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Islands & Archipelagos Quiz
Islands & Archipelagos · Exam Mode
20 questions · 30 min timer · Results at the end
Islands are landmasses completely surrounded by water, ranging from tiny coral atolls to vast landmasses like Greenland and Australia. Archipelagos are chains or clusters of island...
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All 20 questions in this Islands & Archipelagos quiz
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What is Madagascar famous for in terms of biodiversity?
- A. Its coral reefs and marine life
- B. Its extraordinary endemic species - approximately 90% of its wildlife is found nowhere else on Earth - because it separated from mainland Africa 88 million years ago
- C. Its ancient rainforests shared with the African mainland
- D. Its role as a stepping stone for species migration between Africa and Asia
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What is the name of the large island that contains both the countries of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia's Papua province?
- A. New Guinea
- B. Sumatra
- C. Sulawesi
- D. Timor
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What is the name of the volcanic archipelago belonging to Portugal in the Atlantic Ocean known for its wine production?
- A. Cape Verde
- B. Canary Islands
- C. Azores
- D. Madeira
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What is the name of the archipelago that includes Ibiza Mallorca and Menorca in the Mediterranean?
- A. Aeolian Islands
- B. Canary Islands
- C. Cyclades
- D. Balearic Islands
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What is the name of the group of volcanic islands in the Pacific known as the Galapagos of the Indian Ocean due to their unique wildlife?
- A. Aldabra Atoll
- B. Zanzibar
- C. Comoros
- D. Socotra
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What is the name of the volcanic archipelago that forms the country of Iceland?
- A. The Azores
- B. The Faroe Islands
- C. Iceland itself - a single large volcanic island
- D. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge island chain
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What is Runion Island and to which country does it belong?
- A. A British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic
- B. An independent island state in the Pacific
- C. A Caribbean island belonging to France
- D. A volcanic island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France located east of Madagascar
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Which island is home to the Komodo dragon the world's largest living lizard?
- A. Komodo
- B. Java
- C. Flores
- D. Sumatra
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Which country consists of over 17,000 islands?
- A. Maldives
- B. Philippines
- C. Japan
- D. Indonesia
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What is the name of the chain of coral atolls in the Indian Ocean that is currently a British Overseas Territory and was controversially depopulated to create a US military base?
- A. Chagos Islands
- B. Maldives
- C. Cocos Islands
- D. Lakshadweep
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Which Scottish archipelago includes the islands of Mainland Hoy and South Ronaldsay?
- A. Inner Hebrides
- B. Shetland Islands
- C. Orkney Islands
- D. Outer Hebrides
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Which island group is an overseas territory of Ecuador?
- A. Galapagos
- B. Azores
- C. Falklands
- D. Canary Islands
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Which island nation in the Pacific was the site of the world's largest nuclear tests?
- A. Tonga
- B. Samoa
- C. Marshall Islands
- D. Palau
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What is the name of the large island group in the South Pacific that includes Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands Fiji and Vanuatu?
- A. Micronesia
- B. Polynesia
- C. Melanesia
- D. Australasia
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What is the name of the group of islands in the Indian Ocean that includes Mauritius and has a colonial history involving the dodo?
- A. Chagos Islands
- B. Lakshadweep
- C. Mascarene Islands
- D. Seychelles
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What is the name of the tropical island that is the southernmost point of the Indian subcontinent?
- A. Andaman
- B. Lakshadweep
- C. Nicobar
- D. Minicoy
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Which archipelago nation is made up of over 7100 islands in Southeast Asia?
- A. Philippines
- B. Maldives
- C. Malaysia
- D. Indonesia
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Which is the most populous island in the world?
- A. Manhattan
- B. Great Britain
- C. Honshu
- D. Java
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The Marsupial 'Quokka' is famous for living on Rottnest Island in which country?
- A. Australia
- B. New Zealand
- C. Indonesia
- D. Fiji
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What is the name of the chain of islands including Trinidad and Tobago and what sea do they border?
- A. The Greater Antilles bordering the Gulf of Mexico
- B. The Lesser Antilles forming the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea
- C. The ABC Islands bordering the Caribbean
- D. The Bahamas bordering the Atlantic