Geography Flashcards by xxxxxxx Hutchinson | Brainscape

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How many states does Brazil have as well as 1 federal district?

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26 states + 1 federal district

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Capital of north western state Acre in Brazil?

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Rio Branco

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Capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Alagoas? Comes from an indigenous term for a spring.

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Maceio

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What is capital of the northern state of Brazil Amapa?

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Macapa

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Rio Branco is the capital of which Brazilian state?

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Acre

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Maceio is the capital of which Brazilian state?

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Alagoas

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Macapa is the state capital of which Brazilian state?

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Amapa

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Manaus is the capital of which Brazilian state, the largest in the country and ninth biggest subdivision in the world?

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Amazonas

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Capital of Bahia state in Brazil?

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Salvador

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Salvador is on a spit of land separating the Bay of All Saints from the Atlantic and is the capital of which Brazilian state?

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Bahia

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Capital of Brazilian state of Ceara?

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Fortaleza

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State in southeastern Brazil, it’s capital is Vitoria and largest city is Serra?

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Espirito Santo

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Capital of Brazilian state of Goias?

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Goiania

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Capital of Brazilian state of Maranhao?

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São Luis

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Capital of Mato Grosso in Brazil, name comes from indigenous Bororo word meaning arrow-fishing?

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Cuiaba

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Capital of Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil

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Campo Grande

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Belo Horizonte, sixth largest city in Brazil, is the capital of which Brazilian state?

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Minas Gerais

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Belem is the state capital of which Brazilian state?

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Para

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What’s capital of Brazilian state of Paraiba?

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Joao Pessoa

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What is the capital of Brazilian state of Parana?

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Curitiba

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Recife is the capital of which Brazilian state?

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Pernambuco

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The city of Teresina is the capital of which Brazilian state?

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Piaui

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Capital of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil

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Natal

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Capital of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil?

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Porto Alegre

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What is capital of landlocked state of Rondonia?

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Porto Velho

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Boa Vista is only state capital entirely above equator and is in which Brazilian state; the most northern?

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Roraima

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What is the capital and second largest city of Santa Catarina?

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Florianopolis

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Joinville is the largest city of which southern state of Brazil? It’s not the capital which is florianopolis.

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Santa Catarina

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Capital of the Brazilian state of Sergipe?

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Aracaju

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Aracaju is the state capital of which smallest state of Brazil by geographical area?

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Sergipe

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What is the capital of the newest state of Brazil, Tocantins created in 1988 from parts of Goias?

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Palmas

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Visakhapatnam is the largest city of which Indian state?

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Andhra Pradesh

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How many Indian states are there on top of 8 Union territory’s?

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28 states and 8 Union territories

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What Indian state is north eastern India. Borders Assam and Nagaland to the south and shares borders with Bhutan to West, Myanmar to East and disputed border with China at the McMahon Line? Name means Land of Dawn Lit Mountains.

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Arunachal Pradesh

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What is capital city of Arunachal Pradesh? Has Historial site Ita Fort.

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Itanagar

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What Indian state is seventh largest by area? Bordered by Telangana to north west, Chhattisgarh to north, Odisha to North East, Tamil Nadu to south and Karnataka to west.

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Andhra Pradesh

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What state borders Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan and the Indian states of Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim and Assam?

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West Bengal

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Which Indian state has summer capital Bhararisain and winter capital Dehradun? Name means Northern Lands. Also referred to as Land of the Gods. It contains the highest mountain located entirely within India, Nanda Devi. Has Jim Corbett National Park and the Valley of the Flowers.

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Uttarakhand

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Most populated state of India as well as most populated country subdivision in the world. Ganges and Yamuna meet at Triveni Sangam in Allahabad. Contains Agra, Varanasi, Lucknow.

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Uttar Pradesh

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Capital of Uttar Pradesh?

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Lucknow

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Capital of Tripura situated on banks of Hoara River about 2km east of border from Bangladesh?

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Agartala

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State in northeast India, third smallest in country, bordered by Assam and Mizoram to east and Bangladesh all others. Main native language is Kokborok along with Bengali and English.

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Tripura

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Capital of Indian state of Telangana and de jure capital of Andhra Pradesh. Name comes from Lion City. Along the banks of the Musi river.

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Hyderabad

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Which new state created in 2014 when separated from Andhra Pradesh with new capital as Hyderabad? Bordered Maharashtra north, Chhattisgarh to northeast, Karnataka to the west, AP to east and south.

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Telangana

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With capital at Chennai; state in southern India, bordered by states Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh and maritime border with Sri Lanka? Naturally bounded by western ghats in west and eastern ghats in the north, gulf of mannar and palk strait to south east?

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Tamil Nadu

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What is the capital of Sikkim state?

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Gangtok

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State in northeastern India, borders Tibet in north, Bhutan in east, Nepal in west and West Bengal to the south. Close to the Siliguri Corridor which borders Bangladesh. State is least populous and second smallest of all states. Almost 35% of state is covered by Khangchendzonga National Park.

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Sikkim

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Also known as chicken’s neck, stretch of land around namesake west Bengal city 20-22km in narrowest section that connects eight states of north east India to the rest of India?

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Siliguri Corridor

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Name from “land of kings”, state is largest in India by area? Comprises of wide and inhospitable Thar Desert and shares border with Pakistan Punjab and Sindh to west. Cities include Jodhpur, Udaipur, Ajmer, capital Jaipur.

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Rajasthan

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Name of palace in Jaipur built from red and pink sandstone and built by Lal Chand Usta architect. On edge of the city palace, Jaipur.

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Hawa Mahal

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Capital of state Assam?

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Dispur

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Dispur is the capital city and Guwahati the most populous city of which Indian state? Bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to North, Nagaland and Manipur to East, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram and Bangladesh to the south? Known for tea and silk.

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Assam

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Capital of Bihar state?

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Patna

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Indian state second largest by population, borders Uttar Pradesh to west, Nepal to North, West Bengal to east, Jharkhand to south.

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Bihar

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Landlocked state in central India formerly part of Madhya Pradesh before granted statehood in 1 November 2000 with Raipur as designated capital?

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Chhattisgarh

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Capital of state of Goa?

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Panaji

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Capital of state of Gujarat?

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Gandhinagar

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Most populous city of Gujarat and fifth most in whole of India? Near banks of Sabarmati river. Second largest producer of cotton in india “Manchester of idnia”. Contains largest stadium inn world Narendra Modi Stadium.

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Ahmedabad

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Which Gujarat national park is home to only wild population of asiatic lion in the world?

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Gir National Park

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Which state has capital at Chandigarh (shared with neighbour state) and most populous city is Faridabad? City of Gurugram is among tech hubs. Surrounds Delhi on three sides?

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Haryana

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Which state has shared capital Chandigarh and largest city Ludhiana?

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Punjab

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What are the five rivers which gives Punjab its name?

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Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Chenab, Jhelum

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Which Indian state in eastern India borders Bay of Bengal, also known as Utkala and mentioned in national anthem Jana Gana Mana. Ancient kingdom of Kalinga corresponds to border of this state. Capital is Bhubaneswar

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Odisha

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What is the capital of Odisha?

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Bhubaneswar

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What is summer capital of Himachal Pradesh?

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Shimla

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What is the winter capital of Himachal Pradesh?

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Dharamshala

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Northernmost state of India as Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh above it are Union territories. Contains Dharamsala as winter capital and Shimla as summer capital.

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Himachal Pradesh

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What state shares border with Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar and Odisha? Capital is Ranchi and sub capital is Dumka.

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Jharkhand

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Nicknamed “city of waterfalls”, capital of Indian state of Jharkhand?

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Ranchi

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Indian state formerly mysore state in southwest India in between Maharashtra, Goa, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu. Most widely spoken and official language is Kannada. Contains villages where Sanskrit primarily spoken.

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Karnataka

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Capital of Karnataka

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Bengaluru

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Capital of Kerala

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Thiruvananthapuram

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Official language of Kerala

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Malayalam

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Official language of Karnataka

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Kannada

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What is capital of Madhya Pradesh?

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Bhopal

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What is largest city and most populous city of Madhya Pradesh?

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Indore

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Which state is second largest by area in India? Bhopal and Indore.

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Madhya Pradesh

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What is the winter capital of Indian state of Maharashtra?

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Nagpur

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Official language of Maharashtra state due to Bombay State split into two, this one and gujarati Gujarat?

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Marathi

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North eastern state bounded by Nagaland, Mizoram, Assam Indian states and also Myanmar to the east and south. Most widely spoken language is the Meitei.

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Manipur

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Capital of Manipur?

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Imphal

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Capital of Meghalaya?

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Shillong

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Capital of Mizoram?

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Aizawl

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Capital of Nagaland?

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Kohima

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From Sanskrit for abode of clouds, state in northeastern India formed in 1972 from Assam, bounded by Bangladesh and Assam with capital at Shillong. Follows mateilinear system, youngest daughter inherits all wealth. The current age is called this state age.

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Meghalaya

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North east state named after its namesake people. Borders Tripura, Assam and Manipur and then Bangladesh and Myanmar. Carved out of Assam and has capital in Aizawl.

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Mizoram

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Capital is Kohima and largest city is Dimapur. State bordered by Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, then Myanmar to east.

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Nagaland

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Union Territory of India with capital Port Blair

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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Largest city and summer capital of the Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir?

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Srinagar

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With summer capital Leh and winter capital Kargil, name of Union territory constitutes part of larger Kashmir region?

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Ladakh

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Kavaratti is capital of which Union territory of India? 36 islands in the Arabian Sea located off the Malabar Coast.

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Lakshadweep

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Capital of French India which constitutes a Union territory of India. Bounded by Tamil Nadu and z Andhra Pradesh and z Kerala.

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Puducherry

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Capital of Anhui province in China

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Hefei

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With largest city Hefei, this Chinese province borders Jiangsu to the east, Zheijiang to southeast, Jiangxi to the south, Hubei to the southwest, Henan to northwest and Shandong for short section in north? Name derived from two cities within it.

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Anhui (two cities Anqing and Huizhou)

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Capital of Chongqing Municipality, known for the Jiefangbei Business Walking Street. District is a peninsula between the Jialing and Yangtze rivers.

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Yuzhong District

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One of four municipalities of China along with Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin, only one deep inland. During Republic of China, this city serves as wartime capital during 2nd Sino-Japanese War (1937-45).

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Chongqing

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Which province on southeastern coast of China can be romanised to Hokkien, largest city by population is Quanzhou on bank of Jin River? Province bordered Zheijiang to North, Jiangxi to west and Guangdong to the South. Taiwan Strait to the east.

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Fujian

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Capital of Fujian Province, lies between Min River estuary to south and city of Ningde to the north.

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Fuzhou

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Capital and largest city of Gansu Province in northwest China. Located on banks of yellow river.

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Lanzhou

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Chinese province lies between Tibetan and Loess Plateau and borders Mongolia. The Qilian mountains are located in south of the province.province name compound from two cities. Capital is Lanzhou.

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Gansu

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Capital of Zheijiang. Located on northwestern province sitting at head of namesake Bay which separates Shanghai and Ningbo. Grew as southern terminus of Grand Canal. Place where AliBaba founded in 1999.

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Hangzhou

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Province called the backbone of China and known for being birthplace of Chinese nationalist leader Chiang Kai-Shek and entrepreneur Jack Ma. Capital Hangzhou marks end of Grand Canal. Province name derived from the former name of the Qiantang river which flows past Hangzhou and mouth forms Hangzhou Bay.

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Zhejiang

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Landlocked Chinese province borders Guizhou, Sichuan, autonomous regions of Guangxi and Tibet plus countries of Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar. Capital of province is Kunming. Identified as birthplace of tea and region of origin of cannabis plant.

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Yunnan

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Capital of Yunnan province in China

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Kunming

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Capital of Tibet Autonomous Region, site of Potala Palace, winter palace of dalai lamas from 1649 to 1959.

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Lhasa

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Term for the governing council of Tibet during rule of Qing Dynasty (1721) until the 1950s.

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The Kashag

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Which Chinese province romanised as Canton on north shore oF South China Sea? Most populous province of China and second most populous subdivision in entire world (after Uttar Pradesh). Name comes from “at the east of the wide/expanse”.

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Guangdong

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Located on Pearl River, it’s Baiyun International Airport briefly became business airport by passenger traffic in 2020. Known for annual Canton Fair.

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Guangzhou

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Capital and largest city of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern china. Known as “green city”:

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Nanning

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Name for which Autonomous Region means “expanse west” compared to Guangdong “expanse east”? Capital is Nanning.

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Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

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British reggae vocalist of Jamaican descent real name Max Elliot. Albums Bonafide and Fe Real. Songs Wild World and Some Guys Have All The Luck.

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Maxi Priest

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The East Great Mountain of China, which mountain meaning Tranquil Mountainnis in Shandong Province?

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Mount Tai (Tai Shan)

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The west Great Mountain of China, which mountain meaning splendid Mountain is in Shaanxi Province?

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Mount Hua (Hua Shan)

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The South Great Mountain of China, which mountain meaning Balancing Mountain is in Hunan Province?

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Mount Heng (Heng Shan)

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The Centre Great Mountain of China, which mountain meaning Lofty Mountain is in Henan Province?

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Mount Song (Song Shan)

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Chinese landlocked province that means “north of the lake” referring to Lake Dongting. Three Gorges Dam is located in Yichang in this province.

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Hubei

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Capital of Hubei lies on the confluence of Yangtze and the Han River, it’s longest tributary. Suffered the Wuchang Uprising against the ruling Qing Dynasty in 1911.

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Wuhan

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Northernmost and easternmost province of China. Bordered by Jilin to south and Inner Mongolia to the west. Shared border with Russia. Province takes take from mandarin name for Amur river which is black dragon river.

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Heilongjiang

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Largest city and capital of Heilongjiang, name originally Manchu word for “a place for drying fishing nets”. Known as ice city, ice festival in winter.

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Harbin

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Landlocked province of China, capital and largest city is Changsha. Other big ones Hengyang, Zhuzhou, Yueyang. Name means “south of the lake” referring to Lake Dongting. Also birthplace of Chairman Mao Zedong in Shaoshan. Wulingyuan made unesco site in 1992 looks like avatar.

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Hunan

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Capital of Hunan Province

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Changsha

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Northeast Chinese province bordering North Korea and Russia, few Chinese provinces to north and left. Name comes from Manchu words for “along the river”. Drained by Yalu river which is on border along with Tumen river.

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Jilin

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Capital of Jilin province, name means long spring in Chinese. became capital of the imperial Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo. Sometimes called Detroit of China.

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Changchun

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Eastern coastal province of China capital at Nanjing. Third smallest but fifth most populous and most densely populated of 23 provinces.

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Jiangsu

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Which capital of Jiangsu province is in Yangtze River delta region, one of four great ancient capitals of China (Beijing, Luoyang and Xi’an too)? Has porcelain tower, drum tower, stone city, purple mountain , Ming palace.

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Nanjing

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City located in confluence river Luo river and Yellow River in west of Henan province. One of four ancient capitals of china and got Longmen Grottos and White Horse Temple. Name from “sunny” or north side of Luo.

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Luoyang

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Landlocked province of China major cities Nanchang and Jiujiang. Name derived from the river which flows through it Gan River.

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Jiangxi

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Capital of Jiangxi province, in the hinterland of Poyang Lake.

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Nanchang

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Coastal province in northeast China located on Yellow Sea, capital is Shenyang, borders North Korea too tracked by the Yalu river. Named after the river that runs through along with symbol for peace.

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Liaoning

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Capital of Liaoning province used tonne known as Manchu name Mukden. 1905 Battle of Mukden was Russo-Japanese War. 1931 Mukden Incident led Japanese to invade northeast China forming Manchukuo. Names mean the sunny side of the Shen River.

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Shenyang

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Autonomous region located in northwest of country. Largest province by area in China. Borders eight countries. The Aksai Chin and Trans-Karakoram Tract regions both run by China but claimed by India.

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Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region

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Capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. GBR says most remote city from the sea in the world.

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Urumqi

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First appearing in a 2005 Michael Connelly novel, by what title nickname is Los Angeles attorney Mickey Haller known?

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Lincoln Lawyer

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Which detective by Michael Connelly debuted as the lead character in the 1992 novel The Black Echo? Played by Titus Welliver on tv show.

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Hieronymus “Harry” Bosch

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Of which Spanish region is Oviedo the capital?

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Asturias

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Of which Spanish region is Merida the capital?

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Extremadura

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Capital of Andalusia region?

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Seville

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Capital of Aragon region?

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Zaragoza

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Capital of Asturias region?

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Oviedo

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Capital of Basque Country?

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Vitoria-Gasteiz

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Capital of Cantabria

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Santander

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Capital of Castile and Leon

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Valladolid

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Capital of Castilla-La Mancha

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Toledo

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Capital of Extremadura

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Merida

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Capital of Galicia

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Santiago de Compostela

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Capital of La Rioja

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Logrono

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Capital of Navarre

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Pamplona

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Capital of Murcia region

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Murcia