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Easy Geography True or False #2

Try to guess whether these geographical statements are true or false.
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Last updated: December 9, 2023
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First submittedDecember 9, 2023
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1. China is bigger than France
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2. Cuba touches the Caribbean Sea
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3. It is always night on the North Pole
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4. The North Pole has a latitude of 100 °N
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The North Pole is at 90 °N
5. A steppe is a region that is covered by forest
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Steppes are grasslands which are mostly devoid of trees
6. Iraq is in the Middle East
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7. The Yellow River flows through China
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8. Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States
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9. Iran is in Africa
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10. The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world
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11. Sweden is further north than Switzerland
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12. Singapore is a French-speaking country
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The official languages of Singapore are English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil
13. During the winter months, Cairo gets more rain than New York City
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Cairo is dry during all 12 months of the year. The rainiest month (January) averages less than 0.5 cm of rain.
14. The percentage of people living in extreme poverty has DECREASED since the year 1990
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In 1990, more than 40% of people in the world lived in extreme poverty. Today it is about 10%.
15. Greece is landlocked
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24 Comments
FreeStater
+7
Level 76
Dec 12, 2023
Good quiz. I will admit I had to think about the North Pole question.
shbbbbbbbmm
+1
Level 55
Jan 2, 2024
Which one? I assume you are talking about the 100° latitude one
Woozie121
+2
Level 52
Jan 8, 2024
That was the one question I got wrong.
PynchonsOverbite
+9
Level 92
Dec 12, 2023
The danger of a quiz like this, for me, is that I'm likely to glance at the questions instead of actually reading them. Then "Caribbean" somehow registers as "Mediterranean" and my self-esteem takes another boot to the head.
plattitude
+3
Level 94
Jan 8, 2024
Or if your brain parses Congo instead of Cairo.
TheTrainsKid
+1
Level 50
Aug 8, 2024
Yes, the Congo basin
tschutzer
+6
Level 92
Dec 12, 2023
LOL, I missed the one that only 59% got right. Maybe that wasn't *quite* the same level of easy as the rest of them.
blizzrd33
+1
Level 80
Dec 13, 2023
Correct
CaptainUnderpant
+11
Level 80
Dec 12, 2023
Was really surprised by the extreme poverty question. My logic was that additional population from higher birth rates in poorer countries would've far outweighed improvements to living standards but I guess not.
Dimby
+4
Level 79
Jan 2, 2024
This is quite old now, but check out this YouTube video. The creator has since passed, but in terms of living standards data presentations, he’s absolutely the best. This one graphs data from life expectancy and median (I think?) income of all countries over the 20th century.

https://youtu.be/jbkSRLYSojo?si=Xe5e_dnm4QlB872X

orangutang
+2
Level 51
Jan 2, 2024
There are actually less people living in extreme poverty today than in 1820.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_poverty#/media/File:World-population-in-extreme-poverty-absolute.svg

JonOfKent
+3
Level 57
Jan 2, 2024
In 1820 there were heaps of people in extreme poverty everywhere, even in the most developed countries. Now it's a phenomenon largely confined to the poorest, and I suppose that in itself immediately cuts out a good chunk of the world's population.
tshalla
+1
Level 76
Jan 2, 2024
Don't take "extreme poverty" too seriously. The definition that's used is living at US$1.90 per day (in 2011 dollars). Try this: take $1.91 times 365 (let's make it an even $700) and then live for a year in a country of your choice (how about Bulgaria? India? South Korea?) And then, at the end of the year, tell me about your experiences - without using the term "extreme poverty."
TheForsakenFurby
+3
Level 74
Mar 27, 2024
tshalla: I'm confused what your criticism is.
TheForsakenFurby
+1
Level 74
Mar 27, 2024
While I'm not sure of this and can't be bothered to fact check, I think every nation goes through a population boom as they industrialize. So, if there's always been a few nations in the middle of that process at any point in time since the industrial revolution started, then I think this "higher birth rate in poor countries" would always factor into the numbers (including 1990).
Aoto327
+2
Level 75
Dec 13, 2023
This really was easy!
Morpioniste
+2
Level 67
Dec 13, 2023
I thought PR was a commonwealth rather than a territory; turns out they're the same thing
kadber342008
+1
Level 40
Jan 2, 2024
was really easy
ch0senPotato
+2
Level 47
Jan 2, 2024
So, you're probably looking at the stats, and seeing how 98% of people get "China bigger than France" correct. "Wow," you're thinking. "I wonder about the 2% of people who get that wrong." That would be ME. I somehow got true and false flipped in my head for two questions where I understood the answer but it came out of my head wrong.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 72
May 23, 2024
Hope your potato is working properly again!
MississippiSnopes
+2
Level 61
Jan 4, 2024
I don't think the Puerto Rico question is a good one since it is a Commonwealth. In some sense, that's a territory, but it is called a "commonwealth" because it has some political attributes that are different from other territories of the US.
Thisisreal
+1
Level 89
Oct 11, 2024
Puerto Rico is a territory that has the word “commonwealth” in its official name, just like Northern Mariana Islands which are also called “the commonwealth of…” in their official name. There are also 4 states called “the commonwealth of…” in their official names but it doesn’t make them different to other states.
Azerk
+1
Level 65
Jun 21, 2024
What's up with the AI quiz picture? Seems really lame
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Sep 10, 2024
I'll hire a graphic designer to make the next one.
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