World Geography Flashcards
1
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Largest tropical island
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New Guinea
2
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Asia’s smallest island country
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Singapore
3
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Prison located on San Francisco bay island
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Alcatraz
4
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Bounty mutineer’s island
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Pitcairn
5
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Major Dreyfus and Papillon were exiled here
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Devil’s Island
6
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Island of Mt. Suribachi
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Iwo Jima
7
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Island that welcomed 19th century U.S. immigrants
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Ellis Island
8
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Marshall Island’s site of first Hydrogen bomb test
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Bikini
9
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The Statue of Liberty sits on this island
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Bedloe’s Island
10
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Island of giant monitor lizards
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Komodo
11
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Brunei’s island
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Borneo
12
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Jakarta’s island
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Java
13
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Indonesia’s western-most main island
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Sumatra
14
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Largest island in the Mediterrenean
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Sicily
15
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World’s second highest mountain chain
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Andes
16
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Marshall Island’s site of first atomic test in pacific
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Eniwetok
17
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Danish islands between Iceland and Great Britain
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Faroe Islands
18
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New Zealand’s main islands
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North and South islands
19
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Chile’s Pacific island
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Easter island
20
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Chile and Argentina’s southern island
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Tierra del Fuego
21
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Equador’s Pacific islands
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Galapagos
22
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Blue Grotto island
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Capri
23
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California immigrant island
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Angel Island
24
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“Pony” island in English Chanel
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Shetland Island
25
Island just south of India
Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon)
26
Islands 500 miles Northwest of Scotland
Hebrides
27
Europe's smallest island nation
Malta
28
Islands of the world's worst airline disaster - owned by Spain
Canary Islands
29
Portuguese islands in Atlantic
Azores
30
Bahama's most populous island
New Providence
31
Texas island that is one hundred miles long
Padre Island
32
Irish Sea island
Isle of Man
33
Guadalcanal island group
Solomon Islands
34
Second-largest island in the Mediterrenean
Sardinia
35
Antigua's sister island
Barbuda
36
Largest island of the Netherland Antilles
Curacao
37
St. Vincent's sister island
Grenadines
38
Tahiti island group
Society Islands
39
Nova Scotia island
Cape Breton
40
Guam island group
Mariana or Micronesia
41
Western Canada's largest island
Vancouver Island
42
Mallorca and Ibiza Island group
Balearic islands
43
Island Group including Tenerife
Canary Islands
44
St. Croix and St. Thomas Island group
Virgin Islands
45
World's highest Mountain
Mt. Everest
46
World's second highest mountain
K-2 (Mt. Godwin-Austen)
47
Sea between Russia and Alaska
Bering Sea
48
Bikini island group
Marshall Islands
49
Main island of Japan
Honshu
50
Tanzania's island
Zanzibar
51
Formerly known as Cook Islands
New Zealand
52
Formerly known as Sandwich islands
Hawaii
53
Formerly known as the Malagasy Republic
Madagascar
54
U.S. naval base in souther Indian Ocean
Diego Garcia
55
Europe's largest island
Great Britain
56
Island in Manila Bay
Corregidor
57
Southwest USA/Northern Mexico Desert
Sonoran Desert
58
Large northern island of Japan
Hokkaido
59
Large southern island of Japan
Kyushu
60
Largest island in the United States
Hawaii (The Big Island)
61
Alaska's largest island
Kodiak Island
62
Canada's largest island
Baffin Island
63
Canada's northern-most island
Ellesmere Island
64
Main island of the Philippines
Luzon
65
World's longest freshwater lake
Lake Tanganyika
66
Australia's largest island
Tasmania
67
World's largest swamp
Gran Pantanal (Brazil)
68
World's largest marsh
Everglades
69
World's largest bay
Hudson bay
70
World's largest gulf
Gulf of Mexico
71
Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan sea
Aral sea
72
World's deepest lake
Lake Baikal (Siberia)
73
Sea in Israel - a.k.a. Lake Tiberias
Sea of Galilee
74
Largest lake in South America
Lake Titicaca
75
Deepest lake in the U.S.
Crater Lake
76
Largest lake lying within U.S. boundaries
Lake Michigan
77
Source of the Mississippi River
Lake Itaska - Minnesota
78
World's longest strait
Strait of Malacca (Indonesia)
79
Persian Gulf Strait
Strait of Hormuz
80
World's highest tide
Bay of Fundy (Canada)
81
Sea between Ireland and Great Britain
Irish Sea
82
Sea between Italy and Balkan peninsula
Adriatic sea
83
Sea between China and Korea
Yellow Sea
84
Sea west of Vietnam - east of the Philippines
South China Sea
85
Sea east of Australia - home to great barrier reef
Coral sea
86
Sea between India and Arabian Peninsula
Arabian Sea
87
World's largest sea
South China Sea
88
Latvia - Lithuania - and Estonia Sea
Baltic Sea
89
Strait dividing Asia and North America
Bering Strait
90
World's saltiest body of water
Dead Sea
91
Sea between Egypt and Saudi Arabia
Red Sea
92
Georgia - Bulgaria and Ukraine Sea
Black Sea
93
Sea north of Black Sea and Crimean peninsula
Sea of Azov
94
Sea between Greece and Turkey
Aegean Sea
95
Sea separating Asian and European Turkey
Sea of Marmara
96
Belgium - Norway and Denmark Sea
North Sea
97
Indian/Pakistan desert
Thar desert
98
Lake behind Grand Coulee Dam
Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake
99
Lake behind Hoover Dam
Lake Mead
100
Lake behind Aswan High Dam
Lake Nasser
101
New York-Vermont lake
Lake Champlain
102
North African Desert
Sahara Desert (World's largest)
103
Strait between English Channel and North Sea
Strait of Dover
104
Southwest African desert
Namib
105
Canals in Venice and China
Grand Canals
106
Australian deserts
Victoria and Great Sandy Deserts
107
Chinese/Mongolian desert
Gobi desert
108
Southwest American Desert
Mojave
109
South American Desert
Atacama (World's driest place)
110
Israeli Desert
Negev
111
Highest Mountain in: Antarctica
Vinson Massif
112
Southern African Desert
Kalahar Desert
113
Bay on Beaufort Sea
Prudhoe Bay
114
Caribbean ABC islands
Aruba - Bonaire - Curacao
115
Strait dividing Spain and Morocco
Strait of Gibralter
116
Strait separating Italy and Sicily
Strait of Messina
117
Strait separating North and South Islands of New Zealand
Cook Strait
118
Swedish-Finnish Gulf
Gulf of Bothnia
119
Prince Edward Island gulf
Gulf of St. Lawrence
120
Lake between Switzerland and France
Lake Geneva
121
Gulf of western Africa
Gulf of Guinea
122
Canal connecting Hudson River and Great lakes
Erie Canal
123
Bangladesh bay
Bay of Bengal
124
Spanish-French bay
Bay of Biscay
125
Liffey River bay
Dublin bay
126
Sound south of cape cod
Nantucket sound
127
Washington state sound
Puget Sound
128
Strait at southern end of South America
Strait of Magellan
129
Gulf between Iran and Arabian peninsula
Persian Gulf
130
Major River of: Argentina-Uruguay
Rio de la Plata
131
Major River of: Poland
Vistula
132
Major River of: Montreal
St. Lawrence
133
Major River of: Paris
Seine
134
Major River of: Rome
Tiber
135
Major River of: Stalingrad
Volga
136
Major River of: Liverpool
Mersey
137
Major River of: Vienna
Danube
138
Major River of: Lisbon
Tagus
139
Major River of: Northwest Canada
Mackenzie
140
Major River of: West central France
Loire
141
Major River of: Northeast India
Ganges
142
Major River of: Ireland
Shannon
143
Major River of: Israel
Jordan
144
World's highest mountain chain
Himalayas
145
Major River of: St. Petersburg
Neva
146
Major River of: Baghdad
Tigris
147
Major River of: Nebraska
(North) Platte
148
Major River of: New York State
Hudson
149
Major River of: New England
Connecticut
150
Major River of: North Dakota
Red River (of the North)
151
Major River of: Texas-New Mexico
Rio Grande
152
Major River of: London
Thames
153
Major River west of the Rockies
Colorado
154
Major River of: Scotland
Clyde
155
Major River of: Budapest
Danube
156
Major River of: Cairo
Nile
157
Major River of: Dublin
Liffey
158
Major River of: Florence
Arno
159
Major River of: Hamburg
Elbe
160
Major River of: Kiev
Dnieper
161
Major River of: Virginia
James
162
Volcano in Antarctica
Mt. Erebus
163
Major River of: Pakistan
Indus
164
Volcano in Italian Mainland
Mt. Vesuvius
165
Volcano in Martinique
Mt. Pelee
166
Volcano in Mexico
Paracuten
167
Volcano in Montserrat
Soufriere
168
Volcano in Washington
Mt. St. Helens
169
Volcano in Sicily
Mt. Etna (Europe's highest Volcano)
170
Volcano in Hawaii
Kilauea
171
Volcano in Iceland
Mt. Hekla
172
World's highest waterfall
Angel Falls - Venezuela
173
U.S. highest waterfall
Ribbon Falls - Yosemite
174
Falls on the Zambezi River
Victoria Falls - Zimbabwe
175
Falls on the Brazil-Argentina Border
Iguazu Falls
176
Falls between Lakes Erie and Ontario
Niagra Falls
177
Volcano in Philippines
Mt. Pinitubo
178
Major River of: West Africa
Congo
179
Major River of: Spain
Ebro
180
Major River of: South Africa
Orange
181
Major River of: Turkey
Meander
182
Major River of: Venezuela
Orinoco
183
Major River of: Vietnam and Cambodia
Mekong
184
Volcano in Indonesia
Krakatoa
185
Major River of: East Africa
Zambezi
186
Major River of: Idaho
Snake
187
Major River of: Northeast Africa
Nile
188
Major River of: Northwest Europe
Rhine
189
Major River of: River that feeds Lake Geneva
Rhone
190
Major River of: "Big Muddy" river
Missouri
191
Major River of: Robert Burns' "Sweet" river
Afton
192
Volcano in Alaska
Mt. Readout
193
Major River of: Northern Vietnam
Red River
194
Mountain Chain: Minnesota
Masabi Range
195
Major River of: Montana
Missouri
196
Highest Mountain in: Japan
Mt. Fuji (Fujiyama)
197
Highest Mountain in: Great Britain
Ben Nevis
198
Highest Mountain in: Canada
Mt. Logan
199
Mountain Chain: Arkansas-Missouri
Ozarks
200
Highest Mountain in: Greece
Mt. Olympus
201
Mountain Chain: Georgia-North Carolina
Blue Ridge Mountains
202
Highest Mountain in: Turkey
Mt. Ararat
203
Mountain Chain: Montana-Wyoming
Bighorn Mountains
204
Mountain Chain: New England
Presidential Range
205
Mountain Chain: Northeastern New York
Adirondacks (home to Algonquin Peak)
206
Mountain Chain: Eastern Pennsylvania
Poconos
207
Mountain Chain: Southern New York
Catskills
208
Mountain Chain: South Dakota
Black Hills
209
Mountain Chain: California
Sierra Nevada
210
Highest Mountain in: East of the Mississippi
Mt. Mitchell - NC
211
Highest Mountain in: Africa
Mt. Kilamanjaro
212
Highest Mountain in: Asia
Mt. Everest
213
Highest Mountain in: Australia
Mt. Kosciusko
214
Highest Mountain in: Europe
Mt. Blanc
215
Highest Mountain in: North America
Mt. McKinley (a.k.a. Danili)
216
Highest Mountain in: Israel
Mt. Marion
217
Highest Mountain in: Lower 48 states
Mt. Whitney - CA
218
Mountain Chain: Washington-Oregon
Cascades
219
Highest Mountain in: Colorado
Mt. Elbert
220
Highest Mountain in: Hawaii
Mauna Kea
221
Highest Mountain in: Oregon
Mt. Hood
222
Highest Mountain in: New Hampshire
Mt. Washington
223
Highest Mountain in: Tennessee
Clingman's Dome
224
Highest Mountain in: Washington
Mt. Rainier
225
Highest Mountain in: South America
Mt. Aconcagua
226
Major River of: Boston
Charles
227
Famous Mountains: Ten Commandments
Mt. Sinai
228
Famous Mountains: Rio de Janeiro
Sugarloaf
229
Famous Mountains: Italian-Swiss border
Matterhorn
230
Famous Mountains: Iwo Jima
Mt. Suribachi
231
Famous Mountains: Atlanta
Stone Mountain
232
Mountain Chain: Tennessee-North Carolina
Great Smoky Mountains
233
Major River of: Atlanta
Chattahoochee
234
Mountain Chain: South America
Andes
235
Major River of: Harrisburg - PA
Susquehanna (Three Mile Island)
236
Major River of: Little Rock
Arkansas
237
Major River of: Louisville-Cincinnati
Ohio
238
Major River of: Washington - D.C.
Potomac
239
Major River of: Alaska
Yukon
240
Major Falls in Natal - South Africa
Tugela Falls
241
Famous Mountains: New Hampshire profile
Great Stone Face
242
Mountain Chain: Northwest Africa
Atlas
243
Major River of: Iowa
Des Moines
244
Mountain Chain: Wyoming
(Grand) Tetons
245
Mountain Chain: Canada-USA-Mexico
Rockies
246
Mountain Chain: Eastern USA
Appalachians
247
Mountain Chain: South central Europe
Alps
248
Mountain Chain: Eastern Europe
Carpathian
249
Mountain Chain: Eastern United States
Appalachians
250
Mountain Chain: New Zealand
Southern Alps
251
Mountain Chain: Spain
Sierra Nevada
252
Mountain Chain: North central Italy
Dolomites
253
Mountain Chain: Central Italy
Apenines
254
Mountain Chain: India-Asia divider
Himalayas
255
Mountain Chain: Europe-Asia divider
Urals
256
Mountain Chain: Southwest Russia
Caucasus
257
Mountain Chain: Vermont
Green Mountains
258
Mountain Chain: French-Spanish border
Pyrenees
