Magandang gabi,

Gurong
Pinoy!
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Geography
Question 1

Copernicus’ book “de Revolutionibus”

proposed the thesis that _______
a. The earth is the center of the universe
b. The earth revolves around the sun
c. The earth is round
d. The moon revolves around the earth
Question 2
A modern city in North Africa is
a. Cape Town
b. Johannesburg
c. Cairo
d. Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan
Question 3
Baghdad is to Iraq and _____ is to Syria
a. Jordan
b. Turkey
c. Yemen
d. Damascus
Question 4
Where is the arctic region found?
a. Euro-Asiatic region
b. South Pole region
c. North Pole region
d. Antarctica
Question 5
Known as the Land of the Aztecs was the
a. Valley of Mexico
b. Yucatan Peninsula
c. California
d. South America
Question 6
The great temple of Khmer is located in
a. Indonesia
b. Chang Mai
c. Angkor
d. Java
Question 7

Why is the Nile known as an “international”

river?
a. It supplies water and productivity to Egypt
and Sudan.
b. It is the longest river in the world.
c. It crosses eleven countries in Southeast
Africa.
d. Its waters flow into the Mediterranean
Ocean.
Question 8
The term New World applies to _______
a. South America
b. North America
c. European Union
d. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Prior to the Amazon River being recognized
as the longest river in the world, which was
known as the world’s longest river artery in
the world?
a. Cagayan river
b. Yangtze river
c. Yellow river
d. Nile river
Question 10
William Shakespeare was from England, while
Edgar Allan Poe was from
a. United States
b. Great Britain
c. France
d. Ireland
Question 11
What was the name of our islands as it first appeared
in a rare map published in 1554 at Venice by Giovanni
Battista Ramusio, an Italian geographer?
a. Philippines
b. Filipinas
c. Philippine Islands
d. Philippine archipelago
Question 12
In a land area of 115, 707 square miles, the
Philippines is almost as large as ______
a. Italy
b. Spain
c. United States
d. Greece
Question 13
In a land area of 115, 707 square miles, the
Philippines is twice as big as _______
a. Italy
b. Britain
c. Greece
d. Germany
Question 14
The coastline of islands in the Philippines is twice that
of the
a. Africa
b. Carribean islands
c. United States
d. Europe
Question15
Signed by 117 states in 1982, the ________ gave
recognition to the Philippines along the archipelago
principle that its islands and natural features are a single
geographic unit.
a. UNCLOS
b. UN
c. SEATO
d. ASEAN
Question 16
The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
designated a ________ Exclusive Economic Zone of water around
the Philippine archipelago for sovereign right to explore, conserve,
and manage natural resources of ocean, seabed, and subsoil.
a. 1000-mile belt
b. 100-mile belt
c. 500-mile belt
d. 200-mile belt
Question 17
The highest mountain in the Philippines standing at
9,600 feet is ________
a. Mt. Mayon
b. Mt. Apo
c. Mt. Pinatubo
d. Mt. Kanlaon
Question 18
The longest river in the Philippines is _______.
a. Pampanga river
b. Pasig river
c. Cagayan river
d. Iligan river
Question 19
Which of Bohol is reputed to be the smallest monkey
in the world?
a. Zebronkey
b. Pilandut
c. Tarsius
d. Bubalus
Question 20
If the tarsiers are found in Bohol, the tamaraws
are found in
a. Mindoro
b. Davao
c. Cagayan
d. Palawan
Question 21
The largest flower in the world is the one-foot
diameter _____ which grows wild in the forests of
Mindanao.
a. Kamuning
b. Banaba
c. Kakawate
d. Pungapung
Question 22
On a sunny day, what island is visible from Y’Ami, the
northernmost isle of the Philippines?
a. Japan
b. Taiwan
c. Hong Kong
d. South Korea
Question 23
The main item product during the early galleon trade
was
a. Rugs from Persia
b. Precious metals from India
c. Chinese silk
d. Philippine products
Intervening the dry and wet seasons in the
Philippines are months from _______ known as
the Philippine springtime, the most delightful
season of the year.
a. November to February
b. April to June
c. June to August
d. January to March
Question 25
In 1972, the Tobacco monopoly was established and
there was massive cultivation of tobacco EXCEPT in
this province.
a. Nueva Ecija
b. Batangas
c. Cagayan
d. Marinduque