JOKE GEOGRAPHICAL QUIZ
1. What river flows from the letter "A" to the letter "Z"?
("From the letter A to the letter I flows the Amu Darya river." S.Ya. Marshak.)
2. What continent stretches from the letter "A" to the letter "Z"?
(Australia.)
3. What animal is there in every village in the world?
(Donkey - n-donkey-ok.)
4. What occupies exactly half of any island?
(Ditch - island.)
5. Which river fits in the palm of your hand, which in a glass, which in an inkwell, and which in a canister?
(Don in the palm of your hand, Oka in a glass, Nile in an inkwell, Istra in a canister.)
6. What is in the river, in the pond, in the lake, in the sea, but not in the ocean?
(Letters "R".)
7. What country is always remembered and called when saying goodbye?
(Denmark - goodbye.)
8. What Russian river flows in London?
(Don - London, but seriously, the Thames.)
9. Which tributary of Samara flows... through wires?
(Current.)
10. In the Amur region there is a river in which ... mice are hiding! What is this river called?
(Nora.)
11. What tributary of the Volga flows out in spring from ... a wounded birch?
(The juice.)
12. What river ... is caught in the sea?
(River Cod.)
13. Name the thinnest and sharpest cape.
(Cape Agulhas.)
14. Is it true that in India one can dream with open eyes without going to bed?
(Yes, because the Son is a river in India, the right tributary of the Ganges.)
15. Where are the bridges with streets, parks, houses, schools, hospitals, shops, factories?
(In the Czech Republic - the city of Most, in Belarus - the city of Bridges.)
16. Which sea bay does each geographer consider his own?
(Geographer's Bay in the Indian Ocean off the southwestern coast of Australia.)
17. Where does the "parliamentary river" flow?
(In the Russian Federation and Ukraine, the Seim River flows - the left tributary of the Desna. The Seim is the name of the parliament in some countries.)
18. The name of which Siberian river do all children pronounce in the cradle, long before they get to know geography?
(The Mama River, a tributary of the Vitim.)
19. Which river has a building for airplanes?
(In the Angara - Angara.)
20. Name the "smartest" mountain range in the world.
(Ridge of the Academy of Sciences, in the Western Pamirs, in Tajikistan.)
21. What peninsula of our country is named after the distant rows of desks in the classroom, the audience?
(The Kamchatka Peninsula - "Kamchatka".)
22. What city of the Krasnoyarsk Territory has a mathematical name?
(Minusinsk)
23. The name of which of our rivers is the first word in the title of a work by a Spanish writer and an opera by an Italian composer?
(Don: "Don Quixote", "Don Carlos".)
24. What does a boot, a mountain, and a wave have?
(Sole.)
25. Will geography help you find happiness?
(Yes, she will tell you that the city of Happiness is located in Ukraine, in the Lugansk region, on the Northern Donets River.
This quiz can be included in the scenarios of an extracurricular event dedicated to the International Earth Day or scenarios of ecological holidays .
Geography quiz for grade 5 students with answers
Quiz topic: geography
1. In the tundra, only the top layer of soil has time to thaw during the short, cool summer. And the layer, hard as a stone, with streaks of ice, lying under it, is called ... (permafrost).
2. Can a polar bear and a penguin meet in nature? (No. The polar bear lives at the North Pole, and the penguin lives at the South.)
4. This climatic zone resembles a huge beach. (Desert.)
5. Name a city and a river that have the same name. (Moscow, Orel.)
6. St. Petersburg, Orenburg. What does the word "burg" mean in German? (Fortress, city.)
7. What are the geographical objects named after famous travelers? (Strait of Magellan, Khabarovsk city, Tasmania island.)
8. In the polar regions of our planet, this unusually beautiful natural phenomenon can be observed. (Northern lights.)
9. Which river can fly? (Rivers Crow, Magpie.)
10. In which country is one of the seven wonders of the world - the world famous pyramids? (In Egypt.)
11. What city has a name that matches the name of a bird of prey? (Eagle.)
12. Which city is named after the shape of the bay on the shore of which this city is located? The bay, by its shape, resembles the horn of a large herbivore. (Taganrog.)
13. There is a city in our country, the name of which is the most beloved and affectionate word for any person. (Mom City.)
14. Which city is crawling? (Uzhgorod.)
15. Name the smallest and coldest ocean. (Arctic.)
16. Which peninsula complains about its small size? (Yamal.)
17. What island can be worn on the head? (Sombrero.)
18. The name of which state coincides with the name of the headdress? (Panama.)
19. What kind of cape can dig a garden? (Shovel.)
20. What is the season in South America and Australia in July? (Winter.)
21. This is the only continent in the world on which there is absolutely no vegetation. (Antarctica.)
22. The contours of which country on the map resemble a boot? (Italy.)
23. Only on this continent marsupials live. In addition, there is only one state here. (Australia.)
24. Home of football and basketball. (England.)
26. The station in Siberia, which has the "coldest" name? (Station Zima.)
27. What city in Russia is called Venice of the North, since, like the Italian city of Venice, it is located on several dozen islands? (St. Petersburg.)
28. Once an unusual rain poured down on one of the US cities: pebbles, algae and even frogs fell from the sky! What natural phenomenon preceded such a "rain"? (Tornado.)
29. The natural border between Europe and Asia is located on the territory of our country. Do you know where this border is? (Across the Ural Mountains.)
30. Where should a house be built so that all its windows face north? (At the South Pole.)
31. Which continent is washed by all four oceans? (Eurasia.)
32. People give very interesting names to rivers, cities and lakes. Often these names are associated with the names of people. Name the people on the map. (The cities of Anna, Lida, the Lena and Yana rivers, the city of Vladimir, Lake Victoria.)
33. The deepest lake in the world, into which many rivers flow, and only one flows out - the Angara. (Baikal.)
34. With this word we call both a sports complex for swimming, and a part of the earth's surface from which water collects along streams and rivers into a larger body of water (lake or river). What is this word? (Swimming pool.)
MOU IRMO "Khomutovskaya secondary school No. 2"
QUIZ
"It is interesting"
(Collection of questions on geography)
for grades 5-11
The work was compiled by: Bolyakova L.A.
Explanatory note
Geography quizzes are educational in nature. Answering questions, students receive a lot of useful and interesting information, learn the unknown, remember the forgotten. Also, through various quizzes, games, entertaining crossword puzzles and questions, students expand their horizons and develop interest in the subject. The quizzes are differentiated. For students in grades 5-7, a quiz with questions about Baikal is offered, it develops ideas about the "pearl" not only of Siberia, but of the whole world. For students in grades 8-9, it was proposed to answer questions about Russia - the country in which we live, for grades 10-11 questions about the Earth, as about the house in which we all live.
Quiz questions about Baikal. (5-7 grade)
"Pearl" of Siberia. Why?
The maximum depth of Baikal?
The only "daughter" of Baikal?
Unique fish of Baikal?
There is a tree in Siberia, a village on the coast is named after him
Baikal. Which?
Amazing, the only mammal living in
Lake Baikal. Which?
What rivers flow into Baikal?
The largest and most interesting island in Lake Baikal?
Name the fish that Lake Baikal is famous for?
When is Baikal Day held?
Quiz questions Russia - the country in which we live (8-9Class)
Russia Square? How many time zones is it
situated? How many times does its inhabitants celebrate the New Year?
In the forests of this region live: reindeer and tiger, inhabitant of the taiga: sable and leopard. Where is this place in the country?
In 1733-1743, the Great Northern Expedition for the first time studied in detail and mapped the coast of the Arctic Ocean. By whom and for what purpose was this expedition conceived?
Our country is washed by 12 seas of 3 oceans. What are these seas?
This region of Russia does not border with other regions and
remote from Russia by a distance of several hundred kilometers .
Name this area?
This peninsula is called the "country of volcanoes", "the land of ice and fire" name this peninsula and its volcanoes.
Name the largest river in the European part of Russia and the largest in Europe. People affectionately call her "mother".
Lake of Wonders, the oldest of the earth's lakes, the deepest of all in the world. Name the lake and what is it famous for?
The world's largest reservoir is 570 km long and 25 km wide. It took Angara two years to bring 180 billion. m cubed required; to fill it out. Name this reservoir.
This city is the gateway of the Motherland to the Pacific Ocean. Favorable geographical position, convenient harbor contributed to its transformation into a major port. What's the name of this town?
The 180th meridian passes through this northern island, and as you know, it delimits the eastern and western hemispheres. Therefore, the island lies in 3 hemispheres - northern, western and eastern. Name this island.
This peninsula in German means
"End of the Earth" Name this peninsula.
13. The heart of Russia, the largest city in the world, a port of 5 seas, the capital of the largest state on the planet. Name the city.
14. Name the border "neighbors" of Russia?
15. It is called "the island of treasures", "the king of the island." It is the center of the country's only island region. Name the island.
Questions of the quiz "Earth is our common home"
(grade 10-11)
The northernmost point of Europe is Cape Nordkin, the southern one is Cape Marroki, the western one is Cape Roca. In the east, Europe is limited by the Ural Mountains. In which countries are capes located?
The names of these countries differ by one letter.
There are 186888 lakes in this country. Which country is called the “land of a thousand lakes?” Name its capital.
Where is the geographic center of Asia?
This island used to be called Ceylon. This is a country of pineapples, but an apple for the inhabitants of this country is a delicacy. Name this country?
Name three countries in North America?
What is the capital of Honduras?
The name of the country was given by the lake, with which, in essence, his whole life is connected. Name the country and the lake?
Wherever you move to this point, the north will be behind you, the south in front. It is enough for you to cross it and continue your movement from this point, as you will have the south behind you, and the north will be in front ... where on the globe is such a place? What is it called?
The largest and only mainland country on the globe?
Where is Greece located?
Tears of the Baltic Sea.
Which country can be called the largest open-air history museum?
What is the name of the capital of the largest populated country in Asia?
What are the three lakes of the globe, which are usually called seas?
What is the name of the currency in Germany?
What peninsula is Seoul on?
The capital of which state is Ankara?
What kind of fish is found in the Red Sea?
Which river has three notes in its name?
Miscellaneous questions on geography and astronomy
Who first suggested that the Earth is spherical? (Pythagoras.)
How many planets make up the solar system? (9 and Sun.)
What is the internal structure of the Earth. (Core, mantle, earth's crust.)
What are volcanoes? (Extinct and active.)
How many continents are on Earth? (6 Eurasia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, Antarctica.)
What is the name of the highest mountain? (Everest, or Chomolungma.)
What is the ozone layer? (This layer is formed by three atomic oxygen, protects from the harmful rays of the sun.)
When is the day shorter: winter or summer? (Same, 24 hours.)
What is a boulevard? (Street lined with trees.)
They were conquered by Hannibal, and later by Suvorov. (Alps.)
The air shell of our planet. (Atmosphere.)
Air movement in a horizontal direction. (Wind.)
What instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure? (Pyrometer, aneroid barometer.)
Can an ant's home help you navigate the forest? (Yes, since it opens to the south.)
What is the name of a person who observes the starry sky, takes pictures, studies the life of stars and planets? (Astronomer.)
How else "is often called the Cosmos? (The Universe.)
Name the closest star to us (the Sun.)
Is the moon the only natural satellite of the earth? (Yes.)
Day turns into night, and night into day, because: (The earth rotates on its axis.)
Which continent has no rivers? (In Antarctica.)
The biggest bird. (African ostrich.)
How to know about the approach of rain, watching the anthill? (Ants clog the entrances to the anthill.)
Which lake is the deepest in the world? (Baikal - 1940 meters.)
Which city is built on five mountains? (Pyatigorsk,)
Which preposition is the name of a river in Spain." (River Po.)
What is south of Magadan or Leningrad? (Both at the same latitude - 60.)
What is the name of the highest ocean wave? (Tsunami.)
Name the largest island in the world. (Greenland.)
What is a strong wind called? (Hurricane.)
Name the saltiest body of water in the world. (Dead Sea.)
The longest mountain range. (Andes)
The largest peninsula. (Arabian.)
The highest ocean trench. Name an ocean. (Marianskaya 11022 m in the Pacific Ocean.)
What is the name of the place, the river does not begin? (Source.)
The largest plain in the world. (Amazon lowland.)
The place where the river flows into the sea. (Mouth.)
This optical instrument is used to observe the surface of the ocean from a submarine. (Periscope.)
What is called the top of the earth? (Pole.)
He happens by the river and by the clothes. (Sleeve.)
Capital of Spain? (Madrid.)
The territory of Russia is washed by 13 seas. Name them. (Baltic, White, Barents, Laptev, Chukchi, Bering. Okhotsk, Caspian, Azov, Black.)
What more than half of the world's population has never seen, and you see it every day now? (Snow.)
What is the reason for the change of seasons and the change of day and night on Earth. (With the rotation of the Earth around the Sun and its axis.)
direction to a specific point. (Azimuth.)
A large territory, allocated by geographical location and natural conditions, where certain peoples live. (The country.)
Where is the day equal to the night? (At the equator.)
Who are these people: Dezhnev, Kruzenshtern, Season. Bellingshausen? (Sailors are travelers.)
What modern state of Southeast Asia is called, like the capital? (Singapore.)
What is the lowest layer of the atmosphere? (Troposphere.)
What is a meteorite? (a - a star burning in the Earth's atmosphere; b - a space rock falling to the Earth.)
What are astronauts called in America? (Astronauts.)
On whom did the Moon fall head over heels in K. Chukovsky's poem "Cockroach"? (To the elephant.)
Which of the terrestrial planets is closest to Earth? (Venus)
How many constellations are there in modern astronomy? (88)
With what speed does our Galaxy revolve around its center if the Galactic year is 225 million years? (at a speed of 800 thousand km per hour;
On what planet were the beds of dried up rivers discovered? (Mars.)
Which planet has the most moons? (Saturn)
The smallest continent. (Australia.)
The largest island. (Greenland.)
What is the name of the Portuguese navigator who made the first circumnavigation of the world in history, proving that the Earth has the shape of a ball. (Fernand Magellan (1480-1521).)
Who was the first Russian navigator to circumnavigate the world? (Kruzenshtern.)
Can the highest mountain in the world sink in the ocean? (Yes. Everest 8848m. Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean 11022 m.)
Which sea has no shores? (Sargasso, in the Atlantic Ocean.)
How long will a match burn on the moon. (Only the match head containing oxygen will ignite. Normally, combustion in an airless space cannot occur.)
When we are closer to the sun in WINTER go in summer? (In winter. At this time of the year, the Earth is at perihelion.)
Where can you build a house with all sides facing north? (At the south pole.)
Name five constellations you know. (Lyra. Orion. Gemini, Taurus, Charioteer, etc.)
Name all the planets in the solar system. (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto.)
What constellation is the North Star in? (In the constellation Ursa Major.)
Name the brightest star in the sky. (Sirius from the constellation "Big Nes".)
Which planet is known as the "morning (or evening) star"? (Venus.)
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Material Description: I offer you the development of the quiz game "Experts in geography". This development is for geography teachers. The quiz game can be held in extra-curricular geography classes or at the subject week.
The event is designed for a team of students in grades 6-8. The purpose of the event: repetition of the material covered in a playful way. Assess the knowledge and skills of students in the field of geography. Expanding the horizons of students and developing a cognitive interest in the study of geography.
Quiz for students in grades 6-8 "Connoisseurs of geography"
Form of holding: game - quiz "Experts in geography"
The game consists of 9 contests. The composition of the team is combined: 1 student from the 6th grade, 1 student from the 7th grade and 2 students from the 8th grade. The composition of the team is determined by lot (students take out cards with the team number). There are boards with team numbers on the tables.
Teacher. I am glad to welcome you to the Geography Connoisseurs quiz game. Three national teams are taking part in today's game. Each team has 4 participants - 1 student of the 6th grade, 1 student of the 7th grade and 2 students of the 8th grade.
The competition has a jury consisting of:
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Game conditions:
Teacher. In order for all players to take part in the game, tasks will be given to teams by class, for example: “Team members of grade 6 answer the question”, etc. If a student in that class did not answer a given question or gave an incorrect answer, and the team knows the correct answer, the team may answer, but only half of the assigned points will be awarded for the answer. At the end of the game, the scores are summed up, the best team of geography experts is announced and awarded.
Please choose a team captain. Captains draw lots and determine the number of your team. Teams are defined, I wish you all good luck!
And we will start our game with a geographical warm-up:
1 task Geographic warm-up:
Teacher. Team 1 starts the game. Representatives of the teams in turn (6,7,8 cells)
approach the map and show the geographic features that they have studied. The students of the team pass each other a pointer and a card with the name of a geographical feature. The team is given 1.5 minutes to complete the task.
For each correct geographical feature - 1 point.
Geographical objects for team No. 1:
1. Indian Ocean, Australia
2. Chomolungma (Everest), Congo River
3. oz. Baikal, Cordillera (mountain system)
4. Alps (mountain system), Sakhalin Island
Geographical objects for team No. 2:
1. Pacific Ocean, Africa
2. Amazon River, Elbrus
3. oz. Huron, Yamal Peninsula
4. on. Klyuchevskaya Sopka, Andes (mountain system)
Geographical objects for team No. 3:
1. Atlantic Ocean, Eurasia
2. o. Madagascar, Mississippi River
3. oz. Chad, Kuril Islands
4. Tien Shan (mountain system), metro Dezhnev
2 task Smarties and smart girls:
Teacher. I read the question, each member of the team answers in turn. For each correct answer - 1 point, if another member of the team answers - 0.5 points.
Questions for Team 1:
3. The largest volcano in Russia (Klyuchevskaya Sopka)
4. The largest island in Russia (Sakhalin)
Questions for Team 2:
1. The largest ocean (Pacific)
Questions for Team 3:
1. Largest island (Greenland)
3. The deepest lake in Russia and the world (Baikal)
Task 3 Geography to the fullest!
Teacher. Guess the words that are geographical concepts, names and names that have the numeral 100.
If the 1st team cannot answer, then the 2nd team answers and gets an extra point.
Cardinal direction (East.)
Beginning of the river (source)
The main city of the country (Capital.)
State in the Baltic States (Estonia.)
Russian city, port on the Pacific Ocean (Vladivostok.)
The name of the navigator who discovered America (Christopher Columbus)
Task 4 Competition of cartographers.
Teacher. The cards contain the contours of geographical objects, which
team members need to identify and show on the map. You have three minutes to complete the task. For each correct object - 1 point.
5 task In the native country
Teacher. Teams take turns guessing what or what geographical object they are talking about. If the 1st team cannot answer, then the 2nd team answers and gets an extra point.
Questions:
1. 17.1 million km 2 - area of Russia;
2. 16 - the number of neighboring states;
3. 13 - the number of washed seas;
4. These lakes of our homeland are also called seas. One of them is the largest on Earth, the other is the deepest. One is distinguished by the lowest shores lying below the level of the ocean, the other is surrounded by mountain ranges. Name these lakes. (Caspian Sea and Lake Baikal).
5. The territory is located on an ancient platform. This is due to the main feature of its relief - flatness. The folded basement lies at various depths and comes to the surface on the Kola Peninsula and in Karelia. (Russian Plain)
6. Both of these rivers have a lot in common. They are among the largest rivers in the world. Both on their way cross the same natural areas. Both have the same food - mixed. Ice drift on both rivers is characterized by great strength, accompanied by ice jams. When flowing into the ocean, one of them forms a wide and long lip, and the other forms a vast delta. Name these rivers. (Rivers Lena and Yenisei).
7. The territory is rich in various natural resources. Metal ores, coal, manganese, rare metals occur in the mountains. Mineral springs served as the basis for the development of the resort economy. The high mountains are a wonderful place for skiers. (Northern Caucasus)
8. What city are these words of A.S. Pushkin dedicated to.
I love you, Peter's creation,
I love your proud, strict look,
Neva sovereign current,
Its coastal granite .... (St. Petersburg).
9. One of the peninsulas of our country is called the country of volcanoes. Many fire-breathing mountains stretch for hundreds of kilometers from northwest to southeast. Hundreds of hot springs gush at the foot of volcanoes. What peninsula is this? (Peninsula Kamchatka).
6 task Young topographers
Teacher. Depict the path of the tourist with conventional signs. To complete this task
2 minutes. For each correct sign - 1 point:
The tourist left the house and walked along the dirt road past the windmill. Further, his path to the camp went through the meadow. He approached the mixed forest. A narrow path led him to a crossroads, from where a dirt road leading to the river went to the right, a field road to the swamp to the left, and a path to the spring straight ahead. He walked along a dirt road and came to a small river, which he crossed over a wooden bridge. From it, along a dirt road, he approached an orchard, passing it, he went to the camp.
7 task Race for the leader
Teacher. The team needs to answer 10 questions in one minute, if you don’t know the answer, say more. 1 point for each correct answer
1 team
1. Gaseous water… (steam)
2. Time of day after night ... (morning)
3. The wind that changes its direction 2 times a year is called ... (monsoon)
4. Which continent is washed by four oceans? (Eurasia).
6. Instrument for measuring azimuth? (compass).
7. The smallest mainland. (Australia)
8. On which continent does the Limpopo River flow (Africa)
9. Mountains separating Europe from Asia (Ural)
10. The force with which air presses on the earth's surface and on all objects located on it ... (atmospheric pressure)
2 team
1. Precipitation is measured in… (mm)
2. The period of rotation of the Earth around its axis ... (day)
3. The atmosphere is ... (the air shell of the Earth)
4. Water in solid form ... (ice)
5. The movement of air in a horizontal direction is ... (wind)
6. What is the name of the collection of geographical maps? (atlas).
7. The deepest lake? (Baikal)
8. Who made the first trip around the world? (Magellan).
9. All irregularities on the surface of the Earth. (relief)
10. The Sahara Desert is located on the mainland (Africa)
3 team
1. Which river crosses the equator twice? (Congo)
2. The difference between the highest and lowest air temperatures during the day is called ... (daily temperature amplitude)
3. Hoarfrost, dew, ice, frost - this is ... (precipitation)
4. Which country occupies the largest area? (Russia).
5. The biggest island? (Greenland).
6. Fire-breathing mountain. (Volcano)
7. Who discovered America? (Columbus).
8. The hottest continent (Africa)
9. The highest active volcano in Russia (Klyuchevaya Sopka)
10. What is the longest parallel of the earth? (equator)
Task 8 Solve the problem
Teacher. Teams take turns choosing a card with a task (2 tasks per card), the time to complete is no more than 3 minutes. 1 point for each correct answer
1 team
1. Calculate the average temperature of the day using the following indicators:
1 h - + 5 o C, 7 h - + 7 o C, 13 h - + 9 o C 19 h - + 6 o C .... (6, 75 o C)
2. Are the peaks of the Ural Mountains covered with snow in summer, if it is known that at the foot of the mountains the average temperature of the warmest month is +15°C? Explain the answer.
(no, since when climbing 1000 m, the temperature drops by 6 ° C, and the highest peak of the Urals is Narodnaya, its height is 1895 m, which means that the temperature at the top will be approximately + 7 ° C, at this temperature snow does not accumulate)
2 team
1. What is the amplitude of temperature fluctuations if the thermometer showed
at 7 o'clock +1 o C;
at 13 o'clock +15 o C;
at 19:00 +8оС. ( 14 o C)
2. Determine the pressure at the top of the Moscow State University spire if the pressure at its foot is 750 mm. rt. Art., and the height of the building is 238 meters. (727 mmHg)
3 team
1. Determine the daily amount of precipitation, if the measurements showed:
7 hours - 4 mm
13 hours - 7 mm
19 hours - 2 mm ( 13 mm)
2. Determine the height of the mountain if the temperature is +26°C at its foot and -10°C at the top? (600m)
9 task The most attentive
Teacher. I will read three comic poems to each team, you must quickly, without a hitch, find errors. 1 point for a correct answer.
The sun gets tired during the day
It goes to sleep at night
To the clearing, to the woods,
Exactly to the east. (Not to the east, but to the west.)
Everyone from childhood firmly knows:
The Angara flows into Baikal. (Does not flow in, but flows out.)
Land of snow, frost, blizzard
We call it south. (Not south, but north.)
Every captain knows
The Volga is an ocean. (Not an ocean, but a river.)
The sun and the sky are purple.
Night begins after dawn. (Not after dawn, but after sunset.)
Know, guys, it's time for you,
That Baikal is our mountain. (Not a mountain, but a lake.)
From ancient times to the present
It rains like buckets in the desert. (Not in the desert, but in the tropics.)
Tall pines left and right
Their forest family is called oak forest. (Not an oak forest, but a forest.)
There is entertainment on the pond:
Go with the flow on your back. (Not on the pond, but on the river, because the current is only there.)
1. What river flows from the letter "A" to the letter "Z"?
(“From the letter A to the letter I the Amu Darya flows.” S.Ya. Marshak.)
2. What continent stretches from the letter "A" to the letter "Z"?
(Australia.)
3. What animal is there in every village in the world?
(Donkey - p-donkey-ok)
4. What occupies exactly half of any island?
(Ditch - island)
5. Which river fits in the palm of your hand, which in a glass, which in an inkwell, and which in a canister?
(Don in the palm of your hand, Oka in a glass, Nile in an inkwell, Istra in a canister)
6. What is in the river, in the pond, in the lake, in the sea, but not in the ocean?
(Letters "R")
7. What country is always remembered and called when saying goodbye?
(Denmark - goodbye)
8. What Russian river flows in London?
(Don - London, but seriously, the Thames)
9. Which tributary of Samara flows ... through wires?
(Current)
10. In the Amur region there is a river in which ... mice are hiding! What is this river called?
(Nora.)
11. What tributary of the Volga flows out in the spring from ... a wounded birch?
(The juice)
12. What kind of river ... is it caught in the sea?
(River Cod)
13. Name the thinnest and sharpest cape.
(Cape Agulhas)
14. Is it true that in India one can dream with open eyes without going to bed?
(Yes, because the Son is a river in India, the right tributary of the Ganges)
15. Where are the bridges with streets, parks, houses, schools, hospitals, shops, factories?
(In the Czech Republic - the city of Most, in Belarus - the city of Bridges)
16. Which sea bay does each geographer consider his own?
(Geographa Bay in the Indian Ocean off the southwest coast of Australia)
17. Where does the “parliamentary river” flow?
(In the Russian Federation and Ukraine, the Seim River flows - the left tributary of the Desna. The Seim is the name of the parliament in some countries)
18. The name of which Siberian river do all children pronounce in the cradle, long before they get to know geography?
(River Mama, tributary of the Vitim)
19. Which river has a building for airplanes?
(In the Hangar - Hangar-a)
20. Name the "smartest" mountain range in the world.
(Ridge of the Academy of Sciences, in the Western Pamirs, in Tajikistan)
21. What peninsula of our country is named after the distant rows of desks in the classroom, the audience?
(Peninsulas Kamchatka - "Kamchatka")
22. What city of the Krasnoyarsk Territory has a mathematical name?
(Minusinsk)
23. The name of which of our rivers is the first word in the title of a work by a Spanish writer and an opera by an Italian composer?
(Don: "Don Quixote", "Don Carlos")
24. What does a boot, a mountain, and a wave have?
(Sole)
25. Will geography help you find happiness?
(Yes, she will tell you that the city of Happiness is located in Ukraine, in the Luhansk region, on the Northern Donets River)
GEOGRAPHY TOTALLY!
Guess the words that are geographical concepts, names and names that have the numeral 100.
STO _ - side of the world.
(East)
STO _ - the beginning of the river.
(Source)
STO _ _ _ _ is the main city of the country.
(Capital)
STO _ _ _ is a state in the Baltics.
(Estonia)
STO _ - the city of the "Golden Ring" of Russia.
(Rostov)
STO _ _ _ _ - a heroic city in the Crimea, which gave its name to the famous waltz.
(Sevastopol)
STO _ is a city of the Russian Federation, a port on the Pacific Ocean.
(Vladivostok)
STO _ - the capital of Jamaica, a port on the Caribbean Sea.
(Kingston)
STO _ is a US city, a port on the Atlantic Ocean.
(Boston)
STO _ is a city in Germany, a port on the Baltic Sea.
(Rostock)
STO _ _ _ _ _ _ - the capital of Sweden, a port on the Baltic Sea.
(Stockholm)
STO _ _ _ - the name of the navigator who discovered America.
(Christopher Columbus)
STO _ is the name of the explorer who discovered Victoria Falls, the city of the same name in Zambia.
(Livingston)
SOMEONE-WHO LIVES IN THE CITY (VILLAGE)?
Muscovites, as you know, live in Moscow, Odessans - in Odessa, Japanese - in Japan. But try to determine where they live:
Paleshane - ...
(In the village of Palekh, Ivanovo region of the Russian Federation)
Donets - ...
(In Donetsk, Ukraine)
Monegasque - ...
(In Monaco, Europe)
Chelny - ...
(In Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, Russian Federation)
Varna - ...
(In Varna, Bulgaria)
The Arlesians are...
(In Arles, France)
Bergamasco - ...
(In Bergamo, Italy)
Donkey - ...
(In Oslo, Norway)
Omichi - ...
(In Omsk, RF)
Kuryans - ...
(In Kursk, RF)
Tomichi - ...
(In Tomsk, RF)
Smolyan - ...
(In Smolensk, RF)
CAPITALS - ANAGRAMS
Use the hints to guess the original word. Next, rearrange the letters in it in such a way that you get the capital of a state. Tips will also help you with this.
1. The antonym of the quarrel à ... (on the Tiber River, "the eternal city").
(Peace - Rome)
2. St. Petersburg water artery à ... (on the Danube, "the capital of waltzes").
(Neva - Vienna)
3. Pedestrian street of Moscow à ... (in Africa, "orange capital".)
(Arbat - Rabat)
4. A close relative of the barrel à ... (In South Asia, in the delta of the Ganges - Brahmaputra).
(Kadka - Dhaka)
5. Sugar Island à ... (In Transcaucasia, on the Caspian Sea).
(Cuba - Baku)
6. Musical part of the individualist à … (in Northern Europe, VI Winter Olympic Games)
(Solo - Oslo)
7. Planet-goddess à ... (on the Hrazdan River, in Transcaucasia).
(Venus - Yerevan)
8. Eye blinds à ... (on the Dnieper River, in Eastern Europe.)
(Eyelids - Kyiv)
9. The main occupation of children and actors à ... (on the Daugava River, in the Baltic States).
(Game - Riga)
10. Rich white girlfriend of black bread à ... (in Southwest Asia, the capital of a mountainous country).
(Bulka - Kabul)
