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Geography Flashcards

1
Q

What is the largest landlocked sea?

A

Caspian Sea

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2
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The Dead Sea lies between which two countries?

A

Jordan and Israel

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3
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The _____ is directly west of India.

A

Arabian Sea

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4
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The Marianas Trench is located where?

A

Southeast of Guam

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5
Q

The world’s tallest mountain from base to peak is ______.

A

Mauna Kea (where I am right now)

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6
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What is the largest ocean

A

Pacific

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7
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What is the highest point on Earth?

A

Mt. Everest

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8
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What sea is located between northern Africa and Southern Europe?

A

Mediterranean

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9
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What narrow gap separates Morocco from Spain?

A

Straight of Gibraltar

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10
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What body of water sits between Baja California and mainland Mexico?

A

Gulf of California or Sea of Cortez

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11
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What sea sits between Italy and Croatia?

A

Adriatic Sea

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12
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What canal connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea?

A

Suez Canal

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13
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What sea is situated between the island of Sakhalin and the Kamchatka Peninsula?

A

Sea of Okhotsk

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14
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What channel is located between Madagascar and Mozambique?

A

Mozambique Channel

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15
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What sea is located between Greece and Turkey?

A

Aegean Sea

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16
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Which bay is primarily surrounded by Myanmar and India?

A

Bay of Bengal

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17
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Where are the Galapagos Islands located?

A

West of Equador

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18
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What is the largest lake in the world, and which country is it in?

A

Lake Baikal, Russia

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19
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What strait separates the two islands of New Zealand?

A

Cook Strait

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20
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What sea is immediately north of Eastern Alaska and Western Canada?

A

Beaufort Sea

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21
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What lake is primarily surrounded by Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo?

A

Lake Tanganyika

22
Q

What body of water sits between Somalia and Yemen?

A

Gulf of Aden

23
Q

What body of water separates Saudi Arabia from Iran

A

Persian Gulf

24
Q

What body of water separates Iceland from Greenland?

A

Denmark Strait

25
Q

What body of water sits north of the city of Archangelsk and south of the Kola Peninsula?

A

White Sea

26
Q

In which Ocean are the Seychelles located?

A

Indian Ocean

27
Q

What strait cuts through Patagonia?

A

Strait of Magellan

28
Q

What cape is located at the southern tip of South America?

A

Cape Horn

29
Q

What is the largest lake in Central America?

A

Lake Nicaragua

30
Q

What group of Islands controlled by the UK is located east of Patagonia?

A

Falkland Islands

31
Q

What landlocked sea located between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is now mostly gone due to former Soviet irrigation projects?

A

Aral Sea

32
Q

What major river flows north from Canada into the Beaufort Sea?

A

McKenzie Sea

33
Q

What is the largest river in South America?

A

Amazon River

34
Q

What large island group is located far north of Norway?

A

Svalbard

35
Q

What is the northernmost place with a permanent population?

A

Svalbard islands

36
Q

What sea is between Sweden, Finland, and Europe?

A

Baltic Sea

37
Q

Climate is primarily determined by _______.

A

Lattitude

38
Q

The Nile flows in what direction?

A

North

39
Q

The great lakes contain ___% of the world’s fresh water.

A

20%

40
Q

Asia is the largest of the world’s continents, covering approximately __% of Earth’s land area.

A

30%

41
Q

What trench is the deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean?

A

Puerto Rico Trench (8,380 M)

42
Q

What is the longest uninterrupted barrier island found in the US?

A

Padre Island

43
Q

What is the largest landmass straddling a mid-ocean ridge?

A

Iceland

44
Q

What region is known as “Pirate Alley” due to the large amounts of pirate activity?

A

Gulf of Aden

45
Q

Name the strait which connects the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden and is known as the “Gate of Tears”

A

Bab el Mandeb (or Mandab Strait) (or or Mandib Strait)

46
Q

What unit of distance is approximately the length of one minute of latitude?

A

One Nautical Mile (nm)

47
Q

Where is the continental shelf thinnest?

A

Western South America

48
Q

Why does Great Britain have a relatively mild climate?

A

Warm Gulf Stream moderates the climate

49
Q

What area of the ocean was Columbus referring to when he described a, “sea full of vegetation resembling pine branches” so dense he thought it was shallow and the ships would run aground?

A

Sargasso Sea

50
Q

Where is the Sargasso Sea?

A

Off of the Eastern Coast of the US

51
Q

What bay in Eastern Canada is known for the largest tidal range in the world?

A

Bay of Fundy (Range: 16m)

52
Q

What Canal crosses France connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean?

A

Canal du Midi

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