Geography quiz questions and answers
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Geography quiz questions and answers
| Topic | Question | Answer |
| Africa | Which sound is unique to many African languages including Xhosa? | A click, made in the throat |
| Africa | What is the Harmattan? | A wind |
| Africa | The Kalahari Desert lies chiefly in which country? | Botswana |
| Africa | Of which country is Ouagadougou the capital? | Burkina Faso |
| Africa | Which Moroccan city is the name of a famous film? | Casablanca |
| Africa | Which substance, used to make a drink, is Ghana's main export? | Cocoa |
| Africa | Which man-made structures would you see at Aswan and Kariba? | Dams |
| Africa | Which language is Afrikaans derived from? | Dutch |
| Africa | Famine in which country triggered the Band Aid Charity? | Ethiopia |
| Africa | South Africa is the world's leading exporter of what? | Gold |
| Africa | What is Africa's highest mountain? | Kilimanjaro |
| Africa | In which African country is El Alamein, scene of a World War II battle? | Libya |
| Africa | Which country used to be called South West Africa? | Namibia |
| Africa | Which country is the main economic power in West Africa? | Nigeria |
| Africa | Which African country is the tiger native to? | None |
| Africa | Does most of Africa lie to the north or to the south of the Equator? | North |
| Africa | What do the initials OAU stand for? | Organization of African Unity |
| Africa | Which European language is an official language of Angola? | Portuguese |
| Africa | What is the administrative capital of South Africa? | Pretoria |
| Africa | Which country is further north Rwanda or Burundi? | Rwanda |
| Africa | What covers 85% of Algeria? | Sahara Desert |
| Africa | What is the area of savanna in West Africa called? | Sahel |
| Africa | Which country occupies the Horn of Africa? | Somalia |
| Africa | In which country are the political parties ANC and Inkatha? | South Africa |
| Africa | What is the largest country in Africa? | Sudan |
| Africa | Which is further west, Uganda or Kenya? | Uganda |
| Africa | Which lake lies between Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda? | Victoria |
| Africa | Near which major landmark is the Boiling Pot? | Victoria Falls |
| Africa | What is the Okavango Swamp famous for? | Wildlife |
| Africa | The names of which three African countries begin with the letter Z? | Zambia, Zimbabwe, Zaire |
| Asia | Which country's flag is a red circle on a green background? | Bangladesh |
| Asia | Which country has been officially called Myanmar since 1989? | Burma |
| Asia | Which country is bordered by Laos, Vietnam and Thailand? | Cambodia |
| Asia | Which sea lies to the north of Iran? | Caspian |
| Asia | Which social system is divided into brahmins, ksatriyas vaisyas and sundras? | Caste system |
| Asia | In which country are the Terracotta Warriors found? | China |
| Asia | What are the majority of the islands of Micronesia composed of? | Coral |
| Asia | What was the name of Bangladesh between 1947 and 1972? | East Pakistan |
| Asia | What are the Seychelles' three official languages? | English, French and Creole |
| Asia | Which country is made up of over 800 islands including Viti Levu? | Fiji |
| Asia | Which desert covers part of China and Mongolia? | Gobi |
| Asia | Which country's official name in Hindi is Bharat? | India |
| Asia | In which two countries is the Thar desert? | India and Pakistan |
| Asia | To which country does East Timor belong? | Indonesia |
| Asia | What title does the head of state of Nepal have? | King |
| Asia | In which country are the Cameron Highlands? | Malaysia |
| Asia | Which country's capital is Ulan Bator? | Mongolia's |
| Asia | What is Japan's highest mountain? | Mount Fujiyama |
| Asia | When 'The Sound of Music' was shown in Korea what was missing? | Music |
| Asia | Where were Gurkhas originally from? | Nepal |
| Asia | How many rivers does Tonga have? | None |
| Asia | Which neighbouring countries' currency is the won? | North and South Korea |
| Asia | How many vowels are there in Kyrgyzstan? | One |
| Asia | Which 7000-island country lies in the Pacific, northeast of the South China Sea? | Philippines |
| Asia | What did Ho Chi Minh City used to be called? | Saigon |
| Asia | Which area of Russia has had the lowest temperatures in the world recorded there? | Siberia |
| Asia | What is the capital of Singapore? | Singapore |
| Asia | Which Pacific islands share their name with a wise man in the Bible? | Solomon Islands |
| Asia | What are China's famous 'warriors' made from? | Terracotta |
| Asia | Which country has designated Chachoengsao as its new capital? | Thailand |
| Australia | Which Australian city hosted its final Formula 1 race in 1995? | Adelaide |
| Australia | Which is the nearest major town to the southwest of Ayers Rock? | Alice Springs |
| Australia | Which sacred rock is the world's largest monolith? | Ayers Rock |
| Australia | What is the name of the surfing beach on the outskirts of Sydney? | Bondi Beach |
| Australia | At which famous east coast bay did James Cook arrive in April 1770? | Botany Bay |
| Australia | Which meandering river is Brisbane built around? | Brisbane river |
| Australia | What is Queensland's most northerly city? | Cairns |
| Australia | What is the capital of Australia? | Canberra |
| Australia | Where does the rainforest meet the sea in northern Queensland? | Cape Tribulation |
| Australia | Which cape is at the northernmost tip of Australia in Queensland? | Cape York |
| Australia | What is the world's largest sand island northeast of Brisbane? | Fraser Island |
| Australia | What is the name of the world's longest reef? | Great Barrier Reef |
| Australia | Which mountain range runs parallel to the east coast for 4000 kilometres? | Great Dividing Range |
| Australia | Which national park, known for its Aboriginal rock paintings and wildlife, lies to the east of Darwin? | Kakadu National Park |
| Australia | What is the capital of the state of Victoria? | Melbourne |
| Australia | Which mountain, at 1611 metres, is the highest in Queensland? | Mount Bartle Frere |
| Australia | Which two oceans are to the east and west of Australia? | Pacific and Indian |
| Australia | Which state capital lies on the Swan River? | Perth |
| Australia | Which state is commonly called the Sunshine State? | Queensland |
| Australia | Which famous surfing beach is to the south of Brisbane? | Surfers' Paradise |
| Australia | Which city with 3 million inhabitants is Australia's largest? | Sydney |
| Australia | Which mountain range to the west of Sydney was partly destroyed by bush fires in December 1993? | The Blue Mountains |
| Australia | Which range of domed mountains lies in Purnululu National Park? | The Bungle Bungle Range |
| Australia | What is the coastline to the south of Brisbane called? | The Gold Coast |
| Australia | Darwin is the capital of which state? | The Northern Territory |
| Australia | Which fossilised remains of an ancient forest are found in the Nambung | The Pinnacles |
| Australia | Along the Great Ocean Road in Victoria what 12 off-coast formations would you discover? | The Twelve Apostles |
| Australia | Which granite formation, formed by the wind, is to the east of Perth? | Wave Rock |
| Australia | Perth is the capital of which Australian state? | Western Australia |
| Europe | Which country's capital is Tirana? | Albania |
| Europe | Which country's highest mountain is the Grossglockner? | Austria's |
| Europe | Which sea lies to the north of Poland? | Baltic |
| Europe | Albert II became king of which country in 1993? | Belgium |
| Europe | Which country's currency is the lev? | Bulgaria |
| Europe | By what English name is Koln known? | Cologne |
| Europe | Which country do Greenland and the Faeroe Islands belong to? | Denmark |
| Europe | Between which countries does the Skagerrak lie? | Denmark and Norway |
| Europe | What are the two official languages of Finland? | Finnish and Swedish |
| Europe | In which four countries are the Alps? | France, Italy, Switzerland and Austria |
| Europe | Whose upper house of Parliament is called the Bundesrat? | Germany's |
| Europe | Which country is called Elleniki Dimokratia or Hellenic Republic? | Greece |
| Europe | Which country's landscape is made up of volcanoes and geysers? | Iceland |
| Europe | Which country's chief river is the Po? | Italy |
| Europe | Which country, whose capital is Vaduz, has no armed forces? | Liechstenstein |
| Europe | A region of eastern France has a girl's name with another girl's name as its capital. What are they? | Lorraine and Nancy |
| Europe | Which island holds the George Cross? | Malta |
| Europe | What are Bessarabia, Moldavia and a former part of the USSR now known as? | Moldova |
| Europe | What is France's highest point? | Mont Blanc |
| Europe | Which southern German city is famous for its October beer festival? | Munich |
| Europe | Where is a passion play staged every ten years? | Oberammergau |
| Europe | Which aid organisation's emblem is the Swiss flag with its colours reversed? | Red Cross |
| Europe | Which country covers 10% of the globe's land surface? | Russia |
| Europe | Which countries are on the Iberian Peninsula? | Spain and Portugal |
| Europe | What are the Dardanelles and where are they? | Strait, Turkey |
| Europe | Which Portuguese province borders Spain and the Atlantic Ocean? | The Algarve |
| Europe | Where is The Netherlands' seat of government and administration? | The Hague |
| Europe | Which country has had a prime minister called Wim Kok? | The Netherlands |
| Europe | Which is Europe's largest country after Russia? | Ukraine |
| Europe | Which state was Macedonia part of from 1945 to 1991? | Yugoslavia |
| USA | How long is the motor race which Indianapolis is famous for? | 500 miles |
| USA | Which is the largest US state? | Alaska |
| USA | In which state is the Grand Canyon? | Arizona |
| USA | Little Rock is the capital of which US state? | Arkansas |
| USA | Which two New York boroughs begin with B? | Bronx, Brooklyn |
| USA | Which US state has the highest population? | California |
| USA | Where is the main space exploration centre in Florida? | Cape Canaveral |
| USA | In which city is almost half of the population of Illinois to be found? | Chicago |
| USA | Which was the first of the original 13 states of the United States? | Delaware |
| USA | Which Michigan town is famous for the production of motor vehicles? | Detroit |
| USA | What does DC stand for in Washington DC? | District of Columbia |
| USA | What is traditionally easily available in Reno? | Divorce |
| USA | Which natural disaster is the San Andreas Fault prone to? | Earthquakes |
| USA | Which New York street is famous for its fashion stores? | Fifth Avenue |
| USA | Key West and Key Largo are off the coast of which state? | Florida |
| USA | The discovery of what in 1848 led to the expansion of California? | Gold |
| USA | Which US state used to be called the Sandwich Islands? | Hawaii |
| USA | Other than White Americans what is the largest racial group on Hawaii? | Japanese |
| USA | Which New York borough is noted for its skyscraper skyline? | Manhattan |
| USA | How do you spell Mississippi? | Mississippi |
| USA | Which mountainous forest state has a settlement of Crow Indians? | Montana |
| USA | On which granite cliff are the faces of four presidents carved? | Mount Rushmore |
| USA | Which city, the capital of Tennessee, is famous for its music? | Nashville |
| USA | What are a group of six States on the northeast coast known as collectively? | New England |
| USA | Which town is famous for its jazz music? | New Orleans |
| USA | In which city is La Guardia airport? | New York |
| USA | The name of which state has four letters, the first and last the same? | Ohio |
| USA | Which US state is the title of a musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein? | Oklahoma |
| USA | Which language is the first language of 6% of the population? | Spanish |
| USA | Kansas is the United States' chief producer of which grain? | Wheat |
| Behind the Iron Curtain | When was the Hungarian uprising? | 1958 |
| Behind the Iron Curtain | In which year was the Berlin Wall built? | 1961 |
| Behind the Iron Curtain | Which eastern European country maintained close relations with China? | Albania |
| Behind the Iron Curtain | Who was the first Soviet statesman to hold the posts of general secretary and president simultaneously? | Brezhnev |
| Behind the Iron Curtain | Who first popularised the expression 'Iron Curtain'? | Churchill |
| Behind the Iron Curtain | What name was given to the state of tension between the communist states and the west after World War II? | Cold War |
| Behind the Iron Curtain | What was the communist economic association called? | COMECON |
| Behind the Iron Curtain | What were the KGB in the Soviet Union? | Committee for State Security |
| Behind the Iron Curtain | Why was the Sinatra doctrine so called? | Each country to construct foreign policy on a 'my way' basis |
| Behind the Iron Curtain | Which communist state was ruled by the Volkskammer? | East Germany |
| Behind the Iron Curtain | Who was East Germany's last Chairman of the Council of State? | Erich Honecker |
| Behind the Iron Curtain | Which US president said in a TV interview in 1976, 'There is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe.'? | Gerald Ford |
| Behind the Iron Curtain | What was East Germany's official name? | German Democratic Republic |
| Behind the Iron Curtain | What was the name given to Gorbachev's foreign relations programme? | Glasnost |
| Behind the Iron Curtain | What was the Czech Charter 77 protesting about in 1977? | Human rights |
| Behind the Iron Curtain | In which country were the AVF the security police? | Hungary |
| Behind the Iron Curtain | Which general introduced martial law in Poland in 1981? | Jaruzelski |
| Behind the Iron Curtain | Who succeeded Stalin as Communist Party leader? | Khrushchev |
| Behind the Iron Curtain | What was St Petersburg called during communist rule? | Leningrad |
| Behind the Iron Curtain | Which exiled Czech wrote 'The Joke'? | Milan Kundera |
| Behind the Iron Curtain | What name was given to the reform programme initiated by Gorbachev? | Perestroika |
| Behind the Iron Curtain | What was the period of liberalisation in Czechoslovakia in 1968 called? | Prague Spring |
| Behind the Iron Curtain | Which newspaper used 'Iron Curtain' earlier in the sense of protection? | Pravda |
| Behind the Iron Curtain | Who described the Soviet Union as 'The Evil Empire'? | Ronald Reagan |
| Behind the Iron Curtain | Which Soviet foreign minister formulated the Sinatra doctrine? | Shevardnadze |
| Behind the Iron Curtain | Where in Gdansk was Solidarity founded? | Shipyards |
| Behind the Iron Curtain | What was the official name of the Soviet Union? | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
| Behind the Iron Curtain | Who was the leading statesman of East Germany in the 1950s and 1960s? | Walter Ulbricht |
| Behind the Iron Curtain | Which treaty organisation was set up as a counterpart to NATO? | Warsaw Pact |
| Behind the Iron Curtain | Which communist country remained outside the military alliance of eastern bloc countries in 1955? | Yugoslavia |
| Geography | What does each star on the flag of the United States stand for? | A state |
| Geography | Which sea lies between Italy and the former Yugoslavia? | Adriatic |
| Geography | In which continent is the world's longest river, the Nile? | Africa |
| Geography | On which continent is the Kariba Dam? | Africa |
| Geography | Madagascar is to the east of which continent? | Africa |
| Geography | Chad is in which continent? | Africa |
| Geography | On which continent is the Kalahari desert? | Africa |
| Geography | Which US state has the Arctic Circle running through it? | Alaska |
| Geography | Which is further west Algeria or Ethiopia? | Algeria |
| Geography | In which Swiss mountain range is the Jungfrau? | Alps |
| Geography | On the south of which continent are the Andes? | America |
| Geography | Is the South Pole in the Arctic or the Antarctic? | Antarctic |
| Geography | What is the continent around the South Pole called? | Antarctica |
| Geography | In which Ocean is Greenland? | Arctic |
| Geography | Which is the nearest country to the Falkland Islands? | Argentina |
| Geography | In which country is Buenos Aires? | Argentina |
| Geography | Which ocean lies between Europe and America? | Atlantic |
| Geography | Which Ocean is to the west of Portugal? | Atlantic |
| Geography | In which European country is Salzburg? | Austria |
| Geography | Which European country has an area called Flanders? | Belgium |
| Geography | In which country do most Flemish speakers live? | Belgium |
| Geography | What is the largest city in the West Midlands? | Birmingham |
| Geography | What is the largest country of South America? | Brazil |
| Geography | Which South American country shares its name with a nut? | Brazil |
| Geography | Which is further south Yarmouth or Brighton? | Brighton |
| Geography | To which country does the island of Bermuda belong? | Britain |
| Geography | Which is the Queen's London home? | Buckingham Palace |
| Geography | Which group of islands does Gran Canaria belong to? | Canary Islands |
| Geography | Which group of islands does Tenerife belong to? | Canary Islands |
| Geography | In which Sea is Cuba? | Caribbean |
| Geography | Which islands are Sark and Alderney part of? | Channel Islands |
| Geography | In which country is the Yellow River, also known as Huang He? | China |
| Geography | In which country is Shanghai? | China |
| Geography | In which county is Penzance? | Cornwall |
| Geography | In which county is Lake Windermere? | Cumbria |
| Geography | Which island lies at the eastern end of the Mediterranean? | Cyprus |
| Geography | In which county is the Peak District? | Derbyshire |
| Geography | Which county divides Cornwall from Somerset? | Devon |
| Geography | Which Bank is made of sand in the North Sea? | Dogger Bank |
| Geography | What are the counties of Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire collectively known as? | East Anglia |
| Geography | Which country is connected to Wales by the Severn Bridge? | England |
| Geography | Greece is in which continent? | Europe |
| Geography | In which continent is Slovenia? | Europe |
| Geography | In which continent is the holiday destination of Ibiza? | Europe |
| Geography | In which US holiday state is Miami? | Florida |
| Geography | In which US state is Orlando? | Florida |
| Geography | In which US state is Disney World? | Florida |
| Geography | Which country is divided from Spain by the Pyrenees? | France |
| Geography | Brittany is part of which country? | France |
| Geography | Which country originally produced Peugeot cars? | France |
| Geography | Normandy is part of which country? | France |
| Geography | Which country does the Loire flow through? | France |
| Geography | Which language do natives of Hamburg speak? | German |
| Geography | Which Rock is on the south coast of Spain? | Gibraltar |
| Geography | What is the name of the biggest Canyon in Arizona? | Grand Canyon |
| Geography | What are Lakes Michigan, Superior, Huron, Erie and Ontario known as collectively? | Great Lakes |
| Geography | Where would you be if you had climbed Mount Olympus? | Greece |
| Geography | Which country does the island of Rhodes belong to? | Greece |
| Geography | Which island, in the Arctic Ocean, is the largest in the world? | Greenland |
| Geography | Which is the next largest island in the world after Australia? | Greenland |
| Geography | Which London palace has a maze? | Hampton Court |
| Geography | Which US state is a collection of islands in the Pacific? | Hawaii |
| Geography | What is the chief official language of Israel? | Hebrew |
| Geography | In which mountain range would you find Mount Everest? | Himalayas |
| Geography | Which country is also known as The Netherlands? | Holland |
| Geography | In which country is The Hague? | Holland |
| Geography | The Arctic Ocean is not covered mainly by water but by what? | Ice |
| Geography | In which country would you be if you were visiting the Taj Mahal? | India |
| Geography | If you were looking at the Ganges which country would you be in? | India |
| Geography | Urdu is an important language in which two Asian countries? | India and Pakistan |
| Geography | In which country is the holiday destination of Bali? | Indonesia |
| Geography | Which country has four letters, the last one q? | Iraq |
| Geography | Which country has four letters and ends in Q? | Iraq |
| Geography | Which island would you visit to kiss the Blarney Stone? | Ireland |
| Geography | Which isle lies between England and Northern Ireland? | Isle of Man |
| Geography | Which isle off the west coast of England has three legs as its symbol? | Isle of Man |
| Geography | The island of Sicily is at the toe of which country? | Italy |
| Geography | Which country originally produced Fiat cars? | Italy |
| Geography | In which country is the resort of Rimini? | Italy |
| Geography | Which country's women might wear a kimono? | Japan |
| Geography | What is the world's second highest mountain? | K2 |
| Geography | Which county has a red rose as its symbol? | Lancashire |
| Geography | What is the most westerly point of England? | Land's End |
| Geography | Which country is Santa Claus said to live in? | Lapland |
| Geography | Which Land in Denmark is made up of bricks? | Legoland |
| Geography | Near which large city is the Wirral? | Liverpool |
| Geography | Which is Britain's most southerly point on the mainland? | Lizard |
| Geography | Which US city is known by its initials LA? | Los Angeles |
| Geography | Which country is Luxembourg the capital of? | Luxembourg |
| Geography | Where would you speak English and Maltese? | Malta |
| Geography | Which sea separates Europe and Africa? | Mediterranean |
| Geography | In which Sea is the island of Majorca? | Mediterranean |
| Geography | Monte Carlo is in which principality? | Monaco |
| Geography | What is the English for what the French call an autoroute? | Motorway |
| Geography | What is K2? | Mountain |
| Geography | What is the Matterhorn? | Mountain |
| Geography | What is Holland also known as? | Netherlands |
| Geography | In which country are Maoris the indigenous population? | New Zealand |
| Geography | Which Falls are on the Canadian/US border? | Niagara |
| Geography | Is the Arctic Circle near the north or the south pole? | North |
| Geography | Is Japan in the northern or the southern hemisphere? | Northern |
| Geography | Which is England's most northerly county? | Northumberland |
| Geography | In which Scandinavian country would you find fjords? | Norway |
| Geography | Is Torremolinos on the coast or inland? | On the coast |
| Geography | Which Scandinavian capital begins and ends with the same letter? | Oslo |
| Geography | Which county is abbreviated to Oxon? | Oxfordshire |
| Geography | In which ocean is Fiji? | Pacific |
| Geography | The Philippines are in which Ocean? | Pacific |
| Geography | Which Ocean's name means peaceful? | Pacific |
| Geography | Near which French city is the Disney Theme Park? | Paris |
| Geography | What did Bejing used to be called? | Peking |
| Geography | What did Iran used to be called? | Persia |
| Geography | Which Gulf lies between Iran and Saudi Arabia? | Persian Gulf |
| Geography | In which country is the Algarve? | Portugal |
| Geography | What colour is the spot in the middle of the Japanese flag? | Red |
| Geography | What 'colour' is the Sea between Egypt and Saudi Arabia? | Red |
| Geography | In which city is the Vatican City? | Rome |
| Geography | The state of the Vatican is in which city? | Rome |
| Geography | In which country is the county of Tayside? | Scotland |
| Geography | If you took a holiday in Gstaad what sport would you practise? | Skiing |
| Geography | On which coast of France are Cannes and St Tropez? | South |
| Geography | Which country's languages include English, Zulu and Afrikaans? | South Africa |
| Geography | In which country would you hear the language Afrikaans? | South Africa |
| Geography | The south of which continent is closest to the Falkland Islands? | South America |
| Geography | On which continent is the Amazon river? | South America |
| Geography | Is Australia in the northern or the southern hemisphere? | Southern |
| Geography | Which Union was Ukraine once part of? | Soviet |
| Geography | Which country does the holiday island of Ibiza belong to? | Spain |
| Geography | If you were in Benidorm in which country would you be? | Spain |
| Geography | Which country can you easily walk to from Gibraltar? | Spain |
| Geography | The Bay of Biscay lies to the north of which country? | Spain |
| Geography | In which country is the Costa del Sol? | Spain |
| Geography | Which island to the south of India used to be called Ceylon? | Sri Lanka |
| Geography | Which island lies to the south of India? | Sri Lanka |
| Geography | Which country originally produced Volvo cars? | Sweden |
| Geography | In which country is Zurich? | Switzerland |
| Geography | Which island is to the south of Australia? | Tasmania |
| Geography | Which country, capital Bangkok, used to be called Siam? | Thailand |
| Geography | Which country used to be called Siam? | Thailand |
| Geography | In which World are underdeveloped countries said to be? | Third World |
| Geography | If the southern limit of the tropics is Capricorn what is the northern limit called? | Tropic of Cancer |
| Geography | Which country's name could be part of a Christmas dinner? | Turkey |
| Geography | Which country do the Scilly Isles belong to? | United Kingdom |
| Geography | Which Queen gave her name to the capital of Hong Kong? | Victoria |
| Geography | Which Falls are on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia? | Victoria |
| Geography | In the south of which country was Saigon? | Vietnam |
| Geography | Which town of Tyne and Wear shares its name with the US capital? | Washington |
| Geography | Is California on the east or west coast of the USA? | West |
| Geography | Is San Francisco on the east or west coast of the USA? | West |
| Geography | Which seaside resort is Super-Mare? | Weston |
| Geography: The Weather | What number does the Beaufort scale go up to in international use? | 12 |
| Geography: The Weather | Where would you experience a williwaw? | Alaska |
| Geography: The Weather | Over which mountains does the pampero blow? | Andes |
| Geography: The Weather | Where would you experience a southerly buster? | Australia |
| Geography: The Weather | The name of which type of cloud is Latin for a lock of hair? | Cirrus |
| Geography: The Weather | Which usually travels faster, a cold front or a warm front? | Cold front |
| Geography: The Weather | Which county is England's wettest? | Cumbria |
| Geography: The Weather | What is the belt of light variable winds near the equator called? | Doldrums |
| Geography: The Weather | What sort of wind is fohn wind? | Dry, warm, blowing down a mountain |
| Geography: The Weather | Which country has the driest inhabited area in the world? | Egypt |
| Geography: The Weather | What causes a blue moon? | Excessive dust |
| Geography: The Weather | What is the centre of a hurricane called? | Eye of the storm |
| Geography: The Weather | Which sea area is immediately to the south of Ireland? | Fastnet |
| Geography: The Weather | Which sea area lies due east of Dogger and Humber? | German Bight |
| Geography: The Weather | What colour are altostratus clouds? | Grey |
| Geography: The Weather | In which two countries does the Seistan sand wind blow? | Iran and Afghanistan |
| Geography: The Weather | What are lines joining places of equal atmospheric pressure called? | Isobars |
| Geography: The Weather | What is Fata Morgana and where would you see it? | Mirage, Strait of Messina, Italy |
| Geography: The Weather | What is the name of a front where a cold front has overtaken a warm front? | Occluded front |
| Geography: The Weather | What does 'meteorological' mean? | Relating to phenomena of the atmosphere |
| Geography: The Weather | Down which valley does the mistral blow? | Rhone |
| Geography: The Weather | Over which mountains does the chinook blow? | Rockies |
| Geography: The Weather | What is the buran? | Russian wind |
| Geography: The Weather | What does a haboob create? | Sandstorm |
| Geography: The Weather | What is the hot, dry North African wind which blows from the Sahara called? | Sirocco |
| Geography: The Weather | What is graupel? | Softly melted hail |
| Geography: The Weather | What name is given to an occasion when the equator is furthest from the Sun? | Solstice |
| Geography: The Weather | Where does the berg wind blow? | South Africa |
| Geography: The Weather | Where is the tramontana? | Spain |
| Geography: The Weather | What is a hurricane called in the Pacific? | Typhoon |
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