Geo review everything Flashcards

1
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a narrow strip of land connecting two landmasses

A

isthmus

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2
Q

the warmest ocean

A

Indian Ocean

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3
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have flat tops and extremely steep sides, and they are usually round or oblong in shape

A

mesa

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4
Q

flat, rolling lands with few changes in elevation

A

plains

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5
Q

artificial lakes

A

reservoirs

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6
Q

the equator passes through which two continents

A

South America and Africa

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7
Q

what modern nation in the Middle East was established in 1948

A

Israel

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8
Q

______ marks the beginning of nations

A

the dispersion

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9
Q

the most populous country in the world

A

China

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10
Q

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

A

Suez Canal

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11
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two holy Muslim cities

A

Mecca and Medina

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12
Q

birthplace of Mohammed

A

Mecca

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13
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the place where Islam was founded

A

Medina

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14
Q

the world’s longest fortification

A

Great Wall of China

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15
Q

the highest point in Japan

A

Mt. Fuji

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16
Q

the capital of Portugal

A

Lisbon

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17
Q

the capital of Greece

A

Athens

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18
Q

sometimes called “The Cradle of Civilization”

A

Fertile Crescent

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19
Q

Baghdad is the capital of ____

A

Iraq

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20
Q

the largest city in the world by population

A

Tokyo

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21
Q

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

A

Belgium

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22
Q

the largest peninsula in the world

A

Arabian Peninsula

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23
Q

people skilled in displaying geographical data on maps and globes

A

cartographers

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24
Q

Francisco Pizarro conquered the Inca empire that was in ____

A

Peru

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25
Q

a wealthy Venezuelan creole who helped win independence for each of the Northern Andean countries

A

Simon Bolivar

26
Q

what South American country is considered “The Granary of the South”?

A

Argentina

27
Q

South America’s largest city

A

Sao Paulo

28
Q

the highest navigable lake in the world

A

Lake Titicaca

29
Q

the Galapagos Islands belong to ____

A

Ecuador

30
Q

Brazil’s official language

A

Portuguese

31
Q

Colombia is the leading producer of what gemstone?

A

emeralds

32
Q

Mexico’s leading export is _____

A

oil

33
Q

what country has the most livestock?

A

India

34
Q

South America’s largest lake

A

Lake Maracaibo

35
Q

the world’s highest waterfall

A

Angel Falls

36
Q

the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere

A

Mount Aconcagua

37
Q

South America’s largest religion is _______

A

(Roman) Catholic

38
Q

the world’s second highest mountain system

A

Andes

39
Q

the largest desert in the world

A

Sahara Desert

40
Q

the canal that separates North and South America can be found in _______

A

Panama

41
Q

over ___% of the earth is covered by water

A

70

42
Q

the only country in Asia to have Catholicism as the main religion is ______

A

Philippines

43
Q

the largest and highest mountain range

A

Himalayas

44
Q

lowest point on land

A

Dead Sea

45
Q

highest point in the world

A

Mt. Everest

46
Q

the main religion in India is _____

A

Hinduism

47
Q

the main source of income in the Middle East

A

oil

48
Q

the Israelites and Arabs are both descended from _____

A

Abraham

49
Q

the mountain range that runs through Italy

A

Appenines

50
Q

the smallest independent state in the world

A

Vatican City

51
Q

separates Europe from Africa

A

Strait of Gibraltar

52
Q

____ became united because of the marriage between Ferdinand and Isabella

A

Spain

53
Q

highest point in Europe

A

Mt. Elbrus

54
Q

the Communists built a wall in the city of _____, in Germany, to keep them from reaching freedom

A

Berlin

55
Q

land in the Netherlands that takes up about 1/4 of it; land taken back from the sea by dikes, dams, and windmills

A

polder

56
Q

capital of Russia

A

Moscow

57
Q

the most accurate projection of the earth

A

globe

58
Q

______ occupies the Jutland Peninsula

A

Denmark

59
Q

_______ is considered the birthplace of Western Civilization

A

Europe

60
Q

______ occupies the Malay Archipelago

A

Indonesia

61
Q

______ is claimed by both Jews and Muslims as a holy city

A

Jerusalem