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World Geography True or False
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Last updated: August 24, 2021
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1. Saudi Arabia has a coastline on the Arabian Sea.
The countries with coastlines on the Arabian Sea are Yemen, Oman, Pakistan, Iran, India and the Maldives.
True
False
2. East Timor has a coastline on the Timor Sea.
True
False
3. Equatorial Guinea lies on the equator.
Despite its name, no part of the country's territory lies on the equator. It is in the northern hemisphere, except for the insular Annobón Province, which is about 155 km (96 mi) south of the equator.
True
False
4. The intersection of the equator and prime meridian (zero degrees latitude and longitude) is located in international waters.
The intersection is on the Gulf of Guinea and is marked with a permanent buoy.
True
False
5. Russia has 11 time zones.
Time zones range from UTC+02:00 to UTC+12:00.
True
False
6. Of all the countries in the world, Indonesia has the most islands.
Sweden has 267,570 islands. Indonesia has 17,504.
True
False
7. Kiribati is the only country situated in all four hemispheres.
Kiribati's islands extend into the eastern and western hemispheres, as well as the northern and southern.
True
False
8. The northernmost continuously inhabited place in the world is in Greenland.
The distinction goes to Alert, which is in Ellesmere Island in Canada.
True
False
9. The geographic center of all 50 US states is in South Dakota.
The geographic center of the US (all contiguous states, Hawaii, and Alaska) is somewhere north of Belle Fourche, South Dakota. The geographic center of all contiguous states is in Kansas.
True
False
10. Canada and the United States share all five Great Lakes.
Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake that is entirely within the borders of the US. The other four are shared with Canada.
True
False
11. All countries in Central America border the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean.
Belize does not border the Pacific. El Salvador does not border the Caribbean.
True
False
12. Lake Titicaca is on the border of Bolivia and Peru.
The lake is the highest navigable in the world.
True
False
13. Seoul is less than 100 kms (62 miles) from the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
According to one source, the distance is 74 kms (46 miles). The road distance is 91 kms (57 miles).
True
False
14. Abu Dhabi has the largest land area of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates.
Abu Dhabi's share of the land area is a whopping 86.7%.
True
False
15. Eswatini (former name: Swaziland) is completely surrounded by South Africa.
Eswatini is surrounded by South Africa and Mozambique.
True
False
16. Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa and is one of the sources of the Nile River.
Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/africa-physical-geography/print/
True
False
17. Ethiopia is landlocked.
Ethiopia became landlocked following Eritrea's independence in the early 1990s.
True
False
18. Bosnia and Herzegovina is landlocked.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has 20 kilometers (12 miles) of coastline. The town of Neum is the country's only access to the sea.
True
False
19. Istanbul's Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, and Topkapi Palace are all located on the European side of the city.
True
False
20. Estonia has the smallest area of all former Soviet republics.
Armenia's area of 29,800 sq. kms (11,500 sq. miles) is the smallest.
True
False
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6 Comments
Mahkagh
+2
Level 81
Mar 4, 2025
Why would France itself not also work for #7? Even excluding territories, Metropolitan France straddles the prime meridian, so NE+NW. French Guiana covers SW, and Mayotte/Reunion SE.
vappaxbipmv
+1
Level 62
Mar 4, 2025
I thought so too but it turns out that French Guiana lies entirely in the northern hemisphere
LeoKovac
+1
Level 61
Mar 4, 2025
Ok, the question for the country that lies on the 4 hemisphere is wrong if you count in overseas territories (which is not excluded in the question) UK, France and Norway also straddle all 4 hemispheres
JarBar
+1
Level 66
Mar 4, 2025
Same goes for the UK, when including all overseas territories, France and the UK straddle all 4 hemispheres as well.
Thisisreal
+1
Level 92
Mar 4, 2025
The question is about hemispheres and not quarters, so France should still work - metropolitan France has territory in the Northern, Eastern and Western hemispheres, and Reunion and Mayotte are in the Southern hemisphere. However, English Jetpunk doesn't usually take the DROMs into account.
Ferbin
+1
Level 78
Mar 10, 2025
I gotta assume the South Dakota one doesn't take the ocean into account, otherwise I don't see how SD makes sense. It should be clarified, if the former is the case.
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