A belt of semi-arid land south of the Sahara

Which region is also called the Horn of Africa?

The northeast tip including Somalia and Ethiopia

The western bulge including Senegal

Which five countries make up Central Asia's stans?

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and Syria

Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Nepal and Tibet

World Regions Quiz With Answers: Test Your Knowledge

This world regions quiz checks which countries belong to Scandinavia, the Balkans, the Sahel, the Caucasus and other regions people often mix up. Ten questions with answers.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Europe
Which three countries make up Scandinavia in the strict sense?
Europe
Which peninsula gives its name to the Balkans region?
Africa
What is the Sahel?
Asia
Which mountain range gives its name to the region including Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan?
Americas
Which term usually describes the countries of the Americas where Spanish, Portuguese or French is spoken?
Oceania
Micronesia, Melanesia and which other region make up the Pacific Islands?
Asia
Which countries are in the region called Indochina?
Europe
Which three countries are called the Baltic states?
Africa
Which region is also called the Horn of Africa?
Asia
Which five countries make up Central Asia's stans?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which three countries make up Scandinavia in the strict sense?
Answer: Denmark, Norway and Sweden
Finland and Iceland are Nordic countries but are not usually counted as part of Scandinavia in the strict sense.
Q2: Which peninsula gives its name to the Balkans region?
Answer: Balkan Peninsula
The Balkans include countries such as Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Bulgaria and Greece.
Q3: What is the Sahel?
Answer: A belt of semi-arid land south of the Sahara
The Sahel stretches from Senegal to Sudan. Its name comes from an Arabic word for shore or coast.
Q4: Which mountain range gives its name to the region including Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan?
Answer: Caucasus
The Caucasus lies between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, at the crossroads of Europe and Asia.
Q5: Which term usually describes the countries of the Americas where Spanish, Portuguese or French is spoken?
Answer: Latin America
Latin America includes Mexico, most of Central and South America and some Caribbean nations.
Q6: Micronesia, Melanesia and which other region make up the Pacific Islands?
Answer: Polynesia
Polynesia, meaning many islands, forms a triangle from Hawaii to New Zealand to Easter Island.
Q7: Which countries are in the region called Indochina?
Answer: Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
The name came from French colonial rule and reflects influences from both India and China.
Q8: Which three countries are called the Baltic states?
Answer: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
The Baltic states regained independence in 1991 and joined the EU and NATO in 2004.
Q9: Which region is also called the Horn of Africa?
Answer: The northeast tip including Somalia and Ethiopia
The Horn includes Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti and juts into the Arabian Sea.
Q10: Which five countries make up Central Asia's stans?
Answer: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
The suffix stan means land of in Persian. All five were part of the Soviet Union until 1991.

World Regions Quiz – How Geographers Divide the World

Regions group countries that share geography, history, culture or language. Some regions are physical, like the Sahel or Scandinavia's peninsula, while others are cultural, like Latin America. Many boundaries are fuzzy, and organizations such as the UN use their own lists.

Region names often reveal history. Indochina reflects French colonial rule, the Middle East was named from Europe's point of view and Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia were labels created by European explorers in the 1800s.

What This Quiz Teaches

Students and news readers can use this quiz to understand which countries belong to which world region.

Which countries are strictly Scandinavian
What and where the Sahel is
Which countries form the Caucasus and Baltics
What the three Pacific regions are
Why region names reflect history

Did You Know?

The Nordic countries include Iceland and Finland as well as Scandinavia.
The Levant usually refers to the eastern Mediterranean coast.
Central America has seven countries, from Guatemala to Panama.
The Maghreb means the west in Arabic and covers northwest Africa.
Southeast Asia has 11 countries, including Timor-Leste.