Test Your Knowledge

How far does your knowledge of geography go?

1 — What is the Golden Horn?

2 — Is the heel of Italy's boot turned toward the east or the west?

3 — On which continent are the ten highest mountains in the world?

4 — What is the name of the largest city on the European continent?

5 — What is the name of the second largest city in the British Empire?

6 — What is the name of the largest inland sea in the world?

7 — What is the name of the widest river in the world?

8 — What is the name of the principal river of Palestine?

9 — What is the solar day?

10 — Was the discovery of the planets the result of mathematical computations?

11 — For how many miles does the Egyptian coastline extend?

12 — What is the name of the largest river in western Asia?

13 — How many lines of longitude and latitude are there around the globe?

14 — Was the Suez Canal opened in (a) 1749, (b) 1869, (c) 1799?

Answers on page 30

1 — The strait of the Bosphorus, on which stands the city of Constantinople.

2 — Toward the west.

3 — In Asia.

4 — Berlin.

5 — Calcutta.

6 — The Mediterranean Sea.

7 — The Amazon.

8 — The Jordan.

9 — The solar day begins at midday and lasts until the following midday, when the sun crosses the meridian.

10 — Yes.

11 — 600 miles on the Mediterranean and about 1,200 miles on the Red Sea.

12 — The Euphrates.

13 — 360.

14 — 1869.