AP World Map Quiz

1. Which country borders the United States to the north, Guatemala and Belize to the southeast, and both the Pacific Ocean and Gulf of Mexico?

2. A country appears as a long, narrow strip along South America's Pacific coast, with the Andes forming much of its eastern boundary. Which country is it?

3. A ship crosses a canal through a Central American country bordered by Costa Rica to the west and Colombia to the east. Which country is it crossing?

4. Which country lies southeast of Australia in the southwestern Pacific and consists mainly of two large islands separated by Cook Strait?

5. Which physical region stretches across northern Africa from the Atlantic side toward the Red Sea, separating the Mediterranean coast from the Sahel?

6. Which Central African country spans much of the Congo Basin, has a narrow outlet to the Atlantic, and borders Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi in the east?

7. Which sea lies between southern Europe, northern Africa, and southwestern Asia and connects to the Atlantic through the Strait of Gibraltar?

8. Which landlocked Horn of Africa country is bordered by Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, South Sudan, and Sudan?

9. A route crosses the Bosporus from southeastern Europe into Anatolia without leaving the same country. Which country contains both sides of this crossing?

10. A peninsula projects into the Indian Ocean with the Arabian Sea to its west, the Bay of Bengal to its east, and the Himalayas to its north. Which country occupies most of it?

11. An island country lies east of the Korean Peninsula, between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean. Which country is it?

12. Which equator-crossing archipelago lies between the Indian and Pacific oceans and includes the islands of Java and Sumatra?

13. A merchant ship travels from the Indian Ocean toward the South China Sea through the passage between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. Which passage is this?

14. A West African country faces the Gulf of Guinea and is bordered by Benin, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon. Which country is it?

15. The Nile flows north through this country before reaching the Mediterranean, while the Sinai Peninsula connects its African territory to Asia. Which country is it?

16. A landlocked country lies south of Russia, west of China, and along the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea. Which country fits these clues?