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1
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Andes Mountains

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-mountain range that runs through the western side of South America
-passes through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile

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Atacama Desert

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-desert in the north of Chile
-on the pacific coast of South America
-west of the Andes Mountains

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Amazon River Basin

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-north of South America
-flows west to east
-starts in the Andes

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Pampas

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-south eastern (Atlantic) coast of South America
-central Argentina

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Llanos

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-east of the Andes
-northwestern South America

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Amazon Rainforest

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-northwestern South America
-mainly in Brazil but also in a couple other countries

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eurasia

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-europe and asia

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Iberian Peninsula

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-the region of Spain and Portugal

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Scandinavian Peninsula

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-northwestern europe (roughly sweden, norway, and finland)

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Italian Peninsula

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-southern europe (italy)

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Jutland Peninsula

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-denmark and a northern part of germany
-north europe

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sicily

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-island south of italy

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alps

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-mountain ranges in south-central europe

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Pyrenees

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-mountain range between france and spain

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Northern European Plain

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  • plains from france in the westto the ural mountains in the east
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Danube

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a river in southwestern germany, flowing from germany’s black forest east into the black sea

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Rhine

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  • north of Seine
    -river in central and western europe
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Seine

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-river in northern france

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Volga

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-river that flows from central russia to southern russia

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Baltic Sea

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-northern europe
-east of Sweden
-west of lithuania estonia and latvia

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Aegean Sea

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-between greece and turkey

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Mediterranean Sea

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-south of europe
-north of africa

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Black Sea

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-between europe and asia
-southeast europe
- is north of Turkey and south of Ukraine

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North Sea

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-northern europe between UK, denmark, and norway

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Atlantic Ocean

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-east of north and south america
-west of europe and africa

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Arctic Ocean

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-north of and surrounded by eurasia and north america

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Strait of Gibraltar

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-south of spain
-north of morocco
-connects the mediterrarian sea to the atlantic ocean

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28
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Black Forest

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-southwestern germany

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29
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Po Valley

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-northern italy

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30
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Sydney

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southeast coast of Australia

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31
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Himalayas

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north of india
south of china

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32
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Western and Eastern Ghats

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western ghats are along west coast of India
eastern ghats are along east coast

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33
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Mount Fuji

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south of japan (near pacific coast)
southwest of tokyo

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34
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Indian Ocean

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south of India
west of Australia
east of africa

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Ganges River

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north india and bangladesh

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36
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Indus River

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northwest of india
southeast of pakistan

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37
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Brahmaputra River

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northeastern india
southwestern china

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38
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Pacific Ocean

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west of north and south america
east of Asia and Australia

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39
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Yangtze River

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river from west to east china

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40
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Mekong River

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flows from western china south into the South China Sea

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Yellow River

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north and western china

42
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Caucasus

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east of the black sea
south of russia
west of the caspian sea

43
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Ural Mountains

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western russia
seperating Europe and Asia, with Europe to the west and Asia to the East

44
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Ob River

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flows through central russia and western siberia

45
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Amur River

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along the border of the two countries
south of russia
north of china

46
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Lake Baikal

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south east siberia

47
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Caspian Sea

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south of russia and kazakstan
north of iran

48
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Aral Sea

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central asia
northwest of uzbekistan

49
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Bering Strait

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between pacific and arctic oceans
west of alaska
east of russia

50
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Kalahari Desert

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southern africa
south africa and botswana

51
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St Petersburg

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northwestern side of russia

52
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Novosibirsk

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south central russia

53
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Namib Desert

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southwestern africa
in namibia

54
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Nile River

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flows down from north africa to cental africa

55
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Zambezi River

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south of the congo river and lake victoria and lake tanganyika
east africa

56
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Niger River

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west africa

57
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Indian Ocean

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south of asia
west of Australia
east of africa

58
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Red Sea

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east of egypt and sudan
west of Saudi Arabia

59
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Lake Victoria

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east africa
west of kenya
north Tanzania

60
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Lake Tanganyika

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east central africa
east of Democratic Republic of the Congo

61
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Atlas Mountains

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mountain range in northern africa
(algeria, morocco, tunisia)

62
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Tigris River

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southwestern asia
west of Caspian Sea and East of the Black Sea
flowing into the persian gulf

63
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Dardanelles Strait

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south of the bosporus strait (north west turkey)

64
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Bosporus Strait

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south of the black sea
in istanbul turkey (north west turkey)
north of the dardanelles strait

65
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Jordan River

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east of israel and lebanon , west of jordan and syria

66
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Mississippi River

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river in the central us that flows from Minnesota to Louisiana

67
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St. Lawrence River

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river from east-central north america

68
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Colorado River

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river from north colorado to south west Arizona

69
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Columbia River

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A river that flows into Washington then north to british columbia

70
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Rio Grande

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south central us (from gulf of mexico to colorado) creates border for texas and mexico

71
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Gulf of Mexico

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southeast us , east mexico

72
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Great Lakes

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east-central north america, creates a border between Canada and us

73
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Hudson Bay

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Northeastern canada

74
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Aleutian Islands

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islands branching off of alaska
southwest of alaska , east of russia

75
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Hawaiian Archipelago

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north pacific ocean

76
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Appalachian Mountains

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east us and canada

77
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Pacific Coastal Range

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west (pacific) coast of us and canada

78
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Basin and Range

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western US, northwest of Mexico

79
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Rocky Mountains

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west of canada and us

80
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Great Plains

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central us , little bit of southern canada

81
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Interior Lowlands

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central us

82
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Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Plain

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southeastern us

83
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Canadian Shield

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surrounds the hudson bay
northeast of canada

84
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Grand Canyon

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north arizona, east of las vegas

85
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Euphrates River

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starts in south turkey and flows south east into syria and iraq

86
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Arabian Sea

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south of asia
southwest of india

87
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Zagros Mountains

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mountain range on the west side of iran

88
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Strait of Hormuz

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between oman and iran
southeast of iran

89
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Sahel

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south of the sahara
extends from west to east africa

90
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Persian/Arabian Gulf

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south of iran
north of Saudi Arabia and UAE

91
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Taurus Mountains

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southwestern side of turkey

92
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Sahara Desert

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north of sahel
north africa

93
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Congo River

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west central africa

94
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Siberia

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north asia and central and eastern russia

95
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Volga River

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west russia

96
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Arabian Sea

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west of india
south of iran

97
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Bay of Bengal

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northeastern Indian ocean

98
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The Great Barrier Reef

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along the northeastern coast of Australia

99
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The Great Dividing Range

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along the east coast of Australia

100
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Ruhr Valley

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-west of germany

101
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Adriatic Sea

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-body of water east of the italian peninsula

102
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Sierra Madres
(name all three)

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-mountain system in Mexico
-Sierra Madre Occidental in the west
-Sierra Madre Oriental - in the east
-Sierra Madre del Sur - in the south

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