Geography True or False
Try to guess if the given statement about geography is true or false.
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1.
Middle East is divided between three continents
True
False
Turkey is between Europe and Asia and Egypt between Africa and Asia which makes the region located between 3 continents
2.
In Germany there are Autobahns with no speed limit, there are also in Austria
True
False
Germany is the only country to do so
3.
World's deepest point, Dead Sea, is located between Jordan, Israel and Syria
False
True
Dead Sea is actually between Israel, Jordan and the "State of Palestine", not Syria
4.
Iran has had the most number of former capitals in the world
True
False
It has been 24 times
5.
China does NOT have any elephants
True
False
It does, near the border with its Southeast Asian neighbors and India
6.
The largest lake that is entirely surrounded by only one country is located in Russia
False
True
You may think Lake Baikal is the largest, but United States' Michigan Lake is even larger
7.
South Africa's capitals are as followed: Cape Town - legislative capital, Pretoria - administrative capital and Bloemfontein - judicial capital
True
False
8.
Uruguay used to be a part of Brazil
True
False
It gained independence from Brazil in 1825
9.
Moscow is sometimes known to be the "Third Rome"
False
True
There are many cities that claim to be the Third Rome, but Moscow is the most recognized one
10.
The word hillock or knoll is referred to a small hill
True
False
11.
London was founded by the Romans
False
True
Founded in 47 officially, it was known as Londinium
12.
Hindu Kush is the biggest mountain range in southern India
True
False
Hindu Kush is in Afghanistan and some parts of northern Pakistan
13.
Argentina means "gold" in Latin
True
False
It means "silver" not "gold"
14.
The practice of making maps is called Tabulography
True
False
Tabula means map in Latin, but the practice is called cartography
15.
Upper Volta is the former name of Mali
False
True
Burkina Faso was called the Upper Volta, not Mali
16.
There are three capital cities that lie on the Mekong River
False
True
There are only two, Vientiane and Phnom Penh
17.
About 20% of world's oxygen is produced in the Amazon Rainforest
True
False
18.
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt are in the region of Maghreb, also known as Barbary
False
True
Egypt is excluded, so that makes it false
19.
The city of Beirut was formerly nicknamed as the "Paris of the Middle East".
False
True
After the Lebanese Civil War that title has been let down
20.
The Tropic of Cancer is in the south of the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn in the north
False
True
The opposite is true
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1. Turkey is NOT part of Europe. Even that part next to Istanbul isn't part of the Middle East
2. There ARE autobahns in Austria. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autobahns_of_Austria
3. Baikal is the biggest lake surrounded by one country. If there is another, let me know
"The Middle East" is a geographical subcontinent, it has nothing to do with Turkey having European holdings and Egypt having African holdings. By that logic, Western Europe spans 5 continents just from France alone.
Very meh quiz, you changed the true/false buttons around a lot