geography exam 1

Question 1

what is defined as a chain of islands

Answer 1

archipelago

Question 2

result of the conflict at Babel

Answer 2

dispersion

Question 3

two cities the muslims hold as holy cities

Answer 3

mecca & medina

Question 4

ancient city that is carved out of rock

Answer 4

petra

Question 5

what separates asia from africa

Answer 5

suez canal

Question 6

what are temporary that form from downpours of rain

Answer 6

wadis

Question 7

the study of the earth

Answer 7

geography

Question 8

a way of life

Answer 8

culture

Question 9

map ___ explains what the symbols and lines on the map means

Answer 9

map key, or legend

Question 10

coal and iron are examples of _____ resources

Answer 10

nonrenewable

Question 11

trees are examples of ______ resources

Answer 11

renewable

Question 12

the strait of ___ separates spain from africa

Answer 12

gibraltar

Question 13

europe’s northernmost capital is the city of

Answer 13

reykjavik

Question 14

europe’s longest river

Answer 14

volga

Question 15

world’s smallest independent state in italy

Answer 15

vatican city

Question 16

what structure separates east and west germany

Answer 16

berlin wall

Question 17

name for land that the dutch brought back from the sea

Answer 17

polder

Question 18

what is the world’s deepest freshwater lake and where is it found

Answer 18

laike baikal, russia

Question 19

netherlands

Answer 19

amsterdam

Question 20

france

Answer 20

paris

Question 21

greece

Answer 21

athens

Question 22

russia

Answer 22

moscow

Question 23

denmark

Answer 23

copenhagen

Question 24

spain

Answer 24

madrid

Question 25

portugal

Answer 25

lisbon

Question 26

sweden

Answer 26

stockholm

Question 27

Two largest and most used religions

Answer 27

protestant and catholic

Question 28

What person was known for children literature, where was he from, what did he create

Answer 28

Hans Christian Anderson, Denmark, and he wrote ugly duckling, and others.

Question 29

where is lake baikal located

Answer 29

russia

Question 30

Where can you find the Cathedral of Notre Dame and the Louvre

Answer 30

paris

Question 31

Island found in france

Answer 31

corsica

Question 32

what are the 5 main peninsulas in europe

Answer 32

Italian, Iberian, Balkan, Jutland, scandinavian

Question 33

what does USSR stand for

Answer 33

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Question 34

Europe’s most important river

Answer 34

rhine river

Question 35

the release of water from the atmosphere in the form of rain, snow, or ice

Answer 35

precipitation

Question 36

changes in the lower part of the earth’s atmosphere in a localized area during a short period of time

Answer 36

weather

Question 37

where is petra located

Answer 37

jordan

Question 38

someone who practices islam

Answer 38

muslims

Question 39

a systematic study of a nation’s population which includes counting the people and recording various facts about them

Answer 39

census

Question 40

measures distances

Answer 40

map scale

Question 41

germany

Answer 41

berlin

Question 42

switzerland

Answer 42

bern

Question 43

belgium

Answer 43

brussels

Question 44

romania

Answer 44

bucharest

Question 45

ireland

Answer 45

dublin

Question 46

finland

Answer 46

helsinki

Question 47

ukraine

Answer 47

kiev

Question 48

england

Answer 48

london

Question 49

belarus

Answer 49

minsk

Question 50

norway

Answer 50

oslo

Question 51

czech republic

Answer 51

prague

Question 52

iceland

Answer 52

reykjavik

Question 53

italy

Answer 53

rome

Question 54

austria

Answer 54

vienna

Question 55

poland

Answer 55

warsaw