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Islands Around the World Quiz for Experts | Physical Geography

Do you know your islands? If so, this quiz will be a simple test....enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
16,494

Updated
Jul 15 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
3612

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Edzell_Blue (9/10), 173Kraut (8/10), Upstart3 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following islands is not one of the three largest in the Mediterranean? Hint

Sardinia

Sicily

Cyprus

Crete

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the largest entirely Indonesian island? Hint

Borneo

Sumatra

Java

New Guinea

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the largest island of Japan? Hint

Shikoku

Hokkaido

Honshu

Kyushu

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the largest island of the Philippines? Hint

Mindanao

Palawan

Samar

Luzon

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the largest Canadian island? Hint

Newfoundland

Victoria

Baffin

Ellesmere

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the largest freshwater island in the world?

Answer: (Think of some big lakes.)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which Scottish island can be reached by crossing from the mainland town of Kyle of Lochalsh? Hint

Lewis

Mull

Skye

Kintyre

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Question 8 of 10

8. According to most geographers, is Australia an island?

Answer: (Yes or no.)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Cheju is a resort island of what country? Hint

Japan

Vietnam

Malaysia

South Korea

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the largest Russian island? Hint

Novaya Zemlya

Sakhalin

Wrangel

Kolguyev

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following islands is not one of the three largest in the Mediterranean?

Answer: Crete

While Cyprus is an independent country, Sicily and Sardinia are both part of Italy, while Crete belongs to the nation of Greece. Crete is the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean after the three islands above and Corsica.

2. What is the largest entirely Indonesian island?

Answer: Sumatra

Borneo and New Guinea are larger, but both shared with other countries.

3. What is the largest island of Japan?

Answer: Honshu

Tokyo and Osaka are both located on Honshu, by far the most populated Japanese island.

4. What is the largest island of the Philippines?

Answer: Luzon

On Luzon can be found the capital of the Philippines, Manila. The U.S. naval base called Clark Naval Base was once to be found on Luzon as well (as is Mt. Pinatubo).

5. What is the largest Canadian island?

Answer: Baffin

Baffin Island is across the Davis Strait from the largest island in the world, Greenland.

6. What is the largest freshwater island in the world?

Answer: Manitoulin

Manitoulin Island is in Lake Huron in Canada. Manitoulin is large enough to have several of its own lakes, including Manitou Lake.

7. Which Scottish island can be reached by crossing from the mainland town of Kyle of Lochalsh?

Answer: Skye

Across the strait from Kyle of Lochalsh is the town of Kyleakin. Skye is a member of the Hebrides Islands.

8. According to most geographers, is Australia an island?

Answer: no

Australia is not considered an island, but rather a continent. Another example is Antarctica, which is a rather small continent, and not considered an island.

9. Cheju is a resort island of what country?

Answer: South Korea

The Koreans call it Chejudo ('do' meaning 'island'). It is the tail on the Korean bunny rabbit.

10. What is the largest Russian island?

Answer: Sakhalin

Sakhalin is just off the Pacific coast of Russia, and north of the Kuril Islands.

Thank you for taking this quiz, I hope you enjoyed it and will try my other quizzes in this genre.

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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