World Geography Flashcards
Largest tropical island
New Guinea
Asia’s smallest island country
Singapore
Prison located on San Francisco bay island
Alcatraz
Bounty mutineer’s island
Pitcairn
Major Dreyfus and Papillon were exiled here
Devil’s Island
Island of Mt. Suribachi
Iwo Jima
Island that welcomed 19th century U.S. immigrants
Ellis Island
Marshall Island’s site of first Hydrogen bomb test
Bikini
The Statue of Liberty sits on this island
Bedloe’s Island
Island of giant monitor lizards
Komodo
Brunei’s island
Borneo
Jakarta’s island
Java
Indonesia’s western-most main island
Sumatra
Largest island in the Mediterrenean
Sicily
World’s second highest mountain chain
Andes
Marshall Island’s site of first atomic test in pacific
Eniwetok
Danish islands between Iceland and Great Britain
Faroe Islands
New Zealand’s main islands
North and South islands
Chile’s Pacific island
Easter island
Chile and Argentina’s southern island
Tierra del Fuego
Equador’s Pacific islands
Galapagos
Blue Grotto island
Capri
California immigrant island
Angel Island
“Pony” island in English Chanel
Shetland Island
Island just south of India
Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon)
Islands 500 miles Northwest of Scotland
Hebrides
Europe’s smallest island nation
Malta
Islands of the world’s worst airline disaster - owned by Spain
Canary Islands
Portuguese islands in Atlantic
Azores
Bahama’s most populous island
New Providence
Texas island that is one hundred miles long
Padre Island
Irish Sea island
Isle of Man
Guadalcanal island group
Solomon Islands
Second-largest island in the Mediterrenean
Sardinia
Antigua’s sister island
Barbuda
Largest island of the Netherland Antilles
Curacao
St. Vincent’s sister island
Grenadines
Tahiti island group
Society Islands
Nova Scotia island
Cape Breton
Guam island group
Mariana or Micronesia
Western Canada’s largest island
Vancouver Island
Mallorca and Ibiza Island group
Balearic islands
Island Group including Tenerife
Canary Islands
St. Croix and St. Thomas Island group
Virgin Islands
World’s highest Mountain
Mt. Everest
World’s second highest mountain
K-2 (Mt. Godwin-Austen)
Sea between Russia and Alaska
Bering Sea
Bikini island group
Marshall Islands
Main island of Japan
Honshu
Tanzania’s island
Zanzibar
Formerly known as Cook Islands
New Zealand
Formerly known as Sandwich islands
Hawaii
Formerly known as the Malagasy Republic
Madagascar
U.S. naval base in souther Indian Ocean
Diego Garcia
Europe’s largest island
Great Britain
Island in Manila Bay
Corregidor
Southwest USA/Northern Mexico Desert
Sonoran Desert
Large northern island of Japan
Hokkaido
Large southern island of Japan
Kyushu
Largest island in the United States
Hawaii (The Big Island)
Alaska’s largest island
Kodiak Island
Canada’s largest island
Baffin Island
Canada’s northern-most island
Ellesmere Island
Main island of the Philippines
Luzon
World’s longest freshwater lake
Lake Tanganyika
Australia’s largest island
Tasmania
World’s largest swamp
Gran Pantanal (Brazil)
World’s largest marsh
Everglades
World’s largest bay
Hudson bay
World’s largest gulf
Gulf of Mexico
Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan sea
Aral sea
World’s deepest lake
Lake Baikal (Siberia)
Sea in Israel - a.k.a. Lake Tiberias
Sea of Galilee
Largest lake in South America
Lake Titicaca
Deepest lake in the U.S.
Crater Lake
Largest lake lying within U.S. boundaries
Lake Michigan
Source of the Mississippi River
Lake Itaska - Minnesota
World’s longest strait
Strait of Malacca (Indonesia)
Persian Gulf Strait
Strait of Hormuz
World’s highest tide
Bay of Fundy (Canada)
Sea between Ireland and Great Britain
Irish Sea
Sea between Italy and Balkan peninsula
Adriatic sea
Sea between China and Korea
Yellow Sea
Sea west of Vietnam - east of the Philippines
South China Sea
Sea east of Australia - home to great barrier reef
Coral sea
Sea between India and Arabian Peninsula
Arabian Sea
World’s largest sea
South China Sea
Latvia - Lithuania - and Estonia Sea
Baltic Sea
Strait dividing Asia and North America
Bering Strait
World’s saltiest body of water
Dead Sea
Sea between Egypt and Saudi Arabia
Red Sea
Georgia - Bulgaria and Ukraine Sea
Black Sea
Sea north of Black Sea and Crimean peninsula
Sea of Azov
Sea between Greece and Turkey
Aegean Sea
Sea separating Asian and European Turkey
Sea of Marmara
Belgium - Norway and Denmark Sea
North Sea
Indian/Pakistan desert
Thar desert
Lake behind Grand Coulee Dam
Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake
Lake behind Hoover Dam
Lake Mead
Lake behind Aswan High Dam
Lake Nasser
New York-Vermont lake
Lake Champlain
North African Desert
Sahara Desert (World’s largest)
Strait between English Channel and North Sea
Strait of Dover
Southwest African desert
Namib
Canals in Venice and China
Grand Canals
Australian deserts
Victoria and Great Sandy Deserts
Chinese/Mongolian desert
Gobi desert
Southwest American Desert
Mojave
South American Desert
Atacama (World’s driest place)
Israeli Desert
Negev
Highest Mountain in: Antarctica
Vinson Massif
Southern African Desert
Kalahar Desert
Bay on Beaufort Sea
Prudhoe Bay
Caribbean ABC islands
Aruba - Bonaire - Curacao
Strait dividing Spain and Morocco
Strait of Gibralter
Strait separating Italy and Sicily
Strait of Messina
Strait separating North and South Islands of New Zealand
Cook Strait
Swedish-Finnish Gulf
Gulf of Bothnia
Prince Edward Island gulf
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Lake between Switzerland and France
Lake Geneva
Gulf of western Africa
Gulf of Guinea
Canal connecting Hudson River and Great lakes
Erie Canal
Bangladesh bay
Bay of Bengal
Spanish-French bay
Bay of Biscay
Liffey River bay
Dublin bay
Sound south of cape cod
Nantucket sound
Washington state sound
Puget Sound
Strait at southern end of South America
Strait of Magellan
Gulf between Iran and Arabian peninsula
Persian Gulf
Major River of: Argentina-Uruguay
Rio de la Plata
Major River of: Poland
Vistula
Major River of: Montreal
St. Lawrence
Major River of: Paris
Seine
Major River of: Rome
Tiber
Major River of: Stalingrad
Volga
Major River of: Liverpool
Mersey
Major River of: Vienna
Danube
Major River of: Lisbon
Tagus
Major River of: Northwest Canada
Mackenzie
Major River of: West central France
Loire
Major River of: Northeast India
Ganges
Major River of: Ireland
Shannon
Major River of: Israel
Jordan
World’s highest mountain chain
Himalayas
Major River of: St. Petersburg
Neva
Major River of: Baghdad
Tigris
Major River of: Nebraska
(North) Platte
Major River of: New York State
Hudson
Major River of: New England
Connecticut
Major River of: North Dakota
Red River (of the North)
Major River of: Texas-New Mexico
Rio Grande
Major River of: London
Thames
Major River west of the Rockies
Colorado
Major River of: Scotland
Clyde
Major River of: Budapest
Danube
Major River of: Cairo
Nile
Major River of: Dublin
Liffey
Major River of: Florence
Arno
Major River of: Hamburg
Elbe
Major River of: Kiev
Dnieper
Major River of: Virginia
James
Volcano in Antarctica
Mt. Erebus
Major River of: Pakistan
Indus
Volcano in Italian Mainland
Mt. Vesuvius
Volcano in Martinique
Mt. Pelee
Volcano in Mexico
Paracuten
Volcano in Montserrat
Soufriere
Volcano in Washington
Mt. St. Helens
Volcano in Sicily
Mt. Etna (Europe’s highest Volcano)
Volcano in Hawaii
Kilauea
Volcano in Iceland
Mt. Hekla
World’s highest waterfall
Angel Falls - Venezuela
U.S. highest waterfall
Ribbon Falls - Yosemite
Falls on the Zambezi River
Victoria Falls - Zimbabwe
Falls on the Brazil-Argentina Border
Iguazu Falls
Falls between Lakes Erie and Ontario
Niagra Falls
Volcano in Philippines
Mt. Pinitubo
Major River of: West Africa
Congo
Major River of: Spain
Ebro
Major River of: South Africa
Orange
Major River of: Turkey
Meander
Major River of: Venezuela
Orinoco
Major River of: Vietnam and Cambodia
Mekong
Volcano in Indonesia
Krakatoa
Major River of: East Africa
Zambezi
Major River of: Idaho
Snake
Major River of: Northeast Africa
Nile
Major River of: Northwest Europe
Rhine
Major River of: River that feeds Lake Geneva
Rhone
Major River of: “Big Muddy” river
Missouri
Major River of: Robert Burns’ “Sweet” river
Afton
Volcano in Alaska
Mt. Readout
Major River of: Northern Vietnam
Red River
Mountain Chain: Minnesota
Masabi Range
Major River of: Montana
Missouri
Highest Mountain in: Japan
Mt. Fuji (Fujiyama)
Highest Mountain in: Great Britain
Ben Nevis
Highest Mountain in: Canada
Mt. Logan
Mountain Chain: Arkansas-Missouri
Ozarks
Highest Mountain in: Greece
Mt. Olympus
Mountain Chain: Georgia-North Carolina
Blue Ridge Mountains
Highest Mountain in: Turkey
Mt. Ararat
Mountain Chain: Montana-Wyoming
Bighorn Mountains
Mountain Chain: New England
Presidential Range
Mountain Chain: Northeastern New York
Adirondacks (home to Algonquin Peak)
Mountain Chain: Eastern Pennsylvania
Poconos
Mountain Chain: Southern New York
Catskills
Mountain Chain: South Dakota
Black Hills
Mountain Chain: California
Sierra Nevada
Highest Mountain in: East of the Mississippi
Mt. Mitchell - NC
Highest Mountain in: Africa
Mt. Kilamanjaro
Highest Mountain in: Asia
Mt. Everest
Highest Mountain in: Australia
Mt. Kosciusko
Highest Mountain in: Europe
Mt. Blanc
Highest Mountain in: North America
Mt. McKinley (a.k.a. Danili)
Highest Mountain in: Israel
Mt. Marion
Highest Mountain in: Lower 48 states
Mt. Whitney - CA
Mountain Chain: Washington-Oregon
Cascades
Highest Mountain in: Colorado
Mt. Elbert
Highest Mountain in: Hawaii
Mauna Kea
Highest Mountain in: Oregon
Mt. Hood
Highest Mountain in: New Hampshire
Mt. Washington
Highest Mountain in: Tennessee
Clingman’s Dome
Highest Mountain in: Washington
Mt. Rainier
Highest Mountain in: South America
Mt. Aconcagua
Major River of: Boston
Charles
Famous Mountains: Ten Commandments
Mt. Sinai
Famous Mountains: Rio de Janeiro
Sugarloaf
Famous Mountains: Italian-Swiss border
Matterhorn
Famous Mountains: Iwo Jima
Mt. Suribachi
Famous Mountains: Atlanta
Stone Mountain
Mountain Chain: Tennessee-North Carolina
Great Smoky Mountains
Major River of: Atlanta
Chattahoochee
Mountain Chain: South America
Andes
Major River of: Harrisburg - PA
Susquehanna (Three Mile Island)
Major River of: Little Rock
Arkansas
Major River of: Louisville-Cincinnati
Ohio
Major River of: Washington - D.C.
Potomac
Major River of: Alaska
Yukon
Major Falls in Natal - South Africa
Tugela Falls
Famous Mountains: New Hampshire profile
Great Stone Face
Mountain Chain: Northwest Africa
Atlas
Major River of: Iowa
Des Moines
Mountain Chain: Wyoming
(Grand) Tetons
Mountain Chain: Canada-USA-Mexico
Rockies
Mountain Chain: Eastern USA
Appalachians
Mountain Chain: South central Europe
Alps
Mountain Chain: Eastern Europe
Carpathian
Mountain Chain: Eastern United States
Appalachians
Mountain Chain: New Zealand
Southern Alps
Mountain Chain: Spain
Sierra Nevada
Mountain Chain: North central Italy
Dolomites
Mountain Chain: Central Italy
Apenines
Mountain Chain: India-Asia divider
Himalayas
Mountain Chain: Europe-Asia divider
Urals
Mountain Chain: Southwest Russia
Caucasus
Mountain Chain: Vermont
Green Mountains
Mountain Chain: French-Spanish border
Pyrenees