGS 1.3 How to use geographic representations and tools to analyze, explain, and solve
geographic problems

Explanation

NGS 1.3 How to use geographic representations and tools to analyze, explain, and solve
geographic problems

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

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

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

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

Atmosphere

Lithosphere

Hemisphere

Hydrosphere

NGS 7.1 The dynamics of the four basic components of Earths physical systems; the
atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere

Explanation

NGS 7.1 The dynamics of the four basic components of Earths physical systems; the
atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere

9. Where do tectonic plates move past each other?

On continental shelves

On continental drifts

At fault lines

At glaciations

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

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

10. Which location is furthest to the east?

Mamala Bay

Palikea

Kailua

Honolulu

NGS 1.0 How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies
to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial persepective

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

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

NGS 1.3 How to use geographic representations and tools to analyze, explain, and solve
geographic problems

Explanation

NGS 1.3 How to use geographic representations and tools to analyze, explain, and solve
geographic problems

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

Continental shelf

Moraines

Glaciations

Relief

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

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