GEO3 Flashcards
The land area of South America is what integer percentage of the globe?
12%, same as Russia
North Asia is also referred to as _______
Siberia
Will.i.am is an American rapper best known from being in what group?
Black eyed peas
What river flows through Baghdad?
Tigris
As of 2020 which one of the largest French speaking countries is not part of La Francophonie?
Algeria
The most northerly point of the contiguous United States (i.e. not Alaska) is known as the ______- located in what state?
Northwest Angle (located in Minnesota)
Capital: Saint Paul
Mount Stanly at 5109 meters (16,700 ft)is the highest peak of what African mountain range
Ruwenzori Mountains
Located between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire)
Capital of Uganda: Kampala
Capital of DRC: Kinshasa
What 2 mountain ranges are widely accepted as the boundary between Europe and Asia in Russia?
Urals and the Caucasus
What is the IATA Airport Code for Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport?
IKA
What is Russia’s largest island?
Sakhalin Island
Siberia is also referred to as ______ (Hint: dont say Russia)
North Asia
Mountains with over 1500 meters (4800 feet) of prominence are known as:
Ultra Prominent Mountains
What is the Rapa Nui more commonly known as?
The native people of Easter Island (West of Chile) belongs to Chile
Capital is Hanga Roa
Tainos are the majority indigenous population of what region?
Caribbean Islands
West Azerbaijan and East Azerbaijan are provinces belonging to what country?
Iran
What is the name of the panhandle of Namibia
Caprivi Strip separates Angola and Botswana as well as Zambia
Capital of Namibia = Windhoek
Which Scottish county is the home to the most native Scottish Gaelic Speakers?
Outer Hebrides
What is the largest country not to have its own airport?
Andorra (situated between Spain and France in the Pyrenees)
Capital: Andorra la vella
Catalan for “Andorra the Old”
Lugano in Switzerland is on what lake?
Lake Lugano
To the nearest mile, what is the distance between the Southern tip of spain and Morocco?
9 miles
The Gulf of Finland separates what 2 capital cities?
Helsinki and Tallinn
Helsinki = capital of Finland
Tallinn = capital of Estonia
What is the name of Albania in Albanian?
Shqiperia
Capital of Albania = Tirana
What is the southernmost subject (region) of Russia?
Dagestan
The Niagara falls occurs between what two great lakes?
Erie and Ontario
What is larger, Honshu or Great Britain?
Honshu
Italian unification occured primarily in what decades?
1860s
Amundsen-Scott Station is a US research station located where?
On the South Pole
Sakhalin Island is the largest island of what country?
Russia
What is the name of the underground train service in Berlin?
U-Bahn
Piedmont is a region of what country?
Italy (capital of Italy: Rome)
What is the largest glacier in the world
Lambert-Fisher Glacier
The Hoggar mountains are located in what country?
Algeria
Capital: Algiers
When did the People’s Republic of China annex Tibet?
1951
What is the capital of Denmark?
Copenhagen
What is closer: France and England or Spain and Morocco?
Spain and Morocco- 9 miles at closest; France and England 26 miles at closest
Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, sits on what island?
Zealand
Marco Polo airport is located in what city?
Venice
The Republic of Venice was a historic country that lost its indepedence in what decade?
1790s
The coat of arms of what European Union country bear the Hammer and Sickle?
Austria
This this the coat of arms NOT the flag- the double headed eagle has a hammer in one claw and sickle in the other
What is the name of the US research station on the South Pole?
Amundsen-Scott Station
Jubaland (also Jubbaland) is a state in what African country?
Somalia
How many Canadian provinces have land more southerly than the 49th parallel?
7- all except Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba
Along with Nanuvut, what are the two other Canadian territories? (Not provinces)
Yukon and Northwest
Who was the first president of the French Fifth Republic formed in 1958?
Charles De Gaulle
This is the name of the international organization of French speaking countries
Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie
The hammer and the compass was an emblem displayed on which European flag until 1990?
East Germany (German Democratic Republic)
What do you call someone who speaks the Portugese language?
Lusophone
Jan Mayen is an island belonging to what country?
Norway
What is the name of the largest city on the island of Tahiti (in French Polynesia)?
Papeete
O’Hare International Airport in 2020 has the most runways for any airport, how many?
8
What is the largest settlement on the remote Kerguelen Islands?
Port-Aux-Francais
They are a territory of France