Major Mountain Ranges
1. Which mountain range is the longest in the world?
A) The Andes
B) The Rockies
C) The Himalayas
D) The Alps
Answer: A) The Andes
2. The Rocky Mountains are primarily located in which continent?
A) Africa
B) Europe
C) Asia
D) North America
Answer: D) North America
3. Which mountain range forms the border between Europe and Asia?
A) The Ural Mountains
B) The Andes
C) The Alps
D) The Pyrenees
Answer: A) The Ural Mountains
4. The Himalayas are known for containing the highest peak in the world. What is the name of this peak?
A) K2
B) Kangchenjunga
C) Everest
D) Makalu
Answer: C) Everest
5. Which mountain range is famous for the Matterhorn and Mont Blanc?
A) The Pyrenees
B) The Alps
C) The Rockies
D) The Sierra Nevada
Answer: B) The Alps
6. The Andes mountain range is located on which continent?
A) Africa
B) South America
C) Australia
D) Asia
Answer: B) South America
7. The Appalachian Mountains are located in which country?
A) Canada
B) United States
C) Brazil
D) Argentina
Answer: B) United States
8. What is the highest peak in the Rockies?
A) Mount Elbert
B) Mount McKinley
C) Mount Hood
D) Mount Rainier
Answer: A) Mount Elbert
9. Which mountain range separates Europe from the Indian subcontinent?
A) The Carpathians
B) The Caucasus
C) The Alps
D) The Himalayas
Answer: D) The Himalayas
10. The Atlas Mountains are located in which region of the world?
A) South America
B) North America
C) Africa
D) Europe
Answer: C) Africa
11. The Sierra Nevada mountain range is located in which country?
A) Spain
B) Italy
C) United States
D) France
Answer: C) United States
12. Which mountain range includes the highest peak in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro?
A) The Andes
B) The Atlas Mountains
C) The Alps
D) The Himalayas
Answer: B) The Atlas Mountains
13. The Great Dividing Range is located in which country?
A) United States
B) Canada
C) Australia
D) India
Answer: C) Australia
14. The Carpathian Mountains are located in which part of Europe?
A) Northern Europe
B) Central Europe
C) Eastern Europe
D) Western Europe
Answer: C) Eastern Europe
15. The Caucasus Mountains are situated between which two seas?
A) Mediterranean and Red Sea
B) Caspian and Black Sea
C) Adriatic and Aegean Sea
D) North Sea and Baltic Sea
Answer: B) Caspian and Black Sea
16. The Pyrenees mountain range forms a natural border between which two countries?
A) Spain and Portugal
B) Spain and France
C) France and Germany
D) Italy and Switzerland
Answer: B) Spain and France
17. Which mountain range includes the peak known as Mount McKinley (Denali)?
A) The Andes
B) The Rocky Mountains
C) The Sierra Nevada
D) The Cascades
Answer: B) The Rocky Mountains
18. The Drakensberg Mountains are located in which country?
A) Kenya
B) South Africa
C) Namibia
D) Zimbabwe
Answer: B) South Africa
19. The Tien Shan mountain range is primarily located in which region?
A) South America
B) Central Asia
C) Southeast Asia
D) North America
Answer: B) Central Asia
20. The Gila Mountains are found in which country?
A) United States
B) Canada
C) Mexico
D) Guatemala
Answer: A) United States
21. The Pamir Mountains are located in which region?
A) South America
B) Central Asia
C) Northern Europe
D) Southeast Asia
Answer: B) Central Asia
22. The Western Ghats are a mountain range in which country?
A) China
B) India
C) Thailand
D) Nepal
Answer: B) India
23. The Kamchatka Peninsula is home to which volcanic mountain range?
A) The Cascade Range
B) The Andean Volcanic Belt
C) The Kamchatka Range
D) The Alps
Answer: C) The Kamchatka Range
24. Which mountain range runs along the border between Norway and Sweden?
A) The Pyrenees
B) The Alps
C) The Carpathians
D) The Scandinavian Mountains
Answer: D) The Scandinavian Mountains
25. The Ural Mountains are primarily known for their role in dividing which two continents?
A) Africa and Asia
B) Europe and Africa
C) Europe and Asia
D) North America and South America
Answer: C) Europe and Asia
26. The highest peak in the Alps is:
A) Matterhorn
B) Mont Blanc
C) Eiger
D) Monte Rosa
Answer: B) Mont Blanc
27. The Cascade Range is located in which part of the United States?
A) Eastern
B) Central
C) Northern
D) Western
Answer: D) Western
28. The Sierra Madre mountain ranges are located in which country?
A) Argentina
B) Mexico
C) Canada
D) Chile
Answer: B) Mexico
29. The Appalachian Mountains extend from Canada to which U.S. state?
A) Georgia
B) Florida
C) Texas
D) California
Answer: A) Georgia
30. The Tien Shan mountains are often referred to as the “Mountains of”:
A) Heaven
B) the Gods
C) the Moon
D) Light
Answer: A) Heaven
31. The Andes mountain range is known for containing which ancient civilizationās ruins?
A) The Aztecs
B) The Mayans
C) The Incas
D) The Olmecs
Answer: C) The Incas
32. The Rocky Mountains are known for which large national park located in Colorado?
A) Yellowstone National Park
B) Yosemite National Park
C) Rocky Mountain National Park
D) Grand Canyon National Park
Answer: C) Rocky Mountain National Park
33. The Atlas Mountains run through which of the following countries?
A) Egypt
B) Morocco
C) Tunisia
D) Algeria
Answer: B) Morocco
34. The Karakoram Range is located in which part of Asia?
A) Central Asia
B) South Asia
C) Southeast Asia
D) East Asia
Answer: B) South Asia
35. The Sierra Nevada mountain range in Spain is located in which part of the country?
A) Northern
B) Southern
C) Central
D) Eastern
Answer: B) Southern
36. The Transantarctic Mountains are located on which continent?
A) South America
B) Antarctica
C) Africa
D) Australia
Answer: B) Antarctica
37. The Chugach Mountains are located in which U.S. state?
A) Alaska
B) Washington
C) Oregon
D) California
Answer: A) Alaska
38. Which mountain range separates Europe from Asia on the eastern side?
A) The Carpathians
B) The Ural Mountains
C) The Alps
D) The Pyrenees
Answer: B) The Ural Mountains
39. The Hindu Kush mountains are found in which countries?
A) Nepal and India
B) Afghanistan and Pakistan
C) Iran and Iraq
D) Mongolia and China
Answer: B) Afghanistan and Pakistan
40. The Great Smoky Mountains are located in which two U.S. states?
A) North Carolina and Tennessee
B) Georgia and South Carolina
C) Kentucky and Virginia
D) West Virginia and Ohio
Answer: A) North Carolina and Tennessee
41. The Yushan Range is found in which country?
A) Japan
B) Taiwan
C) Philippines
D) Korea
Answer: B) Taiwan
42. The Munnar Hills are part of which Indian mountain range?
A) Western Ghats
B) Eastern Ghats
C) Himalayas
D) Vindhya Range
Answer: A) Western Ghats
43. The Rocky Mountains stretch into which Canadian province?
A) British Columbia
B) Ontario
C) Quebec
D) Nova Scotia
Answer: A) British Columbia
44. The Mesoamerican mountains are located in which region?
A) Central America
B) South America
C) North America
D) Europe
Answer: A) Central America
45. The Rwenzori Mountains are located on the border of which two countries?
A) Uganda and Kenya
B) Rwanda and Burundi
C) Uganda and Congo
D) Ethiopia and Sudan
Answer: C) Uganda and Congo
46. The Taihang Mountains are primarily located in which country?
A) India
B) China
C) Japan
D) Mongolia
Answer: B) China
47. The Black Forest mountains are located in which European country?
A) France
B) Germany
C) Switzerland
D) Austria
Answer: B) Germany
48. The Adirondack Mountains are primarily found in which U.S. state?
A) New York
B) Vermont
C) Massachusetts
D) New Hampshire
Answer: A) New York
49. The Altai Mountains are located in which countries?
A) Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, and China
B) Japan and South Korea
C) Nepal and Bhutan
D) Turkey and Greece
Answer: A) Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, and China
50. The Shivalik Hills are located in which country?
A) India
B) Nepal
C) Bhutan
D) Bangladesh
Answer: A) India