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39 Cards in this Set
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The Baltic and Adriatic Ses are both found off the coast of which continent? |
Europe |
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Name the highest Lake in the world |
Lake Titicaca |
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More than 130 species of marsupials, such as wallabies, are found on which continent? |
Australia |
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A system of rift valleys is located south of the Red Sea on which continent? |
Africa |
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Name the FIVE oceans of the Earth according to size, smallest to Largest: |
Artic, Southern, Indian, Atlantic, Pacific |
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The Lesser Antilles are a chain of tropical islands that lie off the northern coast of which continent? |
South America |
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Most of the Earth's land is in which hemisphere? |
Northern |
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Which continents lie entirely in the southern hemisphere? |
Australia and Antartica |
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The earth can be divided in half along two imaginary lines which run opposite each other between the North and South Poles; Name these lines: |
Prime Meridian, International Date Line |
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What percent of the Earth's Surface is covered in water? |
70%
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Most of the world's rice is grown on which continent? |
Asia |
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Which continent has the least amount of precipitation? |
Antartica |
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Which country boarders the the Caribbean sea and is a major exporter of oil |
Venezuela |
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Name the sea that is bordered by Europe, Africa and Asia |
Mediterranean Sea |
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Through which three continents does the Arctic Circle Pass? |
North America, Europe, Asia |
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Which three continents touch the Indian Ocean? |
Asia, Africa, and Australia |
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Mt. Fuji is a sacred site in which country? |
Japan |
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The Prime Meridian passes through which three continents? |
Europe, Africa, Antartica |
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Name the world's deepest lake that holds 1/5 of the earth's fresh water |
lake Baykal in Siberia |
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What is the difference between political and physical maps? Political maps show? |
Governments
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What is the difference between political and physical maps? Physical maps show? |
Land forms and Water bodies |
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The Klamath Mountains stretch south from Oregon into which other state? |
California |
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What is another name for a line of longitude? |
Meridian |
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The Ural Mountains are traditionally considered part of the eastern border of which continent? |
Europe |
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On which continent is the Sahara Desert? (The world's largest and hottest desert) |
Africa
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What is the only continent crossed by every line of longitude? |
Antartica |
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On which continent is the world's largest rain forest situated? |
South America |
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Which continent is the most densely populated in the world? |
Europe |
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Large ranches occupy a region called the Great Artesian basin in which country that borders the Indian Ocean? |
Australia |
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Name 2 continent crossed by the Tropic of Cancer |
North America, Africa or Asia |
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Which continent is the least populated? |
Antartica |
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The industrial Revolution, the Protestant Reformation, and the Renaissance, all began on which continent? |
Europe |
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What is the coldest desert in the world? |
McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antartica |
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The Plateau of Tibet is located on which continent? |
Asia |
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Which Great Lake is the smallest |
Lake Ontario |
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Name the worlds largest nation in land area |
Russia |
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Name the world's smallest country |
Vatican City |
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Name three continents that touch the Pacific Ocean |
North America, South America, Australia or Asia |
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Which circle passes through more continents, Antartic or Artic? |
Artic |