Mid-Term pt.2 Flashcards
highest peak in the Western Hemisphere
Aconcagua
longest mountain range
Andes Mountains
wide mouth where the ocean tide meets the river current
estuary
biggest natural structure formed from living things
great barrier reef
worlds highest waterfall
angel falls
worlds largest canyon
grand canyon
worlds largest desert
sahara
worlds largest freshwater lake in area
lake superior
worlds largest island
greenland
worlds longest river
nile river
worlds largest inland seaway
st. lawrence seaway
backbone of North America
Rocky Mountains
religion practiced by the majority of south americans
roman catholicism
largest lake in south america
lake maracaibo
gold rush in 1851 caused its population to increase
australia
about 1/4 of what country is polder?
the Netherlands
afrikaners are dutch inhabitants of what country?
south africa
considered a holy city by Jews and Muslims
Jerusalem
only asian country where a majority of the people practice roman catholicism
the phillipines
african country settled by freed slaves
Liberia
became the western hemispheres first communist dictatorship
cuba
canadas french province
quebec
australia
canberra
canada
ottawa
china
beijing
greece
athens
india
new delhi
japan
tokyo
liberia
monrovia
libya
tripoli
phillipines
manila
south korea
seoul
spain
madrid
thailand
bangkok
netherlands
amsterdam
ukraine
kiev
