Geo review everything Flashcards
a narrow strip of land connecting two landmasses
isthmus
the warmest ocean
Indian Ocean
have flat tops and extremely steep sides, and they are usually round or oblong in shape
mesa
flat, rolling lands with few changes in elevation
plains
artificial lakes
reservoirs
the equator passes through which two continents
South America and Africa
what modern nation in the Middle East was established in 1948
Israel
______ marks the beginning of nations
the dispersion
the most populous country in the world
China
the man-made waterway that separates Africa and the Middle East
Suez Canal
two holy Muslim cities
Mecca and Medina
birthplace of Mohammed
Mecca
the place where Islam was founded
Medina
the world’s longest fortification
Great Wall of China
the highest point in Japan
Mt. Fuji
the capital of Portugal
Lisbon
the capital of Greece
Athens
sometimes called “The Cradle of Civilization”
Fertile Crescent
Baghdad is the capital of ____
Iraq
the largest city in the world by population
Tokyo
among France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Germany, which does not contain a portion of the Alps?
Belgium
the largest peninsula in the world
Arabian Peninsula
people skilled in displaying geographical data on maps and globes
cartographers
Francisco Pizarro conquered the Inca empire that was in ____
Peru
a wealthy Venezuelan creole who helped win independence for each of the Northern Andean countries
Simon Bolivar
what South American country is considered “The Granary of the South”?
Argentina
South America’s largest city
Sao Paulo
the highest navigable lake in the world
Lake Titicaca
the Galapagos Islands belong to ____
Ecuador
Brazil’s official language
Portuguese
Colombia is the leading producer of what gemstone?
emeralds
Mexico’s leading export is _____
oil
what country has the most livestock?
India
South America’s largest lake
Lake Maracaibo
the world’s highest waterfall
Angel Falls
the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere
Mount Aconcagua
South America’s largest religion is _______
(Roman) Catholic
the world’s second highest mountain system
Andes
the largest desert in the world
Sahara Desert
the canal that separates North and South America can be found in _______
Panama
over ___% of the earth is covered by water
70
the only country in Asia to have Catholicism as the main religion is ______
Philippines
the largest and highest mountain range
Himalayas
lowest point on land
Dead Sea
highest point in the world
Mt. Everest
the main religion in India is _____
Hinduism
the main source of income in the Middle East
oil
the Israelites and Arabs are both descended from _____
Abraham
the mountain range that runs through Italy
Appenines
the smallest independent state in the world
Vatican City
separates Europe from Africa
Strait of Gibraltar
____ became united because of the marriage between Ferdinand and Isabella
Spain
highest point in Europe
Mt. Elbrus
the Communists built a wall in the city of _____, in Germany, to keep them from reaching freedom
Berlin
land in the Netherlands that takes up about 1/4 of it; land taken back from the sea by dikes, dams, and windmills
polder
capital of Russia
Moscow
the most accurate projection of the earth
globe
______ occupies the Jutland Peninsula
Denmark
_______ is considered the birthplace of Western Civilization
Europe
______ occupies the Malay Archipelago
Indonesia
______ is claimed by both Jews and Muslims as a holy city
Jerusalem