GEO1 Flashcards
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Which country dedicated their name to an Italian explorer?
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Columbia (Christopher Columbus)- note that he was born in Genoa, Italy though his voyages were supported by Catholic Monarchs of Spain
2
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What is the capital of Mongolia
A
Ulaan Baatar
3
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The Appalachian Mountains has its highest point in which US state?
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North Carolina
4
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Where is the mountain, K2 located?
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In the Karakoram mountain range in Pakistan
5
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What is the official currency of Saudi Arabia?
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Riyal; note the capital of Saudi Arabia is Riyadh
6
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The AT&T football stadium is located in what city?
A
Dallas
7
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What is the name of Indonesias most populous island?
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Java
8
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By what name is the parallel of latitude 23.5 degrees north of the equator commonly known?
A
Tropic of Cancer
9
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Bermuda is an overseas dependency of which country?
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United Kingdom
10
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What country was formerly known as East Pakistan?
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Bangladesh
11
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What is the capital of Sweden?
A
Stockholm
12
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Which English city has more miles of canal than Venice?
A
Birmingham
13
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If you were to travel from Mexico to Columbia by land what is the minimum number of countries you would pass through?
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5 excluding Mexico and Columbia
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama (though closest may involve going through El Salvador as well)
14
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Which country has the longest coastline in the world?
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Canada
15
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Alpacas are native to what continent
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South America
16
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The Faroe Islands is governed by which sovereign nation?
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Denmark
17
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The Great Pyrimids of Giza are nearest to which Egyptian City?
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Giza
18
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The construction of the Eiffel Tower was completed in what decade?
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1880s
19
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Lake Victoria in Africa spans which countries?
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Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya
20
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In which country can you find the country of Palau?
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Australia and Oceania (Oceania)
21
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What is the official demonym for someone who lives in Massachusetts?
A
Bay Stater
22
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The region of Transylvania belongs to which country?
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Romania
23
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Moscow sits on which river?
A
Moskva River
24
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How many great lakes are there? Name them from West to East
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5: Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario
25
What is the capital of Bolivia?
La Paz
26
Which European capital was build across 14 islands?
Stockholm- capital of Sweden
27
How many provinces does Canada have?
10 (10 provinces, 3 territories)
Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Manitoba, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Labrador
Territories: Yukon, Nunavut, and the Northwest Territories
28
What is the largest state of Brazil?
The State of Amazonas
29
What is the name of France's largest island?
New Caledonia
30
To the nearest 1000 miles what is the distance from London to New York?
3000 miles
31
Which city is the highest capital city in terms of altitude?
La Paz, Bolivia
32
What is the capital of the US state of Kentucky?
Frankfort
33
What is the longest river in the UK?
River Severn
34
Ulaan Baatar is the capital of what country?
Mongolia
35
Along with Spanish, what other language is the official language of Ibiza and the Balearic Islands?
Castalan
These are off of the east coast of Spain in the Mediterranean sea but the part close to Spain is called the Balearic Sea- includes Ibiza, Minorca, and Majorca
36
The Russian language uses what alphabet?
Cyrillic
37
Guinea is present in how many country names?
4: Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equitorial Guinea, and Papua New Guinea
38
What is the capital of East Timor (Timor-Leste)?
Dili
39
What is the height of the highest point in the Maldives?
5m (16 feet)- it is the world's lowest lying country
40
Bay Stater is the official demonym for someone from this state?
Massachusetts
41
How many islands does Indonesia have to the nearest 1000?
18,000
42
How many countries border the Red Sea?
6
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Yemen, Djibouti, Sudan, Eritrea
43
The islands of the Caribbean are also known by what name?
West Indies
44
Mount Chimborazo is the closest mountain to space, what country is it in?
Ecuador; highest mountain when measured from Earth's center rather than Sea Level
45
The Pyrennes are a mountain range that separates which two countries?
France and Spain
46
Osaka in Japan is located on which Japanese island?
Honshu
47
The Democratic Republic of the Congo was previously known as \_\_\_\_
Zaire
48
Mount Vesuvius overlooks which modern Italian city?
Naples
49
To the nearest 1000 miles, what is the distance from Los Angeles to Tokyo?
5000 miles (Note: that is farther than NY to London which is 3000 miles)
50
What is the most southerly capital city in South America?
Montevideo of Uruguay
51
The southernmost tip of South America belongs to which country?
Chile
52
The San Andreas Fault in the US is an example of what type of plate boundary?
Transform Plate Boundary (i.e. where two plates slide past each other)
53
Which US state is directly north of Maryland?
Pennsylvania
54
The Eurostar connects which London train station to mainland Europe?
London St. Pancras
55
What is the tallest waterfall in the world?
Angel Falls in Venezuela
56
Dili is the capital of this country
East Timor (Timor Leste)
57
Zaire is the former name for which country?
Democratic Republic of the Congo
58
The Great Barrier Reef is off the coast of which Australian state?
Queensland- on the Northeast of the country
59
Bahrain and Qatar are countries that border what body of water?
Persian Gulf/Arabian Gulf
60
What is the world's largest island?
Greenland
61
In which country is Mount Athos located?
Greece
62
How many Nordic countries are there?
5- Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, and Finland (as well as Greenland, the Faroe Islands- both of which are Denmark; and Aland)
63
Tropical grassland is another name for which biome?
Savanna
64
The Gobi desert is situated in what countries?
China and Mongolia
65
Along with India, which 2 other countries have a hindu majority population?
Nepal and Mauritius; note that Mauritius is east of Madagascar and is closer to Africa
66
Australia became nominally independent from the UK in which year?
1901
67
The Antilles are a group of islands in which region of the world?
Caribbean
68
The West Indies are another name for islands located where?
Caribbean. The antilles are also islands located here
69
How many countries have Arabic as their official language?
25 countries
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen
70
Which ocean has the longest border with the USA?
Pacific Ocean
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What is the most spoken language in India?
Hindi
72
In which country is the Sinai Penninsula located?
Egypt
73
"A" is a record breaking village with the shortest name in the world. Which country is it located in?
Norway
74
Java is the most populous island of this country?
Indonesia
75
To get from Malaysia to Russia by land what is the minimum # of countries you'd need to pass through?
3 excluding Malaysia and Russia- though it seems like you could go from Burma to China then Russia so maybe 2
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In 1804, which Caribbean nation was established after a successful slave revolt
Haiti; Saint-Domingue slave revolt
77
If one were to sail from Sapporo to Vladivostok, what sea would they cross to make this journey?
Sea of Japan
78
What is the deepest freshwater lake in the world?
Lake Baikal
79
Which river flows through Paris?
Seine River
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Yellowstone National Park may be mainly found in which US state?
Wyoming
81
Which US state shares the name of the North American territory held by France until 1803?
Louisiana
82
Greenland, an autonomous region of Denmark, is how many times bigger than Denmark proper?
50 times bigger
83
What are Japanese Shinkansen better known as?
Bullet Trains
84
What town is the highest permanently settled place in the world?
La Rinconada in Peru, 5100 meters above sea level - 3.2 miles
85
Which New York Boroughs are situated on Long Island?
Brookyln and Queens
86
What Canadian territory is west of Greenland?
Nanuvut
87
Tristan De Cunha is a remote island that is closest to which mainland country?
South Africa
88
What country has the longest border with France?
Brazil via French Guiana which is near Suriname
89
Pho and banh mi are dishes from which country?
Vietnam
90
What is the largest state in the US?
Alaska (665,400 square miles) next two are Texas and California
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On a list of US states from largest to smallest with #1 being the largest, where is California?
3rd after Alaska and Texas
92
Before the Euro, what was the currency of Greece
Drachma
93
Is the tropic of Cancer north or south of the equator?
North by 23.5 degrees
94
How many countries does Indonesia share a land border with?
3 (Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, and Timor-Leste)
95
What dialect of Chinese is spoken in Hong Kong?
Cantonese
96
How many time zones does Russia span?
11
97
Ceuta and Mellila are African cities belonging to which European country?
Spain
98
What is the capital of Bulgaria?
Sofia
99
After Brazil, what is the second largest country in South America?
Argentina
100
What is the second largest island in the world?
New Guinea; largest is Greenland
101
The river Danube crosses how many countries?
10
Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine
102
The second highest mountain in the world (by sea level) is highest point of what country?
Pakistan i.e. K2 in the Karakoram Range
103
Victoria Falls is located on the border of Zambia and which other African country?
Zimbabwe
104
The exclave Russian oblast, Kaliningrad borders which two countries?
Lithuania and Poland
105
France and Spain are separated by what mountain range?
The Pyrenees
106
La Paz is the capital of \_\_\_\_
Bolivia
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Greenland is an autonomous region of this country?
Denmark- as are the Faroe Islands
108
Mecca and Medine are in which country?
Saudi Arabia
109
Which Scottish Loch is the largest?
Loch Ness
110
What is the largest city in the Canadian territory of Nanuvut?
Iqaluit; note this is the territory up by Greenland that is all fractured appearing
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Bangladesh was previously known as East \_\_\_\_\_
Pakistan
112
Which of the Great Lakes is the one that is completely in the USA?
Lake Michigan because there is the upper penninsula and then Lake Superior separating from Canada. To the Northeast is Lake Huron
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What was the largest empire in history?
The British Empire
114
Petra, an ancient city is located in which modern country?
Jordan
115
What is the deepest part of the Mediterranean sea?
Calypso Deep
116
The Juventus football team is found in which Italian city?
Turin
117
Angel Falls, the tallest waterfall in teh world is located in which country?
Venezuela
118
Which country has the capital Sofia?
Bulgaria
119
The Seychelles are located in which Ocean?
The Indian Ocean
120
In what year was the Soviet Union formed?
1917
121
The extinct Dodo was once only found on which island country?
Mauritius (has a hindu majority like Nepal and India)
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What is the highest mountain on Earth when measured from the Earth's center rather than Sea Level?
Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador
123
The State of Amazonas is the largest state of what country?
Brazil
124
Upper Volta was the name of which modern country?
Burkina Faso- a country in West Africa
125
How many time zones does China span?
1
126
What is the longest river in North America?
Missouri River
127
Mount Rushmore is located in which US state?
South Dakota
128
What does the DC stand for in Washington, DC?
District of Columbia
129
Between Lithuania and Poland is this Russian exclave
Kaliningrad- it's other border is the Baltic Sea
130
What is the largest desert in the world?
Antarctica
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What is the denonym of people from Cyprus (i.e. what do you call people from Cyprus)?
Cypriot
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Brooklyn, a district of New York, is named after the village of Breukelen, located in which country?
The Netherlands
133
The Tanjung Puting is a national park in which country?
Indonesia
134
What desert is present in China and Mongolia?
Gobi Desert
135
The Taj Mahal is located in which Indian State?
Uttar Pradesh
136
What is the largest Australian State?
Western Australia
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What is the world's lowest lying country?
Maldives; Southwest of India in the Indian Ocean
138
The only US state to have one syllable in its name is?
Maine
139
Alnwick Castle in England is used for the exterior shots in which film series?
Harry Potter
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The Kuril Islands are an archipelago that belong to what country?
Russia- they are northwest of Japan
141
After the Nile and the Amazon, what is the third longest river in the world?
The Yangtze River which traverses mostly East-West
142
How many capital cities does South Africa have?
3: Blomfontein, Capetown, and Pretoria
143
Frankfort is the capital of what US state?
Kentucky
144
What is the only US state that borders the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean?
New York State
145
New Caledonia is the largest island belonging to this country \_\_\_\_\_
France
