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Test 3 Study Sheet Flashcards

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1
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What is the capital of Greece?

A

Athens

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2
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What is the capital of Spain?

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Madrid

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3
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What is the capital of Germany?

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Berlin

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4
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What is the capital of Russia?

A

Moscow

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5
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What is the capital of Iraq?

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Baghdad

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6
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What is the capital of Switzerland?

A

Bern

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7
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What is the capital of France?

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Paris

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8
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What is the highest peak in Europe?

A

Mr. Elbrus

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9
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What area is known as the “Cradle of Civilization?”

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The Fertile Crescent

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10
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What is the largest city in population?

A

Tokyo

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11
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What is the world’s largest peninsula?

A

Arabian Peninsula

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12
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What is the world’s oldest republic?

A

San Marino

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13
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What continent is known as the birth place of Western Civilization?

A

Europe

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14
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What is the world’s smallest independent state?

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Vatican City

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15
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What plateau is know as the “roof” of the world”?

A

Tibet

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16
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What narrow body of water separates the Iberian Peninsula from North Africa?

A

The Strait of Gibraltar

17
Q

The Communists built a wall to keep people from escaping to freedom in what German city?

A

Berlin

18
Q

In which country has 1/4 of the land been taken from the sea by using dams, dikes, and windmills to drain the water?

A

the Netherlands

19
Q

What are the countries in the Baltic States?

A

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania

20
Q

What countries were once under control of the Soviet Union but are considered independent republics today?

A

Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan

21
Q

What country occupies the Jutland Peninsula?

A

Denmark

22
Q

What country is known as the Emerald Isle?

A

Ireland

23
Q

What are the four major political divisions of the United Kingdom?

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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales

24
Q

On what parallel were North and South Korea divided?

A

38th parallel

25
Q

What body of water separates Great Britain from continental Europe?

A

English Channel

26
Q

What country is spread over the thousands of islands in the Malay Archipelago?

A

Indonesia

27
Q

What city do both Muslims and Jews claim as a holy city?

A

Jerusalem

28
Q

What is the main product exported from the Arabian Peninsula?

A

oil

29
Q

Which country’s society is based on the caste system?

A

India

30
Q

Parts of the Alps extend into which of the following countries? Austria, Belgium, France and Switzerland

A

Austria, France, Switzerland (NOT Belgium)

31
Q

What is a isthmus?

A

A narrow strip of land that connects two landmasses.

32
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What is a strait?

A

A narrow strip of water that connects two larger bodies of water.

33
Q

What map shows the most accurate display of the earth’s features. It also shows correct shapes, sizes, and locations.

A

Globe

34
Q

Who is a cartographer?

A

A person who is skilled in displaying geographic information on globes and maps.

35
Q

Know these things on a political map of Europe:

know more for extra credit

A 
Amsterdam
Berlin
Madrid
Kiev
London,
Athens
Moscow
Paris
Rome
Denmark
France
Reykjavik
Portugal
Hungary
Ireland
Sweden
Ukraine
Belarus
36
Q

Know these items on a physical map of Europe.

more for extra credit

A 
Adriatic Sea
Baltic Sea
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
North Sea
Tyrrhenian Sea
Balkan Peninsula
Jutland Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula
Rhine River
Caucasus Mountains
Ural Mountains
Alps
Bay of Biscay
Crete
Ireland
Sardinia
37
Q

Know the following items on a World Map:

additional for extra credit

A 
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
Equator
Prime Meridian
International Date Line
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Mount Everest
Mount Aconcagua
Beijing
New Delhi
Tokyo
Indonesia
France
Pakistan
South Korea
Saudi Arabia

9th Grade Geography (34 decks)

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