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Natural Geography

What are the two largest deserts in the world?

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  1. Antarctic Desert
  2. Arctic Desert
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Natural Geography

Besides the Antarctic and Arctic deserts, what are the six largest deserts in the world (in descending order of size)?

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  1. The Sahara
  2. Arabian Desert
  3. Gobi Desert
  4. Kalahari Desert
  5. Great Victoria Desert
  6. Patagonia Desert
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Natural Geography

What area does the Sahara cover?

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Most of northern Africa

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Natural Geography

What area does the Arabian Desert cover?

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Most of the Arabian Peninsula

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Natural Geography

What area does the Gobi Desert cover?

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A large region across the Mongolian-Chinese border

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Natural Geography

What area does the Kalahari Desert cover?

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Mostly Botswana and parts of Namibia

(southern Africa)

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What area does the Great Victoria Desert cover?

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A strip of south-central Australia

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Natural Geography

What area does the Patagonia Desert cover?

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The southern half of Argentina

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Natural Geography

What are the four hot deserts of North America?

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The Mojave;

the Sonoran Desert

the Baja Californian Desert

the Chihuahuan Desert

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Natural Geography

Describe the area covered by the Himalayas.

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Natural Geography

Describe the area covered by the Alps.

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The Atlas mountain range

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Natural Geography

Describe the area covered by the Atlas mountain range.

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Natural Geography

What mountain range is found in northwestern Africa?

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The Atlas mountain range

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Natural Geography

What mountain range is found along the mid-western edge of South America?

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The Andes

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Natural Geography

The Rockies extend from what northern point to what southern point?

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Parts of British Colombia to parts of New Mexico

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Natural Geography

Describe the area covered by the Karakoram mountain range?

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Natural Geography

Where is the Great Dividing Range (a mountain range)?

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The entire eastern coast of Australia

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Natural Geography

The Ural mountains are found where?

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Bisecting the more European side of russia from the more Asian side

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Natural Geography

What mountain range runs along the eastern coast of the U.S.?

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The Appalachians

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Natural Geography

What mountain range is found in the northwestern coast of the U.S.?

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The Cascades

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Natural Geography

Name three smaller mountain ranges found in the northeastern area of the United States at the superior portion of the Appalachian range.

ACG

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The Adirondacks;

the Catskills;

the Green Mountains

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Natural Geography

What mountain range is found between the Black and Caspian Seas (separating Russia from Georgia and Azerbaijan)?

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The Caucasus

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Natural Geography

What mountain range is found in Missouri and Arkansas?

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The Ozarks

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Natural Geography

Describe the path of the Nile.

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Natural Geography

Describe the path of the Amazon.

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Natural Geography

Describe the path of the Congo.

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Natural Geography

Describe the path of the Paraná River.

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Natural Geography

Describe the path of the Mekong River.

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Natural Geography

Describe the path of the Ganges River.

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31
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Natural Geography

Describe the path of the Yukon River.

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Natural Geography

Describe the path of the Rio Grande.

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33
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Natural Geography

Describe the paths of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers.

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Natural Geography

Describe the paths of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

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Natural Geography

Describe the path of the Indus River.

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36
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Natural Geography

Describe the path of the Amur River.

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37
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Natural Geography

Describe the path of the Lena River.

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38
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Natural Geography

Describe the path of the Yenisey River.

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39
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Natural Geography

Describe the path of the Ob River.

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Natural Geography

Describe the path of the Volga River.

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41
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Natural Geography

Describe the path of the Danube River.

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42
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Natural Geography

Describe the path of the Volga River.

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43
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Natural Geography

What is the highest peak in Asia?

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Everest

(Himalayas)

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Natural Geography

What is the highest peak of North America?

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Denali

(Alaskan range)

45
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Natural Geography

What is the highest peak of South America?

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Aconcagua

(Andes range)

46
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Natural Geography

What is the highest peak of Africa?

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Kilimanjaro

(free-standing in Tanzania)

47
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Natural Geography

What is the highest peak of Antarctica?

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Vinson

48
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Natural Geography

What is the highest peak of Oceania?

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Puncak Jaya

(New Guinea)

49
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Natural Geography

What are the two highest peaks of Europe?

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Mount Elbrus

(Caucasus range)

Mount Blanc

(Alps range)

50
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Natural Geography

What is the highest peak of Australia?

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Kosciuszko

(Snowy Mountains range)

51
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Natural Geography

How tall is Mt. Everest?

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29,029 feet

52
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Natural Geography

How deep is the Mariana Trench?

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36,036 feet

53
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Natural Geography

The vast majority of the 100 highest peaks on earth are in which mountain ranges?

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Himalayas;

Karakoram

54
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Natural Geography

What are the three highest peaks in the world?

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  1. Everest
  2. K2
  3. Kangchenjunga
55
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Natural Geography

Name the five oceans of the world.

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Arctic

Pacific,

Atlantic,

Indian,

Southern

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Natural Geography

What body of water is east of Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan?

What body of water is west of Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan?

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The Caspian Sea;

the Black Sea

57
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Natural Geography

What body of water is east of the southern half of India?

What body of water is west of the southern half of India?

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The Bay of Bengal;

the Arabian Sea

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Natural Geography

What body of water is east of the Arabian Peninsula?

What body of water is west of the Arabian Peninsula?

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The Persian Gulf;

the Red Sea

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Natural Geography

What body of water surrounds the Bering Strait?

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The Bering Sea

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Natural Geography

What body of water separates Japan and China?

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The Sea of Japan (East Sea)

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Natural Geography

What body of water is in the western ‘crook’ of the African continent?

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The Gulf of Guinea

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Natural Geography

What body of water separates Australia and New Zealand?

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The Tasman Sea

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Natural Geography

What body of water separates Canada and Greenland?

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Baffin Bay

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Natural Geography

What body of water lies above Alaska and western Canada?

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The Beaufort Sea

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Natural Geography

What body of water lies surrounds the Caribbean islands?

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The Caribbean Sea

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Natural Geography

What body of water is north of the Caribbean islands?

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The Sargasso Sea

67
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Natural Geography

What body of water is amidst the Indonesian islands?

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The Java Sea

68
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Natural Geography

What body of water lies north of Spain and west of France?

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The Bay of Biscay

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Natural Geography

What body of water lies east of the U.K.?

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The North Sea

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Natural Geography

What body of water is semi-contained between the Nordic states and the rest of Europe?

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The Baltic Sea

71
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Natural Geography

Where is Lake Victoria?

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Tanzania and Uganda

72
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Natural Geography

What are the names of the five individual Great Lakes?

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Superior

Erie,

Ontario,

Huron,

Michigan

73
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Natural Geography

From east to west, what are the names of the five largest Hawaiian islands?

HMMOK

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Hawaii,

Maui,

Molokai,

Oahu,

Kauai

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