Krillion Geography Answers

Hint: The list runs from the lake northwest of Michigan to the one draining into the St. Lawrence River.

• 100 m: Superior, Michigan.
• 250 m: Erie, Ontario.
• 500 m: Huron.

Start with Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. The acronym HOMES groups Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior, which is useful for recall even though it does not put the lakes in geographic order. The practice checker accepts the plain names and the forms with Lake in front. Great Salt Lake and Lake Champlain are large lakes, but the question asks for members of the named Great Lakes group. Once you can recall all five in any order, practise recovering a different one when Superior is the first name that comes to mind.

Hint: Think of the states around Chicago, Milwaukee, and the lower peninsula.

• 100 m: Michigan, Illinois.
• 250 m: Wisconsin.
• 500 m: Indiana.

Trace the shoreline around the lake. Wisconsin is on much of the west side, Illinois is farther south on that side, Indiana reaches the southern end, and Michigan reaches the east side and the north. Use the specific lake in the question. Ohio has a Great Lakes shore, but it has no Lake Michigan shoreline. This is an easy mistake if you recall a regional map instead of following the water's edge. Illinois and Michigan earn 100 metres here, Wisconsin earns 250, and Indiana earns 500.

Hint: Two of the three lie near Chile’s northern end.

• 100 m: Argentina.
• 250 m: Peru.
• 500 m: Bolivia.

Picture Chile as a narrow strip down the west side of South America. Argentina runs along much of the eastern boundary. Peru and Bolivia meet Chile nearer the north. An answer needs to share a land border, so the presence of another country farther north along the same side of the continent isn't enough. In this prompt, Argentina is worth 100 metres, Peru 250, and Bolivia 500. You can type Perú with an accent because the checker normalizes accented letters before looking up your guess.

Hint: Look at the countries immediately south, east, and north of Belgium.

• 100 m: France, Netherlands.
• 250 m: Germany.
• 500 m: Luxembourg.

Belgium has four land neighbours. A map-based recall order is France to the south and southwest, Luxembourg to the southeast, Germany to the east, and the Netherlands to the north. The article in “the Netherlands” is optional here because both forms appear in the answer list. When you work from a map outline, small neighbours are easy to miss. Start with the long borders, then check the corners where a smaller country might touch the boundary.

Hint: One border extends south along Scandinavia, and two are in the far north.

• 100 m: Sweden.
• 250 m: Finland.
• 500 m: Russia.

Sweden is the long neighbour along the Scandinavian Peninsula. Finland and Russia also touch mainland Norway farther north. Denmark is part of Scandinavia in common usage, but a regional label does not establish a land border. The word “mainland” helps prevent detours into islands or nearby seas. The checker accepts both Russia and Russian Federation for this question. When you hesitate between two countries, ask whether you can trace a continuous section of boundary with either one.

Hint: Start with the Atlantic coast north of New York, then look inland.

• 100 m: Massachusetts, Maine.
• 250 m: Connecticut, Vermont.
• 500 m: Rhode Island, New Hampshire.

New England consists of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. A quick way to recover the set is to start in Maine, move inland to New Hampshire and Vermont, then think through the three southern states. New York borders New England, but it is outside the six-state region. Compare this with the Lake Michigan question: one asks for membership in a named region, while the other asks for contact with the shoreline.

Hint: Only two countries border mainland Ecuador. Think of the countries to its north and east.

• 100 m: Colombia.
• 250 m: Peru.

Ecuador's two mainland neighbours are Colombia and Peru. Think about the far northwest of South America and use the coast as a reference point. To answer quickly, remember Colombia on the northern side and Peru along the east and south. The practice pool gives this question two scoring levels. Colombia earns 100 metres and Peru earns 250, so there is no 500-metre choice. A short answer list can still have a clear distinction between an easy recall and a less obvious one.

Hint: Look around the Alps. One neighbour is a small principality.

• 100 m: France, Germany, Italy.
• 250 m: Austria.
• 500 m: Liechtenstein.

Picture Italy to the south and Germany to the north, then work around Switzerland through France, Austria, and Liechtenstein. Liechtenstein is the small neighbour in the higher tier on this site. It is easy to skip if you draw the Alps in broad strokes. For a fast round, give the country whose border you are sure of. When practising without a timer, name all five on paper before you reveal the list and see which side of the map you forgot.