Geography Flashcards
A “super” one of these landforms lies below Yellowstone. This landform comes in multiple forms,
including composite and shield. Igneous rocks are formed by the cooling of the hot substance spouted by
these landforms. Name these landforms whose eruptions formed many islands, including Hawaii.
Volcanoes
In this country, an annual red crab migration takes place on Christmas Island. This country’s state of
Queensland contains the Great Barrier Reef, and dingoes and cockatoos can be found in this country’s “Outback”. Melbourne and Sydney are cities in which country that is also a continent?
Australia
The moai of Rapa Nui are created from this material, as was the city of Petra. Jesus renamed Simon
as Peter saying “You are” this substance. The gaze of a basilisk or the gorgon Medusa turns someone
into this material. What substance is typified by diorite, granite and sandstone?
Rocks
This organ’s SA node sends signals to the AV node. This organ’s pacemaker cells make electrical
impulses, and its muscle is myocardium [MAI uh KAAR dee uhm]. The vena cava [VEE nuh KAY vuh] and aorta [ay
OR tuh] are joined to this organ, which has two chambers of ventricles and atria [ay TREE uh]. Name this organ that pumps blood and “beats” in your chest.
Heart
Ideal versions of this state of matter obey the equation PV=nRT [p v equals n r t]. Boyle’s Law says that
volume varies inversely with pressure in this state. Molecules in this state of matter completely fill the
space of their container. For 10 points, name this state of matter that is more energetic than solids and
liquids.
Gas
This state’s Salinas Valley is the setting for Of Mice and Men. This state’s highest peak, Mt. Whitney,
is near the country’s lowest point. Sutter’s Mill in this state started a gold rush, where 49ers flowed into
this state’s capital of Sacramento. Name this state that contains Los Angeles.
California
These mountains contain Canada’s first national park near the town of Banff. The Front Range of
these mountains is crossed by the Western Continental Divide. These mountains contain Mount Elbert,
the tallest mountain in Colorado, and Pike’s Peak. Name this west American mountain
range.
Rocky Mountains, or Rockies
A bridge named for this city now resides in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. An 82-story glass pyramid
called the “Shard” is this city’s tallest building, and the world’s largest Ferris wheel is called this city’s
“Eye.” Buckingham Palace and Big Ben are in, what capital of the United Kingdom?
London
In this country, Kublai Khan was visited by Marco Polo via the Silk Road. The compass and paper
were invented during this country’s Han dynasty, and the Ming dynasty extended this country’s “Great
Wall.” Beijing is the capital of what Asian country, the most populous in the world?
People’s Republic of China
Seminoles sought refuge in the sawgrass of this wetland, which also supports a variety of animals,
including alligators. This area is the namesake of a large national park in southern Florida.
Everglades
Aquatic plants found in these areas serve to filter water and remove pollutants. Marshes and bogs are examples of these landforms where shallow water covers the land. Though
they’re ecologically diverse, these landforms might be drained of water to produce land for human use.
Wetland
This desert dominates northern Africa, stretching from the Red Sea to the east to the Atlantic in the
west. Name this largest hot desert in the world. It covers most of many north African countries, like Libya,
Mali and Chad. Berbers and other nomadic tribes led caravans across this desert to visit cities like
Timbuktu.
Sahara
One of these is the only still existing Wonder of the Ancient World. Name these large structures found in Egypt. A “Great” one of these is located at Giza
Pyramids
Tierra del Fuego, containing the Strait of Magellan, is an archipelago off the southern coast of this
continent. Angel Falls, the tallest waterfall in the world, is located on this continent, which also contains rich oil
fields under Venezuela’s Orinoco River basin.
South America
Because of the not-quite-spherical shape of the earth, the point farthest from the center of the earth
is Chimborazo, located in this mountain range. Aconcagua, the highest peak outside of Asia, is located on
this mountain range that runs down the western coast of South America.
Andes
Lake Titicaca, the largest lake in South America, lies in the Andes between these two South
American countries. One of these countries has two capital cities of Sucre and La Paz. The other
country’s capital is Lima. Name either country.
Bolivia or Peru
Most pyramids were funeral monuments to pharaohs, who were preserved using this process. In this
process, internal organs were removed and stored in canopic jars, and then the bodies were wrapped in
linen.
Mummification
The coronavirus originated in this country’s city of Wuhan, although this country delayed
acknowledging the scale of the outbreak under Xi Jinping.
People’s Republic of China
These geographical features opened up the interior of the American continent to explorers and
pioneers. For 10 points each:
[10] The Potomac, Hudson and Delaware are among these features that allowed colonists to establish
settlements inland from the coast. These features provided food and fresh water, and allowed colonists to
bring in supplies and export natural resources like furs or timber.
Rivers
This river is the “Gateway to the West” and opened up settlement of its namesake territory across
the Allegheny mountains. Cincinnati was founded on this river, which separates its namesake state from
Kentucky to its south.
Ohio
