Geography and Nature (Thailand)

Geography And Nature

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

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  1. Complete the sentence about Malayan tapir with the correct year: Tapirus indicus brevetianus was coined by a Dutch zoologist in ______ who described a black Malayan tapir from Sumatra that had been se…
  2. Complete the sentence about Gaur with the correct year: Bison gaurus was the scientific name proposed by Charles Hamilton Smith in ______.
  3. Complete the sentence about Binturong with the correct year: Viverra binturong was the scientific name proposed by Thomas Stamford Raffles in ______ for a specimen from Malacca, Malaysia.
  4. Complete the sentence about Binturong with the correct year: The generic name Arctictis was proposed by Coenraad Jacob Temminck in ______.
  5. Complete the sentence about Sun bear with the correct year: The scientific name Ursus malayanus was proposed by Stamford Raffles in ______ when he first described a sun bear from Sumatra.
  6. Complete the sentence about Sun bear with the correct year: In ______, Thomas Horsfield placed the species in a genus of its own, Helarctos, when describing a sun bear from Borneo.
  7. Complete the sentence about Sun bear with the correct year: H. annamiticus, described by Pierre Marie Heude in ______ from Annam, is not considered a distinct species, but is subordinated as a junior…
  8. Complete the sentence with the correct year: Before ______, it was classified as Rhiniodon into Rhinodontidae.
  9. Complete the sentence about Orchid with the correct year: The term "orchid" was introduced in ______ by John Lindley in School Botany, as a shortened form of Orchidaceae.
  10. Complete the sentence about Buriram with the correct year: The track is an FIA Grade I certified circuit, suitable for Formula One racing, and hosted a Japanese Super GT round in ______.
  11. Complete the sentence about Mukdahan with the correct year: In ______, Savannakhét District of Mukdahan was ceded to France.
  12. Complete the sentence about Prachuap Khiri Khan with the correct year: Prachuap Khiri Khan is home to a Royal Thai Air Force base, and was an invasion point for Japanese troops on 8 December ______, d…
  13. Complete the sentence about Ranong with the correct year: On 14 March ______ Ranong sanitary district was elevated to subdistrict municipality.
  14. Complete the sentence about Ranong with the correct year: In ______, the Ranong human-smuggling incident resulted in 54 deaths.
  15. Complete the sentence about Ko Samet with the correct year: Although the beauty of Ko Samet had been known to Bangkok residents for decades, the Thai government restricted overnight stays on the islan…
  16. Complete the sentence about Yala with the correct year: When Ayutthaya was captured by the Burmese in ______, Yala, along with other southern colonies, became independent.
  17. Complete the sentence about Yala with the correct year: In September ______, King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit of Thailand narrowly avoided assassination by the BRN after a bomb exploded nearb…
  18. Complete the sentence about Narathiwat with the correct year: The town is in the Mueang Narathiwat District and was established in ______.
  19. Which place completes this sentence about Bangkok? The history of Bangkok dates at least back to the early 15th century, to when it was a village on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, under the r…
  20. Which place completes this sentence about Udon Thani? During the 2020-2021 COVID-19 pandemic flights were reduced to 10-14 daily to ______ airports only.
  21. Which place completes this sentence about Khon Kaen? The city is bisected by Mithraphap Road, also known as the "Friendship Highway", or "Highway 2", the road linking ______ to the Thai-Lao Friendship…
  22. Which place completes this sentence about Kanchanaburi? The town of lies to the southeast of Erawan National Park within Kanchanaburi Province, approximately 120km west of ______.
  23. Which place completes this sentence about Krabi? The town's first governor was Luang Thep Sena, though it continued for a while as a dependency of ______.
  24. Which place completes this sentence about Krabi? The province includes over 80 smaller islands such as Ko Lanta and Phi Phi, well known to adventurers, yachtsmen, scuba-divers, snorkelers, and day-tri…
  25. Which place completes this sentence about Surat Thani? Surat Thani is connected to ______ by Route 401.
  26. Which place completes this sentence about Nakhon Si Thammarat? The Ramkamhaeng Stele of ______ first mentioned "Nakhon Si Thammarat" in 1292, which means "The City of King Sri Thammasok" or "The City…
  27. Which place completes this sentence about Lopburi? Under ______ it was a stronghold of the kings, and in the mid-17th century King Narai made it a second capital and lived there for much of the year.
  28. Which place completes this sentence about Lopburi? After the foundation of the ______ Kingdom in the 14th century, Lopburi was a stronghold of Ayutthaya's rulers.
  29. Which place completes this sentence about Phrae? One of the earliest temples to be constructed in Phrae was Wat Phra That Cho Hae around 1336-1338 during the ______ period.
  30. Which place completes this sentence about Nan, Thailand? The local dynasty then regained local sovereignty and it remained semi-autonomous until 1931 when Nan finally accepted full ______ dominion.
  31. Which place completes this sentence about Rayong? Phaya Tak later became King Taksin of the Kingdom of Thonburi, after which he returned to ______, defeated the Burmese and set up a new capital in Tho…
  32. Which place completes this sentence about Chonburi? Chonburi, along with the urban areas of Si Racha and ______, forms a conurbation known as the Pattaya-Chonburi Metropolitan Area, which has a total…
  33. Which place completes this sentence about Chonburi? Route 7 runs parallel to Route 3 but bypasses the densely populated coastal area, connecting to the beach resort city of ______.
  34. Which place completes this sentence about Thailand? European contact began in 1511 when Portuguese envoys arrived in ______.
  35. Which place completes this sentence about Thailand? King Rama I established the Rattanakosin Kingdom and moved the capital to ______ in 1782.
  36. Which place completes this sentence about Kok River? There is a small dam with 11 gates which provides irrigation for rice fields east of ______.
  37. Which place completes this sentence about Kok River? In March 2025, it was reported that the section of the Kok river in ______ had turned unusually cloudy and people were developing rashes after swim…
  38. Which place completes this sentence about Khorat Plateau? The plateau forms a natural region, named after the short form of ______, a historical barrier controlling access to and from the area.
  39. Which place completes this sentence about Khorat Plateau? Non Nok Tha in the Phu Wiang District of ______ yielded evidence of an Iron Age settlement dating from about 1420 to 50 BCE.
  40. Which place completes this sentence about Doi Suthep? On the slopes of Doi Suthep, above ______, lies a temple called Wat Pha Lat.
  41. Which place completes this sentence about Ayutthaya Historical Park? Additionally, Prince Damrong has also attested to the existence of a city named Ayodhya, founded by the Khmers ruling from ______ a…
  42. Which place completes this sentence about Wat Phra That Doi Suthep? According to legend, a monk named Sumanathera from the ______ Kingdom had a dream.
  43. Which place completes this sentence about Wat Phra That Doi Suthep? The viewing spot to see ______ is a propped cantilever with around a 15-foot drop over the edge.
  44. Which place completes this sentence about Chiang Saen? Chiang Saen is the capital of the Chiang Saen district, which lies in the north of the ______ province.
  45. Which place completes this sentence about Chiang Saen? The provincial capital, ______, lies about 60 kilometers to the south-west.
  46. Which place completes this sentence about Chiang Saen? Shortly after the city was completed, Saenphu made his son Khamfu governor of ______ and retired to Chiang Saen, which has borne his name ever si…
  47. Which place completes this sentence about Chiang Saen? The 19th-century "Chiang Saen Chronicles" even gives a negative account of ______'s rebellion against Burmese rule.
  48. Which place completes this sentence about Bangkok Metropolitan Region? The first areas to suburbanize were in Pathum Thani, ______, and Samut Prakan Provinces.
  49. Which place completes this sentence about Southern Thailand? The city Chaiya in ______ Province contains several ruins from Srivijaya times, and was probably a regional capital of the kingdom.
  50. Which place completes this sentence about Southern Thailand? After Srivijaya lost its influence, ______ became the dominant kingdom of the area.
  51. Which place completes this sentence about Central Thailand? The four-region system includes provinces only as far north as Chai Nat, Sing Buri and ______ and extends west and east to the borders of My…
  52. Which place completes this sentence about Hat Yai? As of 2024, the municipality is the fifth-largest city in Thailand, with a population of 191,696 and an urban population of 406,513 in the entire dis…
  53. Which place completes this sentence about Hat Yai? In fact, Songkhla is the capital and the center of administration and culture while ______ is the business center.
  54. Which place completes this sentence about Hat Yai? Asian Highway 18 runs from ______ to Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
  55. Which place completes this sentence about Yala? The provincial and district capital, it is 137 kilometres by road southeast of ______.
  56. Complete the sentence about Chiang Mai with the correct year: At the provincial level, Chiang Mai had a projected population of 1.8 million in ______, according to Thailand's National Statistical Offi…
  57. Complete the sentence about Pattaya with the correct year: In ______, Nirun Wattanasartsaton became the first democratically elected mayor.
  58. Complete the sentence about Ubon Ratchathani with the correct year: In ______, King Rama I formally granted the settlement provincial status, making Ubon Ratchathani the administrative center of the I…
  59. Complete the sentence about Songkhla with the correct year: In ______, after decades of conflict, the city was destroyed and abandoned; remains include forts, city walls, a Dutch cemetery and the tomb…
  60. Complete the sentence about Songkhla with the correct year: On 8 December ______ local time, the Imperial Japanese army landed in Songkhla, invading Thailand.
  61. Complete the sentence about Songkhla with the correct year: Since ______, Songhkla has been affected by separatist insurgencies in neighboring Narathiwat, Pattani, and Yala.
  62. Complete the sentence about Lampang with the correct year: During the Ngiao Rebellion, Lampang was attacked by 200 Shan rebels led by Phaka Mong on 3 August ______.
  63. Complete the sentence about Lampang with the correct year: In ______, the Ratsadaphisek Bridge across the Wang river was opened and became the longest bridge in Thailand at the time.
  64. Complete the sentence about Rayong with the correct year: Rayong was named an Asia-Pacific City of the Future by the Financial Times in ______.
  65. Complete the sentence about Ko Phi Phi with the correct year: The islands came to worldwide prominence when Ko Phi Phi Le was used as a location for the ______ British-American film The Beach.
  66. Complete the sentence about Ko Pha-ngan with the correct year: Ko Tao subdistrict was established on 15 August ______ by splitting off the three administrative villages on Ko Tao Island from Ko Phanga…
  67. Complete the sentence about Ko Pha-ngan with the correct year: The Learning Tree Nursery & Kindergarten was opened in ______ for children 2 to 7 years old.
  68. Complete the sentence about Nan River with the correct year: Smaller boats reached the town of Nan even at low water, as Chulalongkorn's journey of ______ shows.
  69. Complete the sentence about Mae Klong with the correct year: A sudden die-off of forty-five of these rays in September ______ threatened them with local extinction.
  70. Complete the sentence about Andaman Sea with the correct year: The fishery and tourist infrastructure was severely damaged by the December ______ Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.
  71. Complete the sentence about Songkhla with the correct year: On 8 December ______ local time, the Imperial Japanese army landed in Songkhla, invading Thailand.
  72. Complete the sentence with the correct year: The property was inscribed on the World Heritage list in ______.
  73. Complete the sentence about Dong Phayayen–Khao Yai Forest Complex with the correct year: While the site remains on the World Heritage list, the Committee intends to reexamine the state's conservation…
  74. Complete the sentence about Phanom Rung with the correct year: On that road the Preah Khan inscription of ______ counts seventeen rest houses, against fifty-seven towards Campā and 121 in all, and nam…
  75. Complete the sentence about Wat Phra Kaew with the correct year: Construction of the temple began in ______ under the orders of Rama I, the first king of the Chakri dynasty.
  76. Complete the sentence about Siam Paragon with the correct year: On 3 October ______, at approximately 4:10 PM, a mass shooting occurred on the first floor of the shopping mall complex.
  77. Complete the sentence about MBK Center with the correct year: MBK Center was the largest shopping mall in Asia when it opened on 7 February ______.
  78. Complete the sentence about Death Railway with the correct year: On 8 December ______, Japan invaded Thailand, which quickly surrendered.
  79. Complete the sentence about Death Railway with the correct year: In early ______, Japanese forces invaded Burma and British forces quickly surrendered.
  80. Complete the sentence about Death Railway with the correct year: After preliminary work of airfields and infrastructure, construction of the railway began in Burma and Thailand on 16 September ______.
  81. Complete the sentence about Tiger Temple with the correct year: On 2 February ______, officials from the DNP began an investigation of the temple.
  82. Complete the sentence about Phuket International Airport with the correct year: Terminal X, specifically intended for charter flights, was opened in February ______.
  83. Complete the sentence about Gaur with the correct year: Relationships of members of the genus Bos based on nuclear genomes after Sinding, et al. ______.
  84. Complete the sentence about Si Racha with the correct year: As of 7 September ______, the coral off the coast of islands in the gulf have been unaffected by the spill.
  85. Complete the sentence about Ko Tarutao with the correct year: In ______, Ko Tarutao was used as the filming location for Survivor: Thailand.
  86. Complete the sentence about Samut Sakhon with the correct year: In ______, a city named Sakhon Buri was established at the mouth of the Tha Chin River.
  87. Complete the sentence about Chachoengsao with the correct year: The town was established in ______ during the reign of King Maha Chakkrapat of Ayutthaya and originally was a centre for military recrui…
  88. Complete the sentence about Chachoengsao with the correct year: In ______, its status was changed from a city to a province. "Chachoengsao" is a Khmer word which means 'deep canal'.
  89. Complete the sentence about Chachoengsao with the correct year: The tree was assigned to the province by Queen Sirikit on the 50th anniversary of the coronation of King Rama IX in ______.
  90. Complete the sentence about Prachinburi with the correct year: In ______, Thailand's government renovated the Chao Phraya Abhaibhubejhr Building as a Thai traditional medical hub and museum.
  91. Complete the sentence about Kamphaeng Phet with the correct year: According to the Ayutthaya Testimonies, in ______ a monarch of Xiān named Suryaraja moved his royal seat to Vicitraprakāra, identified…
  92. Complete the sentence about Kamphaeng Phet with the correct year: Kamphaeng Phet received municipality status on March 11, ______.
  93. Complete the sentence about Mae Sot with the correct year: On 30 September ______ Mae Sot was established as a municipalitity and governed 27 villages.
  94. Complete the sentence about Phichit with the correct year: The old town of Phichit was established in ______ CE by Phraya Kotabongthevaraja, and was first part of the Sukhothai kingdom, and later of A…
  95. Complete the sentence about Nakhon Sawan with the correct year: Since ______, the population of Nakhon Sawan has been declining.
  96. Complete the sentence about Saraburi with the correct year: Saraburi was founded in ______ as a base for troop recruitment by King Maha Chakkraphat due to the threat of the growing Burmese Toungoo Dyn…
  97. Complete the sentence about Saraburi with the correct year: In ______, Wat Phra Phutthabat was built by King Songtham of Ayutthaya on the city.
  98. Complete the sentence about Saraburi with the correct year: The royal decree established the Saraburi Municipality on 10 December ______ with an area of 5 square kilometers.
  99. Complete the sentence about Suphan Buri with the correct year: The most important was the one that took place on January 18, ______ in Nong Sarai, a few kilometers northwest of the city.
  100. Complete the sentence about Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province with the correct year: The ruins of the old capital in the Ayutthaya historical park have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since December…

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