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1
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What is the world’s deepest lake?

A

Lake Baikal,Russia

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What is the principal mountain range in the eastern United States

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Appalachian Mountains

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3
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Into what sea does the Volga River flow?

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Caspian Sea

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4
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What desert plant is native to the Western Hemisphere?

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cactus

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5
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The George Washington Bridge crosses what river to New York City?

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Hudson River

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6
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What is the term used for the beginning point of a river system?

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Headwater

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7
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What range of mountains in northern Africa runs from the Mediterranean to the Altantic?

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Atlas Mountains

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8
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The Aswan Dam spans what great river?

A

Nile

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9
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What powerful hydroelectric plant is located on the Paraná River between Brazil and Paraguay?

A

Itaipú Dam

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10
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In which direction does the Nile River flow?

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north

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11
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What is the principal river that runs through Arizona?

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Colorado River

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12
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Which mountains divide Spain and France?

A

Pyrenees

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13
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What river runs through the middle of Paris?

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Seine

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14
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Which mountains separate Italy from France,Switzerland,Autria,and Slovenia

A

Alps

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15
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What is the only active volcano on the European mainland?

A

Mt.Vesuvius

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16
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Which mountain range divides the Europe from Asia.

A

Urals

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17
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What is the largest high-altitude lake in North America?

A

Yellowstone Lake

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18
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In what country is the Chilhuahuan Desert located?

A

Mexico

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19
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Which mountain range is the longest in the world?

A

Andes Mountain Range

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20
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Which river forms part of the border between France and Germany?

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Rhine River

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21
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Which desert is the eastern Asia is one of the coldest desert?

A

Gobi Desert

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22
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Which desert covers most of northern Africa?

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Sahara Desert

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23
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Which is the most mountainous continent?

A

Asia

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24
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What is the world’s lowest lake?

A

Dead Sea

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25
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What is the world’s highest mountain?

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Mt.Everest

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26
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What South American desert is one of the driest places in the world?

A

Atacama Desert

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27
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Which European country is separated from its neighboring countries by mountain range?

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Italy

28
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What kind of fish could you see swimming upstream to lay its eggs in the Columbia River in the Oregon?

A

salmon

29
Q

Which continent has the most lakes?

A

North America

30
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What river was the center of ancient Egyptian civilization?

A

Nile

31
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On what ocean did the famous “Mutiny on the Bounty” take place?

A

Pacific Ocean

32
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What is the name of the wild sheep of North American that live in the Rocky Mountains?

A

bighorns

33
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Which rodent plants most of the coniferous trees that root in the Rocky Mountains?

A

red squirrel

34
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What is North America’s only aquatic songbird?

A

American Dipper

35
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Ships ferried over a million men across what body of water on D-Day,June6,1944?

A

English Channel

36
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In what country is the Chilhuahuan Desert located?

A

Mexico

37
Q

Which mountain range is the longest in the world?

A

Andes Mountain Range

38
Q

Which river forms part of the border between France and Germany?

A

Rhine River

39
Q

Which desert is the eastern Asia is one of the coldest desert?

A

Gobi Desert

40
Q

Which desert covers most of northern Africa?

A

Sahara Desert

41
Q

Which is the most mountainous continent?

A

Asia

42
Q

What is the world’s lowest lake?

A

Dead Sea

43
Q

What is the world’s highest mountain?

A

Mt.Everest

44
Q

What South American desert is one of the driest places in the world?

A

Atacama Desert

45
Q

Which European country is separated from its neighboring countries by mountain range?

A

Italy

46
Q

What kind of fish could you see swimming upstream to lay its eggs in the Columbia River in the Oregon?

A

salmon

47
Q

Which continent has the most lakes?

A

North America

48
Q

What river was the center of ancient Egyptian civilization?

A

Nile

49
Q

On what ocean did the famous “Mutiny on the Bounty” take place?

A

Pacific Ocean

50
Q

What is the name of the wild sheep of North American that live in the Rocky Mountains?

A

bighorns

51
Q

Which rodent plants most of the coniferous trees that root in the Rocky Mountains?

A

red squirrel

52
Q

What is North America’s only aquatic songbird?

A

American Dipper

53
Q

At what time of day do most desert animals come out?

A

night

54
Q

Which mountain range has the most extensive deciduous forests in the world?

A

Appalachian Mountains

55
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What formed many of the lakes located high in the Rocky Mountains?

A

glaciers

56
Q

What has the Missouri River been nicknamed because of silt deposits?

A

Big Muddy

57
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Which mountains are called “the backbone of North America”?

A

Rocky Mountains

58
Q

Name the five Great Lakes.

A

Huron,Ontario,Michigan,Erie,Superior

59
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In which lake is there an island that is said to be the cradle of Inca civilization?

A

Lake Titicaca

60
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In what sea is the Isle of Elba,where Napoleon was confined.

A

Mediterranean

61
Q

Robert Fulton and Robert Livingstone organized the first steamboat company on what American river?

A

Mississippi River

62
Q

What is the largest lake in South America?

A

Lake Maracaibo

63
Q

What is the largest river system in the world?

A

Amazon River

64
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What river forms part of the border between Mexico and the United States?

A

Rio Grande

65
Q

All river on the east of the Great Divide eventually flow into which ocean?

A

Atlantic Ocean

66
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What trees in the Great Basin Desert have lived longer than any other trees in the world?

A

bristlecone pines

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