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Questions on the topic Geography for high school students
1. Which island nation off the coast of America is a freely annexed territory to the United States? (Puerto Rico)
2. Which country does the Commander Islands belong to? (Russia)
3. What was the name of the atoll in the Pacific where the Americans tested the hydrogen bomb? (Bikini)
4. What is the name of the island that Christopher Columbus called Hispaniola now? (Haiti)
5. How many seas washes the coast of Turkey? (Four seas: Black, Marmara, Mediterranean and Aegean)
6. What oceans does the Suez Canal connect? (Indian and Atlantic)
7. What is the largest lake in the Americas? (Upper)
8. Which African river has the largest basin, second only to the South American Amazon? (Congo River)
9. What is the name of the largest desert in Eurasia? (Gobi)
10. What is the largest sea in the world? (Sargasso)
11. What is the largest peninsula in Europe? (Scandinavian)
12. What is the old name of the Ural River? (Yaik - until 1775)
13. What continent are the Rocky Mountains on? (North America)
14. On what island, according to ancient Greek legend, was the labyrinth of the Minotaur? (On Crete)
15. Which islands are separated by the La Perouse Strait? (Sakhalin Island and the Japanese island of Hokkaido)
16. On what lake is the island of Kizhi - a monument of wooden architecture? (On Lake Onega in Karelia)
17. On the border of which two countries is Mount Everest (Chomolungma)? (Nepal and China)
18. What was the name of the ancient single continent from which all continents were formed? (Pangaea)
19. What is the name of the largest peninsula in the world? (Arabian)
20. What is the name of the greatest of the alpine lakes of our planet? (Lake Titicaca in South America, on the border of Bolivia and Peru)
21. On the shore of which lake is the ancient Russian city of Rostov the Great? (Lake Nero in the Yaroslavl region)
22. Name the strait between the mainland South America and the Tierra del Fuego archipelago. (Strait of Magellan)
23. What is the largest island in the Mediterranean? (Sicily. Territory of Italy)
24. What is the name of the island, which in 1811 was discovered by the expedition of Gedenshtorm, in 1902 the geologist Tol re-discovered, but the expedition of Academician Samoylovich, specially organized in 1937, could not find it? (Sannikov Land)
25. The name of which large desert in China is translated into Russian as; "Who gets here always disappears"? (Takla Makan)
26. What straits separate the European and Asian parts of Turkey? (Bosphorus and Dardanelles)
27. Between what seas does Asia Minor lie? (Between the Black and Mediterranean Seas)
28. What territory did the UK return to China in 1997? (The Hong Kong peninsula (Chinese name Xianggang) was a British colony for 155 years)
29. What is the name of the main island of Japan? (Honshu)
30. What is the largest island in Europe? (Great Britain)
31. They can take the form of an arch, wing, dome, pyramid, table, and their largest draft can be more than half a kilometer. What is it about? (About icebergs)
32. The name of which islands literally translates as "Turtle Islands"? (Galapagos Islands in the South China Sea)
33. The Sandwich Islands archipelago consists of twenty-four islands: Mauk, Mol okai, Oahu and so on. What is the name of the largest of the Sandwich Islands? (Hawaii. The Sandwich Islands are otherwise called Hawaiian)
34. Mount Tonga is only slightly inferior to Everest: its height is 8,690 meters. However, it does not appear among the eight-thousanders of the Earth, and the climbers did not make a single attempt to conquer it. Why? (She is underwater in the Pacific Ocean)
35. Muna Kea volcano can be considered the highest mountain in the world. Its base is under water at a depth of 5,500 meters, and the top rises to four thousand three hundred meters above sea level. The total distance between the sole and the top is 9,800 meters. On which islands is this volcano located? (in Hawaiian)
36. What port is called the "ocean gate" of our country? (Port city of Nakhodka in Primorsky Krai)
37. What lands of Ukraine are named after the trees that grow there? (Bukovina)
38. Which cities have the word "salt" in their names? (Sol-Iletsk (Orenburg region), Solvychegorsk (Arkhangelsk region), Solikamsk and Usolye (Perm region), Usolye-Sibirskoe (Irkutsk region), Soltsy (Novgorod region), Sol (Donetsk region, Ukraine), Staraya Sol (Lviv region , Ukraine))
39. What famous mountain range and river have the same name? (Ural)
This section contains answers to questions on geography: a lot of interesting and useful information about different countries, seas and oceans. Here you will find out which cities are on the Dnieper, where the border between Europe and Asia passes, why Brazil needed a new capital and who was the first to reach the North Pole.
Today is March 10, 2019. Do you know what holiday is today?
There are ten cities in the Kuban, the largest of which is Krasnodar.
added November 14, 2018 to the section "about geography"
The city of Raqqa (Ar-Raqqah) is located in northern Syria, about 150 kilometers east of Aleppo.
added October 15, 2017 to the section "about geography"
The autonomous region of Catalonia is located in the northeast of Spain, and its capital is the magnificent Barcelona.
added October 14, 2017 to the section "about geography"
In total, there are 13 cities on the Ob. The largest cities on the Ob are Novosibirsk and Barnaul.
added April 22, 2017 to the section "about geography"
In total, 44 states in the world do not have access to the oceans, the largest of which are Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
added on January 28, 2014 to the section "about geography"
The list of hero cities includes 12 cities of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, as well as the Brest Hero Fortress.
added December 28, 2013 to the section "about geography"
The official reason was the more convenient geographical location of Astana, but among the unofficial versions, the main one is the desire to defend against Russia.
added December 5, 2013 to the section "about geography"
In addition to such megacities as Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Samara and Volgograd, there are more than 60 cities on the Volga.
added November 22, 2013 to the section "about geography"
The United States, Russia, China, France, Great Britain, India, Pakistan and North Korea officially own nuclear weapons. Israel, although it has nuclear weapons, does not officially confirm this fact.
added October 3, 2013 to the section "about geography"
The Bering Strait, the Amur and Argun rivers, the Caspian Sea, the Main Caucasian Ridge and Lake Peipus are the most famous objects along which Russia borders with other countries.
added September 25, 2012 to the section "about geography"
The seas of the Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic oceans wash Russia, in total our country has access to the shores of 12 seas.
added September 21, 2012 to the section "about geography"
In Russia, in addition to Russian, almost 50 languages are spoken, the most common of which are Tatar, Chechen, Bashkir and Chuvash.
added May 14, 2012 to the section "about geography"
The basis of Russia's minerals is oil, natural gas, coal and non-ferrous metal ores.
added April 16, 2012 to the section "about geography"
In addition to Russians (80.9%), Tatars (3.7%), Ukrainians (1.4%), Bashkirs (1.2%) and about 180 other peoples live in Russia.
added March 17, 2012 to the section "about geography"
The northern part of the border runs along the Urals, the southern part - along the Caspian coast, the Kum River, and then goes along the Don to the Sea of Azov.
added March 16, 2012 to the section "about geography"
The Brazilians wanted to move the capital away from the sea for military security and also to give impetus to the economic development of the country's interior.
added March 14, 2012 to the section "about geography"
Our native Baikal has a depth of 1642 meters and is far ahead of other lakes in depth.
added March 2, 2012 to the section "about geography"
The most popular ski resort in Russia is located in Gornaya Shoria, in the south of Kuzbass.
added February 4, 2012 to the section "about geography"
More than three-quarters of the volume of the soil is sedimentary rocks: limestone, clay, chalk, and others. The remaining quarter is occupied by metamorphic and volcanic rocks.
added February 3, 2012 to the section "about geography"
The largest cities on the Dnieper are Smolensk, Mogilev, Kyiv, Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye and Kherson.
added November 21, 2011 to the section "about geography"
In addition to the Moscow Arbat, there are about a dozen other cities in Russia that have pedestrian zones.
added October 27, 2011 to the section "about geography"
The largest rivers flowing into the Baltic Sea, from west to east: Pene, Oder, Leba, Vistula, Pregolya, Neman, Venta, Lielupe, Daugava, Pärnu, Narva, Neva, Oulujoki, Kemijoki, Turne-Elv, Ume-Elv, Yungan, Yusnan and Dalelven.
added October 26, 2011 to the section "about geography"
In Russia, in addition to Moscow and St. Petersburg, there are 13 more cities with a population of over a million people.
added October 23, 2011 to the section "about geography"
At the beginning of the 20th century (1908-1909), two Americans at once (Frederick Cook and Robert Peary) declared that they had reached the North Pole for the first time in history. This dispute remains unresolved to this day.
added October 13, 2011 to the section "about geography"
In total, Russia borders on land with 14 countries, and also has maritime borders with Japan and the United States.
added September 21, 2011 to the section "about geography"
The NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization includes 29 states of Europe and North America.
added September 7, 2011 to the section "about geography"
Metro in Russia have Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Samara, Yekaterinburg and Novosibirsk. There is an underground high-speed tram in Volgograd. In Omsk, Krasnoyarsk and Chelyabinsk, the subway is being built.
added June 7, 2011 to the section "about geography"
The city state of Singapore is located in South Asia on the island of Singapore, located in the southern part of the Malay Peninsula, between Malaysia and Indonesia.
added May 11, 2011 to the section "about geography"
A speleologist is a person who studies caves and other underground spaces.
added February 9, 2011 to the section "about geography"
The largest island in Russia is Sakhalin, located in the Far East and covering an area of more than 76,000 square kilometers.
added on January 23, 2011 to the section "about geography"
The basis of the golden ring of Russia is: Vladimir, Ivanovo, Kostroma, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Rostov, Sergiev Posad, Suzdal and Yaroslavl.
added January 7, 2011 to the section "about geography"
The CIS includes Russia, Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Some states have special statuses in the CIS, although they are not formally included in it.
added December 4, 2010 to the section "about geography"
1. The maximum depth of Lake Titicaca in the Andes is 304 m, Mount Ilyampu, located nearby, has a height of 6485 m (atlas of the AST-press publishing house). Does this mean that the height of Ilyampu above the bottom of Lake Titicaca exceeds 6 km.
Answer: The depths of lakes are measured from the water's edge in them, while the height of mountains is measured from sea level. Lake Titicaca is located high in the mountains, so the relative height of Illampu above the bottom of Titicaca is much less than 6 km
2. 1 teaspoon contains about 5 g of salt. Do you need to evaporate more water from the Red Sea or the Dead Sea to get a teaspoon of salt? Which of the world's oceans is the most salty?
Answer: The salinity of the Dead Sea is higher than the Red Sea, so more water needs to be evaporated from the Red Sea to get a teaspoon of salt. But of these two bodies of water, only the Red Sea belongs to the World Ocean, being the saltiest part of it.
3. Which of the poles was conquered by an expedition that used the polar ship Fram for navigation? Which of the famous polar explorers used this vessel?
Answer: When conquering the South Pole, R. Amundsen's expedition used the Fram to reach the shores of Antarctica. Previously, the expeditions of O. Sverdrup and F. Nansen sailed on this ship.
4. Artesian basins in Western Siberia and Australia are large. Which of them and why is used more intensively? For which livestock sector is one of these basins critical?
Answer: Artesian waters are used more intensively in Australia, since the artesian basin is located there in an arid climate. The presence of these waters often plays a decisive role in the development of sheep breeding in many areas dominated by deserts and semi-deserts.
5. On the territory of a foreign state there is a temple where the ashes of four admirals who glorified the Russian fleet are buried. Who are these naval commanders and where are they buried? Which of them was the captain of the ship who took part in the discovery of a new continent.
Answer: In Sevastopol, in the "Cathedral of the Four Admirals", the ashes of admirals M.P. Lazarev, P.S. Nakhimova, V.A. Kornilov and V.I. Istomin. MP Lazarev, who commanded the Mirny ship, took part in the discovery of Antarctica.
6. Which of the islands, almost completely covered with ice, was called the “Green Land” by the discoverers? Due to what phenomenon in this "realm of ice" on the coast can vegetation cover of green color dominate?
Answer: We are talking about the island of Greenland, whose name is translated as "Green Land". The discoverers decided to establish a colony in the southwestern part of the island, covered with green grass in summer. The formation of such an oasis is facilitated by the Icelandic Warm Current, which branches off from the North Atlantic Current. Initially, the name Greenland referred only to this part of the island.
7. What are aeration fields? Which street names remind of the existence of aeration fields in the southeastern part of Moscow? What problems arose after the construction of residential areas on the site of these fields.
Answer: Aeration fields are land plots intended for wastewater treatment. Their existence in the southeastern part of Moscow is reminiscent of the names of the streets Upper Fields and Lower Fields. After the construction of residential areas on the site of these fields, there were problems associated with the formation of explosive methane gas underground.
8. Why did the Neglinnaya River, flowing in the underground collector since the 19th century, still regularly flood the basements and first floors of nearby houses at the beginning of the 20th century? What is the role of the writer V.A.Gilyarovsky in stopping the floods caused by this river?
Answer: As V.A. Gilyarovsky, having passed a significant section along the underground collector in the lower reaches of the Neglinnaya, the residents of many houses located near the river dumped garbage and sewage there, which contributed to the formation of a “plug” in the collector and floods during high water. The articles by V.A. Gilyarovsky published in the newspapers had a wide resonance, the sewer was cleared and the floods stopped.
9. What animal and why was it called the Steller's cow? Where did it live and why was it mercilessly exterminated by man?
Answer: An animal from the order of sirens was called a sea cow, feeding exclusively on algae - sea kale - off the coast of the Commander Islands. This animal was described by G. Steller, a naturalist who took part in the 2nd Kamchatka expedition of V. Bering. The animals swam very close to the shore and were knocked out by hunters who came to the islands, so the meat of these cows turned out to be very tasty.
10. “In 1 square meter of rich layers of the ocean floor there are 34 kg of these formations, which differ in composition, shape and size. Most often they are in the form of potatoes. There are 1.5 trillion tons of them in the Pacific Ocean alone” (according to E. Mann-Borgese).
What minerals are mentioned in this passage? In what areas of the ocean are they concentrated? Why are their annual reserves increasing?
Answer: These are iron-manganese nodules. They are formed on the deep bed of the oceans. These formations tend to increase. Therefore, their annual reserves are increasing.
11. Part of what important hydraulic system was the Rostokinsky aqueduct, built in Moscow across the Yauza River. Where did this system begin and end? What was its purpose?
Answer: A water supply system passed through the Rostokinsky aqueduct, starting in Mytishchi and ending at Lubyanka Square. Clean water flowed into the fountain, and the cabbies carried it in barrels to their homes.
12. More than 50% of water enters the Moscow water pipeline from the Ivankovsky reservoir on the Volga. This reservoir is located below Moscow and they are separated by the Smolensk-Moscow Upland. How does the Volga water enter the Moscow water pipeline? What other sources contribute to Moscow's water supply?
Answer: The Moscow River is connected to the Volga by the Moscow Canal, which also crosses the Smolensk-Moscow Upland. The system of canal locks, using powerful pumps, pumps water from the lower locks to the upper ones, and thus the Volga water is supplied to Moscow. Other sources of water are reservoirs on the Moscow River and its tributaries (Istra, Ruzskoye, Mozhayskoye, etc.) as well as underground sources (about 7%)
13. Which ocean basins include the rivers flowing from the Angel and Niagara Falls? At which of these waterfalls and why is the ledge destroyed faster?
Both of these waterfalls belong to the basins of the Atlantic Ocean. The water of Angel Falls eventually flows into the Orinoco River, and the Niagara River flows into Lake Ontario, connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the St. Lawrence River. The ledge of Niagara Falls collapses faster, as limestone lies at its base.
14. Herodotus gives the following information about this river. “The Istres is the largest river known to us… Many rivers flow into the Istres.” What river was Herodotus referring to? In what mountains does it originate? How can ships sailing along this river get into the North Sea?
Answer: Herodotus meant the largest European river Danube. It originates in the Black Forest mountains (Germany). Through the Rhine-Main-Danube canal, a ship from the Danube can get into the Rhine and sail along it to the North Sea.
15. In what ocean is the Bay of Fundy located and why is it so significant? What forces are causing the phenomenon taking place in this bay? Which of the bays washing Russia is also known among the record holders for this phenomenon?
Answer: The Bay of Fundy is located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Canada. The highest ocean tides (up to 18 m) are observed here. The formation of tidal waves is associated with the forces of attraction of the Moon and the Sun. Off the coast of Russia, the highest tides (up to 13 m) were recorded in Shelekhov Bay.
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Interesting geography questions.
1. In what sea can you not drown? Why?
In the dead sea-lake, the water in it is very salty, so the density of water is greater than the density of the human body, because of this, a person does not drown.
2. Why do you think fishermen on the coast of the White Sea set up fishing nets strictly by the clock?
At high tide - every 6 hours - a fish enters the net.
3. Can it be argued that bottle mail is only an attribute of adventure genre works?
And today people from different parts of the Earth are throwing millions of sealed bottles with messages; and scientists, using this ancient method, study the directions and speeds of currents and other features of the waters.
4. In Africa, near one spring is always busy: women lower baskets of meat to the bottom, and take them out, then the meat is not only cooked, but also salted. How can you explain such a miracle of nature?
In this place beats a hot spring with mineralized water.
5. There is an amazing lake in Kazakhstan: in its eastern part the water is salty, and in the western part it is mostly fresh. What lake are you talking about?
This is Lake Balkhash, which is divided into two parts: the western part of the lake is desalinated by the Ili River, and small rivers flow into the eastern part.
6. Explain why the surface part of icebergs is sometimes 1/5-1/7 of their total height.
This is due to the density of sea water, which is why icebergs are so deeply submerged in water.
7. Name one of the largest states in the world, most of which is located in the eastern hemisphere, and the easternmost part is in the western one?
Russia.
8. What is the highest mountain capital in the world? Where is she?
La Paz is the capital of Bolivia, located in the Andes at an altitude of 3700 m.
9. Where in the world was the highest air temperature recorded (+58 C)?
In North Africa, near the city of Tripoli.
10. On Earth, in the areas of distribution of soluble limestone rocks, gypsum, dolomites, there are lakes in which the water level sometimes changes very sharply. And in some water completely disappears? How can you explain these mysterious phenomena scientifically?
When these rocks dissolve, water seeps through the voids and the water level in the lake changes dramatically.
11. What city on the globe is divided by a strait into two parts of the world - Europe and Asia? Many residents of this city live in Europe and go to work in Asia.
Istanbul in Turkey.
12. Why, when we talk about the equator, do we remember one of the South American states? Name this state.
Ecuador.
13. The plane was flying south, but, having reached one of the points, without changing direction, it continued to fly north. Why couldn't the plane move further south?
The plane flew to the South Pole of the Earth.
14. There is a railway station Erofey Pavlovich in the Far East, and a large port city was also named in honor of this domestic traveler. Who is this?
E.P. Khabarov.
15. On the South Island in New Zealand there is a river in which you can cook the fish caught in it without taking it out of the water. How can you explain this fantastic "trick"?
This river is fed by hot and cold springs at the same time, and the water in it does not have time to mix. In one place, it is as icy as in mountain rivers, and in another place, its water can be scalded.
16. What river, flowing in the north-west of our country, tells everyone that it is very large?
The Velikaya River, in fact, its length is 406 km.
17. In what lake of our country, located in the Astrakhan region in summer, as a result of strong evaporation, such a powerful layer of salt is formed that a railway track is laid along it, and salt is loaded into the wagons, right in the middle of the lake?
Baskunchak. It is called the "All-Russian salt shaker"
18. Why is the sky on the horizon over the forest much darker in winter and late autumn than over the field?
This phenomenon is explained by the fact that the snow lying on the fields reflects almost all the rays falling on it back into the atmosphere. The forest, on the other hand, absorbs some of the rays falling on it, so the sky above the forest is darker.
19. Why does skiing become more difficult in severe frosts?
Skis slide because the snow melts under them, and the forming film of water serves as a kind of "lubrication" for the skis. In severe frosts, this "lubrication" is practically not formed, and skiing on dry snow is much more difficult.
20. Sometimes, to insulate buildings, they are covered with snow.
Does it make any sense?
Snow is very porous: there is a lot of air between the snowflakes and even inside the snowflakes themselves, which is a very poor conductor of heat. Therefore, snow retains heat better than a layer of wood of the same thickness.
MOU IRMO "Khomutovskaya secondary school No. 2"
QUIZ
"This is interesting"
(Collection of questions on geography)
for grades 5-11
Compiled by: Bolyakova L.A.
Explanatory note
Geography quizzes are educational in nature. Answering questions, students receive a lot of useful and interesting information, learn the unknown, remember the forgotten. Also, through various quizzes, games, entertaining crossword puzzles and questions, students expand their horizons and develop interest in the subject. The quizzes are differentiated. For students in grades 5-7, a quiz with questions about Baikal is offered, it develops ideas about the "pearl" not only of Siberia, but of the whole world. For students in grades 8-9, it was proposed to answer questions about Russia - the country in which we live, for grades 10-11 questions about the Earth, as about the house in which we all live.
Quiz questions about Baikal. (5-7 grade)
"Pearl" of Siberia. Why?
The maximum depth of Baikal?
The only "daughter" of Baikal?
Unique fish of Baikal?
There is a tree in Siberia, a village on the coast is named after him
Baikal. Which?
Amazing, the only mammal living in
Lake Baikal. Which?
What rivers flow into Baikal?
The largest and most interesting island in Lake Baikal?
Name the fish that Lake Baikal is famous for?
When is Baikal Day held?
Quiz questions Russia - the country in which we live (8-9Class)
Russia Square? How many time zones is it
located? How many times does its inhabitants celebrate the New Year?
In the forests of this region live: reindeer and tiger, inhabitant of the taiga: sable and leopard. Where is this place in the country?
In 1733-1743, the Great Northern Expedition for the first time studied in detail and mapped the coast of the Arctic Ocean. By whom and for what purpose was this expedition conceived?
Our country is washed by 12 seas of 3 oceans. What are these seas?
This region of Russia does not border with other regions and
remote from Russia by a distance of several hundred kilometers .
Name this area?
This peninsula is called the "country of volcanoes", "the land of ice and fire" name this peninsula and its volcanoes.
Name the largest river in the European part of Russia and the largest in Europe. People affectionately call her "mother".
Lake of Wonders, the oldest of the earth's lakes, the deepest of all in the world. Name the lake and what is it famous for?
The world's largest reservoir is 570 km long and 25 km wide. It took Angara two years to bring 180 billion. m cubed required; to fill it out. Name this reservoir.
This city is the gateway of the Motherland to the Pacific Ocean. Favorable geographical position, convenient harbor contributed to its transformation into a major port. What's the name of this town?
The 180th meridian passes through this northern island, and as you know, it delimits the eastern and western hemispheres. Therefore, the island lies in 3 hemispheres - northern, western and eastern. Name this island.
This peninsula in German means
"End of the Earth" Name this peninsula.
13. The heart of Russia, the largest city in the world, a port of 5 seas, the capital of the largest state on the planet. Name the city.
14. Name the border "neighbors" of Russia?
15. It is called "the island of treasures", "the king of the island." It is the center of the country's only island region. Name the island.
Questions of the quiz "Earth is our common home"
(grade 10-11)
The northernmost point of Europe is Cape Nordkin, the southern one is Cape Marroki, the western one is Cape Roca. In the east, Europe is limited by the Ural Mountains. In which countries are capes located?
The names of these countries differ by one letter.
There are 186888 lakes in this country. Which country is called the “land of a thousand lakes?” Name its capital.
Where is the geographic center of Asia?
This island used to be called Ceylon. This is a country of pineapples, but an apple for the inhabitants of this country is a delicacy. Name this country?
Name three countries in North America?
What is the capital of Honduras?
The name of the country was given by the lake, with which, in essence, his whole life is connected. Name the country and the lake?
Wherever you move to this point, the north will be behind you, the south in front. It is enough for you to cross it and continue your movement from this point, as you will have the south behind you, and the north will be in front ... where on the globe is such a place? What is it called?
The largest and only mainland country on the globe?
Where is Greece located?
Tears of the Baltic Sea.
Which country can be called the largest open-air history museum?
What is the name of the capital of the largest populated country in Asia?
What are the three lakes of the globe, which are usually called seas?
What is the name of the currency in Germany?
What peninsula is Seoul on?
The capital of which state is Ankara?
What kind of fish is found in the Red Sea?
Which river has three notes in its name?
Miscellaneous questions on geography and astronomy
Who first suggested that the Earth is spherical? (Pythagoras.)
How many planets make up the solar system? (9 and Sun.)
What is the internal structure of the Earth. (Core, mantle, earth's crust.)
What are volcanoes? (Extinct and active.)
How many continents are on Earth? (6 Eurasia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, Antarctica.)
What is the name of the highest mountain? (Everest, or Chomolungma.)
What is the ozone layer? (This layer is formed by three atomic oxygen, protects from the harmful rays of the sun.)
When is the day shorter: winter or summer? (Same, 24 hours.)
What is a boulevard? (Street lined with trees.)
They were conquered by Hannibal, and later by Suvorov. (Alps.)
The air shell of our planet. (Atmosphere.)
Air movement in a horizontal direction. (Wind.)
What instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure? (Pyrometer, aneroid barometer.)
Can an ant's home help you navigate the forest? (Yes, since it opens to the south.)
What is the name of a person who observes the starry sky, takes pictures, studies the life of stars and planets? (Astronomer.)
How else "is often called the Cosmos? (The Universe.)
Name the closest star to us (the Sun.)
Is the moon the only natural satellite of the earth? (Yes.)
Day turns into night, and night into day, because: (The earth rotates on its axis.)
Which continent has no rivers? (In Antarctica.)
The biggest bird. (African ostrich.)
How to know about the approach of rain, watching the anthill? (Ants clog the entrances to the anthill.)
Which lake is the deepest in the world? (Baikal - 1940 meters.)
Which city is built on five mountains? (Pyatigorsk,)
Which preposition is the name of a river in Spain." (River Po.)
What is south of Magadan or Leningrad? (Both at the same latitude - 60.)
What is the name of the highest ocean wave? (Tsunami.)
Name the largest island in the world. (Greenland.)
What is a strong wind called? (Hurricane.)
Name the saltiest body of water in the world. (Dead Sea.)
The longest mountain range. (Andes)
The largest peninsula. (Arabian.)
The highest ocean trench. Name an ocean. (Marianskaya 11022 m in the Pacific Ocean.)
What is the name of the place, the river does not start? (Source.)
The largest plain in the world. (Amazon lowland.)
The place where the river flows into the sea. (Mouth.)
This optical instrument is used to observe the surface of the ocean from a submarine. (Periscope.)
What is called the top of the earth? (Pole.)
He happens by the river and by the clothes. (Sleeve.)
Capital of Spain? (Madrid.)
The territory of Russia is washed by 13 seas. Name them. (Baltic, White, Barents, Laptev, Chukchi, Bering. Okhotsk, Caspian, Azov, Black.)
What more than half of the world's population has never seen, and you see it every day now? (Snow.)
What is the reason for the change of seasons and the change of day and night on Earth. (With the rotation of the Earth around the Sun and its axis.)
direction to a specific point. (Azimuth.)
A large territory, allocated by geographical location and natural conditions, where certain peoples live. (A country.)
Where is the day equal to the night? (At the equator.)
Who are these people: Dezhnev, Kruzenshtern, Season. Bellingshausen? (Sailors are travelers.)
What modern state of Southeast Asia is called, like the capital? (Singapore.)
What is the lowest layer of the atmosphere? (Troposphere.)
What is a meteorite? (a - a star burning in the Earth's atmosphere; b - a space rock falling to the Earth.)
What are astronauts called in America? (Astronauts.)
On whom did the Moon fall head over heels in K. Chukovsky's poem "Cockroach"? (To the elephant.)
Which of the terrestrial planets is closest to Earth? (Venus)
How many constellations are there in modern astronomy? (88)
With what speed does our Galaxy revolve around its center if the Galactic year is 225 million years? (at a speed of 800 thousand km per hour;
On what planet were the beds of dried up rivers discovered? (Mars.)
Which planet has the most moons? (Saturn)
The smallest continent. (Australia.)
The largest island. (Greenland.)
What is the name of the Portuguese navigator who made the first ever circumnavigation of the world, proving that the Earth has the shape of a ball. (Fernand Magellan (1480-1521).)
Who was the first Russian navigator to circumnavigate the world? (Kruzenshtern.)
Can the highest mountain in the world sink in the ocean? (Yes. Everest 8848m. Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean 11022 m.)
Which sea has no shores? (Sargasso, in the Atlantic Ocean.)
How long will a match burn on the moon. (Only the match head containing oxygen will ignite. Normally, combustion in an airless space cannot occur.)
When we are closer to the sun in WINTER go in summer? (In winter. At this time of the year, the Earth is at perihelion.)
Where can you build a house with all sides facing north? (At the south pole.)
Name five constellations you know. (Lyra. Orion. Gemini, Taurus, Charioteer, etc.)
Name all the planets in the solar system. (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto.)
What constellation is the North Star in? (In the constellation Ursa Major.)
Name the brightest star in the sky. (Sirius from the constellation "Big Nes".)
Which planet is known as the "morning (or evening) star"? (Venus.)
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