GEO2 Flashcards
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Which continent is the only to lie in all 4 hemispheres?
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Australia and Oceania
2
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What is the capital of Lithuania?
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Vilnius
3
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What is the largest sized disputed soveriegn nation?
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China- legitmacy disputed by Taiwan
4
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What is the closest mountain to space-tallest when measured from earth center? What is the tallest in the world when measured from the ocean floor?
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Mount Chimbarazo in Ecuador; Mount Mauna Kea in Hawaii
5
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Mount Musala is the highest mountain in this region _____
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The Balkans- in Bulgaria; recall that the capital city is Sofia
6
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What is the capital of Oman?
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Muscat
7
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The Wakhan corridor is a panhandle belonging to what country?
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Afghanistan- it separates Tajikistan from Pakistan
8
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The Burj Al Arab is a 5 star hotel in what city?
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Dubai
9
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New Britain and New Ireland are of which country?
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Papua New Guinea
10
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What is the major export commodity for Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates?
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Oil
11
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Stalingrad is the former name of what modern city?
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Volgograd
12
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Babylon is an ancient city that is located in what modern day country?
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Iraq
13
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The historic Turkish city of Adrianopole is now called?
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Edirne
14
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What is the capital of the self-declared republic of Somaliland?
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Hargeisa
15
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Which country has the shortest land border with Russia?
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North Korea
16
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What is the official currency of the Maldives?
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Rufiyaa
Recall Maldives is a low lying (wrt sea level) island chain south of India in the Indian Ocean
17
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Which of the flags from Poland, Indonesia, and Monaco has the white stripe displayed on the top half?
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Poland
18
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How many Canadian provinces and territories are landlocked?
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2 = Alberta and Sasketchawan
19
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What is the largest active volcano in Europe?
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Mt. Etna- in the city of Catania in Sicily
Note that Mount Vesuvius overlooks Naples
20
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What is the capital of Paraguay?
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Asuncion
21
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How many mountains in the world are above 8000 meters?
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14
22
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What is the former name of St. Petersburg and Volgograd?
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St. Petersburg = Leningrad
Volgograd = Stalingrad
23
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What is the unique feature of the Sargasso Sea compared to any other sea in the world?
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It has no land borders but is a whirlpool between 4 major atlantic currents: the Gulf Stream, the Azores Current, the Canary Current, and the North Equatorial Current
24
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What are the modern names of Leningrad and Stalingrad?
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Leningrad = St. Petersburg
Stalingrad = Volgograd
25
The mountain, Dufourspitze is the highest in this country
Switzerland
26
What is the second largest river in Africa?
Congo River
27
Valletta is the capital of what country?
Malta, it's language is Maltese
28
If one sailed from the Philippines to Vietnam what body of water does one cross?
South China Sea
29
Porto-Novo is the capital city of this country
Benin (a country in Northwest Africa)
30
What are the 7 wonders of the ancient world?
Great pyramids of Giza
Hanging Gardens of Babylon (now Iraq)
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Lighthouse of Alexandria
The Colosus of Rhodes
The Temple of Artemis
The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
31
Judaism is the majority religious affiliation of how many countries?
Only 1- Israel
32
Utqiagvik- the most northerly city in Alaska was previously known as what?
Barrows
33
What is unique about the shape of Nepal's flag with respect to the other flags in the world?
It has more than 4 sides- it is a double pennon (two penants)
34
The ancient city of Carthage is located in this modern day country
Tunisia
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Maseru is the capital city of \_\_\_\_\_
Lesotho in Africa and it is the highest capital city in Africa wrt altitude
36
The Rufiyaa is the currency of what country
The Maldives
37
What is the capital of Switzerland?
Bern
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Which flag color appears most often of the 196 sovereign nation flags?
Red
39
The Oriental Pearl TV Tower is located in this city
Shanghai
40
The modern city of Edirne in Turkey was historically called?
Adrianopole
41
South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in what year?
2011
42
Wilno, the name for the Polish city until 1939 is now the capital of what country?
Lithuania but called Vilnius
43
The Levant is a region in which geographical region?
Middle East
44
What is the most southerly city in Africa?
Cape Town (one of 3 capital cities of South Africa- along with Pretoria and Bloemfontein)
45
The Sherpa people are indigenous to what mountain range?
Himalayas
46
Svizzera is the ______ name for Switzerland
Italian
47
How many countries does the equator pass through?
13
Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Sao Tome & Principe (Island in Africa), Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Maldives, Indonesia and Kiribati
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This lake borders Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
Bodensee
49
Silesia is a region in what country?
Poland
50
How many countries does the continent of Africa contain?
54
51
What is the name of the valley of Northern Italy, where the city of Milan is located?
Po Valley
52
The Laccadive Sea is in what ocean?
Indian Ocean it is near Maldives and Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon)
53
Etats-Unis is the French Name for this country
United States
54
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 created tension between Austria-Hungary and which other country? Who shot him?
Serbia (Gavrillo Princip with the Black Hand)
55
What is the name of the islands that make a tail in Alaska?
Aleutian Islands--Attu Island is the Westernmost point in the US
56
The Bosphorus strait separates this country between Asia and Europe
Turkey
57
To the nearest 100 meters, how tall is the CN tower in Toronto?
600 meters (1800 feet)
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When was the statue of liberty built?
1876
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What is the former name of St. Petersburg?
Leningrad
60
Between how many countries is the island of Borneo politically divided?
3- Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei
61
This is the name of the island that contains Haiti and the Dominican Republic
Hispaniola
62
Before the Euro, what was the currency used by Spain?
Peseta
In Greece, it was the Drachma
63
Tonga is a small island nation on which continent?
Australia and Oceania
East of Australia, Northeast of New Zealand
64
What is the only country flag in the world that has more than 4 sides?
Nepal
65
What is the name of the highest mountain in the balkans?
Musala
66
The Detroit metropolitan area also extends into what Canadian city?
Windsor
67
Who was the last leader of the Soviet Union before its collapse?
Mikhael Gorbachev
68
Dakar is located on the most westerly point of mainland Africa, in which country?
Senegal
69
The flag of Chad is almost identical to that of what other country?
Romania
70
The Pamir mountains lies mostly in which country?
Tajikistan
71
The city of Sopron in Hungary was originally part of what country?
Austria
72
Hawaii is home to the tallest mountain in the world when measured from the Ocean's floor- How tall is it?
10200 meters- Mauna Kea Mountain
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What is the highest mountain in the Iberian peninsula called?
Mulhacen
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On what Island is the westernmost point of the US?
Attu Island- it is out in the Bering Sea near Russia
It is one of the little Islands that looks like a tail on Alaska
75
The Ottoman Empire existed until 1922, preluding which country's war of independence?
Turkey (Though this took place 1919-1923)
76
What is the Italian name for Switzerland?
Svizzera
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What strait in Turkey separates Asia from Europe?
The Bosphorus
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What is the capital of Lesotho?
Maseru
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What is the name of Turkey's largest Island?
Gokkceada
80
The Abraj Al Bait is a complex of buildings located in what city?
Mecca- it is a set of skyscrapers from the King Abdulazziz Endowment Project to modernize and cater to pilgrims.
The Makkah Clock Royal Tower in the center has the world's largest clockface
81
Maltese is the official language of what country? What is its capital?
Malta- Valletta
82
The town of Neum is the largest settlement along the short coastline of which country?
Bosnia and Herzegovina but note that the shortest coastline in the world is Monaco!
83
Pangaea was a supercontinent that first split into what two continents?
Laurasia and Gondwanaland
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Saxony is a region in what country?
Germany
85
This city is located in the Po Valley in Northern Italy
Milan
86
Socotra is an island belonging to what continent?
Africa but belongs to Yemen
87
The Bering Strait divides which 2 oceans?
Arctic and Pacific Ocean- it is right between Alaska and Russia
88
The Chernobyl disaster of 1986 occured in what modern day country?
Ukraine
89
Dominica is a small island nation on which continent?
North America (In Carribean)
90
What is the route that connects all of the Florida keys?
Route 1 there is a bridge called Seven Mile Bridge that connects the middle keys to the lower keys: specifically Knight's Key to Little Duck Key
91
What is the shortest distance in the English Channel between Great Britain and France?
26 miles
92
What is the distance between Key West in Florida and Cuba?
90 miles- it is an Island south of Florida, part of florida
93
The gulf that connects Israel to the Red Sea is called
Gulf of Aqaba/Eilat
94
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941 on which American Island?
Oahu
95
What is the name of Berlin's TV tower in Alexanderplatz?
Fernsehturm
Alexanderplatz is a large public square in Berlin
96
Which currency is used in most West African countries?
Franc
97
The Isle of Wight in the UK belongs to what county?
Isle of Hampshire
98
What is the capital of Mozambique?
Maputo
99
Known for its tea and silk, Assam is a province in which country?
India
100
Haile Selassie was emporer of what African country?
Ethiopia
101
What is the name of the highest mountain in Switzerland?
Dufourspitz
102
US 1 runs along Florida's east coast through the Keys and was labeled as such when the numbered US highway system was established in what year?
1926
103
Madeira is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, belonging to which country?
Portugal
104
Which African country has the highest altitude capital city?
Lesotho
105
Chichen Itza, a site of a major Incan city is located in what modern day Mexican state?
Yucatan (on the Yucatan Penninsula in eastern Mexico near Cuba); just next to Yucatan is Quintana Roo which is where Cancun is located
106
The Isle of Lewis is the largest island that belongs to this country?
Scotland
107
What are the Pan-African flag colors?
Green, Yellow, and Red
108
Laurasia and Gondwanaland are two large continents that are the split products of this continent
Pangaea
109
What is the largest Mexican state?
Chihuahua (bordered by New Mexico and Texas)
110
From which city did the Titanic sail?
Southampton- last stop being in Queenstown (Cobh), Ireland
Note: Ireland's flag is very similar to Cote d' Ivoire
111
The Grand Canyon is in what US state?
Arizona
112
Which city has a water feature called the Jet d'eau, jetting lake water vertically over 50 meters?
Geneva, Switzerland
Note: Bern is the capital of Switzerland
113
Tunisia is the modern day location of this ancient city that was once ruled by Hannibal
Carthage- he was a general. His elephant- Surus- meaning "the Syrian" was missing a tusk
114
What is the only sea without any coasts?
Sargasso Sea
It is a whirlpool between 4 major Atlantic Currents
Gulf Stream, Azores Current, Canary Current, and the North Equitorial Current
Lesser- the Antilles current
115
What is the most northerly settlement of the US?
Utqiagvik (formerly named Barrows)- most northerly city in Alaska
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Sao Tome and Principe is a small island nation in which continent?
Africa
117
What is Taiwan's official name?
Republic of China
118
What city of India used to be called Madras?
Chennai
119
Hargeisa is the capital of this self-declared republic
Somaliland
120
Rosa Parks famously refused to give up her seat in on a bus in what town?
Montgomery, Alabama
121
Mulhacen is the highest mountain on what peninsula?
The Iberian peninsula (contains both Spain and Portugal)
The Iberian peninsula is separated from Africa by the strait of Gibraltar
122
The flag of Romania is almost identical to the flag of which other country?
Chad
123
Bodensee is a lake that borders what 3 countries
Germany, Switzerland, and Austria
124
Bethelehm is a biblical town located in what modern day country
Palestine
125
The Great Escarpment is a topological feature of mainly which country?
South Africa
Steep slopes from the South African Plateau down towards the ocean
126
What country has the shortest coastline in the world?
Monaco (on the Eastern border of France along Mediterranean) only 2.4 miles
127
In how many countries may the Sahara desert be found?
10
Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sudan, and Tunisia
- Mansa Musa (wealthiest person) was ruler of Mali Empire
- Carthage was an ancient city in modern day Tunisia
- Chad's flag is very similar to that of Romania
128
What is the most northerly city of China?
Mohe City
129
The Franc is the currency used in most African countries in this part of Africa
West Africa
130
The country of SFR Yugoslavia ceased to exist in what year? What did SFR stand for?
1992; Socialist Federal Republic
131
What is the French name for the United States?
Etats-Unis
132
German is the official language of how many countries?
6: Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Belgium, and Luxembourg
133
Socotra is an island in the Arabian Sea belonging to what country?
Yemen
134
What is the capital of Benin?
Porto-Novo
This is a small country near Ghana, Burkina-Faso, Togo, and Nigeria
135
The Mediterranean borders which continents?
Europe, Africa, and Asia
136
What flag color typically symbolises Islam?
Green
137
What is the largest city in Crimea?
Sevastopol
138
In 1867, the US purchased Alaska for 7.2 million dollars from who?
Russia
139
Bern is the capital city of this country
Switzerland
140
Hispaniola is an island comprised of what 2 countries?
Haiti and the Dominican Republic
141
The city of France is in which of the 13 French regions?
Ile De France
142
What is the smallest US state?
Rhode Island
143
What is the largest island that belongs to Scotland, excluding Great Britain itself?
Isle of Lewis
144
Muscat is the capital of what country?
Oman
145
What is the capital of the Faroe Islands?
Torshavn (recall that the Faroe Islands and Greenland are both belonging to Denmark; Greenland is 50x larger than Denmark proper)
146
The current modern day state of Yucatan, on the Yucatan penninsula was the site of this major Incan city
Chichen Itza
147
The flag of Ireland is almost identical to that of what other country?
Cote D'Ivoire
148
What country was formerly called Abyssinia?
Ethiopia
149
What is the circumference of the Earth?
24,901 miles
150
What does the Gulf of Aqaba connect to the Red Sea?
Israel
On the west is the Gulf of Suez
The Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba make Mickey Mouse ears on the Red Sea
151
Which latitude provides a border for the Southern (Antarctic Ocean)
60th parallel South
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Maputo is the capital of what country?
Mozambique
153
The city of Chennai in India used to be called \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Madras
154
What was the former name of Ethiopia
Abyssinia
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What is the official language of Malta?
Maltese
156
What bodies of water are connected by the Bosphorus strait in Turkey?
The Black Sea which then connects to the Sea of Marmara which then connects to the Aegean sea through the Dardanelle strait
157
What bodies of water are separated by the Dardanelle strait and the Bosporus strait?
Dardanelle Strait = Sea of Marmara from Aegean Sea
Bosporus Strait = Sea of Marmara from Black Sea
The Sea of Marmara sits betweent he Aegean sea on the west and Black Sea on the east
158
The Midian mountains is a mountain range in what country?
Saudi Arabia
159
What is the name of the strip of land in Afghanistan that separates Tajikistand from Pakistan and touches China?
Wakhan Corridor
160
Asuncion is the capital of what country?
Paraguay
161
If you traveled along the Earth's surface what is the shortest distance between the North Pole and the South Pole?
12,430 miles
162
Gokkceada is the largest island belonging to this country
Turkey
163
Tahiti is an island in what overseas territory?
French Polynesia (WAAYYY down between Honolulu and Australia)
164
The Marina Bay Sands Hotel is located in which city?
Singapore- Note that Singapore is a city, a nation, and a state
165
The Anatolia peninsula is located in what country?
Turkey
166
Leningrad is the former name of what modern city?
St. Petersburg
167
The city of Sopron, originally an Austrian city, is now part of what country?
Hungary
168
In 2011, this country gained independence from Sudan
South Sudan
169
How many hemispheres does Australia and Oceania lie in?
All 4
170
Vilnius is the capital of what country?
Lithuania- though before 1939 was called Wilno and located in Poland
171
The flag of Cote d'Ivoire is almost identical to what other country?
Ireland
172
What is the capital of Paraguay? What is the capital of Uruguay?
Asuncion Montevideo- most southerly capital city in SA
