Geography Test 2

The highest peak in Europe is?

A.

the world's largest peninsula is the? a. Arabian Peninsula b. Asia Minor c. Korean Peninsula d. peninsula of India

a. Arabian Peninsula

what is the capital of greece? a. Athens b. Florence c. Lisbon d. Madrid

a. Athens

in which German city did the Communists build the wall a wall to keep people from escaping to Freedom a. Berlin B. Salzburg c. Hamburg d. Munich

a. Berlin

the most accurate display of the Earth's features, showing correct shapes, sizes, and locations, is a? a. a globe b. Mercator projection map c. Mollweide Projection map D peninsula of India

a. globe

parts of the Alps extend into all the following countries except? a. Austria b. Belgium c. France d. Switzerland

b. Belgium

Baghdad is capital of___? a. Iran b. Iraq c. Saudi Arabia d. Syria

b. Iraq

what is the capital of russia? a London B. Moscow c. Paris d. Rome

b. Moscow

A ____ is a narrow strip of land connected by two land masses. a. estuary b. isthmus c. peninsula d. plateau

b. isthmus

what area is known as the cradle of civilization a. the British Isles B. the Fertile Crescent c. Indian subcontinent d.Mayla archipelago

b. the Fertile Crescent

estonia, Latvia, and what are called the Baltic states? a. Belarus b. Greece c. Lithuania d. Norway

c. Lithuania

about 1/4 of the land of___ is polder, that has been taken from the Sea by using dams, dikes, and windmills to drain the water. a. Belgium B. Denmark c.the Netherlands d. Luxembourg ​

c.the Netherlands

georgia, armenia, and as a Azerbaijan were once under the control of? but are considered independent republics today a. England b. Germany c. Iraq d. the Soviet Union

d Soviet Union

what is the capital of spain? a. Athens b. Florence c. Lisbon d. Madrid

d. Madrid

the largest city in the world in population is? a. London b. Moscow c. New Delhi d. Tokyo

d. Tokyo

true or false. Indian Society is based on the colonial system a strict division of social classes

false, caste

true or false. Finland occupies Jutland peninsula

false, the Scandinavian peninsula

true or false San Marino is the world's oldest Republic

true

true or false. a cartographer is a person skilled and displaying geographic information on maps and globes.

true