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1
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a narrow strip of land connecting two landmasses

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isthmus

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the warmest ocean

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Indian Ocean

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have flat tops and extremely steep sides, and they are usually round or oblong in shape

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mesa

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flat, rolling lands with few changes in elevation

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plains

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5
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artificial lakes

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reservoirs

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6
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the equator passes through which two continents

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South America and Africa

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what modern nation in the Middle East was established in 1948

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Israel

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______ marks the beginning of nations

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the dispersion

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9
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the most populous country in the world

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China

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the man-made waterway that separates Africa and the Middle East

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Suez Canal

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two holy Muslim cities

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Mecca and Medina

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12
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birthplace of Mohammed

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Mecca

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13
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the place where Islam was founded

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Medina

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14
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the world’s longest fortification

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Great Wall of China

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15
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the highest point in Japan

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Mt. Fuji

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the capital of Portugal

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Lisbon

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17
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the capital of Greece

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Athens

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sometimes called “The Cradle of Civilization”

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Fertile Crescent

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19
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Baghdad is the capital of ____

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Iraq

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20
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the largest city in the world by population

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Tokyo

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among France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Germany, which does not contain a portion of the Alps?

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Belgium

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the largest peninsula in the world

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Arabian Peninsula

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people skilled in displaying geographical data on maps and globes

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cartographers

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Francisco Pizarro conquered the Inca empire that was in ____

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Peru

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a wealthy Venezuelan creole who helped win independence for each of the Northern Andean countries
Simon Bolivar
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what South American country is considered "The Granary of the South"?
Argentina
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South America's largest city
Sao Paulo
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the highest navigable lake in the world
Lake Titicaca
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the Galapagos Islands belong to ____
Ecuador
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Brazil's official language
Portuguese
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Colombia is the leading producer of what gemstone?
emeralds
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Mexico's leading export is _____
oil
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what country has the most livestock?
India
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South America's largest lake
Lake Maracaibo
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the world's highest waterfall
Angel Falls
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the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere
Mount Aconcagua
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South America's largest religion is _______
(Roman) Catholic
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the world's second highest mountain system
Andes
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the largest desert in the world
Sahara Desert
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the canal that separates North and South America can be found in _______
Panama
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over ___% of the earth is covered by water
70
42
the only country in Asia to have Catholicism as the main religion is ______
Philippines
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the largest and highest mountain range
Himalayas
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lowest point on land
Dead Sea
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highest point in the world
Mt. Everest
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the main religion in India is _____
Hinduism
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the main source of income in the Middle East
oil
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the Israelites and Arabs are both descended from _____
Abraham
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the mountain range that runs through Italy
Appenines
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the smallest independent state in the world
Vatican City
51
separates Europe from Africa
Strait of Gibraltar
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____ became united because of the marriage between Ferdinand and Isabella
Spain
53
highest point in Europe
Mt. Elbrus
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the Communists built a wall in the city of _____, in Germany, to keep them from reaching freedom
Berlin
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land in the Netherlands that takes up about 1/4 of it; land taken back from the sea by dikes, dams, and windmills
polder
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capital of Russia
Moscow
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the most accurate projection of the earth
globe
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______ occupies the Jutland Peninsula
Denmark
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_______ is considered the birthplace of Western Civilization
Europe
60
______ occupies the Malay Archipelago
Indonesia
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______ is claimed by both Jews and Muslims as a holy city
Jerusalem

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