Polish Geography and Nature

Polish Geography, Cities and Nature

36 practice questions, each with the answer and an explanation.

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Random questions from this topic, one at a time. You see the answer and the explanation straight after each one.

All 36 questions

  1. Which sea lies along the northern coast of Poland?
  2. What is the longest river in Poland?
  3. What is the highest mountain range in Poland?
  4. Which large animal is the best-known symbol of the Bialowieza Forest?
  5. How many countries share a land border with Poland?
  6. Which city is the former royal capital of Poland, known for Wawel Castle?
  7. Which region in north-eastern Poland is known as the Land of a Thousand Lakes?
  8. What is the name of the highest mountain in Poland?
  9. Which city is the capital of the Silesian Voivodeship, a region of coal and industry?
  10. Which river flows through both Krakow and Warsaw before it reaches the Baltic?
  11. Which Polish city is the birthplace of Nicolaus Copernicus and is known for its gingerbread?
  12. What is the long, narrow sand peninsula on the Polish Baltic coast called?
  13. In which national park can visitors see moving sand dunes on the Baltic coast near Leba?
  14. Which salt mine near Krakow is on the UNESCO World Heritage list from 1978?
  15. Which castle in northern Poland, built by the Teutonic Order, is among the largest brick castles in the world?
  16. Which is the largest lake in Poland by area?
  17. Which port lies in the Tricity together with Gdansk and Sopot?
  18. What is the highest mountain in the Sudetes, on the border with Czechia?
  19. Which of these is a native large predator that lives in the forests of Poland?
  20. Which bird is a well-known summer visitor to Polish villages and often nests on roofs and poles?
  21. What is the climate of most of Poland?
  22. Which port city in the north-west of Poland lies near the mouth of the Oder?
  23. In which part of Poland are the Bieszczady Mountains?
  24. Which lake high in the Tatras, whose name means Eye of the Sea, is often shown on postcards?
  25. Which material found on the Baltic coast is known as the gold of the north and used in jewellery?
  26. Which city is the main city of Greater Poland and lies on the Warta river?
  27. A traveller follows the Vistula from south to north. In which order does the river pass these cities?
  28. Which pair of rivers forms most of the border between Poland and Germany?
  29. Which two states border Poland on its northern and north-eastern side?
  30. Which statement about Poland's terrain is correct?
  31. Which set of national parks is correctly matched with a main feature?
  32. Which statement about the Oder (Odra) is correct?
  33. Rysy, the highest peak in Poland, lies on the border with which neighbour?
  34. A hiker wants to see the highest peak in the Sudetes and then the highest in the Tatras. Which pair of peaks?
  35. Which UNESCO site is correctly paired with its region?
  36. Which city lies on the Oder and is the main city of Lower Silesia?

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