Environment

Question 1

Arctic Ocean

Answer 1

smallest ocean

hard to navigate through thick ice

Question 2

Indian Ocean

Answer 2

third largest ocean
sailors used monsoon winds to navigate
extensive commercial trade led to intense rivalries between nations

Question 3

Atlantic Ocean

Answer 3

second largest ocean

scene of exchange between the eastern and western hemispheres

Question 4

Pacific Ocean

Answer 4

largest ocean

full of small, archipelagos

Question 5

East Asia

Answer 5

rivers: Yalu, Huang He, Chang Jiang

land forms: Mt. Fuji, Gobi Desert, Tibetan Plateau

Question 6

Southeast Asia

Answer 6

rivers: Mekong, Irawaddy

land forms: Ring of Fire

Question 7

South Asia

Answer 7

rivers: Ganges, Indus, Brahmaputra
land forms: Himalayas, Hindu Kush, Khyber Pass
climate: monsoons

Question 8

Southwest Asia (Middle East)
and
North Africa

Answer 8

rivers: Tigris, Euphrates, Nile

land forms: Zagros Mountains, Arabian Desert, Sahara Desert

Question 9

Central Asia

Answer 9

rivers: Volga

land forms: Gobi Desert, Lake Baikal, Ural Mountains, steppe

Question 10

Sub-Saharan Africa

Answer 10

rivers: Congo, Zambezi, Niger
land forms: Kalahari Desert, Great Rift Valley, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Lake Victoria
climate: tropical rainforest, savannah

Question 11

Eastern Europe

Answer 11

rivers: Danube

land forms: Caucasus Mountains, Carpathian Mountains

Question 12

Western Europe

Answer 12

rivers: Rhine, Rhone, Elbe

land forms: Alps, Pyrenees Mountains

Question 13

North America

Answer 13

rivers: Mississippi, Missouri, St. Lawrence, Rio Grande

land forms: Rocky Mountains, Canadian Shield, Madre Mountains

Question 14

Latin America

Answer 14

rivers: Amazon, Rio de la Plata, Parana

land forms: Amazon Rainforest, Andes Mountains, Pampas

Question 15

Oceania

Answer 15

rivers: Darling, Murray

land forms: Outback, Great Barrier Reef, Great Dividing Range