Geography Answers

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Learn English Geography quiz answers
Activity answers for the ESL reading story about geography

Geography Quiz Answers

Group 1

  1. There are volcanoes under the ocean. (true)
  2. The Amazon is the second longest river in the world. (true)
  3. Niagara Falls is the tallest waterfall in the world. (false)
  4. About half of all the natural lakes in the world are in Canada. (true)
  5. Ice covers 75% of the world’s surface. (false, water)
  6. There are six oceans. (false, 5)
  7. If you fly from England to Canada, your plane crosses over the Atlantic Ocean. (true)

Group 2

  1. The flag of Italy has three colors: red, white and blue. (false, red, white and green)
  2. The capital city of Australia is Sydney. (false, Canberra)
  3. India has the world’s second largest population. (true)
  4. The biggest pyramids are in Egypt. (false, Mexico)
  5. In New Zealand, people drive cars on the right side of the road. (false)
  6. The first subway system was opened in Paris. (false, London)
  7. Hong Kong is an independent country. (false, part of China)

Group 3

  1. Earth is about 2 billion years old. (false, 4.5 billion years)
  2. Greenland is green. (false, 80% is covered with ice)
  3. Iceland is covered with ice. (false)
  4. Columbia grows more coffee than Brazil. (false)
  5. India grows more bananas than any other country. (true)
  6. Lightning hits earth more than 8 million times per day. (true)
  7. There are no black flowers on earth. (true, some are dark red though)

True or false

Read the sentences. Choose the correct answer.

  1. F (it’s in Canada and the US)
  2. T
  3. F (it’s the capital of Australia)
  4. F (except China)
  5. F (Ottawa is the capital city of Canada)

Synonym match

MATCH THE WORD OR PHRASE ON THE LEFT WITH THE CORRECT SYNONYM.

1. direct route – e. non-stop
2. primarily – c. predominately
3. active – a. working
4. independent – b. self-governing
5. annual basis – d. per annum



ESL listening activity: anagrams

MOVE THE LETTERS. MAKE A WORD FROM THE ESL LISTENING STORY.

  1. PTRREOEX – exporter
  2. ADPSYMIR – pyramids
  3. TNATICLA – Atlantic
  4. FEUCRAS – surface
  5. EICATV – active
  6. RIKETSS – strikes

Writing practice

Write the sentences. Put the words in the correct order.

  1. The first city subway system was opened in Paris.
  2. Approximately 75% of the earth’s surface is covered with ice.
  3. India grows and exports more bananas on an annual basis than any other country.
  4. Hong Kong is an independent nation.
  5. There are active volcanoes under the sea.