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Mountains of the World Quiz

Instructions: Answer the following questions about the worlds mountains.

1. How high is Mt. Everest, the highest mountain in the world?
a. 29,035 feet (8,850 meters).
b. 19,722 feet (6,011 meters).

2. What is the longest mountain range in the world?
a. Himalayas.
b. Rocky Mountains.
c. Andes.

3. Which of these mountains is also an active volcano?
a. Popocatpetl (Mexico).
b. Mauna Kea (Hawaii).
c. Pobeda Peak (Kyrgyzstan/China).

4. Which is the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere?
a. Mt. McKinley.
b. Aconcagua
c. Annapurna

5. Mt. Ararat, long thought to be the traditional resting place of Noah's Ark, is located
where?
a. Eastern Turkey.
b. Northern Afghanistan.
c. Southern Ethiopia.

6. In which country is Mount Fuji located?
a. J apan.
b. Peru.
c. North Korea.

7. In which country is Mont Blanc located?
a. Finland.
b. Fiji.
c. France.





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Mountains of the World Quiz

8. In which country is Mount Kilimanjaro located?
a. Zimbabwe.
b. Australia.
c. Tanzania.

9. Which of these mountains is the highest mountain in the United States?
a. Mount Hood (Oregon).
b. Mount McKinley (Alaska).
c. Pike's Peak (Colorado).


10. Which of the following mountain ranges reaches the highest altitude?
a. Andes.
b. Pyrennees.
c. Rockies.


























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Mountains of the World Quiz:
Answer Key


1. How high is Mt. Everest, the highest mountain in the world?
a. 29,035 feet (8,850 meters).
b. 19,722 feet (6,011 meters).

2. What is the longest mountain range in the world?
a. Himalayas.
b. Rocky Mountains.
c. Andes.

3. Which of these mountains is also an active volcano?
a. Popocatpetl (Mexico).
b. Mauna Kea (Hawaii).
c. Pobeda Peak (Kyrgyzstan/China).

4. Which is the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere?
a. Mt. McKinley.
b. Aconcagua
c. Annapurna

5. Mt. Ararat, long thought to be the traditional resting place of Noah's Ark, is located
where?
a. Eastern Turkey.
b. Northern Afghanistan.
c. Southern Ethiopia.

6. In which country is Mount Fuji located?
a. Japan.
b. Peru.
c. North Korea.

7. In which country is Mont Blanc located?
a. Finland.
b. Fiji.
c. France.







2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.teachervision.fen.com
Mountains of the World Quiz:
Answer Key


8. In which country is Mount Kilimanjaro located?
a. Zimbabwe.
b. Australia.
c. Tanzania.

9. Which of these mountains is the highest mountain in the United States?
a. Mount Hood (Oregon).
b. Mount McKinley (Alaska).
c. Pike's Peak (Colorado).

10. Which of the following mountain ranges reaches the highest altitude?
a. Andes.
b. Pyrennees.
c. Rockies.



























2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.teachervision.fen.com