True or False: Travel & Tourism

Explication : True! With nearly 90 million visitors per year before the pandemic, France remains the world's top tourist destination.

Explication : False! Machu Picchu, the ancient Inca city, is located in Peru, in the Andes mountains, at an altitude of 2,430 meters.

Explication : True! The Burj Khalifa in Dubai stands at 828 meters, making it the tallest structure ever built by humans.

Explication : False! Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak (5,895 m), is located in Tanzania, although it is visible from neighboring Kenya.

Explication : True! Venice is built on 118 small islands connected by more than 400 bridges, in a lagoon of the Adriatic Sea.

Explication : False! Niagara Falls is located on the border between the United States (New York) and Canada (Ontario).

Explication : True! The Japanese archipelago consists of 6,852 islands, including four main ones: Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku.

Explication : False! The Statue of Liberty was given by France to the United States in 1886 to celebrate Franco-American friendship.

Explication : True! London Heathrow Airport is Europe's busiest by passenger numbers, with over 80 million travelers per year.

Explication : False! The Maldives is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, located southwest of India and Sri Lanka.

Explication : True! With over 10 million visitors per year, the Louvre Museum in Paris is the most visited museum in the world.

Explication : False! Big Ben is the nickname of the 13.5-ton great bell. The tower has been officially called Elizabeth Tower since 2012.

Explication : True! Bali is an island and province of Indonesia, famous for its temples, terraced rice paddies, and beaches.

Explication : False! The tilt is due to ground subsidence during construction in the 12th century. The architects tried to correct the problem unsuccessfully.

Explication : True! At 9 million km², the Sahara is the largest hot desert. Antarctica is technically larger but it's a cold desert.

Explication : False! Australia's capital is Canberra, not Sydney. Sydney is the country's largest city but not its capital.

Explication : True! The Panama Canal, 77 km long, allows ships to pass from the Atlantic to the Pacific without going around South America.

Explication : False! The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum built by Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, who died in 1631.

Explication : True! Iceland is one of the few countries in the world without an army. Its defense is ensured by a NATO agreement and a coast guard.

Explication : False! Mount Fuji is classified as an active volcano. Its last eruption was in 1707, and it is constantly monitored by Japanese authorities.