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1
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The Ganges River flows into this bay on the east side of India.

A

Bay of Bengal

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This large lake in Siberia is located just north of Mongolia.

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Lake Baikal

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Vietnam is bounded by what body of water on the East

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South China Sea

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The world’s largest inland body of water.

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Caspian Sea

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5
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The 3rd largest body of water in the World

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Indian Ocean

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The Indus River flows into this body of water South of Pakistan.

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Arabian Sea

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This large body of water is located North of Turkey and South of Ukraine.

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Black Sea

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8
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South Korea is bordered by this sea on the west.

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Yellow Sea

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9
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The world’s largest body of water.

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Pacific Ocean

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10
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The Volga River flows into this large inland sea.

A

Caspian Sea

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11
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This river flows much of the length of Pakistan

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Indus River

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12
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This river is Myanmar’s most important commercial waterway.

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Irrawaddy River (Ayeyanwaddy River)

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13
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The Amur River flows into this body of water.

A

Okbostsk Sea

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14
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The mouth of the Irrawady River is found just south of Rangoon in which country?

A

Myanmar (Burma)

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Saint Louis, Missouri is found at the confluence of what 2 major rivers?

A

Mississippi and Missouri

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Palk Strait separates India from which country?

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Sri Lanka

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17
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Which of the Great Lakes is the farthest to the West?

A

Lake Superior

18
Q

Venice lies along which sea east of Italy?

A

The Adriatic Sea

19
Q

The Johore Strait separates Malaysia from which city-state?

A

Singapore

20
Q

Located just south of the Simpson Desert, Lake Eyre has a maximum depth of 4 feet and is the largest salt lake on which continent?

A

Australia

21
Q

Which European capital began as a dam across the Amstel River?

A

Amsterdam

22
Q

The Gulf of Bothnia is bounded on the west by Sweden and on the east by what country?

A

Finland

23
Q

What percentage of the earth is covered by oceans?

A

71 percent

24
Q

The Cook Strait separates the North Island and South Island of which country?

A

New Zealand

25
Q

What lake forms much of the eastern border of Malawi?

A

Lake Nyasa

26
Q

The Exxon Valdez spilled oil into which Alaskan Sound?

A

Prince William Sound

27
Q

Near which pole can you find the Beaufort Sea

A

The North Pole

28
Q

The Panama Canal links the Pacific Ocean with which other body of water?

A

Caribbean Sea

29
Q

The Rio Grande de Santiago runs through Lake Chapala, the largest natural lake in which country?

a) United States
b) Mexico
c) Brazil
A

Mexico

30
Q

Xerxes I, ruler of the Persian Empire, crossed the Hellespont on a bridge of boats to invade Greece in 480 B.C. What is the present-day name of this strait?

a) Strait of Turan
b) Kássos Strait
c) Dardanelles
A

Dardanelles

31
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Which European explorer was the first to see the Pacific Ocean?

a) Balboa
b) Magellan
c) Pizarro
A

Balboa

32
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This lake is the largest (by volume) freshwater lake in the world, containing roughly 20% of the world’s unfrozen surface fresh water, and at 1,642 m (5,387 ft), the deepest.

A

Lake Baikal

33
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The largest freshwater lake by area in the world.

A

Lake Superior

34
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Which North American river connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean?

A

St. Lawrence River

35
Q

Which of these rivers flow into the Indian Ocean?

a) Congo
b) Zambezi
c) Niger
d) Nile

A

Zambezi

36
Q

What body of water separates Africa from the Middle East?

A

Red Sea

37
Q

Three of the worlds 10 largest lakes are found in what area of Africa?

a) Congo Basin
b) Niger Delta
c) Great Rift Valley
d) North Africa

A

Great Rift Valley

38
Q

This is the primary reason that England even though it is quite far north is really quite warm.

A

The Gulf Stream

39
Q

The Murray River flows into what ocean on Australia’s southern coast?

A

Indian Ocean

40
Q

The Main River, which is a source of hydroelectric power for Germany, is a tributary of what river?

A

Rhine River

41
Q

The Bellingshausen Sea and the Ross Sea border which continent?

A

Antarctica

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