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Dream Islands & Coasts Quiz

Identify postcard coastlines and island escapes by their geography, geology, and local character.

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01Santorini’s crescent shape was created largely by what?

A A volcanic caldera collapse B A river delta C Coral growth D Glacial erosion

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A massive volcanic eruption and caldera collapse shaped Santorini.

02The Amalfi Coast borders which sea?

A Adriatic Sea B Tyrrhenian Sea C Black Sea D Baltic Sea

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The Amalfi Coast faces the Tyrrhenian Sea south of Naples.

03Bora Bora surrounds what central feature?

A A glacier B An extinct volcano C A desert plateau D A limestone cave

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A lagoon and barrier reef encircle the eroded volcanic peaks of Bora Bora.

04The Maldives consists mostly of what type of islands?

A Coral atolls B Granite islands C River islands D Continental fragments

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The Maldives is a low-lying chain of coral atolls.

05Cinque Terre is located on which country’s coast?

A France B Croatia C Italy D Portugal

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The five villages cling to Liguria’s Italian Riviera.

06Madeira is an autonomous region of which country?

A Spain B Portugal C Morocco D France

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Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic.

07Which Greek island is known for windmills and whitewashed Mykonos Town?

A Crete B Rhodes C Mykonos D Corfu

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Mykonos is a Cycladic island famous for its windmills and nightlife.

08Zanzibar lies in which ocean?

A Atlantic Ocean B Indian Ocean C Pacific Ocean D Southern Ocean

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Zanzibar sits off Tanzania in the western Indian Ocean.

09The Faroe Islands lie between Iceland and which country?

A Ireland B Norway C Finland D Estonia

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The Faroes occupy the North Atlantic between Iceland and Norway.

10Which Indonesian island group is famed for pink beaches and Komodo dragons?

A Mentawai Islands B Komodo Islands C Bangka Belitung D Riau Islands

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Komodo National Park includes Komodo, Rinca, Padar, and surrounding islands.

11Mallorca belongs to which Spanish island group?

A Canary Islands B Balearic Islands C Cíes Islands D Columbretes

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Mallorca is the largest of Spain’s Balearic Islands.

12The Seychelles archipelago lies in which ocean?

A Atlantic B Indian C Pacific D Arctic

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The Seychelles lies in the western Indian Ocean.

13Honolulu is located on which Hawaiian island?

A Maui B Oahu C Kauaʻi D Hawaiʻi Island

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Honolulu is on Oahu’s south shore.

14Hallasan volcano dominates which South Korean island?

A Jeju B Ulleungdo C Geoje D Jindo

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Hallasan rises at the center of Jeju Island.

15Dubrovnik faces which sea?

A Adriatic Sea B Aegean Sea C Black Sea D Ionian Sea only

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Dubrovnik stands on Croatia’s southern Adriatic coast.

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