Exam: the great rivers and mountain ranges of the world on the map

Question 1

Place these rivers and mountain ranges on the map (the world)

Accepted Answer

1: Alps, 2: Yangtze, 3: Amazon

Question 2

Where is Mississippi on the map (the world)?

Accepted Answer

Mississippi: it rises at Lake Itasca (Minnesota, United States) and flows into the Gulf of Mexico (Atlantic Ocean), near New Orleans.

Question 3

Where is Yangtze on the map (the world)?

Accepted Answer

Yangtze: it rises on the Tibetan Plateau (China) and flows into the East China Sea (Pacific), at Shanghai: it is the longest river in Asia.

Question 4

Where is Danube on the map (the world)?

Accepted Answer

Danube: it rises in the Black Forest (Germany) and flows into the Black Sea, in a delta between Romania and Ukraine; it flows through Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade.

Question 5

Place these rivers and mountain ranges on the map (the world)

Accepted Answer

1: Himalayas, 2: Nile, 3: Amazon

Question 6

Place these rivers and mountain ranges on the map (the world)

Accepted Answer

1: Urals, 2: Mississippi, 3: Danube

Question 7

Where is Alps on the map (the world)?

Accepted Answer

Alps: the brown line on the map. In central Europe: France, Switzerland, Italy and Austria.

Question 8

Where is Volga on the map (the world)?

Accepted Answer

Volga: it rises in the Valdai Hills (Russia) and flows into the Caspian Sea, an enclosed sea: it is the longest river in Europe.

Question 9

Which drainage basin do Mackenzie, Ganges, Amazon, Yangtze belong to?

Accepted Answer

Mackenzie → Arctic, Ganges → Indian, Amazon → Atlantic, Yangtze → Pacific

Question 10

Which drainage basin do Congo, Mississippi, Lena, Mackenzie belong to?

Accepted Answer

Congo → Atlantic, Mississippi → Atlantic, Lena → Arctic, Mackenzie → Arctic

Question 11

Which drainage basin do Niger, Lena, Mississippi, Amazon belong to?

Accepted Answer

Niger → Atlantic, Lena → Arctic, Mississippi → Atlantic, Amazon → Atlantic

Question 12

Where is Congo on the map (the world)?

Accepted Answer

Congo: it rises in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and flows into the Atlantic: it crosses the equator twice.

Question 13

Where does the Niger rise?

Accepted Answer

in the mountains of Guinea, very close to the Atlantic

Question 14

Where does the Amazon flow into the sea?

Accepted Answer

into the Atlantic, in Brazil: it carries more water than any other river

Question 15

Where does the Volga rise?

Accepted Answer

in the Valdai Hills (Russia)

Question 16

Place these rivers and mountain ranges on the map (the world)

Accepted Answer

1: Scandinavian Mountains, 2: Lena, 3: Himalayas

Question 17

Where does the Yangtze rise?

Accepted Answer

on the Tibetan Plateau (China)

Question 18

Which drainage basin do Amazon, Mississippi, Lena, Ganges belong to?

Accepted Answer

Amazon → Atlantic, Mississippi → Atlantic, Lena → Arctic, Ganges → Indian

Rivers and Mountains of the World Exam

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