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Geology of Geography Quiz
Can you answer these questions relating to both geology and geography?
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Last updated: January 25, 2024
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| First submitted | January 15, 2024 |
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1. Which country is not volcanically active?
Japan
Ethiopia
Canada
Norway
2. In which of these places is land area NOT expanding?
New Orleans is very slowly sinking, while the others are expanding due to volcanic activity, plate movement, or sediment deposition
Island of Hawaii
Ganges River Delta
New Orleans
Iceland
3. Is the Pacific Ocean currently growing or shrinking due to plate tectonics?
Growing
Shrinking
4. Given current plate movements, which two countries may share a border in 20 million years?
Egypt and Turkey
Japan and Indonesia
Australia and New Zealand
Canada and Ireland
5. Which city is located near a plate boundary?
Boundary of the African and Eurasian plates
Rio de Janeiro
Algiers
Sydney
Berlin
6. Which mountain range is NOT currently growing?
Appalachians are one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world, and are currently eroding
Alps
Andes
Himalayas
Appalachians
7. Which geographic feature was created by a river?
Cenotes of Mexico
White Cliffs of Dover
Grand Canyon
Great Rift Valley
8. Which country does not have significant oil reserves?
Iran
Venezuela
Thailand
Norway
9. Which of these American cities is located atop limestone?
As a result, the city is at constant risk of sinkholes
New York
Denver
Tampa
Honolulu
10. What was Panthalassa?
Panthalassa was the singular ocean surrounding Pangaea
A continent
A desert
An ice cap
An ocean
11. What do Tehran, Jerusalem, and Salt Lake City have in common?
All are located in endoheric basin, meaning there is no route for water to flow to the ocean
Built on former sand dunes
At high risk of landslides and mudflows
Rainfall does not flow to the ocean
Located atop major cave systems
12. Which of these cities was never destroyed by an Earthquake?
Mumbai
Tokyo
Port-au-Prince
Lisbon
13. Which of these things would not have existed 30,000 years ago?
They would have been under a massive ice sheet
Nile River
Mount Vesuvius
Bahrain
North American Great Lakes
14. Long before India collided with Asia, what landmass was it attached to?
As a result, the closest relative of Madagascar lemurs is the lorise in India
Antarctica
Australia
Arabian Peninsula
Madagascar
15. Is the longest mountain range on Earth a result of tectonic plates colliding, or separating?
The Mid-Atlantic ridge forms from plates separating beneath the Atlantic ocean
Colliding
Separating
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9 Comments
EcceHomo
+4
Level 86
Jan 15, 2024
Tricky for a non-geologist. I have learned some things though.
jordibabot
+2
Level 69
Jan 16, 2024
How come a range can be created because of a separation of plates?
WolfCam
+4
Level 67
Jan 21, 2024
As plates spread, the crust becomes very thin in those areas, allowing magma to rise from the surface and form volcanoes
Simoellon
+1
Level 68
Jan 23, 2024
Nice quiz!!! That was fun. Would love to see more of this kind of questions.
RhymingCouplet
+3
Level 72
Jan 25, 2024
Enjoyed this, but you don't get lemurs in India. :)
WolfCam
+2
Level 67
Jan 25, 2024
My mistake. The closest living relative of the Lemur is found in India. I’ve changed the explanation.
Lukose
+2
Level 79
Jan 25, 2024
There are no lemurs in India.
Broccolix
+1
Level 75
Jan 9, 2025
What about the Beerenberg on the island of Jan Mayen?
Thechosenone420
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Level 47
Mar 13, 2025
Cant believe 11 out of 15 was enough to beat everybody in this test
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