Geography Test Part 3 Flashcards

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1
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Hezbollah was formed in this country after an Israeli invasion in 1982

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Lebanon

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2
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More than 4.5 million people have fled this country since the start of their civil war in 2011

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Syria

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3
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This country was created for Muslims during the partition of India

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Pakistan

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4
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This country was attacked in 2001 because Osama bin Laden was hiding there

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Afghanistan

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5
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The Dalai Lama was forced to flee form his home in this country in 1959

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Tibet

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6
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Jiang Jieshi fought for control of this country until 1949

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China

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7
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This country is home to Mt. Everest, the highest mountain on Earth

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Nepal

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8
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Tamil Tigers use suicide bombings and other terrorist tactics to achieve independence in this country

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Sri Lanka

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9
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This country imprisoned Aung San Suu Kyi for human rights activism

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Myanmar

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10
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This country is where the terrorist who shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand was from

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Serbia

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11
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During the collapse of Yugoslavia, Serbs used a policy of ethnic cleansing against Muslims from this country

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Bosnia

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12
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This river forms part of the border between Germany and Switzerland

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Rhine River

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13
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In 1588, the Spanish Armada gathered to invade and conquer England by crossing this body of water

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English Channel

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14
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The Straits of Gibraltar are the entrance to this body of water if you are sailing in from the Atlantic

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Mediterranean Sea

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15
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This river holds spiritual significance for Hindus

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Ganga/Ganges River

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16
Q

Sail up this body of water and through the Suez Canal to get to the Mediteranean

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The Red Sea

17
Q

In 1956, Britain, France, Israel, and Egypt fought over this waterway

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Suez Canal

18
Q

Saddam Hussein occupied Kuwait to have better access to this body of water

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Persian Gulf

19
Q

The Gallipoli campaign was fought to get supplied form Mediterranean to this body of water that bordered the USSR

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The Black Sea

20
Q

This is the second-longest river in Europe, and forms the border between Bulgaria and Romania

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Danube River