Geography Flashcards
K2 mountain range
Karakoram
Yakima Valley
Washington
Newly (1963) created island in the northern Atlantic Ocean
Surtsey Island
Mosquito Coast
Nicaragua
Sleeping Bear Dunes lake
Lake Michigan
Hoa people
Vietnam
Red River Delta
Vietnam
Most populous Scottish city
Glasgow
Contour line
Kurst Topography
Mountain in Argentina/Chile
Aconcagua
Phantom ship, Man of the lake
Crater Lake
Second deepest lake in the United States
Lake Tahoe
Zagreb
Croatia
Most populous Pakistani city
Kirachi
Didgeridoo
Australia
Instrument made out of termite infested wood
Didgeridoo
Saragossa Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Point Nemo
Pacific Ocean
Bratislava
Slovakia
Belgrade
Serbia
Northwest angle
Minnesota
Source of the Mississippi
Lake Itasca
Clearwater County, Minnesota lake
Lake Itasca
Lake Itasca’s naming is contributed to this explorer
Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
2015 earthquake
Nepal
Clinton’s Presidential library
Little Rock
Adak Island, Aleutian Islands
Alaska
Ulster
Northern Ireland
Rwandans who opposed the Tutsis
Hutu
Rwandans who opposed the Hutus
Tutsis
Ballah Pass
Suez Canal
Great Bitter Lake
Suez Canal
Bering Strait
Alaska
Most populous city in the province of Baja
Tijuana
Semien Mountains
Ethiopia
Third highest mountain in Africa
Mt. Stanley
Madiera
Portugal
Most populous Portuguese speaking city in the world
Sao Paulo
NATO HQ
Amsterdam
Operation Husky
Sicily
South American copper mines
Chile
Khyber Pass
Afghanistan
Royal Clock Tower
Mecca
New York island in the East River
Riker’s Island
Eight island archipelago off the coast of California
Channel Islands
Steinhoff Furniture company located here
South Africa
Zuma
South Africa
20% of this South American country is Hindu
Suriname
This country’s 20th-century dictator tried to annex the neighboring province of Kagera
Uganda
Idi Amin
This country’s dictator claimed the title “Conqueror of the British Empire”
Uganda
Idi Amin
East African country governed from Kampala
Uganda
Major 1811 earthquake in Missouri
New Madrid
Shibam Hadramawt
Yemen
Suriname colonizer
Netherlands
Aqaba, Jordan port on what
Red Sea
Watcha Front
Utah
Golden Spike of the transcontinental railroad
Utah
Border between Laos and Thailand
Mekong River
Golden Triangle
Mekong River
Major South-east Asian river
Mekong River
Giant catfish species is threatened by hydropower development like the Xayaburi Damn
Mekong River
“Lancang”
Mekong River
River that has 4,000 islands
Mekong River
Khorat Plateau
Mekong River
In the Henguan Mountains of the Yunnan province, this river flows parallel to the Salween and Yangtze
Mekong River
Phosphine gas and Naga(ghost) fireballs
Mekong River
The city of Nanjing is along this river
Yangtze River
Flows south of the Yellow River
Yangtze River
Namesake species of crocodiles(alligators)
Yangtze River
Three Gorges Dam
Yangtze River
Reaches the Pacific Ocean near Shanghai
Yangtze River
Longest Asian river
Yangtze River
Known as the “Chang Jiang”
Yangtze River
Geladaindong Peak
Yangtze River
Converges with the Jialing River in Chongquing
Yangtze River
Namesake valley civilization
Indus River
Quartzite floor tiles are found along this river’s Soan Valley
Indus River
Cities of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa are along this river
Indus River
River of modern Pakistan
Indus River
Flows through the province of Sindh
Indus River
Bitumen-lined Great Bath river
Indus River
Mohenjo-Daro
World’s first documented toilets
Indus River
Ayub Bridge
Indus River
“Hidden Falls”
Brahmaputra River
Means “son of Brahma”
Brahmaputra River
World’s largest delta is formed after this river and the Ganges merge in Bangladesh
Brahmaputra River
Upper portion of this river is called the Yarlung Tsangpo
Brahmaputra River
Ninety-degree turn
Brahmaputra River
Second longest river in China
Yellow River
Bayan Har Mountains
Yellow River
Cuts through the Loess Plateau
Yellow River
Forms the Ordos loop
Yellow River
Flows into the Gulf of Bohai
Yellow River
The Grand Canal connects the Yangtze river and this river
Yellow River
Fertile loess-rich soil
Yellow River
Chinese civilization developed around this river
Yellow River
“China’s sorrow”
Yellow River
Northeastern Chinese gulf
Gulf of Bohai
Most sacred river to Hindus
Ganges River
Empties into the Bay of Bengal
Ganges River
Varanasi cleansing
Ganges River
The Sundarbans
Ganges River
Pilgrims of the Kumb Mela visit here
Ganges River
Ghats
Eighty-four entryways into this river
Ganges River
Hooghly and Padma are tributaries of
Ganges River
Haridwar Dam
Ganges River
Also known as Ayers Rock
Uluru
Large sandstone formation in Australia
Uluru
“Covid-19 vaccines turn people into crocodiles” politician is from here
Brazil
1908 event, where a mysterious explosion leveled trees in Siberia
Tunguska
What river flows from Lake Victoria
White Nile