Geography
This state is home to the Yavapai people. It contains the fourth most populous county in the United States, Maricopa County. That county contains the cities Chandler and Glendale, as well as Tempe.
Arizona
This region is also home to cities like Iquique in the Tarapacá Region, as well as the (*) Antofagasta Region. This desert south of the Altiplano has vast saltpeter reserves. It is primarily the result of a rain shadow from the Cordillera Domeyko, a range of the Andes Mountains. For 10 points, name this driest non-polar desert on Earth, located in Chile.
Atacama Desert
This region is home to the European Southern Observatory's La Silla and Paranel outposts, including the Very Large Telescope. This region is the location of the Tamarugal Plateau and the Loa River. It is home to the largest open-pit copper mine in the world, Chuqui, which is owned by Codelco.
Atacama Desert
Its largest lake, whose two halves are connected by the Goyder Channel is notable for its shrinking and growing during the rainy season; that body of water is Lake Eyre. Its states include Queensland, Victoria, and New South Wales. For 10 points, name this nation whose capital is Canberra [KAN-ber-uh].
Australia
The Wolfe Creek Meteor Crater is located in this nation that is home to the Gibson and Tanami Deserts. The so-called Tea and Sugar Train brought supplies to towns in its region known as the Nullarbor [null-uh-BOR] Plain, which also contains part of the span of its transcontinental railroad that runs from Port Augusta to Kalgoorlie.
Australia
Separated from Labrador by the Hudson Strait, the capital of Nunavut lies on its Frobisher Bay. The Hudson Strait separates it from Labrador, and this home of Iqaluit is located between Greenland and mainland Canada. For 10 points, identify this fifth largest island in the world.
Baffin Island
The Nettilling and Amadjuak are its largest lakes, while its two highest peaks, mounts Asgard and Odin, are located in the Auyittuq National park. This island is bordered by the Gulf of Boothia and Lancaster Sound, while the Cumberland Peninsula is in its eastern portion.
Baffin Island
After the Jesuits were expelled from this peninsula in 1767, (*) Junípero (hoo-NEE-peh-roh) Serra established one mission here before moving north. The delta of the Colorado River is on the northeastern base of this peninsula, which runs by the Sea of Cortez. For 10 points, name this Mexican peninsula whose northern end contains the city of Tijuana (tee-WAH-nah).
Baja California [Peninsula]
This peninsula lies east of a group of islands that were accidentally shelled by thenU.S. naval officer L. Ron Hubbard in 1943. Despite the efforts of explorer Francisco de Ulloa (ooh-YO-ah), maps continued to show this peninsula as an island up until the 17th century. Three years before his invasion of Nicaragua, the filibuster William Walker tried to establish an independent republic on this peninsula.
Baja California [Peninsula]
One city on this body of water holds a necropolis where the oldest golden treasure in the world was discovered. The biblical flood behind Noah's Ark may have actually been a dramatic rise in this body of water's level around 5600 BC, known as its "deluge hypothesis." A giant stairway known as the (*) Potemkin Stairs is located near the mouth of the Dnieper in Odessa, a city on this body of water.
Black Sea
The 2014 Winter Olympics will be hosted along its banks in Sochi. The Crimean Peninsula juts into this sea, which is connected to the Sea of Marmara by the Bosporus. For ten points, identify this colorfully-named sea in that borders the Ukraine, Turkey, and Russia.
Black Sea
An area in this country is known for its frequent flashes of lightning, and is located at the mouth of the Catatumbo River. Due to its large oil deposits, this country, along with Ecuador, is one of the two non-Middle Eastern members of OPEC.
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
It claims half of its neighboring nation of Guyana, and it is the location of the mouth of the Orinoco river. Home to lake Maracaibo, this country is the location of the highest interrupted waterfall in the world, Angel Falls. For 10 points, name this South American country bordering on the Caribbean Sea with its capital at Caracas.
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
This street is actually perfectly-oriented from north to south, which causes it to be diagonal with respect to every other street. Jerome Myers was the first to call this thoroughfare "The Great White Way." Columbia University is located off this avenue. For 10 points, name this avenue in Manhattan home to lots of musical theaters.
Broadway Avenue
This thoroughfare crosses the Spuyten Duyvil Creek on a namesake bridge. This road is discontinuous at Union Square. Verdi Square is located between this street and Amsterdam Avenue. A sidewalk on this street contains more than 200 black pieces of granite with the names of people who were honored on this street's Canyon of Heroes.
Broadway Avenue
In this city, poor residents who live near Mokattam Hill collect and recycle trash for a living in Garbage City, or live within mausoleums in the City of the Dead. This city's "old" section contains remnants of its predecessor, Fustat, as well as The Hanging Church, which is the seat of the Coptic Pope.
Cairo
This "city of a thousand minarets" also contains Tahrir Square and has a metropolitan area which includes the location of the Great Sphinx and the Great Pyramids. Located north of Giza and just south of the Nile Delta, for 10 points, name this largest city in Africa and capital of Egypt.
Cairo
The Barlow Road was built to circumvent this range's Lolo Pass. The Klamath River flows to sea through this range, which once contained Mount Mazama. The Fraser River forms the northern border of this range, and the Skagit River basin contains its Glacier Peak and Mount Baker
Cascade Range
Inhabitants of this geological feature speak a namesake dialect with rule-governed a-prefixing of progressive verbs. One end of this range contains the Shickshocks and Baxter State Park. Further south, mines in this range are the largest source in the Americas for anthracite coal.
Appalachian Mountains
This range contains Springer Mountain and Mount Katahdin, has Blue Ridge and Great Smoky subchains, and features Mount Mitchell, the tallest in America east of the Mississippi river. For 10 points, name this long mountain range whose namesake trail can be hiked north from Georgia to Maine.
Appalachian Mountains
Construction of the Qaraqum Canal off the Amu Darya to irrigate the desert for cotton farming was highly inefficient, allowing loss of 50% of the water it carried and was a chief contributor to the severe desiccation. Having lost more than 80% of its volume since 1960, this is, for 10 points, what formerly 4th largest lake in the world located in central Asia?
Aral Sea
The Turan Lowlands lie to this body's southeast, while cities of Nukus and Muynok are in Karakalpakstan, which lies to the south of this body of water. Nuclear tests were performed on its Vozrozhdeniya Island, and deserts near it include the Kyzyl Kum. The Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers both flow into this.
Aral Sea
Its northeast section contains part of the Navajo Nation, the only area of this state which observes Daylight Saving Time. It is home to the cities of Yuma and Mesa, as well as the Grand Canyon. For 10 points, name this state whose capital is Phoenix.
Arizona
This territory was known as Mons Calpe to the Greeks and along with Mount Hacho, it forms the Pillars of Heracles. For 10 points, name this British territory located on the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula.
Gibraltar
This word denotes a region, named after an Arabic phrase meaning "land of the black peoples," that includes the Sahel and comprises the belt of savanna plains south of the Sahara Desert and north of the central African rainforests. This word also refers to a country within that region, which is home to the cattle-dependent Nuer (NEW-err) people.
the Sudan
The southernmost part of this range is the isolated Mount Shasta. This range also contains the Columbia River Gorge, and Wizard Island lies in the deepest lake in the United States, Crater Lake, in this range. For 10 points, name this mountain range that contains Mount Rainier and Mount St. Helens, located in the Pacific Northwest.
Cascade Range
Coit Tower is located on Telegraph Hill in this city, and Portsmouth Square is at the center of this city's Chinatown. Ghirardelli Square and Pier 39 are located on this city's Fisherman's Wharf. The only mobile National Historic Landmark in the United States is this city's cable car system. For 10 points, name this California city that is the location of the Golden Gate Bridge
City and County of San Francisco
The Twin Peaks and Sunset Tunnels are two major transit arteries in this city, and the Civil War-era Fort Point lies in the north of this city. The Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard is located in the southeast of this city. The Farallon Islands, though lying thirty miles to the west of this city, are still officially part of it.
City and County of San Francisco
Containing Dinosaur National Monument on its western border and the historic Mesa Verde, its highest peak is Mt. Elbert, though another mountain in this state inspired "America the Beautiful." For 10 points, identify this state, home to Pike's Peak, which contains the cities of Aurora, Boulder, and its capital, Denver.
Colorado
This state's Trail Ridge Road is the highest highway in the United States. This state contains Mt. Harvard, Mt. Princeton, and Mt. Yale in its Collegiate Peaks range, and its national parks include Great Sand Dunes and Black Canyon of the Gunnison.
Colorado
The Royal Flying Doctors, which provides medical services to the central regions of this country, operate out of bases in (*) Port Augusta and Alice Springs. One island in this country used to be called Van Diemen's Land, is home to a namesake devil, and lies across the Bass Strait from its state of Victoria. For ten points, identify this country home to the Outback, the Great Barrier Reef, and the Sydney Opera House.
Commonwealth of Australia
This country is home to the world's largest piece of limestone. Most of its freshwater is provided by the Great Artesian Basin. Kata Tjuta rises several thousand feet over the plains just west of a more famous sandstone rock formation in this country.
Commonwealth of Australia
The seat of Fayette County is Lexington, and its western counties were purchased from the Chickasaw Indians by Andrew Jackson. Its eastern portion is intersected by the Cumberland Plateau. This state has a namesake annual horse race held in Louisville. For 10 points, name this southern U.S. "Bluegrass state" with capital Frankfort.
Commonwealth of Kentucky
This state's Pennyroyal Plateau borders the Pottsville Escarpment. Its highest point lies between Harlan and Letcher counties, the Black Mountain, and it contains the longest cave system in the world, its Mammoth Cave National Park.
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Livingstone Falls is located on this river, which receives the Kasai and Ubangi Rivers. This river, which flows through (*) Katanga and receives water from Lake Tanganyika, separates the cities of Brazzaville and Kinshasa. For ten points, name this African river which flows through a namesake Democratic Republic.
Congo River
One of this river's headstreams flows through Lakes Bangweulu and Mweru. This river forms the Malebo Pool, and its source is the Chambeshi River. Boyoma Falls lies on this river, and after it reaches Kisangani, it is no longer called the Lualaba. This river's mouth lies downstream of Boma, which is located south of Cabinda.
Congo River
A remnant of the glacial Lake Hitchcock, this river has its source in New Hampshire and flows into Long Island Sound. For 10 points, name this largest river of New England, which flows through Springfield, Massachusetts and Hartford in its namesake state.
Connecticut River
Called the Fresh River by the first European to discover it, Adriaen Block, this body of water has four namesake lakes in Coos County. Before meeting the ocean at Old Saybrook, this river receives tributaries such as Blow-Me-Down Brook, in addition to the Ashuelot, Deerfield and Chicopee Rivers.
Connecticut River
(*) Charles Darwin Research Station are located within this country's province of the Galapagos Islands. For 10 points, name this South American country containing the port cities of Manta and Guayaquil and bordered by Columbia and Peru, with capital at Quito.
Ecuador
The Jambeli and Morro Channels flank this country's Puna Island, home to the aboriginal Tumbez Indians, and this country's Santa Elena peninsula contains primitive settlements from the Las Vegas culture. The Sierra Negra of Isabela Island and Indefatigable Island's
Ecuador
It is home to the Ibo [EE-bow], who formed the breakaway Republic of Biafra in 1967. In 1991, its capital was moved to Abuja [ah-BOO-dja]. For 10 points, name this most populous country in Africa, whose largest city is Lagos.
Federal Republic of Nigeria
One ancient culture from this present-day country is the Nok culture, which existed in what is now the Jos Plateau. The second-largest city in this country is Kano. The southwest corner of Lake Chad is part of this country, which is bordered by Benin to the west and Cameroon to the east.
Federal Republic of Nigeria
One port city located in this country is Kiel, while the spa city of Aachen is located on its western border. For 10 points, name this European country, bordered by the Oder and Rhine rivers and divided into East and West sections for much of the 20th century, with capital at Berlin.
Germany
This country contains the Wadden Sea National Parks, which are named after an intertidal zone on its northwestern border. Its administrative regions are known as Gemeinden, Landkreise, and Lander, in increasing size. One region in this country located across a major river valley from the Vosges Mountains is the Black Forest.
Germany
The Grand Casemates Square serves as this territory's primary commercial center, and a decommissioned Water Catchment Center is situated near the Alboran Sea on this territory's eastern shore. Its conquest by ibn Ziyad resulted in its Arabic name, Mount Tarik. Its southernmost point, (*) Europa Point, lies northeast of its namesake strait.
Gibraltar
. The Kaibab Plateau borders one part of this geological feature known as the North Rim. In 2007, a glass (*) skywalk was opened at this site for public use. For 10 points, name this geological feature of northern Arizona that was created by the Colorado River.
Grand Canyon
This geological feature has a Vishnu Group that consists of the Vishnu, Brahma, and Rama Schists. A trail that can be followed in this site travels along the Bright Angel Fault.
Grand Canyon
Nunaoil is the state-owned petroleum company of this polity that has its highest point at Gunnbjorn Fjeld [Gun-byorn F-yeld]. Although the United States failed to purchase this island from its owner after World War II, the United States continues to maintain the Thule Air Base on this island's northwest coast.
Greenland
The world's largest (*) national park and the second largest municipality in the world, Sermersooq, are located on this island that has its capital at Nuuk. Kalaalisut is the official language, but Danish is also used in, for 10 points, what second largest island of the world, ironically named because the majority of it covered in ice?
Greenland
Before 1869, it was named Yezo, and William Clark led a 19th-century Christian movement in this location. Mount Meakan is a volcano in this island's Akan National Park, and cities on this island include Nemuro and [*] Hakodate.
Hokkaido
The Seikan Tunnel, the world's longest underwater tunnel, connects this island to the rest of its country. The Ainu is a major ethnic group on this island, with capital at Sapporo. For 10 points, name this northernmost island of Japan.
Hokkaido
The aggressive deforestation of this country's native birch trees in the Middle Ages, combined with its lack of sufficient agricultural reproduction, led Jared Diamond to examine it in Collapse. It has more land covered by (*) glaciers than the rest of Europe combined.
Iceland
This country's Pingvellir Natural Park includes an amphitheatre that hosted its first parliament, the Althing. Sitting atop the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, it gained the newly formed volcanic island of Surtsey in 1963. For 10 points, name this nation with capital at Reykjavik.
Iceland
This island's Whispering Cliffs are irregularly-angled basalt columns accessible via the Diamond Circle route. On this island, where fermented shark is a delicacy, the Glerá River enters this island's longest bay at Akureyri. This island's Dettifoss waterfall is its continent's largest by volume, and it lies north of Surtsey, an island formed in 1963.
Iceland
This island's highest-per-capita use of geothermal energy, its geysers like Strokkur, and its volcanoes like Grimsvotn are all due to its position atop the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. It lies between the Faroe Islands and Greenland. For 10 points, name this Nordic-settled island with capital Reykjavik.
Iceland
It also contains the delta of the Penobscot River, along whose banks lies the city of Bangor. With a capital at Augusta, for 10 points, name this state located in the extreme northeast of the continental U.S..
Maine
Sugar Island is located in a lake in this state that is drained by the Kennebec River; that body of water is Moosehead Lake. One peak in this state is Sugarloaf Mountain; another peak in this state, located in Baxter State Park, is Mount Katahdin.
Maine
Its states include Sabah and Sarawak, both located on an island it shares with Brunei. The Strait of Malacca separates it from India. For 10 points, name this country with capital Kuala Lumpur.
Malaysia
This nation's largest island is Banggi island, and its Trus Madi Range contains Mount Trus Madi, this nation's second highest peak. The capital of this nation is at the confluence of the Gombak and Klang Rivers, while this nation's highest point is Low's Peak at Mount Kinabalu.
Malaysia
A byway that follows the entire length of this river is designated by a sign with a green pilot's wheel and is called the Great River Road. This river's 1927 flood led to the passage of the 1928 Flood Control Act. The Old River Control Structure was set up to stop this river from distributing too much of flow to the Atchafalaya River.
Mississippi River
This river's headwaters come from Lake (*) Itasca. For 10 points, name this river that passes through ten states after it originates in Minnesota and before it empties from Louisiana into the Gulf of Mexico.
Mississippi River
Many of the residents of this sparse country live in portable round dwellings called yurts. The southern part of this country is the Gobi Desert, and its capital is Ulan Bator. Name this country between China and Russia.
Mongolia
This nation contains most of the Uvs Lake, the rest of which is in Tuva in Russia. This country's third largest city, Darkhan, has a name that means Blacksmith and was started by the Soviet Union in 1961. Its second most populous city is Erdenet, which is in the Orkhon Aimag, an Aimag being the equivalent of a province. The unicameral legisla- ture in this nation is called the State Great Khural, and its leading political party is the People's Revolutionary Party.
Mongolia
Its original name was Latin for "pine cone," but its current name is Karachy-Balkar for "Thousand Mountain." Glaciers on this feature feed the Baksan, Kuban, and Malka rivers. It was once climbed simultaneously by 400 mountaineers to celebrate the surrounding province's anniversary.
Mount Elbrus
This inactive volcano located in the (*) Caucasus straddles the Russian-Georgian border. For 10 points, name this mountain, the tallest in Europe.
Mount Elbrus
This island's longest river, the Mahaweli, empties into the sea near the city of Trincomalee, and a series of shoals connecting this island to the mainland is called Adam's Bridge.This country's north contains the Jaffna Peninsula and bodies of water surrounding this island include the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Straight.
Sri Lanka
Southeast of the Tasman Sea, it was home to the extinct moa, who were hunted to extinction by its indigenous Maori peoples. The Cook Strait separates the two main landmasses of this nation also home to the kiwi bird. For 20 points, name this Pacific nation with capital Wellington and largest city Auckland, which has a North and South Island.
New Zealand
This country's sixteen regions were established in 2002 to follow natural watershed boundaries. In addition, it administers several territories, including the Chatham Islands and Tokelau
New Zealand
The later is the source of a "Blue" namesake of this river, which possesses six regions of rocky rapids known as Cataracts, the very first of which is at the sight of Aswan. For 10 points, identify this river that flows through Upper and Lower Egypt.
Nile River
The now-shrunken Lake Moeris was once connected by the Bahr Yussef canal into this river The farthest reaches of this river are the infamously corpse-infested Akagera River and the Coptic-Church monastery paradise of Lake Tana.
Nile River
Its west end is marked by the Shatt al- Arab, while its east end is separated from the Gulf of Oman by the Strait of Hormuz. Qatar juts into, for 10 points, what sea, containing the Tigris delta, which shares its name with the former name of Iran?
Persian Gulf
One island in this body of water includes the locales of Darren and Alzour. In addition to containing Tarut Island, it bordered the early Dilmun and Lakhmid civilizations on its south shore, and the port of Siraf was a notable Sassanian port which served its north shore.
Persian Gulf
The southern part of this country, its Algarve region, includes the city of Faro. While most of this country is on continental Europe, it also controls the archipelagos of Madeira and the Azores. This country includes the mouth of the Tagus River. Name this country with its capital at Lisbon, which shares the Iberian Peninsula with Spain.
Portugal
This country used to include the town of Vilarinho [vee-lah-REEN-yoh] da Furna, which was submerged to build a reservoir. That town is in this country's only national park, Peneda-Gerês [PAY-nay-dah ZHAIR-ayss]. That park is in the northern part of this country, which includes the city of Braga.
Portugal
Its eastern coast lies on the Gulf of Carpentaria, and runs parallel to the Great Barrier Reef. For 10 points, name this second-largest Australian state, with capital at Brisbane, named in honor of Victoria.
Queensland, Australia
This region's highest mountain, Mount Bartle Frere, lies to the east of an area notable for its volcanic features, the Atherton Tablelands. This state's Cape Tribulation is along the Daintree River, which is infested with saltwater crocodiles. This state's northernmost point is Bramble Cay, one of the islands in the Torres Strait, which separates Cape York Peninsula from New Guinea, and it also contains much of the Great Dividing Range.
Queensland, Australia
In addition to containing the majority of the Gulf of Fonseca, this country also borders Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala. For 10 points, name this Central American country with its capital at Tegucigalpa (teh-GOO-CHEE-gul-pah).
Republic of Honduras
The Coco River forms part of this country's southern border, and it also contains Lake Yajoa (yah-HO-ah) in its west. The port city of Amapala can be found on its access to the Pacific Ocean. The Bay Islands are off its northern shore in the Caribbean Sea.
Republic of Honduras
: Its tributaries include the Salado, Conchos, and Puerco, and its basins include Lake Toronto and the Falcon Reservoir. Its sources lie in the San Juan Mountains, and its early course flows into the San Luis Valley.
Rio Grande
Before it flows into the Gulf Coastal Plain, this river flows into the Big Bend, and it is the fifth longest river in North America. For 10 points, name this river on which lie Ciudad Juarez and El Paso, the border between Mexico and the United States.
Rio Grande
(*) Bellevue and Redmond are a part of the metropolitan area of this city, which is home to a building designed by Frank Gehry, the Experience Music Project. This city lying on Puget Sound is home to the Space Needle. For ten points, name this most populous city in Washington.
Seattle
This city lies northeast of Vashon Island and southeast of Admiralty Inlet, and its Pioneer Square is home to the Smith Tower. It contains Pike Market Place as well as a Central Library designed by Rem Koolhaas. Lake Washington borders this city to the east, and the Duwamish River flows through this city before emptying into Elliot Bay.
Seattle
Lujiazui lies within this city's (*) Pudong district, which is home to the Oriental Pearl Tower and Jinmao Tower, across the Huangpu River from which lies the Bund. This city lies north of Hangzhou Bay and downstream from Nanjing on the Yangtze River. For ten points, name this most populous Chinese city.
Shanghai
This Asian city contains a stadium called the Mercedes-Benz Arena. The City God Temple and the She Shan Basilica can be found in this city, which also contains Yuyuan Garden and a namesake World Financial Center skyscraper that has a trapezoidal aperture at its peak.
Shanghai
A naval commander decided to wait twenty-seven more days before leaving this island after seeing a lunar eclipse. The hot-blooded Lamachus got his army trapped in a ditch on this island, whose defense was galvanized by Gylippus. Distracted defenders of this island were attacked during a festival to Artemis by Marcus Claudius Marcellus, whose forces were supposedly stymied by a (*) death ray made with a giant mirror and a mechanical claw that could drag entire ships out of the water.
Sicily
Nicias was executed at the end of a military campaign against this island planned by Alcibiades. While drawing circles, Archimedes was killed by Roman soldiers on this island. For 10 points, name this island, the target of an Athenian "expedition" that failed to capture Syracuse.
Sicily
Known in previous times as Serendib and Ceylon, for 10 points, identify this tea-producing island nation located in the Bay of Bengal, which is home to the Tamil Tigers guerrilla group and has its capital at Colombo.
Sri Lanka
Asbestos Range National Park lies on this island's north coast, close to the mouth of the Tamar River upon which the city of Launceton lies. This island's capital lies on Storm Bay at the mouth of the Derwent River in the southern portion of this island.
Tasmania
There are populations of Little Penguins on this island which is separated from a larger landmass by the Bass Strait, and other distinctive wildlife on this island included a namesake tiger which went extinct in the 1930s. For 10 points, name this island with capital at Hobart which lies south of Australia and has a namesake marsupial devil.
Tasmania
Its islands of Lennox, Picton, and Nueva are disputed between two countries, and its base lies on the Beagle Channel. For 10 points, name this archipelago that is separated from the mainland of South American by the Strait of Magellan and whose name means "Land of Fire."
Tierra del Fuego
Oil was discovered at this geographic area in Manantiales, and its native peoples include the Ona and Alacaluf. The town of Porvenir is the capital of its namesake province, and its peaks include Monte Sarmiento. Its Isla Desolacion receives one hundred and eighty inches of rainfall a year.
Tierra del Fuego
The Ruvuma River forms the southern border of this country, which contains Kalambo Falls and Gombe National Park, as well as Pemba and Mafia Islands. Lake Natron and Ol Doinyo Lengai are located in this country's Arusha Region, which also contains the Ngorongoro Crater.
United Republic of Tanzania
With its northern neighbor, this country shares the (*)Serengeti Plain, and it borders Lakes Malawi and Tanganyika to the west. Zanzibar is controlled by this country, which contains Africa's highest point, Kilimanjaro. For ten points, name this country located between Kenya and Mozambique, whose capital moved to Dodoma from Dar es Salaam.
United Republic of Tanzania
Although this country is not Spain, Barcelona is the capital of this country's Anzoategui state. The Cordillera de Merida mountains, which include this country's highest point, Pico Bolivar, are located in the northwestern portion of this country, and other highlands in this country are La Gran Sabana, which include Angel Falls.
Venezuela
The mouth of the Orinoco can be found in this country, and another notable body of water is the oil-rich Lake Maracaibo. For 10 points, name this South American country bordered to the west by Colombia and to the south by Brazil with capital at Caracas.
Venezuela
A canal connecting it to another river that begins in Novomoskovsk, the (*) Don, provides a navigable link between the Sea of Azov and the Caspian Sea. It flows east to Kazan and then south into the Caspian Sea. For 10 points, name this western Russian river, the longest in Europe.
Volga River
Ancient names for this river include Rav and Itil. The Gorky Hydroelectric Plant and reservoir were built on it in 1955. Penza and Vasilsursk are cities that lie on one of its tributaries, the Sura. The city of Udmurtia marks the start of another tributary called the Kama.
Volga River
A commonly accepted hypothesis regarding this event is the Alvarez hypothesis. Another hypothesis is that it was caused by the formation of the Deccan Traps.
extinction of the dinosaurs
Evidence of this event is found at the K-T boundary, and this event marks the end of the Mesozoic Era. For 10 points, name this event which occurred around 65 million years ago and is thought to have been caused by an asteroid impact.
extinction of the dinosaurs
. Conflict between the Arab and black population, as well as between Muslims and Christians, has led to the rise of the Janjaweed (JOHN-juh-weed) militias in, for 10 points, what country, thus causing a refugee crisis in its Darfur region?
the Sudan