GEO4 Flashcards
Brazil shares borders with all but which 2 South American countries?
Ecuador and Chile
Berumuda is closest to which US state? What is it a dependency of?
North Carolina; the UK
What is the only continental African country to have its capital on an island?
Equatorial Guinea, the capital is Malabo
Luzon is the largest island of what country?
Philippines
True or False: the Island of Mauritius is larger than the neighboring island of Reunion?
False, Reunion is larger
Who is the Celsius scale named after?
Anders Celsius (An Astronomer)
What is the largest city in the Irish county of Leinster?
Dublin
Mandalay is one of the biggest cities of what country?
Myanmar
The prime meridian is where GMT time is respected. What does this stand for?
Greenwich Meridian Time
Followed by 8 countries that it passes through except France, Algeria, and Spain
What is the official mascot of Singapore?
Merlion- a half lion, half fish creature
What is the largest desert in the Americas? Where is it located
Patagonian Desert aka the Patagonian Steppe and is located in Argentina (8th largest in the world)
Capital of Argentina = Buenos Aires
How many countries are completely surrounded by another country?
3
San Marino- within Italy
Vatican City- within Italy
Lesotho- within South Africa
Mosquito Coast is located in what country?
Nicaragua
Capital: Managua
The remains of the Aral Sea falls between what two countries? Capitals?
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan = Nur-Sultan
Uzbekistan = Tashkent
Sioux City, located in the US state of Iowa, is only a river crossing away from what other 2 US states?
Minnesota and South Dakota
Zante is the popular name for a Greek Tourist area- what is the Greek word for it?
Zakynthos
What country is the largest producer of Soybean?
Brazil (was US but Brazil took over as of May 2020)
What is the self-declared capital of Transnistria?
Tiraspol- this is a frozen conflict area between Ukraine and Moldova which Russia has interest in
Between the 6 European Microstates how many countries do they collectively border?
5 (Switzerland, Austria, France, Spain, and Italy)
Microstates: Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City, Sovereign order of St. John, and Malta
Malta is an Island
The Sea of Azov is stricly speaking in what ocean?
Atlantic Ocean (it is a marginal sea of the Black Sea)
The US state of Michigan borders how many 5 great lakes?
4 (all but Ontario)
Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie
Tivoli Gardens is located in what city?
Copenhagen
Note it is an amusement park!
What island nation may be found in the Mozambique Channel? Capital? What body of water does it sit in?
Seychelles, Victoria- Indian Ocean
What is the name of the town at the northern tip of Ellesmere Island, and the most northerly permanently inhabited place in the world?
Alert
Ellesmere Island is up by Greenland. It is part of Canada. It is more north than Utqiagvik (Barrows) but that is in America
What country has the smallest coastline with the Persian Gulf?
Iraq
What European country has the largest amount of active volcanoes?
Iceland
Zakynthos is the local name for what poplar Greek tourist destination
Zante
What does the strait- Beb-El-Mandeb connect?
The Red Sea to the Arabian Sea
Praia, the capital of Cape Verde is closest to which mainland African country?
Senegal
Mainland Denmark basically encompasses what peninsula?
Jutland peninsula
Tiraspol is the capital of what self-declared republic?
Transnistria
A frozen conflict with Russia in between Moldova and Ukraine
Often incorrectly listed as Yaren, which island nation does not have a capital city?
Nauru
Motown is another name for what US city?
Detroit
Named after a record company called Motown records located there but reflects the sound from Detroit blues
What religion has the 3rd largest amount of followers?
Hinduisim (after Christianity and Islam)
Christianity 31.2%, Islam 24.1%, and Hinduism 15.1%
The island of Malaku belongs to what country?
Indonesia
The largest in Indonesia is Java on which the capital is located- Jakarta
Belgium’s capital- Brussels- is located in what Belgian region?
Flanders
What strait connects the Red Sea to the Arabian Sea?
Beb-El-Mandeb
The Arc De Triomphe in Paris has how many Avenues leading to it?
12
What was the name of the territory set aside for black people during South Africa’s Apartheid era?
Bantustan i.e. Bantu homeland
What is the worlds largest Binational Border? 2nd Largest?
Canada-US and then Kazakhstan-Russia
Merlion, a half lion, half imaginary fish creature, is the mascot of what island nation?
Singapore
What island is the most populous in the world?
Java (even more so than Honshu)
Which 2 US states are rectangular?
Colorado and Wyoming
What is the only country to exhibit every major climatic zone?
USA from polar to tropical
How many sovereign country flags are only red and white?
16 (18 if the maroon shade is counted)
Harar, often said to be the 4th Holy City of Islam, may be found in what country?
Ethiopia
What was a Bantustan?
Used during apartheid era- this was an area for black people to live in South Africa during the apartheid era
What is the largest island of the Philippines?
Luzon
Whast is the name of the most easterly state of Mexico and home to the popular tourist city of Cancun?
Quintana Roo
Othonoi is the westernmost island of what country?
Greece
The Tuvan People’s Republic was a state from 1922-1946 that is now a part of what modern day country?
Russia
Cappadocia is a large plateau in what country?
Turkey
How many countries as of 2020 have an official ideology of Marxism-Leninism?
4- Cuba, Laos, Vietnam, and China
What river, flowing into the Congo River, does Central African Republic’s capital- Bangui, lie on?
Ubangi River
The US state of Tennessee borders how many other US states?
8: North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia
Tribhuvan International Airport is closest to what Asian Capital?
Kathmandu (Capital of Nepal)
What is the westernmost island of Greece?
Othonoi
What US state would you be in if you crossed the Mississippi River from Memphis, TN?
Arkansas
What is the largest national forest in the USA?
Tongass in Alaska- it is about the size of West Virginia
The Corinth Canal separates the Greek Mainland from what peninsula?
The Peloponnesse Peninusla
Marie Curie named an element after the country that she was born in what was the country?
Poland (Polonium)
She also discovered Radium. She died of aplastic anemia
What is the highest volcano in Europe?
Mt. Elbrus (Russia)
Mt. Etna is highest active volcano
Which state is the southernmost tip of India located in?
Tamil Nadu
What is the southernmost island of Italy?
Lampedusa
Nihongo is the endonym for which language?
i.e. what are people who speak Nihongo said to speak by others?
Japanese
If the official name for France is the French republic, what is the official name for Mexico?
United Mexican States
Which African capital is named after an American President
Monrovia which is the capital of Liberia which was founded by free people of color in the US
Baarle-Hertog is a city found in an exclave of what country?
Belgium
A tropical climate in the Koppen Classification is one officially defined as no month dropping below what average temperature?
18 C (64.4 F)
To the closest 10%, what percentage of the world lives in a temperate climate?
50%
Mount Nimba is the highest point of what two African countries? Capitals?
Cote D’ Ivoire and Guinea
Ivory Coast capital: Yamoussoukro
Guinea: Conakry
How many stars are on the flag of the European Union?
12
In what city is the NATO headquarters located?
Brussels
How many Canadian provinces and territories border the Hudson Bay?
4: Nunavut, Manitoba, Quebec, and Ontario
Nur-Sultan is the capital of _____
Tashkent is the capital of ______
Nur-Sultan = Kazakhstan
Tashkent = Uzbekistan
Of the 8 countries that the Prime Meridian passes through, how many of these countries do not observe GMT (Greenwich Meridian Time)?
Capitals?
3 (France, Spain, and Algeria)
Often marked as the end of the British empire, when was Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule?
1997
Martinique is a Caribbean island and located between 2 independent island countries- Dominica to the north and what to the south?
St. Lucia
How many time zones are found in Africa?
6
What strait separates Singapore from the Riau Islands
Singapore Strait
What is the name of the strait that separates the North and South Island of New Zealand?
Cook Strait
Capital: Wellington
What is the distinction between the Holy See of Rome and Vatican City
Kind of the same. Vatican City when referring to the country; Holy See when referring to the area governed by the Bishop of Rome
How many countries have a capital of the same name as the country?
11
Algeria-Algiers
Brazil- Brasilia
Djibouti- Djibouti City
Guatemala- Gautemala City
Kuwait- Kuwait City
Luxembourg- Luxembourg City
Mexico- Mexico City
Monaco- Monaco
Panama- Panama City
Sao Tome and Principe- Sao Tome
Singapore- Singapor
What is the main spoken language in Eswatini?
Siswati
This is a country in Southern Africa capital is Mbabane
Part of the Great Rift Valley is submerged under what sea?
Red Sea
Runs from Lebanon in Asia to Mozambique in Africa and goes through the Red Sea (under) basically
Heligoland, an island that was once owned by the UK is now part of what country?
Germany
What is a prefecture i.e. in China?
An area under the government by a prefect which are basically like governors
Ragusa is the Italian name for the now Croatian city of _____
Dubrovnik
What is the German name for the city of Munich?
Munchen
By population, what is Iran’s 2nd largest city after Tehran?
Mashhad
What two states have a Kansas City?
Missouri and Kansas
What country has land the closest to the North Pole?
Canada
What is the highest point of both Cote d’Ivoire and Guinea?
Mt. Nimba
Having lost its sovereignty in 1492, what was the last Islamic Emirate in Spain?
Emirate of Grenada
Helvetia is the latin name for what country?
Switzerland
What do San Marino, Vatican City, and Lesotho have in common?
They are the 3 countries that are completely within another country.
San Marino is in Italy
Vatican City is in Italy
Lesotho is in South Africa
Mafia Island is a part of what country? Capital?
Tanzania- Dodoma
Lampedusa is the southernmost island of what country?
Italy
What Irish county is Dublin located in?
Leinster County
What is the largest religious structure in the world?
Angkor Wat in Cambodia
Capital: Phnom Penh
The Gulf of Paria lies between Venezuela and which other country?
Trinidad and Tobago
12 avenues in Paris lead to this large monument
Arc-De-Triomphe
Switzerland is unique for its policy of privacy in which profession?
Banking
Hence whey mob people put money in Swiss Banks
Morocco administers the majority of Western Sahara and what other state administers the remaining part? What is the capital of Morocco?
SADR (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic)
A partially recognized state
Capital of Morroco: Rabat
Which oceanic current brings a year round mild climate to coastal Namibia (South/West Africa)
Benguela Current
The Singapore Strait separates Singapore from which group of Islands belonging to Indonesia?
Riau Islands
Romansh is an official language of what country?
Switzerland (not THE official, just AN official)
What is the capital of Xinjiang, the largest prefrecture of China?
Urumqi
The Rio De La Plata is a river with the capitals of what two countries lying on it? What are the capitals?
Argentina and Uruguay
Argentina = Buenos Aires
Uruguay = Montevideo
A tundra climate in the Koppen classification is one officially defined as no month exceeding an average of what temperature?
10 celsius (50 Fahrenheit)
New Zealand is named after a province in what country?
Netherlands (Province of Zeeland)
Note: there is an island Zealand where the capital of Denmark (Copenhagen) is
Named by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman hence why it is the Dutch and not the Danish
Part of Nanuvut, Ellesmere Island is west of what?
Greenland
What is the Italian name for the now Croatian city of Dubrovnik
Ragusa
The Kara Sea may be found in what ocean?
Artic Ocean (it is north of Russia)
