Portugal Geographic

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1. Portugal has a geometrical shape. This country looks like a: triangle square rectangle ellipse

2. The most western point of Europe's mainland is a cape in Portugal. Which one is it? Cape of Santa Maria Cape Espichel Cape of Roca Cape of Sao Vicente

3. Do you know how many islands are in the Azores? nine eleven eight five

4. There is only one major Portuguese river that flows south to north. Which one is it? Tejo (Tagus) Mondego Minho Sado

5. The highest mountain in continental Portugal is 1991m high. Do you know which one is it? Candeeiros Caldeirao Estrela Montejunto

6. There is a Portuguese region that is well-known by its weather and beaches. Do you know which one is it? Beira Litoral Tras-os-Montes Baixo Alentejo Algarve

7. How many miles long is the Portuguese mainland coastline? 987 765 497 miles 623

8. What city is at the mouth of the Tagus river? Lisboa (Lisbon) Faro Porto Setubal

9. In the 15th century, Prince Henry, the Navigator, had a School of Navigation that worked like a magnet to the best brains in Europe concerned with the nautical sciences. Do you know where this school was sited? Lisboa (Lisbon) Sagres Coimbra Aveiro

10. In 1418, the two Portuguese archipelagos were discovered. One of them is the Azores and the other one is: Madeira Canarias Berlengas Cape Verde