Test 6 (Final Exam) Flashcards

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1
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What is the wide mouth where the ocean tide meets a river current called?

A

estuary

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2
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What is the world’s highest navigable freshwater lake?

A

Lake Titicaca

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3
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What is the world’s highest waterfall?

A

Angel Falls

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4
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What is the longest mountain range on land?

A

Andes

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5
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What is the world’s largest desert?

A

Sahara

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6
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What is the world’s largest canyon?

A

Grand Canyon

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7
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What is the world’s largest inland seaway?

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the St. Lawrence Seaway

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What is the world’s largest island?

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Greenland

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9
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What is the world’s largest freshwater lake in area?

A

Lake Superior

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10
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What is the world’s longest river?

A

Nile River

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What is the world’s biggest natural structure formed by living things?

A

Great Barrier Reef

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12
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What country prohibits the killing of cattle?

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India

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13
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What city do both Jews and Muslims consider a holy city?

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Jerusalem

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14
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What is the only Asian country where a majority of people practice Roman Catholicism?

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the Philippines

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15
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About 1/4 of what country is polder that was taken from the sea by using dikes, dams, and windmills to drain water from the land?

A

the Netherlands

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16
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Afrikaners are the Dutch inhabitants of what country?

A

South Africa

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17
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Which African country was settled by freed slaves?

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Liberia

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18
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A gold rush in 1851 caused the population of what country to increase by 200%?

A

Australia

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19
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What mountain range is considered the “Backbone of North America?”

A

Rocky Mountains

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20
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What is Canada’s French province?

A

Quebec

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21
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What country became the Western Hemisphere’s first Communist dictatorship?

A

Cuba

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22
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Which South American lake is the continent’s largest?

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Lake Maracaibo

23
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What is the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere?

A

Mt. Aconcagua

24
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What canal of North America provides passage for ships traveling between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans?

A

the Panama Canal

25
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What religion do the majority of South Americans practice?

A

Roman Catholicism

26
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What country produces more emeralds than any other country?

A

Columbia

27
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What is the official language of Brazil?

A

Portuguese

28
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What separates South America from Antarctica?

A

Drake Passage

29
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The Galapagos Islands belong to which nation?

A

Ecuador

30
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What is South America’s largest city in population?

A

Sao Paulo, Brazil

31
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What country is known as the “Granary of the South”?

A

Argentina

32
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Who is remembered for leading Venezuela and several other South American countries to independence from Spain?

A

Simon Bolivar

33
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Where did Francisco Pizarro conquer the Inca Indians?

A

Peru

34
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Capital: Australia

A

Canberra

35
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Capital: Canada

A

Ottawa

36
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Capital: China

A

Beijing

37
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Capital: Egypt

A

Cairo

38
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Capital: Greece

A

Athens

39
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Capital: India

A

New Delhi

40
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Capital: Japan

A

Tokyo

41
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Capital: Liberia

A

Monrovia

42
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Capital: Libya

A

Tripoli

43
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Capital: Philippines

A

Manila

44
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Capital: South Korea

A

Seoul

45
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Capital: Spain

A

Madrid

46
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Capital: Thailand

A

Bangkok

47
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Capital: the Netherlands

A

Amsterdam

48
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Capital: Ukraine

A

Kiev

49
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Capital: Portugal

A

Lisbon

50
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Capital: North Korea

A

P’Yongyang

51
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Physical and Political South America:
Amazon River
Brazil
Buenos Aires
Chili
Columbia
Ecuador
Falkland Islands
French Guiana
Georgetown
Lake Titicaca
Lima
Pampas
Tierra del Fuego
Uruguay
Venezuela
A

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52
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Physical World:
Andes Mountains
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
Cape of Good Hope
Caribbean Sea
Caspian Sea
Gobi Desert
Hudson Bay
Indian Ocean
Mississippi River
Mt. Everest
Pacific Ocean
Prime Meridian
International Date Line
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
Ural Mountains
Yucatan Peninsula
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53
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Political World:
United States (Need to know 3)
Canadian Provinces/Territories (Need to know 2) 
Australia (need to know 2)
Cape Town 
China
Cuba
Egypt
Germany
Indonesia
Italy
London
Moscow
New Zealand
Ontario
Queensland
Spain
Sudan
Ukraine
Russia
A

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