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This Sixth-Grade Geography Test Is Honestly Way Harder Than I Thought It'd Be

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If You Can Ace This Sixth Grade World Geography Quiz, I'll Be Seriously Impressed

They are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.

There are seven continents!

Let's start with an easy one. How many continents are there?

Within Africa, there are 54 countries. Africa is very culturally diverse. In addition to those 54 countries, Africa has autonomous territories that the United Nations does not formally consider "countries."

Africa has the most countries!

Greenland is the heavyweight champion for the biggest island. It has an area of almost [822,700 square miles](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/08/what-are-the-world-s-biggest-islands-here-s-a-visualization-of-the-top-100/#:~:text=Greenland%20is%20the%20biggest%20island%20on%20the%20list.). Even though Greenland is huge, it has a tiny population of around 56,000 people. That's a LOOOOT of ice!

Greenland

Asia has the largest land mass and the biggest human population. Over 4.5 billion people live in Asia.

Asia

Physical characteristics refer to environmental things that a geographer might observe about the landscape or natural resources of a place. Human characteristics also make places unique, but humans created these characteristics: roads, languages, buildings, etc.

Roads

Which of these is NOT considered a physical characteristic of a place?

Mount Everest is part of the Mahalangur Himal area of the Himalayan Mountains.

The Himalayas

Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world above sea level. But which mountain range is Mount Everest part of?

The Amazon is located in South America, and the Nile is located in Africa.

The Amazon and the Nile are the longest rivers.

What are the two longest rivers in the world?

Deforestation, climate change, overgrazing animals, and many other factors can lead to desertification. When desertification happens, a place no longer has enough natural resources (like water supply) to support the flora and fauna that used to live there.

All of the above can cause desertification

What can cause desertification (land becoming dry and desert-like)?

Latitudes measure distance from the equator.

Latitudes are horizontal.

On a map, are latitudes the horizontal or the vertical lines?

A title, labels, latitude and longitude lines, a compass rose, scale, color (to help organize different elements on the map and add visual distinction to landmarks or geographical elements), symbols, and a legend (to explain what the colors and symbols represent on the map).

There are typically nine common features on geography maps.

Which of these features are NOT often shown on a geography map?

Ahoy, mateys! Pirates may have sailed the "Seven Seas," but there are five oceans that most countries recognize. They are the Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Antarctic (Southern).

There are five oceans.

The world is a big and beautiful place, and we can never know everything about it. But you might want to borrow a sixth grader's study notes before you plan your next big international adventure.

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It's time to brush up on your geography knowledge!

You passed this geography quiz with flying colors! Speaking of flying...where in the world do you want to travel next?

Impressive score!

Wow, you really know your stuff. Congrats on acing this geography quiz! You know the world's major rivers, oceans, mountains, and continents like the back of your hand.

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You're a geography whiz!

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