Geography | MCQs

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Country (or dependency) Land Area (Km²)

Brazil                                 8,358,140

Colombia                          1,109,500

Argentina                           2,736,690

French Guiana is a French overseas department and the smallest country in mainland South America.

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The Sahara is a desert on the African continent.

The Sahara desert is the largest hot desert in the world.

Area: 9.2 million km²

Length: 4,800 km (3,000 mi)

Width: 1,800 km 

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Iraq Capital is Baghdad.

Iraq Currency is Iraqi Dinar.

Iraq official language is Arabic; Kurdish.

Iraq located is in Continent Asia.

Iraq Primary Religion is Islam.

Iraq Head of Govt. is Prime Minister – Mustafa Al Kadhimi.

Iraq Parliament called National Assembly.

Tricks for Remember

DINAR

 K-S in J-A-I-L

**K-S**

K-Kuwait

S-Sudan

**J-A-I-L***

J-Jorden

A-Algeria

I-Iraq

L-Libya

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Niagara Falls is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the border between the province of Ontario in Canada and the state of New York in the United States.

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The canal extends 120 miles (193 km) between Port Said in the north and Suez in the south, with dredged approach channels north of Port Said, into the Mediterranean, and south of Suez.

The construction of Suez Canal started on: 25 April 1859

Suez Canal is between the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea

The Suez Canal is located in Egypt

it was officially opened on 17 November 1869

Suez Canal serves as a transportation route between the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, making it the shortest maritime route to Asia from Europe.

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The Isthmus of Panama connects North America and South America.

It is a narrow strip of land that also separates the Pacific Ocean from the Atlantic Ocean via the Panama Canal.

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Confused Question

Ø  Amazon river in South America is the largest river in the world.

Ø  while Nile river in Africa is the longest river in the world.

World Major Rivers

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It is strategically located at the mouth of the Red Sea.

It is near some of the world's busiest shipping lanes and controls access to the Red Sea and Indian Ocean.

Djibouti is a key U.S. partner in regional security and humanitarian efforts.

It is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia

French and Arabic are its two official languages

Explanation

The Horn of Africa is a large peninsula region in East Africa.

The Horn of Africa (HoA), also known as the Somali Peninsula

Located on the easternmost part of the African mainland.

It is the fourth-largest peninsula in the world. 

Area: 1.883 million km²

It consists of the internationally recognized countries of:

• Djibouti
• Eritrea
• Ethiopia
• Somalia