🧠 Geography Quiz

The Ural Mountains are one of the world's oldest mountain ranges, formed over 250 million years ago during the collision of ancient continents.

The Great Barrier Reef stretches over 2,300 kilometres along the coast of Queensland and is so large it can be seen from space.

The Amazon rainforest spans nine countries and produces roughly 20% of the world's oxygen, earning it the nickname 'the lungs of the Earth'.

The Apennines stretch approximately 1,200 kilometres down the length of Italy and are home to the country's only active volcanoes on the mainland, including Vesuvius.

Indonesia's portion of Borneo, known as Kalimantan, makes up roughly 73% of the island — Borneo is the third-largest island in the world.

Lesotho is one of only three countries in the world that are entirely surrounded by a single other country — the others are Vatican City and San Marino within Italy.

Istanbul is the only major city in the world that straddles two continents — the Bosphorus strait divides its European and Asian halves.

The Faroe Islands are home to roughly 50,000 people and about 80,000 sheep — the name itself likely means 'Sheep Islands' in Old Norse.

The Amu Darya was known in ancient times as the Oxus — it forms much of Afghanistan's northern border and was historically a key route along the Silk Road.

The Wakhan Corridor is only about 13 kilometres wide at its narrowest point and was created during the 'Great Game' rivalry between Britain and Russia in the 19th century.