Geography Flashcards

1
Q

What is the largest landlocked sea?

A

Caspian Sea

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2
Q

The Dead Sea lies between what two countries?

A

Jordan and Israel

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3
Q

The ____ is directly west of India.

A

Arabian Sea

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4
Q

Where is the Marianas Trench located?

A

Southeast of Guam

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5
Q

The world’s tallest mountain is from base to peak is what?

A

Mauna Kea

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6
Q

Which is the largest Ocean?

A

Pacific Ocean

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7
Q

What is the highest point on earth?

A

Mt. Everest

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8
Q

What sea is located between northern Africa and southern Europe?

A

Mediterranean

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9
Q

What narrow gap seperates Morocco from a small British territory?

A

Strait of Gibraltar

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10
Q

What body of water sits between Baja California and mainland Mexico?

A

Gulf of California or Sea of Cortés

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11
Q

What sea sits between Italy and Croatia?

A

Adriatic Sea

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12
Q

What canal connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea?

A

Suez Canal

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13
Q

What sea is situated between the sland of Sakhalin and the Kamchatka Peninsula?

A

Sea of Okhotsk

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14
Q

What channel is located between Madagascar and Mozambique?

A

Mozambique Channel

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15
Q

What sea is located between Greece and Turkey?

A

Aegean Sea

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16
Q

Which bay is primarily surrounded by Myanmar and India?

A

Bay of Bengal

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17
Q

Where are the Galapogos Islands located?

A

West of Ecuador

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18
Q

What is the largest lake in the world, and in which country is it?

A

Lake Baikal, Russia

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19
Q

What strait seperates the two islands of New Zealand?

A

Cook Strait

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20
Q

What sea is immediately north of Eastern Alaska and Western Canada?

A

Beaufort Sea

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21
Q

What lake sits between Tanzania, Malawi, and Mozambique?

A

Lake Nyasa

22
Q

What lake is primarily surrounded by Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

A

Lake Tanganyika

23
Q

What body of water sits between Somalia and Yemen?

A

Gulf of Aden

24
Q

What body of water seperates Saudi Arabia from Iran?

A

Persian Gulf

25
Q

What body of water seperates Iceland and Greenland?

A

Denmark Strait

26
Q

What body of water sits north of the city of Archangelsk and south of the Kola Peninsula?

A

White Sea

27
Q

In which Ocean are the Seychelles located?

A

Indian Ocean

28
Q

What strait cuts through Patagonia?

A

Strait of Magellan

29
Q

What cape is located at the southern tip of South America?

A

Cape Horn

30
Q

What is the largest lake in Central America?

A

Lake Nicaragua

31
Q

What group of Islands controlled by the UK is located east of Patagonia?

A

Falkland Islands

32
Q

What landlocked sea located between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is now mostly gone due to former Soviet irrigation projects?

A

Aral Sea

33
Q

What major river flows north from Canada into the Beaufort Sea?

A

Mackenzie River

34
Q

What is the largest river in South America?

A

Amazon River

35
Q

What large island group is located far north of Norway?

A

Svalbard

(It is also the northernmost place in the world with a permanent population)

36
Q

What sea is between Sweden, Finland, and Europe?

A

The Baltic Sea

37
Q

Climate is primarily determined by ______

A

Lattitude

38
Q

The Nile flows in what direction?

A

North

39
Q

The great lake contains __% of

the world’s fresh water

A

20

40
Q

Asia is the largest of the world’s continents, covering approximately __% of the Earth’s land area.

A

30

41
Q

What trench is the deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean?

A

Puerto Rico Trench

42
Q

What is the longest, uninterrupted barrier

island found in the U.S.?

A

Padre Island

43
Q

What is the largest landmass stradling

a mid-ocean ridge?

A

Iceland

44
Q

What region is known by the nickname

“Pirate Alley” due to the large

amounts of pirate activity in the area?

A

The Gulf of Aden

45
Q

Name the strait which connects the Red Sea

and the Gulf of Aden

and is known as the “Gate of Tears.”

A

Bab el Mandeb

(also acceptable are Mandab Strait or Mandib Strait)

46
Q

What unit of distance is approximately the length of
one minute of latitude anywhere on Earth?

A

one nautical mile

47
Q

Where is the continental shelf the narrowest?

A

Off the coast of western South America.

48
Q

Why does Great Britain have a relatively mild
climate?

A

The warm Gulf Stream moderates the
climate.

49
Q

What area of the ocean was Columbus referring to
when he wrote about a sea full of vegetation
resembling pine branches so dense he thought it
was shallow and the ships would run aground?

A

Sargasso Sea

50
Q

What bay in eastern Canada is known for its very
large tidal range?

A

Bay of Fundy

51
Q

What canal crosses France connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

A

Canal du Midi