World Geography Knowledge Challenge 2023

1. What are the five themes of geography?
2. What are the seven continents?
3. What is the largest continent?
4. What is the smallest continent?
5. What continent is in all four hemispheres of the world?
6. What major city in the world is located on 2 continents?
7. What is the highest mountain in the world?
8. What is the lowest point on land in the world?
9. What country in the world has the most earthquakes?
10. A piece of land that is surrounded on three sides by water is called what?
11. What are the 5 oceans of the world?**
12.  What percent of the earth is covered by water?
13. What percent of the water on earth is fresh water?
14. What are the four largest countries in the world by physical area?
15. What are the four largest countries in the world by population?
16. What country actually contains about 7,000 islands?
17. How many time zones are there in the world (hint….think military time?
18. What is the world’s largest sea? (hint…think Survivor I)
19. What is the longest river in the world?
20. What is the highest waterfall in the world?
21. What is the largest desert in the world?
22. What is the largest city in the world by population?
23. What is the largest city in North America by population?
24. What is the smallest county in the world by size and population?
25. How many total countries are there in the world?
26. What is the current world population?
27. What is the current population of the United States?
28. What are the top 3 most spoken languages in the world?
29. What are the top 2 spoken languages in the USA?
30. What are the 4 main directions on a Compass Rose?
31. What is the richest country in the world?
32. What is the poorest country in the world?**
33. What are the 2 tools used to find absolute location?