Geography Flashcards
Adriatic Sea
Separates Italy from the Balkan Peninsula
38th parallel north
Line of latitude that divided Korea after WWII
Aegean Sea
Separates Greece and turkey
Arabian Sea
Branch of Indian Ocean between India, the Arabian peninsula and Somalia
Atlas Mountains
Northwest Africa
Black Sea
Separates parts of Europe and Asia
Caspian Sea
Largest inland body of water located in Asia
Death Valley
California desert with the hottest and lowest location in North America
El Niño southern oscillation
Tropical Pacific Ocean warms every 5 years
English Channel
Separates France from Great Britain
Erie Canal
Connects Lake Erie to Atlantic
Everglades
Wetlands in Florida
Kalahari desert
Southern Africa
Kremlin
Moscow residence of Russian president
La Niña
Tropical pacific cools every 5 years
Lake titicaca
Largest lake in South America
Lake Victoria
Largest lake in Africa
Louisiana purchase
French sold Louisiana territory to U.S. In 1803
Mesopotamia
Modern Iraq
Mount Kilimanjaro
Tallest mountain in Africa (Tanzania)
Oceania
Large portion of pacific containing thousands of islands
Persian gulf
Part of Indian Ocean between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Strait of Magellan
Connects Atlantic and pacific south of South America
Suez Canal
Connects Mediterranean to Red Sea
Tropic of Cancer
Most northerly place the sun can be overhead
Tropic of Capricorn
Most southerly place the sun can be overhead
Volga
Longest river on Europe running through central Russia
