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What is the world’s deepest lake?

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Lake Baikal,Russia

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What is the principal mountain range in the eastern United States

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Appalachian Mountains

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Into what sea does the Volga River flow?

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Caspian Sea

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What desert plant is native to the Western Hemisphere?

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cactus

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The George Washington Bridge crosses what river to New York City?

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Hudson River

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What is the term used for the beginning point of a river system?

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Headwater

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What range of mountains in northern Africa runs from the Mediterranean to the Altantic?

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Atlas Mountains

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The Aswan Dam spans what great river?

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Nile

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What powerful hydroelectric plant is located on the Paraná River between Brazil and Paraguay?

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Itaipú Dam

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In which direction does the Nile River flow?

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north

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What is the principal river that runs through Arizona?

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Colorado River

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Which mountains divide Spain and France?

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Pyrenees

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What river runs through the middle of Paris?

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Seine

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Which mountains separate Italy from France,Switzerland,Autria,and Slovenia

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Alps

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What is the only active volcano on the European mainland?

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Mt.Vesuvius

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Which mountain range divides the Europe from Asia.

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Urals

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What is the largest high-altitude lake in North America?

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Yellowstone Lake

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In what country is the Chilhuahuan Desert located?

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Mexico

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Which mountain range is the longest in the world?

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Andes Mountain Range

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Which river forms part of the border between France and Germany?

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Rhine River

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Which desert is the eastern Asia is one of the coldest desert?

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Gobi Desert

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Which desert covers most of northern Africa?

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Sahara Desert

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Which is the most mountainous continent?

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Asia

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What is the world’s lowest lake?

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Dead Sea

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What is the world's highest mountain?
Mt.Everest
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What South American desert is one of the driest places in the world?
Atacama Desert
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Which European country is separated from its neighboring countries by mountain range?
Italy
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What kind of fish could you see swimming upstream to lay its eggs in the Columbia River in the Oregon?
salmon
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Which continent has the most lakes?
North America
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What river was the center of ancient Egyptian civilization?
Nile
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On what ocean did the famous "Mutiny on the Bounty" take place?
Pacific Ocean
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What is the name of the wild sheep of North American that live in the Rocky Mountains?
bighorns
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Which rodent plants most of the coniferous trees that root in the Rocky Mountains?
red squirrel
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What is North America's only aquatic songbird?
American Dipper
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Ships ferried over a million men across what body of water on D-Day,June6,1944?
English Channel
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In what country is the Chilhuahuan Desert located?
Mexico
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Which mountain range is the longest in the world?
Andes Mountain Range
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Which river forms part of the border between France and Germany?
Rhine River
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Which desert is the eastern Asia is one of the coldest desert?
Gobi Desert
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Which desert covers most of northern Africa?
Sahara Desert
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Which is the most mountainous continent?
Asia
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What is the world's lowest lake?
Dead Sea
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What is the world's highest mountain?
Mt.Everest
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What South American desert is one of the driest places in the world?
Atacama Desert
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Which European country is separated from its neighboring countries by mountain range?
Italy
46
What kind of fish could you see swimming upstream to lay its eggs in the Columbia River in the Oregon?
salmon
47
Which continent has the most lakes?
North America
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What river was the center of ancient Egyptian civilization?
Nile
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On what ocean did the famous "Mutiny on the Bounty" take place?
Pacific Ocean
50
What is the name of the wild sheep of North American that live in the Rocky Mountains?
bighorns
51
Which rodent plants most of the coniferous trees that root in the Rocky Mountains?
red squirrel
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What is North America's only aquatic songbird?
American Dipper
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At what time of day do most desert animals come out?
night
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Which mountain range has the most extensive deciduous forests in the world?
Appalachian Mountains
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What formed many of the lakes located high in the Rocky Mountains?
glaciers
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What has the Missouri River been nicknamed because of silt deposits?
Big Muddy
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Which mountains are called "the backbone of North America"?
Rocky Mountains
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Name the five Great Lakes.
Huron,Ontario,Michigan,Erie,Superior
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In which lake is there an island that is said to be the cradle of Inca civilization?
Lake Titicaca
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In what sea is the Isle of Elba,where Napoleon was confined.
Mediterranean
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Robert Fulton and Robert Livingstone organized the first steamboat company on what American river?
Mississippi River
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What is the largest lake in South America?
Lake Maracaibo
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What is the largest river system in the world?
Amazon River
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What river forms part of the border between Mexico and the United States?
Rio Grande
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All river on the east of the Great Divide eventually flow into which ocean?
Atlantic Ocean
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What trees in the Great Basin Desert have lived longer than any other trees in the world?
bristlecone pines

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