2021-22 ES GeoBee Round3 Flashcards by Unknown Unknown

Davos - World Economic forum

Switzerland

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Cities in switzerland

Bern, Davos, Geneva, Zurich

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NYC Prison (correctional facility)

Rikers island

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Rikers island mass grave

Hart Island

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SFO prison

Alcatraz Island

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SF embarcadaro waterfront ends

Oracle Park ; Fisherman’s wharf

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Louisiana capitol building name?

Is tallest in US and called Huey Long’s monument

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Louisianacapital city

Baton Rouge

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Louisiana important city - called Big Easy

New Orleans

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Louisiana neighboring states

Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas

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Mississippi capital city

Jackson

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Arkansas capital

Little Rock

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Louisiana holiday

Mardi Gras

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Mardi Gras is french for?

Fat Tuesday - the day before Ash Wednesday when Lent fasting starts

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What does Madagascar produce?

Vanilla and sapphires

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Madagascar capital

Antananarivo

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What was Madagascar formerly called?

Malagasy Republic

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Which tree is called the ‘Tree Of Life’?

Baobab

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Which country has the ‘Avenue of the baobabs’

Madagascar

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What is the largest island nation in the world?

Madagascar - capital: Antananarivo

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What country was a 2005 Dreamworks film

Madagascar

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What is the capital of Wisconsin

Madison

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What is the largest city of Wisconsin

Milwaukee

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What is the Head quarters of Harley-Davidson

Milwaukee

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What is the Head quarters of Miller Brewing Company

Milwaukee

What is a suburb in Milwaukee

Kenosha

Gaddaffi country

Libya

Libya capital

Tripoli

Libya 9/11/2012 attack

Benghazi

Country with flag that has different front and back

Paraguay

Paraguay capital

Asuncion

War of Triple Alliance country

Paraguay

countries of gran chaco

Paraguay and Argentina

Which US state is Mt.Mitchell in

North Carolina

Which US state is outer banks in

North Carolina

What is Outer banks, North carolina famous for

last site for the Roanoke colony

What are 3 cities in North Carolina

Kitty Hawk, Charlotte, Raleigh

What is north Carolina's capital

Raleigh

Which country has the most timezones in the world

France

Iberian peninsula is in what country

Spain

What is the mountain range between Spain and France

Pyrenees

What is the mountain range between Europe and Asia

Ural mountains (from Kazakhastan to Arctic Ocean)

What is the tallest mountain in the Alps

Mt. Blanc

Where is the Mediterranean Sea

Between Europe and Africa

Where is the Adriatic Sea

Right of Italy (Croatia, Bosnia)

Where is the Baltic Sea

Between Scandinavia and Europe

Where is the Black sea?

Between Europe (Ukraine) and Africa (Turkey)

What are the 2 seas between Europe and Africa from west to east?

Mediterranean, Black

Where is the Caspian Sea?

Between Europe and Asia

What are 2 countries in both Europe and Asia

Kazakhstan and Russia

Where is the lowest point in Europe

Caspian sea

What is the highest point in Europe

Caucasus mountains in Russia

Romanovs were executed in what mountain range

Ural mountains

Kandahar terriorist attack is in what country

Afghanistan

What started the Spanish American war?

Sinking of USS Maine near Havana, Cuba in 1898

Which country did the USS Maine explode in?

Cuba

When was the Spanish American war?

1898

Who is the famous leader from Cuba

Fidel Castro

Which country did US get Guantanamo bay from

Cuba

What lake are Thunder Bay and Duluth ports on

Lake Superior

What is Lake Superior also called

Gitchi-Gami

Deepest lake in the world

Lake Bikal

Belfast is a city in

Northern Ireland

What was the famous agreement signed in Belfast

Good Friday Agreement that ended The Troubles

What war did USS Arizona sink in?

World War 2

Attack on pearl harbor date

Dec 7, 1941

Which harbor did USS Arizona sink in

Pearl Harbor, Honolulu

What country is Merlion from

Singapore

what peninsula is Singapore in?

Malay peninsula

What is the US city that is 15 miles from Red Rock Canyon

Las Vegas

What is the famous road in Las vegas

Las Vegas Strip

Japan threatened to with-hold funds from what organization for keeping documents about Nanjing massacre?

UNESCO

Which org help Abu Simbel from flooding?

UNESCO

Is Ha long Bay a world heritage site?

Yes - designated by UNESCO

Who founded PRC (People's Republic of China)?

Mao Zedong or Chairman Mao

What famous poem did Mao write and about what?

Swimming about the Three Gorges Dam

Worlds largest power station

Three gorges dam

Worlds largest hydroelectric dam

Three gorges dam

Where is the three gorges dam?

Yangtze river, China