Advanced Geography quiz

More questions about Advanced Geography

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1. 1 Easy

   What name is given to the oceanic pole of inaccessibility farthest from land?

   Answer: Point Nemo

   Why: The closest humans to Point Nemo are sometimes astronauts aboard the International Space Station, about 400 km overhead.

2. 2 Medium

   Why did Germany negotiate the acquisition of Namibia's narrow Caprivi Strip in 1890?

   Answer: To access the Zambezi River

   Why: Victoria Falls lies about 65 km east of the strip, and the cataracts below it made the Zambezi route to the sea impossible.

3. 3 Hard

   Which end of the Panama Canal lies farthest east?

   Answer: Pacific end

   Why: The isthmus bends east-west, meaning ships traversing from the Atlantic actually travel southeast to exit into the Pacific.

4. 4 Easy

   What causes daily afternoon downpours in tropical rainforests?

   Answer: Convectional precipitation

   Why: Intense midday sunshine evaporates surface moisture so rapidly that towering cumulonimbus clouds form by mid-afternoon.

5. 5 Medium

   Besides Liechtenstein, which is the only other doubly landlocked country?

   Answer: Uzbekistan

   Why: All five of Uzbekistan's neighbours are landlocked, so any ocean lies two borders away; it joined Liechtenstein in 1991.

6. 6 Hard

   Which US state is geographically closest to Africa?

   Answer: Maine

   Why: Maine's eastern tip reaches so far out into the Atlantic that it lies closer to Morocco than Florida does.