daily geography week 21 Flashcards
What do Aconcagua, McKinley, Kilimanjaro, and Elbrus have in common?
They are the highest mountains in their continent
Is Paris southeast or southwest of the intersection of 50 degrees N and 0 degrees?
southeast
Does Mexico have more coastline on the Gulf of Mexico or on the Pacific Ocean?
Pacific Ocean
Wellington is the capital of New Zealand. Is the city north or south of 40 degrees S?
south
Which country possesses Easter Island (Rapa Nui), which is about 2,000 miles west of South America?
Chile
What is the westernmost state in the U.S?
Alaska
What is the physical feature that forms Uruguay’s western boundary?
Uruguay RIver
What is the name of the country in the Pyrenees Mountains between France and Spain?
Andora
What is the name of the gulf that is north of Somalia and south of Yemen?
Gulf of Aden
What is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago?
Port-of-Spain
Which large river in eastern Europe passes through Vienna, Austria, and Budapest, Hungary?
Danube River
Canada and the U.S make up the Anglo-America. What makes up Latin America?
Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean
Which large desert in Africa is almost as big as the contiguous states in the U.S?
Sahara Desert
The delta of which river is south of the Island nation of Trinidad and Tobago?
Orinoco River
A tree line (or timberline) is found at high elevations and in frigid environments. What is it?
Line marking highest elevation where trees go.
Which mountains form part of the southern boundary of Europe?
Caucasus Mountains
Sofia is the capital of which European nation?
Bulguria
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Which large island is found off the coast of southern Labrador?
Newfoundland
Which of the following is the capital of Lebanon: Basra, Baghdad, Boston, or Beirut.
Beirut
What are moisture-laden winds blowing from the ocean of the land that give India very wet summer and in winter the winds blow in the opposite direction and it is dry called?
Monsoons
Which European city is near the intersection of 60 degrees N and 30 degrees E?
St. Petersburg
Which famous River is northeast of India and is south of Nepal?
Ganges River
A mountain peak in the Himalayas has an elevation of 20,000 feet above sea level. If you climbed to the top, would you be 20,000 feet above the base?
No b/c the base is already above sea level.
Which country is due south of Egypt?
Sudan
Is Phnom Penh or Hanoi the capital of Vietnam?
Hanoi
Which country that is not a former Soviet republic borders the world’s largest lake?
Iran
Which river run west to east across northern Italy?
Po River
What is the capital of the Scandinavian nation that shares a long border with Russia?
Helsinki, Finland
Which will have dawn first, eastern North America or eastern South America?
South America
What do Mt. Rainier, Mt. Shasta, and Mt. St. Helen’s have in common?
They are all in North America and are active volcanoes.
Name the country that has the longest border in the Arabian Sea.
India
