Geography Flashcards
What is ANA?
All Nippon Airways. Largest airline in Japan (by revenues & passengers)
What does NoHo & SoHo stand for?
North of Houston & South of Houston (in New York City)
What is the Cambridge Lover’s Knot?
A tiara belonging to the royal family in the UK
Where is Oviedo?
Spain
What are the Azors?
A collection of islands off the coast of Portugal
What is Sao Miguel Island?
One of the islands in the Azors (group of islands off the coast of Portugal)
What is the capital of Bolivia?
La Paz
What currency is used in Peru?
Sol or Soles
What is the capital of Syria?
Damascus
What is the capital of Oman?
Muscat
What kind of government is used in Oman?
Sultanate
What is this?
Roti - Indian unleavened flatbread
What is Java?
An island in Indonesia. Known for its rare species of rhinos.
What is an Afrikaner?
An ethnic group in South Africa descended predominantly from Dutch settlers
Where is Bryn Mawr College located?
Pennsylvania.
Women’s Liberal Arts college
What is the Cleveland State mascot?
The Cavaliers
Whose flag is this?
Sweden
Whose flag is this?
Denmark
Whose flag is this?
Finland
Whose flag is this?
Norway
What is the Nordic Cross?
The sideways cross that can be seen in the flags of the countries in the Nordic area of Europe
What is this?
Souvlaki - Greek dish consisting of pieces of meat and sometimes vegetables on a skewer and served with pita bread
What car brand is this?
Renault - European car brand
What car brand is this?
Aston-Martin - UK car brand
What is a well-known group of Native American tribes in the Southwest American states?
Apache
In which city is Iowa State University located?
Ames, Iowa
What university is ORU?
Oral Roberts University located in Tulsa, OK
Where is “Down East”?
Parts of the eastern coast of New England and Canada (primarily parts of Maine and some of Canada’s Maritime Provinces)
What is Southfork Ranch?
Home of the Ewing Mansion in Parker, Texas (conference & event center)
Setting of the TV show “Dallas”
What are the Canary Islands?
Spanish archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean just off the coast of Morocco in an area called Macaronesia
What is Las Palmas?
The capital city of the island Gran Canaria (one of the Canary Islands)
What is an archipelago?
An island group or island chain, sometimes a sea containing a small number of scattered islands
Where is Macaronesia?
A collection of four volcano archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean off the coasts of Africa and Europe
What is the capital of Latvia?
Riga
What is the US Army Installation in Kentucky?
Fort Knox
What is the capital of Cuba?
Havana
What is the habanera?
The Cuban form of the contradanza or country dance. Named after the capital Havana.
What do you call a Japanese mat?
Tatami
