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1
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Main mountain range on New Zealand’s South Island

A

Southern Alps

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Mountain range that dominates the Eastern USA

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Appalachian Mountains

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What state do we find the Uinta Mountain Range

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Utah

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Highest mountain in the Lower 48 of USA

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Mount Whitney

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Highest mountain in North America

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Mount McKinley

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What is the mountain range that runs through Morocco and into Algeria and Tunsia?

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Atlas Mountains

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Llanos and pampas are terms for grasslands commonly associated with which continent?

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South America

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What is the term for a hot spring through which jets of heated water and steam erupt?

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Geyser

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In Florida and the West Indies, a small low-lying island usually made up of coral or sand is known by what term?

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Key

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Saguaro, prickly pear, and cholla are varieties of a kind of plant most commonly associated with what kind of climate?

a) tundra
b) Mediterranean
c) arid
A

arid

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The largest sand desert in the world is located in southern Saudi Arabia and is often referred to as the?

A

Empty Quarter

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The Khyber pass is a crossing point between Afghanistan and what other country?

A

Pakistan

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What is Africa’s longest mountain range?

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The Atlas Mountains

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At 16,067 feet (4897 meters) the Vinson Massif is the highest mountain on which continent?

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Antarctica

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Which continent is home to the highest elevation, lowest point and deepest lake?

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Asia (Mount Everest, Dead Sea and Lake Baikal)

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This mountain which is the tallest in Argentina is also the tallest in South America.

A

Mount Aconcagua

17
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Which country is not crossed by the Great Rift Valley?

a) Central African Republic
b) Ethiopia
c) Tanzania
A

Central African Republic

18
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Which continent includes the Atlas Mountains and the Kalahari Desert?

a) South America
b) Australia
c) Africa
A

Africa

19
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Asturias, a major mining region in the Cantabrian Mountains, borders what bay?

a) Pomeranian Bay
b) Burgas Bay
c) Bay of Biscay
A

Bay of Biscay

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