World: Physical Features – Map Quiz

Earth has an enormous variety of physical features, from high mountain ranges and vast deserts to great rivers, lakes, seas, and oceans. These features shape climates, ecosystems, human settlement, and the geography of every continent.

Major mountain systems include the Himalayas in Asia, the Andes in South America, the Rocky Mountains in North America, and the Ural Mountains between Europe and Asia. Vast regions such as the Sahara Desert, Gobi Desert, and Siberia are among the most recognizable features of the world's land surface.

Great rivers such as the Amazon, Nile, Mississippi, Niger, Danube, and Yangtze drain large areas of the continents. The Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Southern oceans surround and separate the world's major landmasses, while features such as the Mediterranean Sea and Strait of Gibraltar connect different regions.

This quiz covers important physical features from around the world. Learning their locations provides a broad introduction to global physical geography and the major landscapes and bodies of water that shape our planet.