Interesting geography questions.

1. In what sea can you not drown? Why?

In the dead sea-lake, the water in it is very salty, so the density of water is greater than the density of the human body, because of this, a person does not drown.

2. Why do you think fishermen on the coast of the White Sea set up fishing nets strictly by the clock?

At high tide - every 6 hours - a fish enters the net.

3. Can it be argued that bottle mail is only an attribute of adventure genre works?

And today people from different parts of the Earth are throwing millions of sealed bottles with messages; and scientists, using this ancient method, study the directions and speeds of currents and other features of the waters.

4. In Africa, near one spring is always busy: women lower baskets of meat to the bottom, and take them out, then the meat is not only cooked, but also salted. How can you explain such a miracle of nature?

In this place beats a hot spring with mineralized water.

5. There is an amazing lake in Kazakhstan: in its eastern part the water is salty, and in the western part it is mostly fresh. What lake are you talking about?

This is Lake Balkhash, which is divided into two parts: the western part of the lake is desalinated by the Ili River, and small rivers flow into the eastern part.

6. Explain why the surface part of icebergs is sometimes 1/5-1/7 of their total height.

This is due to the density of sea water, which is why icebergs are so deeply submerged in water.

7. Name one of the largest states in the world, most of which is located in the eastern hemisphere, and the easternmost part is in the western hemisphere?

Russia.

8. What is the highest mountain capital in the world? Where is she?

La Paz is the capital of Bolivia, located in the Andes at an altitude of 3700 m.

9. Where in the world was the highest air temperature recorded (+58 C)?

In North Africa, near the city of Tripoli.

10. On Earth, in the areas of distribution of soluble limestone rocks, gypsum, dolomites, there are lakes in which the water level sometimes changes very sharply. And in some water completely disappears? How can you explain these mysterious phenomena scientifically?

When these rocks dissolve, water seeps through the voids and the water level in the lake changes dramatically.

11. What city on the globe is divided by a strait into two parts of the world - Europe and Asia? Many residents of this city live in Europe and go to work in Asia.

Istanbul in Turkey.

12. Why, when we talk about the equator, do we remember one of the South American states? Name this state.

Ecuador.

13. The plane was flying south, but, having reached one of the points, without changing direction, it continued to fly north. Why couldn't the plane move further south?

The plane flew to the South Pole of the Earth.

14. There is a railway station Erofey Pavlovich in the Far East, and a large port city was also named in honor of this domestic traveler. Who is it?

E.P. Khabarov.

15. On the South Island in New Zealand there is a river in which you can cook the fish caught in it without taking it out of the water. How can you explain this fantastic "trick"?

This river is fed by hot and cold springs at the same time, and the water in it does not have time to mix. In one place, it is as icy as in mountain rivers, and in another place, its water can be scalded.

16. What river, flowing in the north-west of our country, tells everyone that it is very large?

The Velikaya River, in fact, its length is 406 km.

17. In what lake of our country, located in the Astrakhan region in summer, as a result of strong evaporation, such a powerful layer of salt is formed that a railway track is laid along it, and salt is loaded into the wagons, right in the middle of the lake?

Baskunchak. It is called the "All-Russian salt shaker"

18. Why is the sky on the horizon over the forest much darker in winter and late autumn than over the field?

This phenomenon is explained by the fact that the snow lying on the fields reflects almost all the rays falling on it back into the atmosphere. The forest, on the other hand, absorbs some of the rays falling on it, so the sky above the forest is darker.

19. Why does skiing become more difficult in severe frosts?

Skis slide because the snow melts under them, and the forming film of water serves as a kind of "lubrication" for the skis. In severe frosts, this "lubrication" is practically not formed, and skiing on dry snow is much more difficult.

20. Sometimes, to insulate buildings, they are covered with snow.
Does it make any sense?

Snow is very porous: there is a lot of air between the snowflakes and even inside the snowflakes themselves, which is a very poor conductor of heat. Therefore, snow retains heat better than a layer of wood of the same thickness.

10 QUESTIONS ON THE GEOGRAPHY OF RUSSIA

1. Russia is the largest country in the world in terms of area. Where is most of the territory of Russia located?

IN EAST EUROPE AND NORTH ASIA

The European part of the country occupies about 23% of the area. Its borders are the Ural Mountains, the border with Kazakhstan and the Kuma and Manych rivers.

The Asian part of Russia, which occupies about 77% of the territory, lies to the east of the Urals and is also called Siberia (however, the exact definition of the boundaries of Siberia is a matter of dispute) and the Far East.

Russia map, European and Asian map

2. How many subjects are there in the Russian Federation?

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION CONSISTS OF 85 SUBJECTS

A subject of the Russian Federation or, for short, a subject of the federation is the name of a territorial unit in the Russian Federation. According to the Russian Constitution of 1993, Russia is a federal state and consists of equal subjects of the Russian Federation. In total - 85 subjects. Of these, 22 republics, 9 territories, 46 regions, 3 federal cities, 1 autonomous region, 4 autonomous districts.

Subjects of the Russian Federation on the map

3. How many time zones are there in Russia?

11 TIME ZONES

Time in Russia is regulated by the Federal Law "On the Calculation of Time", according to which, since October 26, 2014, 11 time zones have been established.

Map of time zones of Russia 2015
Infographics: aif.ru
4. How many countries border Russia?

18 STATES

Russia recognizes the presence of borders with 18 states: Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, North Korea, Japan and the United States, as well as partially recognized by the Republic of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

5. How many rivers and lakes are there in Russia?

MORE THAN 2.8 MILLION RIVERS

There are more than 2.8 million rivers in Russia with a total length of 12.4 million km. Most of these rivers are relatively small and their length is usually no more than 100 kilometers. But as for the big rivers, they are truly huge and reach shocking sizes. Read more about the largest rivers in Russia - read here.

∼ 2,747,997 LAKES

There are 2,747,997 lakes in Russia with a total area of ​​408,856 km (excluding the Caspian Sea). The largest lake is the Caspian Sea. Of the lakes in the traditional sense, the largest in terms of area are Baikal (31,722 km²), Ladoga (17,872 km²), Onega (9,693 km²) and Taimyr (4,560 km²), and in terms of volume Baikal (23,516 km³), Ladoga (838 km³) , Onega (292 km³) and Khantayskoye (82 km³), while about 96% of all lake water reserves are concentrated only in eight largest lakes, of which 95.2% falls on Baikal alone. About the most beautiful lakes in Russia according to our magazine - read here.

Volga river
Volga River, Photo: IvanT
6. How many seas washes Russia?

RUSSIA IS WASHED BY 1 CLOSED SEA AND 13 SEAS BELONGING TO THREE OCEANS

The seas of the Atlantic Ocean washing Russia:

Baltic Sea
Black Sea
Sea of ​​Azov
The seas of the Arctic Ocean washing Russia:

Barents Sea
Pechora Sea
White Sea
Kara Sea
Laptev sea
East-Siberian Sea
Chukchi Sea
The seas of the Pacific Ocean washing Russia:
Bering Sea
Sea of ​​Okhotsk
Japanese Sea
Enclosed seas washing Russia:
Caspian Sea
Caspian Sea
Sunset over the Caspian Sea, shot from Space
7. How many people live in Russia?

OVER 146 MILLION PEOPLE

Russia is considered the largest country in the world in terms of its own territory, but as for the population, here our homeland is still not in the first place ...

According to the last census, which took place in 2012, the total number of inhabitants in the Russian Federation is 143,142,000 people, and according to these data, our country ranks only ninth in the world (most people live in China - more than one billion).

According to estimates for 2105, the population of the country is - 146,267,288 million people
And yet the Russian Federation is the most populated state in Europe. The average density is 8.36 people per square kilometer, but the fact is that the population density is extremely unevenly distributed. So, about 80 percent of our compatriots live in the European part of the country, which makes up only 23% of the entire territory of the Russian Federation. If the population density, say, in Chukotka is 0.07 inhabitants per square km, then in Moscow, the capital of our country, the numbers are completely different - about 4,700 people per square km!

8. How many federal districts are there in Russia?

9 COUNTRIES

All subjects of the Russian Federation are united into nine federal districts.

The legal basis for the creation of the federal districts of the Russian Federation is Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated May 13, 2000 No. 849 On the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the federal district.

In accordance with this Decree, seven federal districts were formed:

Central (administrative center - Moscow)

Yuzhny (administrative center - Rostov-on-Don)

Severo-Zapadny (administrative center - St. Petersburg)

Far East (administrative center - Khabarovsk)

Siberian (administrative center - Novosibirsk)

Ural (administrative center - Yekaterinburg)

Privolzhsky (administrative center - Nizhny Novgorod)

In 2010, the North Caucasian Federal District was separated from the Southern Federal District. He became the eighth (administrative center - Pyatigorsk).

By the decree of President Vladimir Putin dated March 21, 2014, the ninth federal district, Crimean, was formed. (administrative center - Simferopol)

Federal districts of Russia
There is no Crimean district on the map of districts - an old map.
9. How many cities are there in Russia?

1113 CITIES

As of October 10, 2015, the number of cities in the Russian Federation increased to 1113, since in accordance with the law of the Amur Region dated September 29, 2015 No. 578-OZ “On the transformation of the village of Uglegorsk in the Amur Region”, the urban-type settlement of Uglegorsk is being transformed into the city of Tsiolkovsky.

However, it belongs to the so-called closed cities of Russia (ZATO). After all, it is here that the full-scale construction of the Vostochny cosmodrome is underway. The Vostochny cosmodrome will be located near the Svobodny cosmodrome, which was disbanded in 2007. About the closed cities of Russia - read here.

The largest cities in Russia are:

Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Samara, Chelyabinsk, Omsk, Rostov-on-Don, Ufa, Krasnoyarsk, Perm, Volgograd, Voronezh.

Cosmodrome Vostochny
Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Vostochny Cosmodrome, October 14, 2015
10. The highest/lowest point in Russia

ELBRUS / CASPIAN SEA

Elbrus is the highest mountain peak in Russia and Europe, included in the list of the highest peaks of the planet "Seven Peaks". (5642 meters above sea level) What you need to know about Elbrus - read here. Also, I recommend the article - "5 highest mountains of Russia"

The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth, which can be classified as the largest closed lake, or as a full-fledged sea, due to its size, and also due to the fact that its bed is composed of oceanic-type earth's crust. Located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia.

The lowest point in Russia is located far to the south - near the Caspian Sea, where absolute marks on the Caspian lowland reach -28 meters! In other words, this territory is located almost thirty meters below the level of the oceans. Of course, it is far from the absolute champion - the Dead Sea, which lies another 400 meters below the ocean shores, but the height of a nine-story building is also a lot.

The Caspian lowland was once the bottom of a vast sea, the memory of which we have left the vast Caspian.

This section contains answers to questions on geography: a lot of interesting and useful information about different countries, seas and oceans. Here you will find out which cities are on the Dnieper, where the border between Europe and Asia passes, why Brazil needed a new capital and who was the first to reach the North Pole.

Today is March 10, 2019. Do you know what holiday is today?

There are ten cities in the Kuban, the largest of which is Krasnodar.
added November 14, 2018 to the section "about geography"

The city of Raqqa (Ar-Raqqah) is located in northern Syria, about 150 kilometers east of Aleppo.
added October 15, 2017 to the section "about geography"

The autonomous region of Catalonia is located in the northeast of Spain, and its capital is the magnificent Barcelona.
added October 14, 2017 to the section "about geography"

In total, there are 13 cities on the Ob. The largest cities on the Ob are Novosibirsk and Barnaul.
added April 22, 2017 to the section "about geography"

In total, 44 states in the world do not have access to the oceans, the largest of which are Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
added on January 28, 2014 to the section "about geography"

The list of hero cities includes 12 cities of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, as well as the Brest Hero Fortress.
added December 28, 2013 to the section "about geography"

The official reason was the more convenient geographical location of Astana, but among the unofficial versions, the main one is the desire to defend against Russia.
added December 5, 2013 to the section "about geography"

In addition to such megacities as Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Samara and Volgograd, there are more than 60 cities on the Volga.
added November 22, 2013 to the section "about geography"

The United States, Russia, China, France, Great Britain, India, Pakistan and North Korea officially own nuclear weapons. Israel, although it has nuclear weapons, does not officially confirm this fact.
added October 3, 2013 to the section "about geography"

The Bering Strait, the Amur and Argun rivers, the Caspian Sea, the Main Caucasian Ridge and Lake Peipus are the most famous objects along which Russia borders with other countries.
added September 25, 2012 to the section "about geography"

The seas of the Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic oceans wash Russia, in total our country has access to the shores of 12 seas.
added September 21, 2012 to the section "about geography"

In Russia, in addition to Russian, almost 50 languages ​​are spoken, the most common of which are Tatar, Chechen, Bashkir and Chuvash.
added May 14, 2012 to the section "about geography"

The basis of Russia's minerals is oil, natural gas, coal and non-ferrous metal ores.
added April 16, 2012 to the section "about geography"

In addition to Russians (80.9%), Tatars (3.7%), Ukrainians (1.4%), Bashkirs (1.2%) and about 180 other peoples live in Russia.
added March 17, 2012 to the section "about geography"

The northern part of the border runs along the Urals, the southern part - along the Caspian coast, the Kum River, and then goes along the Don to the Sea of ​​Azov.
added March 16, 2012 to the section "about geography"

The Brazilians wanted to move the capital away from the sea for military security and also to give impetus to the economic development of the country's interior.
added March 14, 2012 to the section "about geography"

Our native Baikal has a depth of 1642 meters and is far ahead of other lakes in depth.
added March 2, 2012 to the section "about geography"

The most popular ski resort in Russia is located in Gornaya Shoria, in the south of Kuzbass.
added February 4, 2012 to the section "about geography"

More than three-quarters of the volume of the soil is sedimentary rocks: limestone, clay, chalk, and others. The remaining quarter is occupied by metamorphic and volcanic rocks.
added February 3, 2012 to the section "about geography"

The largest cities on the Dnieper are Smolensk, Mogilev, Kyiv, Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye and Kherson.
added November 21, 2011 to the section "about geography"

In addition to the Moscow Arbat, there are about a dozen other cities in Russia that have pedestrian zones.
added October 27, 2011 to the section "about geography"

The largest rivers flowing into the Baltic Sea, from west to east: Pene, Oder, Leba, Vistula, Pregolya, Neman, Venta, Lielupe, Daugava, Pärnu, Narva, Neva, Oulujoki, Kemijoki, Turne-Elv, Ume-Elv, Yungan, Yusnan and Dalelven.
added October 26, 2011 to the section "about geography"

In Russia, in addition to Moscow and St. Petersburg, there are 13 more cities with a population of over a million people.
added October 23, 2011 to the section "about geography"

At the beginning of the 20th century (1908-1909), two Americans at once (Frederick Cook and Robert Peary) declared that they had reached the North Pole for the first time in history. This dispute remains unresolved to this day.
added October 13, 2011 to the section "about geography"

In total, Russia borders on land with 14 countries, and also has maritime borders with Japan and the United States.
added September 21, 2011 to the section "about geography"

The NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization includes 29 states of Europe and North America.
added September 7, 2011 to the section "about geography"

Metro in Russia have Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Samara, Yekaterinburg and Novosibirsk. There is an underground high-speed tram in Volgograd. In Omsk, Krasnoyarsk and Chelyabinsk, the subway is being built.
added June 7, 2011 to the section "about geography"

The city state of Singapore is located in South Asia on the island of Singapore, located in the southern part of the Malay Peninsula, between Malaysia and Indonesia.
added May 11, 2011 to the section "about geography"

A speleologist is a person who studies caves and other underground spaces.
added February 9, 2011 to the section "about geography"

The largest island in Russia is Sakhalin, located in the Far East and covering an area of ​​more than 76,000 square kilometers.
added on January 23, 2011 to the section "about geography"

The basis of the golden ring of Russia is: Vladimir, Ivanovo, Kostroma, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Rostov, Sergiev Posad, Suzdal and Yaroslavl.
added January 7, 2011 to the section "about geography"

The CIS includes Russia, Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Some states have special statuses in the CIS, although they are not formally included in it.
added December 4, 2010 to the section "about geography"

Extracurricular work in geography: Entertaining geographical questions.

Quizzes, crosswords, literary tasks, riddles, rebuses, puzzle.

Geographic assignments using literary works.

1. In E. Rumyantsev's poem "Guess" we read:

If there are lips on the map,

If it has noses,

So somewhere in between

Located ... ... mustache!

Look on the map of Russia for the famous "lips", "nose" and "mustache".

Answer: Lips: Onega Bay, Dvinskaya, Mezenskaya - the White Sea; Tazovskaya, Gydanskaya, Obskaya - Kara Sea; Penzhinskaya, Yanskaya, Udskaya - Sea of ​​Okhotsk;

Capes: Svyatoi Nos - on the Kola Peninsula, Kanin Nos - on the Kanin Peninsula, Beluga Nos - on half of Yamal; The rivers with the name Us and Usa are tributaries of the Yenisei, Pechora and Tom.

2. Near Pechora, near the river where reindeer herders live

And the fishermen are fishing.

The city is located - the center of the national district. Its name is translated as Red City. Name it.

Answer : Naryan - Mar

3. What large Siberian region, on the territory of which geologists have recently made outstanding discoveries, is spoken about in the poems of the poet I. Molchanov? What minerals are rich in this area?

I saw how the grain was being transported by cars,

Heard how light the earth sings

In the granaries of distant Ishim,

In the golden Ust-Lamensky fields.

Was at the site of the battle of Ermakova,

I heard the beating of a new life

There, on the "wild bank of the Irtysh" ....

With Khanty in Silver Altynka

I caught gapped sterlets,

I saw how the taiga was drowning in a haze,

I saw the work and courage of people.

Answer: Tyumen region with its oil and gas reserves.

- I have to go to Yerofei Pavlovich. And you?

Me - in the city of his name.

In that case, I should leave early.

Whom or what were the interlocutors talking about?

Answer: The Erofey Pavlovich station in the Amur Region and the city of Khabarovsk are named after E.P. Khabarova.

5. Winter here is “the most quiet, clear, dry and stable of the local climatic periods…. There are no drastic weather changes in winter. The cold rises and falls in smooth and large swings. The day differs little in temperature from the night. Winds are almost non-existent…. They are so weak here that they are not able to shake the forests, dressed in thick robes of snow, which stand white and motionless all winter, like frozen river foam. Indestructible silence reigns everywhere, calmness, silence. Everything froze, froze, turned into ice….Even the vault of the sky seems to be a dome carved from ice. It is pale, transparent and for whole weeks no cloud spots or clouds are visible on it .... " (V. Seroshevsky).

To which region of our homeland does this description of winter refer?

Answer: Eastern Siberia. In winter, the Siberian anticyclone sets up here, the effect of which is described.

Quiz "Ural Gems"

1. There is a mineral in nature that bears a human name. Name it.

Answer: The mineral alexandrite

2. . In nature, there is a beautiful mineral, the “name” of which was included in the title of the story of the famous Russian writer A.I. Kuprin. Name this stone.

Answer: It is granite. The story of A.I. Kuprin "Garnet bracelet".

Puzzle "Arithmetic and cities of Russia"

1. Your task is quite simple: you need to add the words below and in total get the name of a Russian city. In this case, it is allowed to rearrange the letters within one "example".

1. CUS + CRIT =? 6. SHAFT + STOCK + DIVO = ?

2. BRIDGE + KORA =? 7. BAR + ULAN = ?

3. YAK + BUSH =? 8. CONTRACT + H =?

4. THIEF + GAD + GOAL =? 9. FAUCET + P + SODA \u003d?

5. STO + lacquer = ? 10. BORIS + GLEB + JUICE =?

Answers: 1. Irkutsk 6. Vladivostok

2. Kostroma 7. Barnaul

3. Yakutsk 8. Novgorod

4. Volgograd 9. Krasnoyarsk

5. Kotlas 10. Borisoglebsk

Crosswords

1. Horizontally
1. Transport serving foreign trade in Russia
6. Science studying the stars.
7. 1. The main processing industry in the agro-industrial complex (Food)
9. The cheapest transport in the transportation of passengers
11. In what country is the city of Kommunar located?
13. The only type of power plant that generates solid waste (thermal)

Vertically
2. Transfer of military enterprises to the production of civilian products
3. Type of power plants that are built longer and more expensive than all the others (Hydraulic)
4. What potential is the leading factor in the placement of machine-building enterprises
5. a center that unites scientific institutions with science-intensive industrial enterprises
8. Production links between enterprises that jointly manufacture certain products
10. ... complex - a set of industries that produce a variety of machines

Answers:

2. Seas of Russia

Puzzles:

1.

Answer: Map

2.

Answer: Capital

3.

Answer: Russia

4.

Answer: Baikal

5.

Answer: City

Riddles

1. The main city of the state,
Though republics, though kingdoms.
This is where ingenuity comes in handy:
Here is Moscow, it is ...
(Capital.)

2. With this city
Others can't compare.
He is the head of the country
It's called...
(Capital.)

3. Territories of the country
You guys should know
To write letters to everyone,
To send parcels.
There are Ryazan, Tver,
And what is yours like?
(Region.)

Questions of entertaining geography:

1. A Russian traveler, scientist, researcher of the life of the peoples of one distant island, was not only a wonderful naturalist, but also a talented artist. His landscape sketches and portraits have not lost their scientific value to this day. Consider the picture from the diary of this traveler and name his name? What research did he devote his life to?

Answer: Nikluho - Maclay. He proved that the Papuans and other peoples of Oceania are not inferior to Europeans in their moral qualities. He believed that racial differences among peoples arise under the influence of nature and living conditions.

2. What lake is shown in the picture?

Answer: Lake Baikal

3. The figure shows the coat of arms of the smallest union republic of the former USSR. Which? What mountain is depicted on the coat of arms?

Answer: Armenia, Mount Ararat

4. From a journalist's diary: “Finally, for the first time in several days, the clouds have dispersed, and we have seen the night sky in all its beauty. The first thought that came to my mind was to find the bucket of the Big Dipper familiar to me. But no matter how I turned my head, it was not there. I did not find other constellations decorating our Moscow sky. Nor was the North Star visible.

What hemisphere was the journalist in?

Answer: The journalist was in the southern hemisphere, and therefore did not see the North Star.

Geographic "champions".

2. The most transparent sea. (Weddell Sea)

3. The largest (Caspian)

4. The coldest (East Siberian and Beaufort in the Arctic Ocean, Bering and Okhotsk in the Pacific Ocean and off the coast of Antarctica)

5. The highest land "sleeping" volcano in the world is ACONCAGUA in the South American Andes (6960m).

6. A "dormant" volcano is called a Japanese volcano, which one? (Fujiyama)

7. The deepest well on Earth, is it? (On the Kola Peninsula in Russia)

8. Although, as they sing in the song, “nature has no bad weather, all weather is grace,” we venture to say that the place of “worst weather” should be considered Janmayen Island, located in the North Atlantic between Norway and Greenland. Why?

Answer: Here, at the junction of the warm North Atlantic and cold polar currents, cyclones and storms do not subside. For the whole year there are on average only three days of relatively tolerable weather.

References:

1. Makartsev L.V., Kuskov A.S. Extracurricular work on the economic and social geography of Russia, OAO Publishing House Lyceum, Saratov, 2001,

2. Nagorny B.A. Interesting geographic questions. Publishing house "Enlightenment", Moscow, 1968

3. Scarlato G. Entertaining geography for children and adults. Publishing house "Alterpress", Kyiv, 1996.

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 ever circumnavigation of the world, 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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