Extreme Geography

Question 1

What is the deepest point in Earth's oceans, and in which ocean does it lie?

Accepted Answer

Mariana Trench in the West Pacific

Answer

Tonga Trench in the South Pacific

Answer

Java Trench in the Indian Ocean

Answer

Puerto Rico Trench in the Atlantic

Question 2

Which desert is the hottest place on Earth with recorded temperatures exceeding 56°C?

Accepted Answer

Death Valley

Answer

Sahara Desert

Answer

Kalahari Desert

Answer

Atacama Desert

Question 3

What is the coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth, and where was it measured?

Accepted Answer

Vostok Station, Antarctica at -89°C

Answer

Yakutsk, Siberia at -67°C

Answer

Oymyakon, Russia at -72°C

Answer

Barrow, Alaska at -56°C

Question 4

What is the highest point on Earth, and what is its elevation?

Accepted Answer

Mount Everest at 8,849 meters

Answer

K2 at 8,611 meters

Answer

Kangchenjunga at 8,586 meters

Answer

Lhotse at 8,516 meters

Question 5

Which location on Earth experiences the least amount of sunlight annually?

Accepted Answer

North Pole

Answer

McMurdo Station, Antarctica

Answer

Barrow, Alaska

Answer

Vostok Station, Antarctica

Question 6

Which canyon on Earth is the deepest by some measurements?

Accepted Answer

Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon

Answer

Grand Canyon

Answer

Zhangye Danxia

Answer

Antelope Canyon

Question 7

What is the largest active volcano on Earth by volume?

Accepted Answer

Mauna Loa

Answer

Mount Vesuvius

Answer

Mount Merapi

Answer

Krakatoa

Question 8

Which place on Earth has the highest average annual rainfall?

Accepted Answer

Mawsynram, India

Answer

Amazon Rainforest

Answer

Cherrapunji, India

Answer

Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica

Question 9

Which country contains the southernmost active volcano on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Chile

Answer

New Zealand

Answer

Greenland

Answer

Iceland

Extreme Geography

What is the deepest point in Earth's oceans, and in which ocean does it lie?

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Extreme Geography