The Iberian Peninsula

What this quiz asks

• Port wine is named after the city of Porto, but its grapes grow along the valley of which river?
• Which river flows through the city of Seville?
• Select ALL of these islands that belong to the Balearic Islands.
• Portugal's highest mountain stands on an island in the middle of the Atlantic.
• Santiago de Compostela is the capital of which Spanish region?
• Are the Canary Islands closer to Africa than to mainland Spain?
• Which cape, west of Lisbon, is the westernmost point of mainland Europe?
• The southernmost point of mainland Europe lies at which Spanish town?
• Which major Spanish river reaches the Mediterranean through a large delta in Catalonia?
• Which Portuguese region, south of the Tagus and famous for its plains of cork oaks, covers about a third of the country?
• What is the name of the high plateau that covers much of central Spain?
• Which river flows through the city of Madrid?
• Select ALL of these rivers that flow through both Spain and Portugal.
• Mount Teide on Tenerife, the highest peak in Spain, rises to roughly how many metres above sea level?
• Which city is the seat of the Basque Country's parliament and government?
• Funchal, the capital of Madeira, takes its name from which plant that grew there in abundance?
• How many main islands make up the Azores?
• The highest peak of the Pyrenees is taller than the highest peak of the Sierra Nevada.
• Order these Spanish regions by area, largest first.
• The Mondego, the longest river that flows entirely within Portugal, passes through which university city?