Geography and Nature

Geography And Nature

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

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  1. Complete the sentence about North Gyeongsang Province with the correct year: In ______, during the Joseon Dynasty, the area was renamed Gyeongsangbuk-do as 13 provinces were reorganized.
  2. Complete the sentence about North Gyeongsang Province with the correct year: The current administrative district was reorganized with the reorganization of Bu, Gun, and Myeon in ______.
  3. Complete the sentence about North Gyeongsang Province with the correct year: In October ______, the province announced its plan to make the province a leading area centered on the domestic metaverse.
  4. Complete the sentence about South Gyeongsang Province with the correct year: In ______, they were merged to form South Gyeongsang Province.
  5. Complete the sentence about South Gyeongsang Province with the correct year: The provincial capital was originally in Jinju; it moved to Busan in ______.
  6. Complete the sentence with the correct year: In ______, the provincial capital moved from Busan to Changwon.
  7. Complete the sentence about Jeju Province with the correct year: Beginning in the 5th century AD, the kingdom would become a tributary state of various Korean Kingdoms until being annexed into Goryeo…
  8. Complete the sentence about Jeju Province with the correct year: Jeju Island, with the rest of mainland Korea, was annexed by the Empire of Japan in ______.
  9. Complete the sentence about Incheon International Airport with the correct year: International air traffic to South Korea increased after the ______ Summer Olympics.
  10. Complete the sentence about Incheon International Airport with the correct year: In November ______, the construction of the Incheon airport began on reclaimed land between Yeongjong Island and Youngy…
  11. Complete the sentence about Gimpo International Airport with the correct year: Services to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport resumed on 28 October ______.
  12. Complete the sentence about Gimpo International Airport with the correct year: The airfield was built in ______ during the Japanese Imperial period as an Imperial Army base.
  13. Complete the sentence about Korean tiger with the correct year: As of ______, about 35 individuals were estimated to be in the international border area between Russia and China.
  14. Complete the sentence about Korean tiger with the correct year: Felis tigris was the scientific name proposed by Carl Linnaeus in ______ for the tiger.
  15. Complete the sentence about Jindo dog with the correct year: In ______, Jindo County erected a statue of Baekgu in her hometown to honor the dog.
  16. Complete the sentence about Korean water deer with the correct year: The animals were kept in the London Zoo until ______, when the Duke of Bedford oversaw their transfer to Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire…
  17. Complete the sentence about Amur leopard with the correct year: The names 'Amurland leopard' and 'Amur leopard' were coined by Pocock in ______, when he compared leopard specimens in the collection of…
  18. Complete the sentence about Amur leopard with the correct year: Since at least ______, this name has been used for the leopard subspecies in eastern Siberia and for the captive population in zoos worl…
  19. Complete the sentence about Amur leopard with the correct year: In ______, Hermann Schlegel described a leopard skin from Korea under the scientific name Felis orientalis.
  20. Complete the sentence about Siberian tiger with the correct year: As of ______, about 756 Siberian tigers, including 200 cubs, were estimated to inhabit the Russian Far East.
  21. Complete the sentence about Magpie with the correct year: John Brand was an English antiquarian and Church of England clergyman, who was appointed Secretary to the Society of Antiquaries, in ______.
  22. Complete the sentence about Songdo International Business District with the correct year: The nation launched a…
  23. Complete the sentence about Nami Island with the correct year: In ______, the area around Nami Island became the filming stage for the KBS TV drama Winter Sonata, and the number of Japanese tourists v…
  24. Complete the sentence about Seoul Station with the correct year: The station was renamed "Seoul Station" on November 1, ______.
  25. Which place completes this sentence about Incheon? Incheon is a city located in northwestern South Korea, bordering ______ and Gyeonggi Province to the east.
  26. Which place completes this sentence about Daegu? Shortly thereafter, in 689, Silla's King Sinmun considered moving the capital from ______ to Daegu, but was unable to do so.
  27. Which place completes this sentence about Daejeon? Daejeon is a major transportation hub, having developed as a railway town, and is approximately 50 minutes from ______ by KTX or SRT high speed rail.
  28. Which place completes this sentence about Suwon? With a population of 1.2 million, Suwon has more inhabitants than the metropolitan city of ______, though it enjoys a lesser degree of self-governance…
  29. Which place completes this sentence about Goyang? The ice hockey team High1, based in ______, played some of its home Asia League Ice Hockey matches at the Goyang Ice Rink, before they withdrew from t…
  30. Which place completes this sentence about Jeju City? The Jeju-______ route is the world's busiest air route with more than 100 flights per day.
  31. Which place completes this sentence about Mokpo? The city was once part of South Jeolla Province, but on 1 July 2026, that province was dissolved and merged with ______ into the provincial-level city…
  32. Which place completes this sentence about Mokpo? On 1 October 1897, Mokpo became an open port, fifteen years after the opening of the port of ______.
  33. Which place completes this sentence about Yeosu? The city was once part of South Jeolla Province, but on July 1, 2026, that province was dissolved and merged with ______ into the provincial-level city…
  34. Which place completes this sentence about Yeosu? The Neolithic sites in Yeosu were excavated and investigated by the National ______ Museum from 1989 to 1990.
  35. Which place completes this sentence about Suncheon? On July 1, 2026, South Jeolla Province was dissolved and merged with ______ into the provincial-level city of Jeonnam-Gwangju.
  36. Which place completes this sentence about Jinju? On April 1, 1925, ______ replaced Jinju as provincial capital.
  37. Which place completes this sentence about Hwaseong, Gyeonggi? In 1949, when ______ was split from the rest of Suwon County, the remaining area of Suwon County was renamed to Hwaseong County, after Hwa…
  38. Which place completes this sentence about Seoraksan? In addition to Cheonbul-dong Valley, it is easy to access ______ Rock, Gwongeumseong Fortress, Geumgang Cave, Biryong Falls, and Toseong Falls.
  39. Which place completes this sentence about Nakdong River? The bridge at Waegwan was blown up on August 3, 1950, in an effort to prevent North Korean forces from advancing on ______.
  40. Which place completes this sentence about Korea Strait? The shortest distance between ______, South Korea, and Tsushima Island is about 50 km, as is the shortest distance from Tsushima to Iki Island…
  41. Which place completes this sentence about Hwaseong Fortress? The king wanted to leave the factional strife of the court to carry out reforms and believed that ______ had the potential to grow into a n…
  42. Which place completes this sentence about Hwaseong Fortress? To encourage growth, he ordered people to move to ______ at considerable expense and exempted them from taxes for ten years.
  43. Which place completes this sentence about Hwaseong Fortress? The Hwaseong Seongyeok Uigwe is a blueprint showing the appearance of ______ Hwaseong Fortress, the tools used to build it, and the locatio…
  44. Which place completes this sentence about Itaewon? Apart from ______, Itaewon became one of the most prominent spots for foreigners and travelers heading in and out of the capital city.
  45. Which place completes this sentence about Gamcheon Culture Village? Built on a steep mountain-side slope, the village has been nicknamed "Korea's Santorini" and the "Machu Picchu of ______".
  46. Which place completes this sentence about Gangwon Province, South Korea? Although Wonju re-joined Gangwon-do, the provincial capital was moved to ______, where it remains.
  47. Which place completes the sentence? The provincial capital was originally in Jinju; it moved to ______ in 1925.
  48. Which place completes this sentence about South Gyeongsang Province? Apart from the capital ______, other large or notable cities include Gimhae and Jinju.
  49. Which place completes this sentence about Jeju Province? The province has two cities: the capital ______, on the northern half of the island, and Seogwipo, on the southern half of the island.
  50. Which place completes this sentence about Incheon International Airport? In November 1992, the construction of the ______ airport began on reclaimed land between Yeongjong Island and Youngyu Island.
  51. Which place completes this sentence about Gimpo International Airport? On 29 November 2003, scheduled services between Gimpo and Haneda Airport in Tokyo resumed with services also operating at ______…
  52. Which place completes this sentence about Gimpo International Airport? Services to Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan, started on 26 October 2008 with services also operating at ______ Airpo…

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