Questions & Answers
Browse all 10 questions from the
World Geography Multiplication & Division Challenge study set below.
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1
If the Nile River is approximately 6,650 kilometers long, and the Amazon River is roughly twice as long, what is the approximate length of the Amazon River in kilometers?
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A
3,325 km
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B
13,300 km
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C
6,650 km
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D
9,975 km
2
Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world at 8,848 meters. If Mount Kilimanjaro is roughly half the height of Mount Everest, what is the approximate height of Mount Kilimanjaro in meters?
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A
17,696 m
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B
4,424 m
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C
8,848 m
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D
6,636 m
3
There are 7 continents on Earth. If the population of Asia is approximately 4.7 billion, and the population of North America is roughly one-third of Asia's, what is the approximate population of North America in billions?
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A
1.6 billion
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B
14.1 billion
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C
4.7 billion
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D
9.4 billion
4
The Pacific Ocean covers about 165.25 million square kilometers. If the Atlantic Ocean covers approximately one-third of the Pacific Ocean's area, what is the approximate area of the Atlantic Ocean in millions of square kilometers?
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A
495.75 million sq km
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B
165.25 million sq km
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C
55.08 million sq km
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D
110.17 million sq km
5
If there are 12 countries in South America and you want to visit 3 of them, what fraction of South American countries would you be visiting?
6
The Great Wall of China is about 21,196 kilometers long. If you walked 3 kilometers each day, how many days would it take to walk the entire length of the Great Wall?
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A
63,588 days
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B
7,065.33 days
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C
21,196 days
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D
10,598 days
7
The Sahara Desert is approximately 9.2 million square kilometers. If the Gobi Desert is roughly one-fourth the size of the Sahara Desert, what is the approximate area of the Gobi Desert in millions of square kilometers?
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A
2.3 million sq km
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B
36.8 million sq km
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C
9.2 million sq km
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D
4.6 million sq km
8
There are 24 time zones in the world. If you travel from one time zone to the next, how many hours do you change your watch?
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A
24 hours
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B
12 hours
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C
1 hour
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D
2 hours
9
The population of India is approximately 1.4 billion. If the population of Canada is roughly one-tenth of India's population, what is the approximate population of Canada in billions?
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A
0.14 billion
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B
14 billion
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C
1.4 billion
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D
1.26 billion
10
If a globe has 360 degrees of longitude, and you travel 90 degrees east, what fraction of the Earth's circumference have you traveled longitudinally?
