World Regions Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Under the UN M49 geographic convention, which subregion includes Morocco?
Eastern Africa
Western Africa
Northern Africa
Southern Africa
2. A regional relief route links Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Which subregional office would cover all three countries?
Southern Africa
Middle Africa
Eastern Africa
Western Africa
3. A student has filed Fiji under Polynesia. What change would make the classification match the UN M49 convention?
Move Fiji to Micronesia
Move Fiji to Australia and New Zealand
Leave Fiji in Polynesia
Move Fiji to Melanesia
4. A traveler visits Senegal, Ghana, and Côte d’Ivoire. Which subregion contains all three destinations?
Middle Africa
Western Africa
Eastern Africa
Northern Africa
5. A field notebook records a route through Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Which Asian subregion should label the route?
Eastern Asia
South-eastern Asia
Southern Asia
Western Asia
6. Which Asian subregion includes Jordan under the UN M49 convention?
Western Asia
Central Asia
Southern Asia
Eastern Asia
7. Which group consists entirely of countries classified in Central Asia under the UN M49 convention?
Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan
China, Mongolia, and the Republic of Korea
8. A database uses UN M49 subregions rather than the everyday continent label “North America.” Where should Mexico be filed?
The Caribbean
Central America
Northern America
South America
9. In which broad geographic region is Uruguay located?
Central America
Northern America
South America
The Caribbean
10. Under the UN M49 convention, which European subregion includes Slovakia?
Eastern Europe
Southern Europe
Western Europe
Northern Europe
11. A shipping desk needs the UN M49 subregional label shared by Australia and New Zealand. Which label should it use?
Australia and New Zealand
Polynesia
Melanesia
Micronesia
12. A geography club groups Norway, Sweden, and Finland together. Which UN M49 subregion is the best heading for the group?
Western Europe
Southern Europe
Eastern Europe
Northern Europe
13. Which geographic subregion includes Jamaica?
Central America
South America
Northern America
The Caribbean
14. Which Asian subregion includes Laos?
South-eastern Asia
Southern Asia
Eastern Asia
Central Asia
15. An editor is checking two European country labels. Which pairing is correct under the UN M49 convention?
Portugal — Western Europe; Poland — Northern Europe
Portugal — Southern Europe; Poland — Eastern Europe
Portugal — Northern Europe; Poland — Western Europe
Portugal — Eastern Europe; Poland — Southern Europe
16. Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia are being placed in one broad regional folder. Which folder fits all three?
Central America
The Caribbean
Northern America
South America