Seven+Continents+Answer+Key

__NORTH AMERICA__

 * 1. Which river is the longest river in North America? **

a) Mississippi River b) Nile River c) Colorado River


 * 2. Which city is the largest city in North America? **

a) New York City b) Montreal c) Mexico City


 * 3. How much of the [|Earth's surface] does North America cover? **

a) 4.8% b) 8.3% c) 2.9%

__ANTARCTICA__

 * 4. How much of the [|Earth's surface] does Antarctica cover? **

a) 14.5% b) 2.4% c) 9.6%


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">5. Which year was the first time anyone set foot on Antarctica? **

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">a) 2001 <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">b) 1756 <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">c) 1821


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">6. Antarctica is the [|best place] in the world to find what? **

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">a) Meteorites <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">b) Stars <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">c) Meteors

__AFRICA__

 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">7. [|Africa] has five large river systems, which river is the largest? **

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">a) The Nile <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">b) The Congo <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">c) The Niger


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">8. Africa, being known for the Sahara Desert, or [|Sea Of Sand] it only rains about ___ inches a year. **

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">a) Twenty <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">b) Seven <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">c) Three

__<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">SOUTH AMERICA __

 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">9. [|South America] has two main languages still, primarily in Brazil. **

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">a) English, Chinese <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">b) Spanish, Portuguese <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">c) Portuguese, English

__<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">ASIA __

 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">10. Asia is the ___ [|continent] in the world. **

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">a) Coldest <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">b) Smallest <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">c) Largest


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">11. What are the three largest [|countries] in Asia? **

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">a) Russia, China, and India <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">b) Pakistan, Mongolia, and Japan <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">c) Burma, Kazakhstan, and Thailand


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">12. The Himalayan mountains, located in Asia, are home to the world's highest [|mountain], which is called... **

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">a) Mount Himala <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">b) Mount Everest <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">c) Mount Nepal

__EUROPE__

 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">13. What is the [|population] of Europe according to the United Nation? **

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">a) 857 million <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">b) 760 million <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">c) 1 billion


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">14. What is a [|famous landmark] in the city of Paris? **

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">a) The leaning tower of Pisa <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">b) The Eiffel Tower <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">c) The Sphinx


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">15. How many [|countries] are in Europe? **

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">a) 40 <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">b) 50 <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">c) 45

__AUSTRALIA__
<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**16. Australia is considered the "[|land down under]" because?**

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">a) It has extra land under the ground <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">b) It is below the equator <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">c) The animals always live under the ground.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**17. What is the [|capital] of Australia?**

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">a) Canberra <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">b) Darwin <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">c) Townsville

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**18. How many [|species of plants] does Australia hold?**

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">a) 35,000 <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">b) 25,000 <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">c) 17,500

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">** 19. What is the [|population] of Australia? **

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">a) Over 22 million <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">b) Less than 3 million <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">c) Exactly 3 thousand