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This "True Or False" Geography Quiz Is WAY Harder Than You'd Expect

Geography Quiz True Or False

Latitude lines run horizontal across the globe.

The answer is true!

Mt Everest is 29,035 feet tall, and it's the highest point above sea level on the planet. But how deep does the Mariana Trench delve into the ocean? The trench is 36,201 feet deep.  
TL;DR: The Mariana Trench is much deeper than Mt. Everest is tall.

Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain, but it could fit inside the Mariana Trench.

The Mid-Ocean Range is the longest mountain range on the planet, but most of that range runs underwater. Above the water, the longest mountain range on the planet is the Andes.

The longest above-water mountain range in the world is the Andes.

According to the National Ocean Service, land masses move around 1.5 centimeters a year. That is about as fast as a person's toenails grow. Think about that factoid the next time you get a pedicure!

Continents move over time. These land masses move at about the same rate as your toenails grow.

The Arctic Circle is located in the north...but the _**Antarctic Circle**_ is located south of the equator.

The Antarctic Circle is south of the equator.

France and Portugal both have territory on the Iberian Peninsula. Spain, though, takes up the majority of the peninsula.

The answer is false!

France and Portugal take up the majority of the Iberian Peninsula.

Although Antarctica is covered in ice, it's located on a continent. The arctic North Pole, though, is located on sheets of ice.

The North Pole is not located on a continent.

The Bering Strait connects the Pacific and Arctic Oceans. The Strait of Magellan connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans in Chile.

The Bering Strait connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans in Chile.

Don't be fooled by the name, "Sea." Technically, the Caspian Sea is the world's largest lake.

False! The largest lake is the Caspian Sea.

The largest lake in the world is Lake Superior.

The Amazon rainforest is important because it contains so much environmental diversity. The plants in the Amazon benefit the planet by producing oxygen and taking in carbon. The rainforest is a habitat to many insects, marine creatures, mammals, reptiles, and birds.

And finally, when compared to other land ecosystems, the Amazon rainforest has the largest variety of plants and animals.

Geography is tricky, but don't be afraid to fjord your own path by studying some more. Learning has as many ups and downs as a topographical map. Why don't you review the questions you missed and take this quiz again?

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You've hit a knowledge plateau.

You passed this quiz. Some questions may have stumped you, but you have a great foundation of geographical knowledge to build on. If you keep studying, you'll be a geography expert in no time!

teenagers college student smiling with globe

You're on the right path!

Congratulations on acing this quiz. We're really proud of you. You can read a map like the back of your hand, and you'd never mistake the English Channel for a television show. Great work!

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You're a certified geography expert!

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