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World Geography True or False

Test your geography knowledge by answering these questions.
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Last updated: August 24, 2021
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1. Saudi Arabia has a coastline on the Arabian Sea.
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The countries with coastlines on the Arabian Sea are Yemen, Oman, Pakistan, Iran, India and the Maldives.
2. East Timor has a coastline on the Timor Sea.
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3. Equatorial Guinea lies on the equator.
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Despite its name, no part of the country's territory lies on the equator. It is in the northern hemisphere, except for the insular Annobón Province, which is about 155 km (96 mi) south of the equator.
4. The intersection of the equator and prime meridian (zero degrees latitude and longitude) is located in international waters.
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The intersection is on the Gulf of Guinea and is marked with a permanent buoy.
5. Russia has 11 time zones.
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Time zones range from UTC+02:00 to UTC+12:00.
6. Of all the countries in the world, Indonesia has the most islands.
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Sweden has 267,570 islands. Indonesia has 17,504.
7. Kiribati is the only country situated in all four hemispheres.
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Kiribati's islands extend into the eastern and western hemispheres, as well as the northern and southern.
8. The northernmost continuously inhabited place in the world is in Greenland.
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The distinction goes to Alert, which is in Ellesmere Island in Canada.
9. The geographic center of all 50 US states is in South Dakota.
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The geographic center of the US (all contiguous states, Hawaii, and Alaska) is somewhere north of Belle Fourche, South Dakota. The geographic center of all contiguous states is in Kansas.
10. Canada and the United States share all five Great Lakes.
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Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake that is entirely within the borders of the US. The other four are shared with Canada.
11. All countries in Central America border the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean.
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Belize does not border the Pacific. El Salvador does not border the Caribbean.
12. Lake Titicaca is on the border of Bolivia and Peru.
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The lake is the highest navigable in the world.
13. Seoul is less than 100 kms (62 miles) from the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
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According to one source, the distance is 74 kms (46 miles). The road distance is 91 kms (57 miles).
14. Abu Dhabi has the largest land area of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates.
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Abu Dhabi's share of the land area is a whopping 86.7%.
15. Eswatini (former name: Swaziland) is completely surrounded by South Africa.
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Eswatini is surrounded by South Africa and Mozambique.
16. Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa and is one of the sources of the Nile River.
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Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/africa-physical-geography/print/
17. Ethiopia is landlocked.
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Ethiopia became landlocked following Eritrea's independence in the early 1990s.
18. Bosnia and Herzegovina is landlocked.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina has 20 kilometers (12 miles) of coastline. The town of Neum is the country's only access to the sea.
19. Istanbul's Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, and Topkapi Palace are all located on the European side of the city.
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20. Estonia has the smallest area of all former Soviet republics.
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Armenia's area of 29,800 sq. kms (11,500 sq. miles) is the smallest.
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