Rivers and lakes of the world – practice for Year 7

Sample questions on Rivers and lakes of the world with the right answer and a worked solution, from easy to hard. In the Pickles Academy app a child gets new questions of the same kind every time, so they can't just learn the answers by heart.

Subject

Geography

Year

Year 7

Curriculum area

Regions of the world

Question types: Rivers of the continents

Sample questions

1. Question 1 Easy

   Match each river with the continent it flows through. Match each item (1–3) with the right option (A–D).

   1. Ganges
   2. Mississippi
   3. Niger

   • A) South America
   • B) Asia
   • C) Africa
   • D) North America
   Show the solution

   Answer:

   1. Ganges → B) Asia
   2. Mississippi → D) North America
   3. Niger → C) Africa

   How it works: Ganges – Asia; Mississippi – North America; Niger – Africa

2. Question 2 Normal

   Match each river with the continent it flows through. Match each item (1–4) with the right option (A–E).

   1. Ganges
   2. Mississippi
   3. Niger
   4. Amazon

   • A) Asia
   • B) South America
   • C) Africa
   • D) North America
   • E) Europe
   Show the solution

   Answer:

   1. Ganges → A) Asia
   2. Mississippi → D) North America
   3. Niger → C) Africa
   4. Amazon → B) South America

   How it works: Ganges – Asia; Mississippi – North America; Niger – Africa; Amazon – South America

3. Question 3 Hard

   Match each river with the continent it flows through. Match each item (1–5) with the right option (A–F).

   1. Ganges
   2. Mississippi
   3. Niger
   4. Amazon
   5. Rhine

   • A) North America
   • B) Asia
   • C) Australia
   • D) Europe
   • E) South America
   • F) Africa
   Show the solution

   Answer:

   1. Ganges → B) Asia
   2. Mississippi → A) North America
   3. Niger → F) Africa
   4. Amazon → E) South America
   5. Rhine → D) Europe

   How it works: Ganges – Asia; Mississippi – North America; Niger – Africa; Amazon – South America; Rhine – Europe

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