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Geography Flashcards

1
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How many stars and stripes are on the US flag?

A

50 stars (= states), 13 stripes (= colonies)

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2
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What is the name of the longest river in South America?

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Amazon River

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3
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What is the tallest waterfall in the world?

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Angel Falls, Venezuela

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Which African country’s flag features a machete and a book?

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Angola

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5
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Which desert is the largest in the world?

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Antarctic Desert

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6
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What is the only “continent” without any active volcanoes?

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Australia

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7
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What is the only national flag with a depiction of human beings?

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Belize

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8
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Which country’s flag has a dragon on it?

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Bhutan

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9
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What colour is at the top of the French flag when displayed vertically?

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Blue

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10
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What island is divided between 3 countries? ⭐️

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Borneo

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11
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What is the capital of Egypt?

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Cairo

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12
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Which country has the highest number of lakes?

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Canada

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13
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Which country has the world’s longest coastline?

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Canada

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14
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What is the capital of Australia?

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Canberra

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15
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What is the national flower of Japan? ⭐️

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Cherry Blossom (Sakura)

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16
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Where is the driest place on Earth, the Atacama Desert?

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Chile

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17
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Which country has the highest population in the world?

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China

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18
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What is the hottest inhabited place on Earth, found in Ethiopia?

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Dallol

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19
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What is the world’s oldest continuously used national flag?

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Denmark (Dannebrog)

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20
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Which country is home to the Great Pyramids of Giza?

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Egypt

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21
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Which country has the longest river in the world, the Nile?

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Egypt and Sudan (shared, debated)

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22
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What is the name of the line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

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Equator

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23
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What is the only continent without a desert?

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Europe

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24
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In which city is located Ponte Vecchio? ⭐️

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Florence

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25
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Which U.S. state is known as the Sunshine State?

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Florida

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26
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Which country has the largest number of time zones?

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France

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27
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What is the largest canyon in the world?

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Grand Canyon (Arizona)

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28
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What is the largest island in the world?

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Greenland

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29
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Which country has the most volcanoes?

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Indonesia

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30
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What is unique about the flag of Saudi Arabia?

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It features Arabic text and a sword

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31
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Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?

32
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What is the largest freshwater lake by volume?

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Lake Baikal (Russia)

33
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What is the name of the largest lake in Africa?

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Lake Victoria

34
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Which country’s flag features a cedar tree?

35
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Which country has a solid green flag with no other markings?

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Libya (1977–2011)

36
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What is the capital city of Spain?

37
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What is the name of the deepest part of the world’s oceans?

A

Mariana Trench

38
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What is the world’s largest active volcano?

A

Mauna Loa (Hawaii)

39
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What is the name of the sea bordered by Europe, Asia, and Africa?

A

Mediterranean Sea

40
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What is the capital city of Mexico?

A

Mexico City

41
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What country name means “Black Mountains”? ⭐️

A

Montenegro

42
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What is the tallest mountain in the world?

A

Mount Everest

43
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What is the highest mountain in Africa?

A

Mount Kilimanjaro

44
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Which country has a flag that is not rectangular or square?

45
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Mount Everest lies on the border between which two countries?

A

Nepal and China (Tibet)

46
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What is the only flag that does not have four sides?

A

Nepal’s flag

47
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What is the longest river in the world?

48
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Which European country is famous for its fjords?

49
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What is the capital city of Greenland?

50
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What is the capital of Canada?

51
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Which ocean is the deepest?

A

Pacific Ocean

52
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What is the only country with a flag that changes sides (reverse sides are different)?

53
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Which European city is known as the City of Light?

54
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What is the official currency of the United Kingdom?

A

Pound Sterling

55
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What is the official currency of Russia?

56
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Which country is the largest by land area?

57
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What is the largest hot desert in the world?

A

Sahara Desert

58
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What is the capital city of South Korea?

59
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What is the capital of South Korea?

60
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What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea? ⭐️

61
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Which African country has a name that means “Lion Mountains”?

A

Sierra Leone

62
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What is the national sport of Japan?

A

Sumo Wrestling

63
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Which country has the most islands in the world?

64
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What is the largest rainforest in the world?

A

The Amazon Rainforest

65
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What river crosses the equator twice? ⭐️

A

The Congo River

66
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What is the largest coral reef system in the world?

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The Great Barrier Reef (Australia)

67
Q

Which country’s flag has a yellow sun with 24 rays?

A

The Philippines

68
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What is the national animal of Scotland?

A

The unicorn

69
Q

What is the most populated city in the world?

A

Tokyo, Japan

70
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Which country’s flag is known as the “Union Jack”?

A

United Kingdom

71
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What do the five stars on the flag of China represent?

A

Unity under the Communist Party

72
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Which South American country’s flag has a sun with a face?

73
Q

What is the smallest country in the world by area?

A

Vatican City

74
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Which Italian city is famous for its canals?

75
Q

What is the longest river in Europe?

A

Volga River

76
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What was the name of the supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras, before breaking apart into the continents we know today?

77
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What is the largest inland body of water in the world? ⭐

A

Caspian Sea

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