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Global Locations Flashcards

This is a pack of 100 global location questions for Common Entrance revision

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1
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Which country is Mt Fuji in?

A

Japan

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2
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Canberra is the capital of…

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Australia

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3
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Name a lake in Central Africa

A

Lake Victoria is one answer

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4
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Capital of the Republic of Ireland

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Dublin

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5
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Highest mountain in Alaska

A

Denali (formerly Mount McKinley)

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Ottawa is the capital of…?

A

Canada

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7
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Sea to the east of Egypt?

A

Red Sea

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8
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Line of Latitude that goes through northern Argentina?

A

Tropic of Capricorn

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9
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Largest island in the Caribbean?

A

Cuba

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10
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Santiago is the capital of…?

A

Chile

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11
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Name a river that flows through Australia

A

The River Murray would be one answer

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12
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What is the capital of Indonesia?

A

Jakarta

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13
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Cape at the south of Africa

A

The Cape of Good Hope

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14
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Volcano on the Argentine/Chilean border

A

Copahue

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15
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Wellington is the capital of…?

A

New Zealand

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16
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Capital of Libya?

A

Tripoli

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17
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The River Yangtze flows through which major city?

A

Shanghai

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18
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Major city in the west of India?

A

Mumbai

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19
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Continent in which Zambezi River is?

A

Africa

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20
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Ocean west of Mexico?

A

Pacific

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21
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Line of Longitude through UK?

A

Greenwich Meridian

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22
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Mountain range dividing European and Asian Russia?

A

The Ural Mountains

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23
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Capital of Colombia?

A

Bogota

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24
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Mt Etna is in which country?

A

Italy

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25
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Sea to the north of Tripoli?

A

Mediterranean

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26
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Lakes between USA and Canada?

A

The Great Lakes

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27
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New Delhi is the capital of…?

A

India

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28
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Sea between Singapore and the Philippines?

A

The South China Sea

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29
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Mountains between France and Spain?

A

The Pyrenees

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30
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Capital of Argentina?

A

Buenos Aires

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31
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Desert in northern China?

A

The Gobi Desert

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32
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Name a major river in France

A

The Seine is one answer you could use

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33
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What is the Tropic that goes through Saudi Arabia?

A

Tropic of Cancer

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34
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Capital of Hungary?

A

Budapest

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35
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Name a major river in India

A

The Ganges is one answer

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36
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Vienna is the capital of…?

A

Austria

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37
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  1. Half an island to the north of Australia?
A

Papua New Guinea

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38
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Line of Latitude that goes through Madagascar?

A

Tropic of Capricorn

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39
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Capital of Bangladesh?

A

Dhaka

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40
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Name a volcano in Africa

A

Nyamuragira is one answer

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41
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The Caspian Sea is in which continent?

A

Eurasia

42
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What is the name of the smaller island nation to the south of Cuba?

A

Jamaica

43
Q

What is the capital of Iran?

A

Tehran

44
Q

Name the major city on the central West Coast of the USA

A

Las Vegas

45
Q

Addis Ababa is the capital of…?

A

Ethiopia

46
Q

What is the sea to the south of the Ural Mountains?

A

Caspian Sea

47
Q

Which countries are Chile’s northern neighbours? Name one.

A
  1. Bolivia 2. Peru
48
Q

What is the name of the mountains between India and China?

A

The Himalayas

49
Q

What is the desert in South America?

A

The Atacama Desert

50
Q

Name the Tropic that nearly goes through the Kalahari Desert.

A

Tropic of Capricorn

51
Q

What is the capital of Jamaica?

A

Kingston

52
Q

What is the neighbouring country to the east of India?

A

Bangladesh

53
Q

Name a desert in south-western USA

A

You could answer with any one of these: 1. Great Basin 2. Mojave 3. Sonoran 4. Chihuahuan

54
Q

Paris is the capital of…?

A

France

55
Q

What is the ocean to the west of The Americas?

A

Pacific

56
Q

Vancouver is a major city in…

A

Canada

57
Q

What is the name of the gulf to the south east of Iraq?

A

The Persian Gulf

58
Q

Singapore is just to the north of which country?

A

Indonesia

59
Q

What are the mountains in Switzerland called?

A

The Alps

60
Q

Amsterdam is the capital of…?

A

The Netherlands (you could also say, ‘Holland’)

61
Q

Name the European river that flows into the Black Sea

A

The Danube

62
Q

The Line of Latitude that goes through Hudson Bay?

A

The Arctic Circle

63
Q

The capital of Venezuela?

A

Caracas

64
Q

Which river flows into the Caribbean Sea?

A

The Orinoco

65
Q

Hong Kong is the capital of…?

A

Hong Kong

66
Q

What is the large island to the north west of the UK?

A

Iceland

67
Q

The capital of Mexico is…

A

Mexico City

68
Q

Tokyo is the capital of…?

A

Japan

69
Q

The river that runs through Vienna

A

The Danube

70
Q

The country to the south of the Black Sea

A

Turkey

71
Q

What is the major city in eastern India?

A

Chennai

72
Q

What is the capital of Iraq?

A

Baghdad

73
Q

Name the Ocean to the east of USA

A

Atlantic

74
Q

What is the capital of Turkey?

A

Ankara

75
Q

Name a country in Asia that lies on the Equator

A
  1. The Maldives 2. Indonesia
76
Q

What is the longest river in North America?

A

Missouri

77
Q

What is the Tropic that goes through Mexico?

A

Tropic of Cancer

78
Q

Name the capital of South Africa.

A

Cape Town

79
Q

Name the Line of Latitude that goes through the mouth of the River Amazon.

A

The Equator

80
Q

What is the canal that links the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean?

A

The Panama Canal

81
Q

Lima is the capital of…

A

Peru

82
Q

What is the capital of Sweden?

A

Stockholm

83
Q

What is the last country that the River Nile flows through?

A

Egypt

84
Q

Name a major river that runs through Southern France

A

The Rhone

85
Q

Moscow is the capital of…

A

Russia

86
Q

Name the major Canadian city to the north east of Ottawa?

A

Montreal

87
Q

The St Lawrence River flows into which Ocean?

A

Atlantic

88
Q

What is the Line of Latitude that goes through northern Russia?

A

The Arctic Circle

89
Q

Name he capital of Brazil

A

Brasilia

90
Q

Name a volcano in Mexico?

A

Colima is one answer, but there are several. You could also have answered, ‘Popocatépetl’.

91
Q

What is the major river in central western Africa?

A

The Niger

92
Q

What is the southern most cape of South America?

A

Cape Horn

93
Q

What is the capital of Kenya?

A

Nairobi

94
Q

Name the sea to the south of the Ural Mountains

A

Caspian Sea

95
Q
  1. The Ocean into which the Congo/Zaire River flows?
A

Atlantic

96
Q

Name the major city in the south west of South Africa

A

Cape Town

97
Q

What is the river that flows through central and eastern China?

A

The Yangtze

98
Q

What is the capital of Pakistan?

A

Islamabad

99
Q

Name a desert in North America

A
  1. Great Basin 2. Mojave 3. Sonoran 4. Chihuahuan
100
Q

What is the line of Longitude to the east of New Zealand?

A

The International date line

CE Geography (7 decks)

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