A mountain is a raised area of the crust of Earth that usually has steep sides with extensive exposed bedrock. While definitions vary, a mountain is generally taller than a hill, rising at least 300 meters above the surrounding terrain, and can differ from a plateau in that it has a restricted summit area.
1. **What is the world's tallest mountain?
- A) Mount Kilimanjaro
- B) Mount Everest
- C) Mount McKinley (Denali)
- D) Mount Fuji
- **Answer: B) Mount Everest
2. **Which mountain chain runs through Switzerland, Austria, France, and Italy?
- A) Alps
- B) Andes
- C) Rocky Mountains
- D) Himalayas
- **Answer: A) Alps
3.Which South American mountain range is the longest?
- A) Andes
- B) Rocky Mountains
- C) Appalachian Mountains
- D) Sierra Nevada
- **Answer: A) Andes
4. **In which South American country is Sugarloaf Mountain located?
- A) Brazil
- B) Argentina
- C) Chile
- D) Peru
- **Answer: A) Brazil
5. **What mountain range forms the border between France and Spain?
- A) Pyrenees
- B) Carpathians
- C) Ural Mountains
- D) Caucasus
- **Answer: A) Pyrenees
6. **What is the highest mountain in the United States?
- A) Mount Rainier
- B) Mount St. Helens
- C) Mount McKinley (Denali)
- D) Mount Whitney
- **Answer: C) Mount McKinley (Denali)
7. **Which country would you need to visit to go to Tai Tai Mountain Park?
- A) China
- B) Japan
- C) South Korea
- D) Taiwan
- **Answer: D) Taiwan
8. **What mountain range is Mount Everest in?
- A) Himalayas
- B) Andes
- C) Alps
- D) Rockies
- **Answer: A) Himalayas
9. **What is the world’s longest above-water mountain range?
- A) Andes
- B) Rockies
- C) Himalayas
- D) Mid-Atlantic Ridge
- **Answer: D) Mid-Atlantic Ridge
10. **Which side of a mountain does precipitation fall on?
- A) Windward
- B) Leeward
- C) Equatorial
- D) Polar
- **Answer: A) Windward
11. **Which mountain range is known as the "Roof of Africa"?
- A) Mount Kilimanjaro
- B) Mount Elbrus
- C) Mount Aconcagua
- D) Mount Everest
- **Answer: A) Mount Kilimanjaro
12. **What is the highest peak in North America?
- A) Mount McKinley (Denali)
- B) Mount Logan
- C) Mount Rainier
- D) Mount Whitney
- **Answer: A) Mount McKinley (Denali)**
14.What is the name of the well-known New Zealand mountain range?
- A) Southern Alps
- B) Rocky Mountains
- C) Swiss Alps
- D) Andes
- **Answer: A) Southern Alps
15. **Which mountain is considered sacred by Buddhists and Hindus and is located in Nepal?
- A) K2
- B) Kanchenjunga
- C) Annapurna
- D) Mount Everest
- **Answer: D) Mount Everest
17. **What is the highest peak in Africa?
- A) Mount Kilimanjaro
- B) Mount Elbrus
- C) Mount Aconcagua
- D) Mount Everest
- **Answer: A) Mount Kilimanjaro
19. **What is the name of the famous mountain in Japan that is also an active volcano?
- A) Mount Fuji
- B) Mount Rainier
- C) Mount St. Helens
- D) Mount McKinley (Denali)
- **Answer: A) Mount Fuji
20 **Which mountain range separates Europe from Asia?
- A) Ural Mountains
- B) Carpathians
- C) Caucasus
- D) Pyrenees
- **Answer: A) Ural Mountains
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