Kids Geography Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Which country contains a large part of the Amazon rainforest and has Portuguese as its official language?
Brazil
Colombia
Argentina
Peru
2. What is the capital city of Japan?
Beijing
Seoul
Tokyo
Bangkok
3. Which country is directly south of the United States and north of Guatemala?
Mexico
Cuba
Brazil
Canada
4. Which river flows through Egypt before reaching the Mediterranean Sea?
Nile River
Amazon River
Mississippi River
Danube River
5. On which continent are the Andes Mountains located?
Asia
Africa
Europe
South America
6. You travel by sea from southern Europe to northern Africa. Which body of water would you most likely cross?
Caribbean Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Baltic Sea
7. Which island country lies in the Indian Ocean just southeast of India?
Madagascar
Sri Lanka
Iceland
Japan
8. A ship leaves the coast of Kenya and sails due east. Which ocean does it enter?
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Indian Ocean
9. Imagine you are facing north on a map. In which direction is east?
Behind you
To your left
To your right
Straight ahead
10. Which continent contains the South Pole?
Antarctica
Australia
South America
Asia
11. Which pair of countries shares a land border?
Australia and New Zealand
Japan and South Korea
Cuba and Mexico
France and Spain
12. A traveler takes the shortest sea crossing between southern Spain and northern Morocco. Which strait do they cross?
Bering Strait
Strait of Malacca
Bosporus Strait
Strait of Gibraltar
13. It is July, and a child in Australia needs a warm coat. Which season is Australia experiencing?
Spring
Summer
Winter
Autumn
14. If you travel north from mainland Canada, which ocean will you eventually reach?
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Southern Ocean
South Atlantic Ocean
15. Which is the largest ocean on Earth by area?
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
16. Which country and capital city are correctly matched?
Canada — Toronto
Brazil — Rio de Janeiro
Australia — Canberra
Turkey — Istanbul