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The Role of Geography in Exploration and Discovery: Tracing the Routes of Explorers

Description: This quiz will test your knowledge about the role of geography in exploration and discovery, as well as the routes taken by famous explorers throughout history.
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Which of the following is NOT a factor that influenced the Age of Exploration?

  1. The development of new technologies

  2. The desire for wealth and power

  3. The spread of Christianity

  4. The rise of nationalism


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The rise of nationalism is a relatively recent phenomenon, and it did not play a significant role in the Age of Exploration.

Which of the following explorers was the first to circumnavigate the globe?

  1. Christopher Columbus

  2. Vasco da Gama

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. James Cook


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Ferdinand Magellan was the first explorer to circumnavigate the globe, completing his journey in 1522.

Which of the following explorers discovered the Americas?

  1. Christopher Columbus

  2. Vasco da Gama

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. James Cook


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Christopher Columbus is credited with discovering the Americas in 1492.

Which of the following explorers discovered the Northwest Passage?

  1. Christopher Columbus

  2. Vasco da Gama

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. James Cook


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

James Cook was the first explorer to discover the Northwest Passage in 1778.

Which of the following explorers discovered the South Pole?

  1. Christopher Columbus

  2. Vasco da Gama

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. Roald Amundsen


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Roald Amundsen was the first explorer to reach the South Pole in 1911.

Which of the following explorers discovered the North Pole?

  1. Christopher Columbus

  2. Vasco da Gama

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. Robert Peary


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Robert Peary was the first explorer to reach the North Pole in 1909.

Which of the following explorers discovered the source of the Nile River?

  1. Christopher Columbus

  2. Vasco da Gama

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. David Livingstone


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

David Livingstone was the first explorer to discover the source of the Nile River in 1867.

Which of the following explorers discovered the source of the Amazon River?

  1. Christopher Columbus

  2. Vasco da Gama

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. Francisco de Orellana


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Francisco de Orellana was the first explorer to discover the source of the Amazon River in 1541.

Which of the following explorers discovered the source of the Congo River?

  1. Christopher Columbus

  2. Vasco da Gama

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. Henry Morton Stanley


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Henry Morton Stanley was the first explorer to discover the source of the Congo River in 1877.

Which of the following explorers discovered the source of the Yangtze River?

  1. Christopher Columbus

  2. Vasco da Gama

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. Przhevalsky


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Przhevalsky was the first explorer to discover the source of the Yangtze River in 1888.

Which of the following explorers discovered the source of the Ganges River?

  1. Christopher Columbus

  2. Vasco da Gama

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. William Moorcroft


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

William Moorcroft was the first explorer to discover the source of the Ganges River in 1819.

Which of the following explorers discovered the source of the Indus River?

  1. Christopher Columbus

  2. Vasco da Gama

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. Alexander Cunningham


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Alexander Cunningham was the first explorer to discover the source of the Indus River in 1854.

Which of the following explorers discovered the source of the Brahmaputra River?

  1. Christopher Columbus

  2. Vasco da Gama

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. Kinthup


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Kinthup was the first explorer to discover the source of the Brahmaputra River in 1913.

Which of the following explorers discovered the source of the Mekong River?

  1. Christopher Columbus

  2. Vasco da Gama

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. Auguste Pavie


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Auguste Pavie was the first explorer to discover the source of the Mekong River in 1886.

Which of the following explorers discovered the source of the Salween River?

  1. Christopher Columbus

  2. Vasco da Gama

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. Francis Younghusband


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Francis Younghusband was the first explorer to discover the source of the Salween River in 1895.

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