Combo geo set 1

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interaction

"How do people and the environment affect each other?"

movement

"How do people, products, and ideas move from one place to another?"

region

"What do places have in common?"

place

"What is it like?" describes a place with human and physical features

location

"Where is it?" the answer can be relative or absolute

aftershock

A 'shock' (i.e., earthquake) that occurs after a large earthquake.

Falkland Islands

A 1982 dispute over which islands caused Argentina and the United Kingdom to go to war?

aa

A Hawaiian term for sharp and pointy basaltic lava flow.

air mass

A body of air that has similar characteristics such as temperature, pressure, and moisture content.

bay

A body of water formed by a curved indentation of a costal shoreline, larger than a cove and smaller than a gulf

crater

A cavity at the top or the side of a volcano created by an explosive eruption. Also can be a hole in the ground caused by a meteorite.

cirque

A circular basin in the high mountains carved by a glacier.

cloud

A collection of water moisture and ice crystals in the atmosphere.

canyon

A deep valley with steep sides carved by a river.

Life expectancy

A figure indicating how long on average a person may be expected to live

Child Mortality Rate

A figure that describes the number of children that die between the first and fifth years of their lives in a given population

butte

A flat-topped hill with steep sides.

Hierarchical diffusion

A form of diffusion in which an idea or innovation spreads by passing first among the most connected places or people

alpine glacier

A glacier that forms in the mountains.

a geyser

A hot spring that periodically throws jets of water and steam into the air is called a what?

cumulonimbus

A large and tall thunderstorm cloud that produces light-oceanic crust.

continental glacier

A large ice sheet that covers a continent.

caldera

A large, circular cavity that remains after the explosion and collapse of a volcano.

abyssal plain

A large, flat area of the deep-ocean floor.

Census

A periodic and official count of a country's population

coral reef

A ridge or barrier formed from the external skeleton of the marine animal coral. The great Barrier Reef, off the east coast of Australia, is the world's largest coral reef.

atoll

A ring of coral reef that encloses a lagoon.

Tigris River

A river in southwestern Asia that flows through the eastern part of the Fertile Crescent

Euphrates River

A river in southwestern Asia that flows through the southern part of the Fertile Crescent.

aquifer

A rock layer that holds groundwater.

Beaufort scale

A scale developed by British admiral Francis Beaufort to measure wind speed using visual clues. The scale runs form 0 to 12, with 0 being calm and 12 being hurricane-force winds.

cataract

A series of rapids, especially those along the Nile River, or a large waterfall with a single drop.

arroyo

A spanish term meaning a dry streambed that fills with water following heavy rains. Similar to a wadi and a wash.

concentration

A structural model of the american central city that suggests the existence of five concentric land used rings arranged around a common center.

Celsius

A system for the measurement of temperature, with 0 being the temperature in which water freezes and 100 being the temperature at which water boils.

Pastoralism

A type of agricultural activity based on nomadic animal husbandry or the raising of livestock to provide food, clothing, and shelter.

cumulus

A type of cloud that looks white and puffy.

contrail

A visible line of condensation in the sky following an airplane and consisting of water droplets and ice particles. Also known as condensation trail.

El Salvador

A war broke out following the World Cup soccer match in 1969 between Honduras and which neighboring country?

chinook winds

A warm and dry wind that blows down the east slope of the Rocky Mountains.

artesian well

A well from which water rises due to underground pressure.

Nigeria

Abuja

Pangaea

According to geologists, the earth originally had only one "supercontinent" that drifted apart, subsequently into the 7 continents. Name the "supercontinent".

Ghana

Accra

AIDS

Acquired Immune Defiency Syndrome

Ethiopia

Addis Ababa

Ethiopia

Addis Adaba

Herat

Afghanistan

Kandahar

Afghanistan

Mazar-i-Sharif

Afghanistan

Pashtu and Dari are the official languages of which mountainous, landlocked country in southwestern Asia? (1995)

Afghanistan

The Mozambique and Benguela Currents flow along the coast of which continent: Africa, Asia, Australia?

Africa

Imported red fire ants, native to South America, have a painful sting and can be found in parts of the southern U.S. These ants were first seen in Mobile, a city in which state bordering the Gulf of Mexico?

Alabama

Montgomery

Alabama

The cities Mobile and Montgomery can be found in which state: Minnesota or Alabama?

Alabama

Which state borders the Gulf of Mexico: Alabama or Arizona?

Alabama

Which state is located between Georgia and Mississippi: Kentucky or Alabama?

Alabama

In which state can you find the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, located in Katmai National Park: Montana or Alaska?

Alaska

Juneau

Alaska

The northernmost point of the United States is located in which state: Alaska or Montana?

Alaska

Which state has the longest coastline: Florida or Alaska?

Alaska

Which state is bordered by the Arctic Ocean: Alaska or Maine?

Alaska

Which state is larger in terms of total land area: Alaska, California, Texas?

Alaska

Which state is the westernmost in longitude: Hawaii or Alaska?

Alaska

Rhode Island

Alaska is the biggest state. What's the smallest state?

The most famous library of ancient times was located in what Egyptian city: Alexandria, Cairo, Port Said?

Alexandria

Which city had a lighthouse that was known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: Alexandria, Carthage, Naples?

Alexandria

Annaba

Algeria

Constantine

Algeria

Oran

Algeria

The Tell Atlas Range is partially located in which country that is the second largest by area in Africa.

Algeria

Algeria

Algiers

What is the term for the fan-shaped feature composed of sand and gravel that is formed where a stream emerges from a mountain valley onto a plain: alluvial fan, channel, till?

Alluvial Fan

Armadillo

Although not officially adopted, what is considered the state mascot?

Name the flat intermontane area located at an elevation of about 10,000 feet (3,050 m) in the central Andes. (1989)

Altiplano

Which river carries a greater volume of water: Amazon, Nile, Ob?

Amazon

an oasis

An area in the midst of a desert where water from underground enables plants to grow is called what?

anticyclone

An area of high pressure with winds that rotate clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. Opposite of "cyclone".

cyclone

An area of low pressure with winds that rotate counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere Opposite of anticyclone.

axis

An imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole, around which the Earth turns. the axis is angled at 23.5, which causes the seasons.

barometer

An instrument that measures the atmospheric pressure.

anemometer

An instrument that measures the speed of wind.

a continent

An island is any landmass surrounded by water that is smaller than what other area of land.

barrier island

An island parallel to the shoreline, typically formed by sand deposited by waves.

pandemic

An outbreak of a disease that spreads world wide

aquaclude

An underground rock layer that groundwater cannot enter or pass through.

Name the European co-principality whose heads of state are the President of France and the Bishop of Urgel. (1996)

Andorra

Benguela

Angola

Huambo

Angola

Which city is the capital of Maryland and the location of the United States Naval Academy: Annapolis or Raleigh?

Annapolis

Mount Erebus is a volcano on which continent? (1990)

Antarctica

The Vinson Massif is the highest peak on which continent?

Antarctica

One of Europe's busiest ports is on the Schelde River in Belgium. Name this city.

Antwerp

aeolian

Any wind-related process (things carried, deposited, or eroded by wind).

aeolian

Any wind-related process. Refers to things carried, deposited, or eroded by the wind. Named after Aeolus, the Greek god of wind. It is often spelled 'eolian'

Mt. St. Helens: Attractions

Ape Cave, Lava Canyon Trail, & Spirit, Coldwater, & Castle Lakes

70%

Approximately what percent of the earth's surface is covered by water?

Berbers and what other Muslim people make up most of the population in Algeria, Libya, and Morocco: Arabs, Fulani, Tuareg?

Arabs

Cordoba

Argentina

La Plata

Argentina

Mar del Plata

Argentina

Rosario

Argentina

The Pilcomayo River forms part of the boarder between Paraguay and what country?

Argentina

Phoenix

Arizona

The Gila (HEE luh) River flows west from New Mexico across which other state—Wyoming or Arizona? (Round 1 Sample)

Arizona

The Navajo Reservation lies primarily within which state: Arizona or Kansas?

Arizona

Little Rock

Arkansas

valley, plain, hill, mountain

Arrange in order from lowest to highest: hill, plain, valley, mountain

Village, City, Metropolis

Arrange in order from smallest to largest: city, village, metropolis.

America's first plan of government

Articles of Confederation

Eritrea

Asmara

What city is located on the Potomac River and was built in the late 1700s according to the plans laid out by Pierre L'Enfant: New York, Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C.?

Washington, D.C.

Which territory is not part of any state and is located between Maryland and Virgina: Puerto Rico or Washington, D.C.?

Washington, D.C.

The ports of Anchorage, Vancouver, and Acapulco are along which coast of North America: south, west, east?

West

North Pole & South Pole

What 2 places have 6 months of day followed by 6 months of night?

New York and New Jersey

What 2 states are connected by the George Washington Bridge?

N, S, E, W (north, south, east, west)

What 4 letters stand for the 4 cardinal directions on a compass rose?

Boston

What American City is often called the "Cradle of Liberty"?

Philadelphia

What American city is called "the city of Brotherly Love"?

China

What Asian country crosses five time zones but insists on using only one?

Indonesia

What Asian country is made up of more than 13,600 tropical islands?

Germany

What European country was divided among four countries after World War II?

Alexander (the Great)

What Greek leader conquered the known world during the fourth century B.C.?

Venice

What Italian city is built on 118 small islands?

Pittsburgh

What Pennsylvania City is nicknamed "Steel City"?

Equatorial Guinea

What Spanish Speaking country is in Africa

Spain

What Spanish Speaking country is in Europe

Mexico

What Spanish Speaking country is in North America

Rome

What ancient city is known for the system of catacombs beneath it?

paddies

What are fields of rice called?

Amazon River (4000 miles) and the Yantgze River (3964 miles)

What are the 2nd and 3rd longest rivers in the world?

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

What are the names of the 3 Baltic States that declared independence form the Soviet Union in 1991?

Caribbean

What area are these countries in: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico

Central America

What area are these countries in: Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama?

South America

What area are these countries in: Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay?

James Bay

What bay is below the Hudson Bay in Canada?

Mecca

What city in Saudi Arabia is called the "Holy City of Islam"?

Tyler

What city in Texas is known as the "Rose Capital of the World"?

New York City

What city in the United States has the greatest population?

Chicago

What city in the United States is called "the Windy City"?

Rome

What city is called the "City of Seven Hills"?

Jerusalem

What city is considered a holy city by Jews, Christians, and Muslims?

Caracas

What city is known as the "Pearl of the Andes"?

Cuero

What city is known as the turkey capital of Texas?

Vatican City

What city is owned by the Roman Catholic Church and is ruled by the pope?

Melbourne

What city was the capital of Australia before Canberra?

Mercury

What community is the "heart" or "center" or Texas?

Africa

What continent is directly south of Europe?

Antarctica

What continent was declared a demilitarized zone in 1959?

Malaysia

What country contains the states of Sabah and Sarawak?

China

What country has the largest population in the world?

Columbia

What country in South America produces Columbian coffee?

Argentina

What country is described as being the "Breadbasket of South America" because of the amount of grain it exports?

Ghana

What country is located just west of Togo?

the Atacama

What desert receives the smallest amount of rainfall annually?

Iron Curtain

What did Winston Churchill name the divide between free and communist Europe in a famous 1946 speech?

fog

What do you call a cloud so low that it touches the ground?

a hurricane

What do you call a storm that begins over a warm ocean, has winds of at least 75 mph, and a calm center?

the jet streams

What do you call the belts of high-speed wind that make some airline routes faster or slower than usual?

a lunar eclipse

What do you call the phenomenon that occurs when the full moon moves into the earth's shadow and is blacked out?

lines of latitude

What do you call the series of horizontal lines on a map?

District of Columbia

What does D.C. stand for in the name Washington, D.C.?

Gulf of Mexico coastline

What does Texas have 624 miles of?

Gold Rush

What event brought hundres of thousands of people to California in 1848?

Spanish Inquisition

What event in Spanish history led to the death of many true Christians in the 1500's?

movement of tectoic plates

What factors account for frequent earthquakes in Turkey?

Japan

What five-letter word names an Asian country made up of islands?

Himalayas

What forms a natural boundary between India and China?

California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas

What four states in the USA share a national boundary with Mexico?

Washington, D.C.

What great American city is built on the Potomac River?

Philippines

What group of Asiatic Islands did the United States get from Spain in the Spanish-American War?

the moon

What heavenly body affects the rise and fall of the tides the most?

the equator

What imaginary line divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres?

Thames

What is England's principal river?

Hells Canyon

What is North America's deepest chasm? Grand Canyon, Hells Canyon or Black Canyon

Zurich

What is Switzerland's largest city?

aurora borealis

What is another name for the northern lights?

Padre Island

What is long and sandy and sits between Laguna Madre and the Gulf of Mexico?

Arizona

What is the 3rd newest state (the 48th state)?

New Hampshire

What is the United State's 46th largest state?

Juneau

What is the capital city of Alaska: Nome or Juneau?

Port-of-Spain

What is the capital city of Trinidad and Tobago?

Beijing

What is the capital of China?

San Juan

What is the capital of Puerto Rico?

Madrid

What is the capital of Spain?

Columbus

What is the capitol of Ohio?

Interpol

What is the common name for the international organization that focuses on fighting crime?

Hells Canyon

What is the deepest gorge in the United States?

Crater Lake

What is the deepest lake in the United States?

Bight

What is the geographical term for a bend or curve in any geographical feature, usually in the line between land and water?

moraine

What is the geological name for the heap of glacial debris that has become a seashore resort in Massachusetts?

the diamond

What is the hardest natural substance on earth?

Denall in Alaska (also called Mt. McKinley)

What is the highest mountain in North America?

Brasstown Bald

What is the highest mountain peak in Georgia?

Mount Whitney

What is the highest point in the contiguous 48 states?

Jacksonville

What is the largest city by area in the contiguous 48 states?

Guatemala City

What is the largest city in Central America?

Memphis

What is the largest city in the state of Tennessee?

Seattle

What is the largest city in the state of Washington?

Milwaukee

What is the largest city in the state of Wisconsin?

Okefenokee Swamp

What is the largest freshwater marsh is Georgia?

Lake Victoria

What is the largest lake in Africa?

Lake Superior

What is the largest lake in North America located on the United States-Canada border?

Seychelles

What is the least populated country in Africa?

The Great Barrier Reef

What is the longest group of coral reefs in the world?

Nile River (4145 miles)

What is the longest river in the world?

Madeira River

What is the longest tributary of the Amazon River?

gravity

What is the major force that causes the tides?

atoll

What is the name for a coral reef surrounding a lagoon?

glacier

What is the name for a large mass of ice that moves slowly over a land mass?

dike or levee

What is the name for a wall-like barrier built to retain floodwater and prevent overflow of lowlands?

a desert

What is the name for an area of land that receives less than 10 inches of precipitation each year?

peninsula

What is the name for an extension of land that is almost surrounded by water?

an oxbow lake

What is the name of a lake formed when a meandering river cuts across one of its loops and leaves a curved area of land?

Mockingbird

What is the name of our state bird?

Bluebonnet

What is the name of our state flower?

Sideoats Grama

What is the name of our state grass?

Harvester Ant

What is the name of our state insect?

Texas Horned Toad

What is the name of our state reptile?

Pecan

What is the name of our state tree?

Prickly Pear Cactus

What is the name of our state vegetable?

Dallas

What is the name of the 2nd largest city in Texas?

the Grand Canyon

What is the name of the famous canyon located in the state of Arizona?

Black Forest

What is the name of the famous forest in southern Germany?

Brewster County

What is the name of the largest county in Texas?

Apennines

What is the name of the mountain range in Italy?

Big Tex

What is the name of the official Texas greeter?

Confederate Air Force

What is the name of the official air force of Texas?

Square Dance

What is the name of the official folk dance of Texas?

Lightning Whelk

What is the name of the official state shell?

San Antonio

What is the name of the oldest city in Texas?

Galveston

What is the name of the only major Texas city located on an island?

Nueces River

What is the name of the river that flows into Nueces Bay?

Arctic Ocean

What is the name of the smallest ocean?

Texas Jackrabbit

What is the name of the state animal?

Texas Longhorn

What is the name of the state mammal?

Petrified Palmwood

What is the name of the state stone?

(Treaty of) Versailles

What is the name of the treaty that ended World War I?

Great Wall of China

What is the name of the wall in Asia that is more than 1,500 miles long?

Niagara Falls

What is the name of the waterfall located between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario?

Santa Fe, built in 1610

What is the oldest capital city in the United States?

West Virginia

What is the only state that has "West" in it?

South Carolina

What is the only state to have a Palmetto Tree on it's flag?

Appalachian Plateau

What is the smallest physiographic area in Georgia?

Chili

What is the state dish?

Guadalupe Bass

What is the state fish?

Bluebonnet

What is the state flower of Texas?

Texas Ruby Red Grapefruit

What is the state fruit?

Blue Topaz

What is the state gem?

seismology

What is the study of earthquakes called?

rain forest

What is the term for a tropical area having a heavy annual rainfall and broad-leafed evergreen trees?

an island

What kind of geographical feature does a volcano form when it rises through the surface of a lake?

Great Salt Lake

What lake is in between the Great Basin and the Rocky mountains?

a black dot

What map symbol shows the location of a city that is not a capital?

Fertile Crescent

What name is given to the Area of Asia where the first civilizations began?

Iceland

What nation is called the "Land of Fire and Ice"?

The Atlantic Ocean

What ocean forms the eastern edge of the United States?

Pacific

What ocean forms the western edge of the U.S.?

the Indian Ocean

What ocean is west of Australia?

The Atlantic

What ocean separates North America from Europe?

The Houston Ship Channel

What opened in 1915 and fueled Houston's rapid economic growth?

Coastal Plain

What region is known for the production of peanuts, corn, and pecans?

Southwest

What region of the U.S. gets the least rainfall: the Middle West or the Southwest?

Mississippi River

What river begins in Minnesota and ends in the Gulf of Mexico?

Colorado River

What river cut through layers of rock to form the Grand Canyon?

Snake River

What river joins the Columbia river and forms part of the Oregon-Idaho border?

the Colorado River

What river runs through the Grand Canyon in Arizona?

The Caspian Sea

What sea is actually the largest lake in the world?

Mediterranean Sea

What sea separates Europe from North Africa?

Sea of Japan

What separates Japan from mainland Asia?

earth's magnetic field

What shields the earth from the solar winds?

Kansas

What state is considered the midpoint of the continental U.S.?

Kentucky

What state is known as "the Bluegrass State"?

Montana

What state isn't near Mexico: California, Montana or Texas?

a star in a circle

What symbol is often used to show a national capital on a map?

Australia, New Zealand, USA

What three countries are members of ANZUS (a military pact)?

Melbourne

What town in Australia did not become an important city until 1851 when gold was discovered there?

Austin

What town was originally called Waterloo?

Wyoming and Colorado

What two states form true rectangles?

California and Alaska

What two states were famous for gold rushes?

Monsoon

What type of storm brings much rain to India?

Mount St. Helens

What volcano in the Cascade Range in Washington State erupted in 1980?

Rio de Janeiro

What was the capital of Brazil before it moved to Brasilia?

Ghana

What was the first Sub-Saharan country to gain its independence in 1957?

USSR (Russia)

What was the first country to put a man in space?

Quebec

What was the first important settlement in the New World?

(Francisco) Pizarro

What was the name of the Spanish conquistador who plundered the Incan Empire?

Fort King George

What was the name of the first British fort that was constructed in the land that became Georgia?

Nagasaki

What was the second city on which an atomic bomb was dropped in World War II?

Perception of place

What you think of a place based on other things

Rome

What's the capital of Italy?

1732

When did King George II grant the charter for the Georgia colony?

summer

When it is winter north of the equator, what season is it south of the equator?

the Southeast

Where are Alabama and Georgia: in the Southeast or the Southwest?

the Middle West

Where are Michigan and Wisconsin: in the west or in the Middle West?

the West

Where are Oregon and Nevada: in the West or in the Middle West?

Florida

Where are oranges grown: in Illinois, Idaho or Florida?

Washington, D.C.

Where can you visit the Capitol and the White House?

Chicago

Where does it often snow in the winter: Miami, Chicago, or San Diego?

Lesotho

Where is Africa's largest double curvature dam located in?

at 10,000 feet

Where is it coldest; at sea level, at 1000 feet or 10,000 feet?

the Southwest

Where is the Sun Belt: in the Southeast or in the Southwest?

Mount Everest

Where is the highest point on earth?

in Idaho

Where on earth can you walk on the "craters of the moon"?

Berlin

Where was the 1884 conference held to divide Africa among European colonial powers?

Washington-on-the-Brazos

Where was the Texas Declaration of Independence signed?

Antarctica

Where was the coldest temperature ever recorded on earth?

Death Valley

Where would you find the lowest spot on the surface of North America?

Red Sea

Where?, Body of water separating Africa from the Arabian Peninsula

Gobi Desert

Which Asian desert is the world's northernmost desert and one of the coldest?

Montezuma

Which Aztec emperor was killed by Cortez and his conquistadors?

Alexandria

Which Egyptian city was famous for its lighthouse as well as its library during ancient times?

Berlin

Which European city was divided after World War II?

Switzerland

Which European confederation is composed of 23 cantons?

Italy

Which European country invaded Ethiopia in 1935?

France

Which European country was formerly known as Gaul and is predominantly Roman Catholic?

Etruscans

Which Italian civilization preceded and was absorbed by the Romans?

Mayan

Which Mesoamerican civilization followed the Olmec?

Iran

Which Middle Eastern country's government is a theocratic republic?

Canada

Which North American colony became part of the British Empire at the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763?

Australia

Which Southern Hemisphere country was founded as a British penal colony in the eighteenth century?

Houston

Which Texas city has the largest population?

Pacific Northwest

Which area of the United States receives the most rain?

a river

Which body of water is always moving: a pond, a lake, or a river?

Gulf of Mexico

Which body of water is located southeast of Texas?

a gulf

Which body of water is smaller; an ocean or a gulf?

Cape of Good Hope

Which cape is located at the tip of the African Continent?

Miami

Which city is closest to the equator: Chicago, Washington, D.C. or Miami?

Tokyo

Which city is not in Europe: London, Paris, Tokyo or Rome?

Tokyo

Which city is the capital of Japan?

Austin

Which city is the capital of Texas?

Rhode Island

Which colony was the first to offer complete religious freedom?

Korean War

Which conflict began in 1950 when communist forces crossed the 38th parallel?

Antarctica (a desert is a place with little or no rain)

Which continent is also a desert?

France

Which country controls the island of Tahiti?

Czechoslovakia

Which country did the USSR invade in 1968 to end liberalization?

Chile

Which country had the highest copper production in 2009?

India

Which country has the largest population: England, India, or Brazil?

Namibia

Which country has the lowest people per square mile?

Algeria

Which country in Africa is home to the Algerians?

Netherlands

Which country includes the provinces of Utrecht and Zeeland?

Australia

Which country is also a continent?

Japan

Which country is called the "Land of the Rising Sun"?

Indonesia

Which country is composed of over 13,000 islands, making it the most fragmented in the world?

Ireland

Which country is know as Eire and uses the punt as its currency?

Japan

Which country is known as Nippon in its native language?

Austria

Which country is known as Oesterreich in its native language?

Finland

Which country is known as Suomi in its native language?

B

Which country is oldest? A. Serbia B. Czechoslovakia C. Palau D. Montenegro

C

Which country is part of the UN? A. Kosovo B. Vatican City C. San Marino D. Taiwan

France

Which country presented the Statue of Liberty to the American people in commemoration of the Declaration of Independence?

Denmark

Which country sold the United States Virgin Islands to the U.S. in 1917?

Great Britain

Which country was a major colonizer of North America?

DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Which country was formerly known as Zaire?

Cote d'Ivoire

Which country's name translates to "Ivory Coast?"

Mexico

Which foreign country is located just south of Texas?

the Amazon

Which great river flows across northern Brazil to the Atlantic?

Mongols

Which group, led by Genghis Khan, conquered much of Central Asia, from China to modern Russia?

a map scale

Which helps you find distance between cities: a map key or a map scale?

Michigan

Which inland state has the longest shoreline?

northeast

Which intermediate direction lies halfway between north and east?

Pennsylvania

Which is a coal mining state: Iowa, Louisiana or Pennsylvania?

Baffin Island

Which is larger in area - Baffin Island or Hispaniola?

Portugal (in Europe)

Which is not in South America: Brazil, Chile, or Portugal?

San Juan

Which is the capital of Puerto Rico: San Diego, San Juan, or Santa Fe?

Asia

Which is the largest of the 7 continents?

Washington

Which is the only state named for a President?

Australia

Which is the smallest of the 7 continents?

Key West

Which is the southernmost city in Florida? Key West, Miami or Tampa

Warsaw Pact

Which military alliance, headed by the former Soviet Union, was dissolved in 1991?

the Appalachians

Which mountain chain stretches from Maine to Alabama?

The Alps

Which mountain range crosses the borders of Austria, West Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, Lichtenstein, and Yugoslavia, and reaches its greatest height at Mont Blanc?

Rocky Mountains

Which mountains are younger--the Rocky Mountains or the Appalachian Mountains?

the Pacific Ocean

Which ocean contains 46% of the earth's water?

the Pacific

Which ocean lies between North America and Asia?

Hawaii

Which of the 50 states is not on the continent of North America?

Atlantic

Which of these oceans is the largest: the Indian, Arctic, or Atlantic?

UN (United Nations)

Which organization replaced the disbanded League of Nations following World War II?

Rockies

Which range of American mountains is called the "Backbone of North America"?

Northeast

Which region of the U.S. is the smallest: the West, Middle West or Northeast?

Sabine River

Which river forms a part of the boundary between Texas and Louisiana?

Red River

Which river is named for the color of the soil through which it flows, turning the water a particular color?

the Amazon River system

Which river system carries more fresh water than any other river system on earth?

Henery Ellis

Which royal governor permitted slavery, made farms more profitable, and increased the number of merchants selling goods?

lines of longitude

Which run north and south: lines of latitude or lines of longitude?

Ottoman

Which sixteenth-century empire stretched from the Balkans, through Turkey, and into Arabia and the Barbary States?

Bangladesh

Which south Asian country was previously known as East Pakistan?

Florida

Which southern state is a peninsula?

Tennessee

Which southern state is famous for its hydroelectric dams and nuclear power plants?

Alaska

Which state has the longest coastline?

Alaska

Which state has the most bodies of water?

Hawaii

Which state in the United States is completely surrounded by ocean?

Wisconsin

Which state is a leader in dairy products and hay and is the principal cheese-making center of the United States?

Kansas

Which state is called "the Sunflower State"?

Connecticut

Which state is called the "Constitution State" for its role in the Constitutional Convention?

Mississippi

Which state is called the "Magnolia State" for the many flowering trees that grow there?

Maine

Which state is famous for its lobsters and blueberries?

Idaho

Which state is famous for its potatoes: Michigan, New York, or Idaho?

Iowa

Which state is famous for producing the most corn?

New York

Which state is known as "the Empire State"?

New Jersey

Which state is known as "the Garden State"?

Massachusetts

Which state is known as the "Bay State"?

Illinois

Which state is known as the "Land of Lincoln"?

Maine

Which state is known as the "Pine Tree State"?

Illinois

Which state is known as the "Prairie State"?

Tennessee

Which state is known as the "Volunteer State"?

Missouri

Which state is known as the "show me" state?

Alaska

Which state is larger: Alaska or Texas?

Texas

Which state is separated from Mexico by the Rio Grande?

Alaska

Which state is the largest?

Texas

Which state is the leader in oil output?

Rhode Island

Which state is the smallest?

Washington

Which state produces the most apples?

Oklahoma

Which state was an Indian reservation until 1889?

Wyoming

Which state was first to give women the right to vote?

New Hampshire

Which state was the first to declare Independence from England?

South Carolina

Which state was the first to leave the Union in the Civil War?

Delaware

Which state was the first to ratify the Constitution?

India, Pakistan

Which two neighboring Asian countries both conducted testing of nuclear weapons for the first time in 1998?

Hutu, Tutsi

Which two tribes have fought for control of the government of Rwanda?

Monarchy

Which type of government can be found in Saudi Arabia?

French and Indian War

Which war helped the Georgia colony gain new territory?

(Winston) Churchill

Who became prime minister of the United Kingdom in 1940, after the start of World War II?

The king of Great Britain.

Who controlled Georgia after it became a royal colony?

Hernando de Soto

Who explored much of Georgia because he was attracted by rumors of large gold deposits?

Normans (William, Duke of Normandy)

Who invaded England in 1066?

Fidel Castro

Who is the first and longtime leader of communist Cuba?

Elijah Clarke

Who was the Georgia militia leader at the Battle of Kettle Creek?

Nancy Hart

Who was the Georgia woman Patriot who captured a group of Tories in the Revolutionary War?

(Ferdinand) Magellan

Who was the commander of the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe?

Georgia needed a strong federal government for protection from the Spanish and Indians.

Why did Georgia ratify the U. S. Constitution so quickly?

Which leader created Pennsylvania for people from ALL religions and backgrounds?

William Penn

What term refers to the day in the Northern Hemisphere when the length of time between sunrise and sunset is the shortest of the year and the sun is farthest south of the Equator: fall equinox, summer solstice, winter solstice?

Winter solstice

True

Winters in Georgia are considered mild when compared with the rest of the country. True or False?

Which state is a major producer of dairy products: Wisconsin or Mississippi?

Wisconsin

Sahara Desert

Would you expect to see a camel caravan in the Sahara Desert or the Mojave Desert?

Most of Yellowstone National Park is in which state: Arizona, California, Wyoming?

Wyoming

The leading producer of uranium in the United States is which state: Alabama or Wyoming?

Wyoming

Which state has a higher average elevation - Wyoming or Massachusetts?

Wyoming

Cameroon

Yaounde

Name the body of water that separates the Korean Peninsula from mainland China.

Yellow Sea

Which national park is located in northwestern Wyoming and was the first national park established in the United States: Yellowstone National Park or Mammoth Cave National Park?

Yellowstone National Park

The island of Socotra, off the Horn of Africa, belongs to which country: South Africa, Tunisia, Yemen?

Yemen

North/South Yemen

Yemen was formerly composed of which two countries?

Armenia

Yerevan is the capital of what country?

Ivory Coast

Yomoussoukro

Located south of the state capital of Merida, the Maya ruins at Ruta Puuc can be found on what Mexican peninsula?

Yucatan Peninsula

The face of the sun god adorns a wall of a temple at Kohunlich, an ancient Mesoamerican city in the state of Quintana Roo. This temple is on what peninsula: Baja California, Guajira Peninsula, Yucatan Peninsula?

Yucatan Peninsula

The mouth of which river is farther north - the Yukon River or the Columbia River?

Yukon River

In the 1840s the Sultan of Oman relocated his capital to a small island off the coast of East Africa. Name this island, which became a center of ivory and slave trade: Madagascar, Sao Tome, Zanzibar?

Zanzibar

32 degrees

Zero on the Celsius temperature scale corresponds to what temperature on a Fahrenheit scale?

Victoria Falls, located along the Zambezi River, is shared by Zambia and what neighboring country?

Zimbabwe

Below the equilibrium line of glaciers there is a region of melting, evaporation, and sublimation. Name this zone. (2001)

Zone of ablation

bay

a body of water formed by a curve indentation of a coastal shoreline, larger than a cove and smaller than a gulf

Cape Cod

a cape in Massachusetts / pilgrams landed the MAYFLOWER here

Cape Canaveral

a cape on thew Atlantic coast of Florida (state)/ where the space shuttle takes off from

crater

a cavity at the top or side of a volcano created by an explosive eruption. also can be a hole in the ground cuased by a meteorite or explosion

cirque

a circular basin in the high mountains carved by glacier

cloud

a collection of water moisture and ice crystals in the atmosphere

Portugal

a country in Europe/ right next to Spain on the Iberian Peninsula

Saudi Arabia

a country in the Middle East (region) that occupies most of the Arabian Penninsula

South Africa

a country that is located on the southern tip of Africa (continent)/ has three capitals

canyon

a deep valley with steep sides carved by a river

Kalahari

a desert located in the southern part of Africa

Sahara

a desert that runs across the entire width of northern Africa

seismograph

a device that measures the size of the waves created by an earthquake

push factor

a factor that causes people to leave their homelands and migrate to another region

pull factor

a factor that draws or attracts people to another location

Infant mortality rate

a figure that describes the number of babies that die within the first year of their lives in a given population

alluvial soil

a fine-grained fertile soil deposited by water flowing over flood plains or in river beds

delta

a flat plain at the mouth of a river created by sediments deposited from the river

butte

a flat topped hill with steep sides. larger than a pinnacle and smaller than a mesa

rainforest

a forest region located in the Tropical Zone with a heavy concentration of different species of broadleaf trees

hydroelectric power

a form of energy generated by the conversion of free-fallling water to electricity

metropolitan area

a functional area including a city and its surrounding suburbs and exurbs, linked economically

alpine glacier

a glacier that forms in the mountains

Bahamas

a group of islands, cays, and reefs between Florida and Cuba in the Atlantic Ocean

nation

a group of people with a common culture living in a territory and having a strong sense of unity

country

a group of people with their own government and land

Persian Gulf

a gulf in Southwest Asia / between Sandia Arabia and Iran

Sahara

a huge desert stretching across most of North Africa

Aral Sea

a lake east of the Caspian Sea lying between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Dead Sea

a landlocked salt lake between Israel and Jordan that is so salty that almost nothing can live in its waters; it is 1,349 feet below sea level, making it the lowest place on the exposed crust of the earth

cumulonimbus

a large and tall thunder storm cloud that produces lightning and thunder in addition to precipitation

caldera

a large circular cavity that remains after the explosion and collapse of a volcano

continental glacier

a large ice sheet that covers a continent

Caspian Sea

a large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River

International date line

a line of longitiude that runs 180 degrees east and west of the Prime Meridian/ by which the dat echanges by one day

New Orleans

a major city in Louisiana where Mardi Gras take place once a year

Jacksonville

a major city in the northeastern part of Florida

Birmingham

a major city located in Alabama (state) located near coal and iron deposits

Atlas Mountains

a mountain range in northern Africa between the Mediterranean and the Sahara Desert

Everglades National Park

a national park in Flordia

Arabian peninsula

a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf

Sinai Peninsula

a peninsula in northeastern Egypt

tornado

a powerful funnel-shaped column of spiraling air

biome

a regional ecosystem

coral reef

a ridge or barrier formed from the external skeleton of the marine animals coral. The great barrier reef off the east coast of austrailia is the worlds largest ______

atoll

a ring of coral reef that encloses a lagoon

aquifer

a rock layer that holds ground water

Dead Sea

a salt lake on the border between Israel and Jordan/ the lowest place in the world/ 1,319 feet below sea level

beaufort scale

a scale developed by british admiral francis beaufort to measure wind speed using visual clues. The scale runs from 0 to 12, with 0 being calm and 12 being hurricane force winds

Arabian Sea

a sea located west of India (country) and east of the Arabian Pennisula

cataract

a series of rapids especially those along the nile river or a large waterfall with a single drop

Landsat

a series of satellites that orbit more than 100 miles above the earth; each satellite picks up data in an area 115 miles wide

longitude lines

a set of imaginary lines that go around the earth over the poles, dividing it east and west

latitude lines

a set of imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator, and that are used in locating places north or south

Costa Rica

a small country in Central America bordered by the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean

arroyo

a spanish term meaning a dry streambed that fills with water following heavy rains .Similar to a wadi and a wash

oasis

a spot of fertile land in a desert, fed by water from wells or underground springs

hurricane

a storm that forms over warm, tropical ocean waters

celsius

a system for the measurement of temperature (commenly used in europe) with 0 degrees as the temperature at which water freezes and 100 degrees as the temperature at which water boils

tariff

a tax or duty to be paid on imports and exports

cumulus

a type of cloud that looks white and puffy

command economy

a type of ecomonic system in which production of goods and services is determined by a central government, which usually owns the means of production; aka a planned economy

democracy

a type of government in which citizens hold the power either directly or through elected representatives

contrail

a visible line of condensation in the sky following an airplane and consisting of water droplets and ice particles .Alsoknown as a condensation trail

chinkood winds

a warm and dry wind that blows down the east slope of the rocky mountains

Niagara Falls

a waterfall that lies on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border/great tourist attraction and source of electrical power for that region

artesian well

a well from which water rises due to underground pressure

Bernardo de Galvez

aided the American Revolution by defeating British troops in Louisiana

Carrying capacity

amount of population able in a certain area

plateau

an area of elevated land with steep sides and flat on the top

anti cyclone

an area of high pressure with winds that clockwise in the norther hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern hemisphere

rainforest

an area of land with very dense forest and heavy rainfall

cyclone

an area of low pressure with winds that rotate counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere.

region

an area that is defined by certain similar characteristics, physical, natural, human, or cultural

absolute location

an exact location on the earth

axis

an imaginary line that runs from the north pole to the south pole, around which the earth turns

barometer

an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure

anemometer

an instrument that measures the speed of wind

Jamaica

an isalnd (country) in the Caribbean Sea/south of Cuba

Madagascar

an island country of Africa located in the indian ocean

barrier island

an island parallel to the shoreline, typically formed by sand deposited by waves

What is NATO?

an organization where leaders of different countries are allies of each other

aquifer

an underground layer of rock that stores water

aquaclude

an underground rock layer that groundwater cannot enter or pass through

amphibian

animal that begins life in water but later moves onto land

predator

animal that eats other animals

mammal

animal that feeds milk to its young

greenwich meridian

another name for the prime meridian because it passes through greenwich, england

human features

anything created by people or related to people

physical features

anything that can be observed in nature

per capita income

average amount of money earned by each person in a political unit

climate

average weather of a place over many years

natural population growth rate

birth rate minus death rate

mummy

body preserved by drying

savanna

broad grassland in the tropics with few trees

Cairo

capital and largest city of Egypt in Africa

phosphate

carbonated drink with fruit syrup and a little phosphoric acid

duty of executive branch

carry out laws

chlorofluorocarbons

chemicals that destroy the ozone layer

arid

climate that is extremely dry because very little rain has fallen

Geographic Information System (GIS)

collection of computer hardware that permits spatial data to be collected, recorded, stored, retrieved, manipulated, analyzed, and displayed to the user

aurora

colorful lights in the night sky . Also known in the northern hemisphere as the northern lights

an economy where the government decides what is produced

command economy (like in Cuba)

What is the larges climate region in Europe?

continental climate

carcass

dead body

deposition

deposite of sediment

Population distribution

description of locations on the earth's surface where populations live

kum

desert

arid

dry.often used in the term arid land which is an area that is dry due to limited precipitation

revolution

earths journey around the sun/ this takes 365 days (1 year)

market economy

economy based on supply and demand

sense of place

emotion of a place

In which social system did the rich people have status over poor people?

feudal system

savanna

flat, grassy plain with few or no trees

Congo River

flows through central and west Africa, through the largest rain forest in Africa

Which biome covers most of Europe?

forests

endemic

found only in one place

One of the rights in Bill of Rights

freedom of speech, freedom of religion, right to bear arms, right to a criminal case

Why did the Connecticut want the Fundamental Orders?

gave them the right to vote

Restrictive population policies

government policies designed to reduce the rate of natural increase

cereal

grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat

cradle of civilization

great civilization arose as well as 3 major religions

wadi

gully or streambed in northern Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season

elevation

height above sea level

elevation

height of land ablove sea level

Mt.Everest

highest point in the world / located in Asia

latitude

horizontal lines that measure the distance north and south of the equator

population distribution

how population is spread out over an area

Human geography

human population and life on earth

equator

imaginary line at 0 degrees latitude

United Kingdom

island country in Europe/ includes England, Scotland, Wales, AND Northern Ireland

Why was Constantinople an important trade center?

it was a large city

Rub' al Khali

l, also known as the Empty Quarter; one of the largest sandy deserts in the world, covering about 250,000 square miles; located on the Arabian Peninsula

large scale agriculture

large modern farms that use machines and chemicals - stage 2

ice floes

large piece of floating ice

Great Lakes

largest group of freshwater lakes in the world/located in North America: Lake (H)eron, Lake (O)ntario, Lake (M)ichigan, Lake (E)rie, Lake (S)uperior (HOMES)

Alps

largest group of mountains in Europe

Mississippi River

largest river in the U.S / flows from Minnisota to the Gulf of mexico

William Penn

leader of Pennsylvania

Roger Williams

leader of Rhode Island

William Bradford

leader of the Pilgrims

John Winthrop

leader of the Puritans

contour line

lines used to display elevation on a flat map with each line representing a different elevation

food web

links among living things that eat or gets eaten by other living things

five themes of geography

location, place, movement, interaction, region

spatial perspective

looking at features in a space on the Earth's surface

industrial/manufacturing

making products by machines - stage 3

reference maps

maps that show absolute location

economy where supply and demand decides what is produced

market economy (like in US)

CT scanner

medical tool that shows the inside of a body

mineral resources

natural resources in the form of minerals

Garagum (Kara Kum)

nomadic herds of sheep, goats and camels graze on Brush in Central Asia

Quebec

one of Canada's provinces/it has a capital the same name

biosphere

one of the four spheres of the earth. the areas of the that are home to all living things

atmosphere

one of the four spheres of the earth.The layer of gas that surrounds the earth where weather and climate take place

Europe

one of the world's seven continents / home to countries such as France and Germany

Function of legislative branch of government

passes laws

dependency ratio

population of people under 15 and over 65

Absalute location

position expressed in lat and long

cultural barrier

prevailing cultural attitude rendering certain innovations, ideas or practices unacceptable or unadoptable in that particular culture

Stamp Act

put tax on paper (newspapers, envelops, stamps...)

cascade

rapids or a waterfall that flows down multiple steps

Population Pyramid

representation of the age and sex composition of a population

Medical revolution

revolution of medicine increasing population and lowering death rates

name an achievement of Ancient Rome

roads and aqueducts

pharaoh

ruler in ancient Egypt

remote sensing

satellite orbiting earth , hurricane radar

archaeologist

scientist who studies items and places from the past

demographic transition model

shows how population changes as a country goes through the five stages

pyramid

shows the number of men/woman, births, deaths, and life expectancy at a certain point in time for a country

subsistence agriculture

small farmers raise food for their own survival - stage 1

cultural hearth

source area

What was the purpose of the Crusades in Europe?

spread christianity

The Mountain State

At the beginning of the Civil War the State of Virginia voted to secede from the Union, but many people were loyal to the Union and did not want to join the Confederacy, so they split off from the rest of Virginia and they officially became a state. Name this state's nickname.

Waterloo, Belgium

At what village was Napoleon Bonaparte defeated by the Duke of Wellington in 1815?

Greece

Athens

Which coastal New Jersey city is known for its casinos: Atlantic City or Pittsburgh?

Atlantic City

What is the term for a ring-shaped coral island in the open ocean: atoll, aurora, key?

Atoll

Graz

Austra

Adelaide

Australia

Brisbane

Australia

Melbourne

Australia

Perth

Australia

Sydney

Australia

The folk song "Waltzing Matilda" is associated with which region: Appalachia, Australian Outback, Scottish Highlands?

Australian Outback

Innsbruck

Austria

Linz

Austria

Salzburg

Austria

Which national park is located in South Dakota and is known for its fossils: Badlands National Park or Crater Lake National Park?

Badlands National Park

Freeport

Bahamas

Which type of climate has severely cold winters?

sub-arctic

The republics of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are collectively known by a name shared with the body of water the countries border. Name this body of water: Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Gulf of Finland

Baltic Sea

Mali

Bamako

What port (formerly known as Gombroon) on the Strait of Hormuz is home to the main base of the Iranian Navy?

Bandar Abbas

Chittagong

Bangladesh

Khulna

Bangladesh

The taka is the unit of currency for what country that was formerly known as East Pakistan?

Bangladesh

Which Asian country, formerly called East Pakistan, is located on the Bay of Bengal?

Bangladesh

Central African Republic

Bangui

Gambia

Banjul

Name Colombia's most populous port, located on the Caribbean Sea near the mouth of the Magdalena River.

Barranquilla

London

Barriers at Woolwich protect what capital city against storm surges from the North Sea?

What is the term for a marketplace in Middle Eastern and North African cities where a variety of goods is sold: Bazaar or Suq, Mosque, Salam?

Bazaar or Suq

Homyel

Belarus

Antwerp

Belgium

Ghent

Belgium

In the 1960's, Rwanda and Burundi gained their independence from which European country?

Belgium

Serbia

Belgrade

One can visit the Tiger's Nest Buddhist monastery in which landlocked Asian country known as the "kingdom in the clouds"?

Bhutan

Guinea-Bissau

Bissau

Allegheny National Forrest: Flora

Blach cherry, white ash, yellow poplar, sugar maple, & red maple

Which disease killed so many people that there were labor shortages?

Black Death (bubonic plague)

What city is the judicial capital of South Africa: Capetown, Freetown, Bloemfontein ?

Bloemfontein

Persian gulf

Body of water that lies southeast of Iraq and east of Saudi Arabia. Used as a trade route in the ancient Middle East

Santa Cruz

Bolivia

Jamestown money making business

tabaco

Mayan architectural achievement

tall pyramid like temples

Pittsburg

the 2nd largest city in Pennsylvannia

largest mound building society

the Mississippians

drought

the absence of rainfall from an area of land

density

the amount of people in an area

population

the amount of people living in an area

cartography

the art and science of making maps

fertility rate

the average number of children a woman will have in her lifetime

population density

the average number of people per square mile or square kilometer

population density

the average number of people who live in a measurable area

life expectancy

the average number of years a person will live

climate

the average weather for a place over a long period of time. Typically determined by thirty years of daily records

Infrastructure

the basic support systems needed to keep an economy going, including power, communications, transportation, water, sanitation, and education systems

cold front

the boundary between a mass of cold air and a mass of warm air where the cold air is pushing the warm air upward creating a storm

calving

the braking off of large chunks of ice from a glacier or an ice sheet sometimes forming icebergs

Athens

the capital (city) of Greece (country)

The urban area of Cochabamba has been in the news recently due to protests over the privatization of the municipal water supply and regional autonomy issues. Cochabamba is the third-largest conurbation in what country? (2008)

Bolivia

Banja Luka

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Baghdad

the capital (city) of Iraq (country)

Augusta

the capital (city) of Maine (state)

Vienna

the capital Austria in Europe

Indianapolis

the capital and largest city of Indiana

Phoenix

the capital of Arizona

Brussels

the capital of Belgium in Europe

Jerusalem

the capital of Israel

Jackson

the capital of Mississippi

Seoul

the capital of South Korea

Salt Lake City

the capital of Utah/also largest city in Utah

core

the center of the earth composed mostly of iron divided into two parts a solid inner core and a liquid outer core

Ring of Fire

the chain of volcanoes that lines the Pacific Rim

daylight saving time

the changing if clocks to one hour ahead during the spring to take advantage of daylight

pollution

the contamination of the soil, water, and air

acculturation

the cultural change that occurs when individuals in a society accept or adopt an innovation

Francistown

Botswana

Belo Horizonte

Brazil

Candomblé, a mix of Roman Catholic and African religions, is associated with which South American country: Brazil, Chile, Peru?

Brazil

In March 1998 fires burned a large area near the rain forest home of the Yanomami people. These fires occurred in the northern part of which country in the Western Hemisphere: Brazil, Costa Rica, Guatemala?

Brazil

Manaus

Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

Roraima, a state with a shoreline on the Rio Negro, is located along the Equator in what country?

Brazil

Salvador

Brazil

Sao Paulo

Brazil

What country in the Americas is second to the United States in meat production?

Brazil

Congo

Brazzaville

Which port city, located on Moreton Bay in southeast Queensland, is the third largest city in Australia?

Brisbane

Romania

Bucharest

Burundi

Bujumbura

Burgas

Bulgaria

Varna

Bulgaria

Bobo-Dioulasso

Burkina Faso

What flat-topped landform feature found in arid regions is often created by weathering and erosion of a mesa: butte, dike, plateau?

Butte

aurora borealis

By what name are the southern lights known?

Capital of Egypt

Cairo

Egypt

Cairo

Death Valley, which contains the lowest point in the United States, is located in which state: Ohio or California?

California

In Which state can you find the largest county, San Bernardino: Pennsylvania or California?

California

Sacramento

California

Spanish missions were established in the eighteenth century in which state: California or Maryland?

California

Which state is home to Silicon Valley: California, Montana, New Jersey?

California

Which state is the most populous in the United States: California or New York?

California

Name the mountains that extend across much of Wales, from the Irish Sea to the Bristol Channel. (2006)

Cambrian Mountains

Calgary

Canada

Edmonton

Canada

Montreal

Canada

Toronto

Canada

Uranium mines near the shores of Lake Athabasca are found in two Prairie Provinces in which country: Canada, Iceland, Venezuela?

Canada

Vancouver

Canada

Which country's population is not predominantly Muslim: Canada, Iran, Kuwait?

Canada

Winnipeg

Canada

province

Canada is divided into large areas/simliar to our states

New Hampshire

Canada shares the longest border with Alaska. It shares the shortest border with what state?

The largest city in northern Haiti was renamed following Haiti's independence from France. What is the present-day name of this city? (2010)

Cap-Haïtien

North Carolina

Cape Hatteras is located off the coast of what state?

Boa Vista, Sal and Fogo are three of the many islands and islets that make up what country in the Atlantic Ocean?

Cape Verde

Buenos Aires

Capital of Argentina

La Paz

Capital of Bolivia

Santiago

Capital of Chile

Bogotá

Capital of Columbia (Colombia in Spanish)

San José

Capital of Costa Rica

Havana

Capital of Cuba

Santo Domingo

Capital of Dominican Republic

Quito

Capital of Ecuador

San Salvador

Capital of El Salvador

Malabo

Capital of Equatorial Guinea (Africa)

Ciudad de Guatemala

Capital of Guatemala

Tegucigalpa

Capital of Honduras

Ciudad de México

Capital of Mexico

Managua

Capital of Nicaragua

Ciudad de Panamá

Capital of Panama

Asunción

Capital of Paraguay

Lima

Capital of Peru

San Juan

Capital of Puerto Rico

Madrid

Capital of Spain

Montevideo

Capital of Uruguay

Caracas

Capital of Venezuela

Bossangoa

Central African Republic

CBD

Central Business District; the core of a city, which is almost always based on commercial activity

Which California valley is responsible for most of the nation's grapes: Death Valley or Central Valley?

Central Valley

Moundou

Chad

Sarh

Chad

Lake Gatun, an artificial lake that constitutes part of the Panama Canal system, was created by damming which river: Amazon, Chagres, Nile?

Chagres

Lake Gatún, an artificial lake that constitutes part of the Panama Canal system, was created by damming which river? (2005)

Chagres River

chlorofluorocarbons

Chemicals that destroy ozone in the atmosphere.

Which body of water is partially surrounded by Maryland: Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay, Pamlico Sound?

Chesapeake Bay

Which port on the Great Lakes has developed as a major center for rail, plane, and ship traffic: Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland?

Chicago

Concepcion

Chile

Valparaiso

Chile

Vina del mar

Chile

Canada

Chilkoot, a pass that is located in the Coast Mountains of Alaska, crosses into what neighboring country?

Chongqing

China

Guangzhou

China

Harbin

China

Hong Kong

China

Shanghai

China

Shenyang

China

The Han are the most populous ethnic group in which mainland Asian country: China, India, Thailand?

China

Tiangjin

China

Wuhan

China

Xi'an

China

Lop Nur, a marshy depression at the east end of the Tarim Basin, is a nuclear test site for which country? (2002)

China (People's Republic)

Moldova

Chisinau

Egyptian

Cleopatra was the queen of which ancient empire?

Barranquilla

Colombia

Cali

Colombia

Medellin

Colombia

Denver

Colorado

The Mississippi River is to Minnesota as the Rio Grande is to WHAT: Colorado, Nevada, Texas?

Colorado

Which river runs between Arizona and California before entering Mexico: Colorado River, Platte, Rio Grande?

Colorado River

aurora

Colorful lights in the night sky. Also known in the Northern Hemisphere as the Northern Lights.

What is the wide spread of animals, plants, culture, diseases and ideas between the Eastern and Western hemisphere from exploration?

Columbian Exchange

Which capital city lies east of the Rocky Mountains: Sacramento or Columbus?

Columbus

Guinea

Conarky

Hartford

Connecticut

Which colony had the Fundamental Orders as their laws?

Connecticut

Which state has a larger population: Connecticut, Delaware, West Virginia?

Connecticut

Allegheny National Forrest: Attractions

Cook Forest, Beartown Rocks, & tributaries of the Clarion River

New Zealand's two main islands are separated by what strait: Bass Strait, Cook Strait, Dampier Strait?

Cook Strait

Name the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland. It is a port originally founded on an island in the Lee River.

Cork

Name the two large islands separated by the Strait of Bonifacio: Corsica and Sardinia, Corfu and Cephalonia, South Island and North Island?

Corsica and Sardinia

true

Countries near the equator have the hottest climates, true or false?

Split

Croatia

Guantanamo

Cuba

Holguin

Cuba

The rumba, a popular ballroom dance in America, was introduced to the United States from which island country: Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica?

Cuba

Oil refining is an important economic activity on the largest island in the Netherlands Antilles. Name this island: Curacao, Dominica, Martinique.

Curacao

Larnaca

Cyprus

Limassol

Cyprus

Brno

Czech Republic

Senegal

Dakar

What Syrian city located at an oasis fed by the Barada River is thought to be one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities?

Damascus

Kentucky

Daniel Boone blazed the Wilderness Trail into what state?

What river borders more European countries than any other river on that continent: Danube, Rhine, Seine?

Danube

Allegheny National Forrest: Fauna

Deer, grouse, mudpuppies, salamanders, creyfish, & helbenders

Dover

Delaware

Lubumbashi

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Alborg

Denmark

Odense

Denmark

mild and humid

Describe Georgia's overall climate.

What does D.C. stand for?

District of Columbia

Ethiopia is dependent on the seaports of which country to handle much of its foreign commerce: Djibouti, Kuwait, Nigeria?

Djibouti

Asia

Do most of the world's people live in Africa, in Asia, or in South America?

in urban areas

Do most people in new England live in urban or rural areas?

south of the Equator

Does the Tropic of Capricorn lie north of the Equator or south of the Equator?

Santiago de los Caballeros

Dominican Republic

The ruins of the town of Isabela, one of the first Spanish settlements in the New World, are located in which Caribbean country: Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Jamaica?

Dominican Republic

arid

Dry.

South Africa's chief seaport is on Natal Bay, an inlet of the Indian Ocean. Name this port city: Cape Town, Durban, Rio de Janeiro.

Durban

rain or fresh water

During a drought, what is either lacking or in short supply?

France

During the American War for Independence, which European country sided with the Americans against the British?

Jews

During the Holocaust in Europe, which religious group faced genocide?

Archaic

During which prehistoric period did horticulture (farming) begin?

Guayaquil

Ecuador

Alexandria

Egypt

Aswan

Egypt

Giza

Egypt

Western Sahara

El Aaiun

Yosemite: Attractions

El Capitan & Half Dome rock walls, & the Fall at Yosemite

Santa Ana

El Salvador

Dresden, a city that has been rebuilt since World War II, is situated on what river: Darling River, Elbe River, Thames River?

Elbe River

Mt. St. Helens: Fauna

Elk, cougers, mountian goats, black bears, pipits, & chipmunks

Quartering Act

England put soldiers in colonist's homes

pattern

the design of spatial distribution

continental divide

the division on a continent between two watersheds. In North America, the Continental Divide lies in the Rocky Mountains, and water to the east of the Continental Divide flow toward the Atlantic Ocean while water to the west of the Continental Divide flows towards the Pacific Ocean.

continental divide

the divison on a continent between two watersheds

continental slope

the edges between the continental shelf and the abyssal plain

corrosion

the erosion of rock by chemicals and water

functional region

the farther away the less likely region

space

the gap or interval between two objects

Mont-Saint-Michel, an abbey off the Normandy coast, is in an inlet for the Gulf of Saint-Malo. This gulf is an extension of what larger body of water: English Channel, Mediterranean Sea, North Sea?

English Channel

map projection that shows correct sizes of land but distorts shapes

Equal Area Projection

Pennsylvania

Erie is a city off the coast of Lake Erie in what state that was the 2nd state of the U.S.?

Narva

Estonia

Tartu

Estonia

Amharic is a widely spoken language in what landlocked country bordering Eritrea?

Ethiopia

Diredawa

Ethiopia

Name the landlocked country in eastern Africa that was once known as Abyssinia: Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda

Ethiopia

Prince Edward Island National Park: Flora

Evergreens

Virginia

Everybody has freedom of speech. The Permanent Free Speech Wall is located in what state?

Many coastal countries have established so-called EEZs—areas extending 200 nautical miles (370 km) from shore over which countries have sovereign rights for resource exploration. What do the initials EEZ stand for? (1992)

Exclusive Economic Zone

Globalization

Expanding across the globe

alluvial fan

Fan shaped deposits of sediment found at the foot of a mountain range brought there by mountain streams on their way from the mountains to the valley below.

alluvial fan

Fan-shaped deposits of sediment found at the foot of a mountain range brought there by mountain streams on their way from the mountains to the valley below.

Tampere

Finland

Turku

Finland

Mt. St. Helens: Flora

Firs & lupids

Waterton-Glacier Park: Unique Facts

First ever international peace park

Egyptian mummies were wrapped in linen that was made from a plant that is also used to produce linseed oil. What is the common name of this plant: canola, flax, wheat?

Flax

Lake Okeechobee is a physical landmark in which southeastern state?

Florida

Lake Okeechobee, the largest lake in the southern United States, is located in which state: Kansas or Florida?

Florida

Pensacola and Tampa can be found in which state: Florida or Rhode Island?

Florida

Sunshine State

Florida

Tallahassee

Florida

Lebanon

For many years, which country had Israeli troops occupying its south and Syrian troops its northeast?

Sam Houston

For whom was the city of Houston, Texas named?

Sir Walter Raleigh

For whom was the city of Raleigh, North Carolina named?

Lyon

France

Marseilles

France

Toulouse

France

Germany

Frankfurt is located in which country?

Sierra Leone

Freetown

Prince Edward Island National Park: Histroy

French & English clear cut more than half the park; became a national park in 1937

Name the only overseas department of France in South America.

French Guiana

Port-Gentil

Gabon

French Equatorial Africa

Gabon, Chad, Congo, and the Central African Republic were once part of what region?

Serrekunda

Gambia

Chronic diseases

Generally long-lasting afflictions now more common because of higher life expectancies.

GIS

Geographic Information System; technology that uses digital map information to creat a databank

Which president was re-elected in 1792?

George Washington (2nd term)

Atlanta

Georgia

The Savannah River forms most of the boundary between South Carolina and which other state—Tennessee or Georgia? (Round 1 Sample)

Georgia

The Savannah River forms the boundary between South Carolina and which state to the southwest: Tennessee or Georgia?

Georgia

Which state was a former British colony established as a settlement for debtors as well as a buffer against the Spanish: Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia?

Georgia

It was a military protective zone between South Carolina and Spanish Florida.

Georgia was colonized to be a buffer colony. What does that mean?

True

Georgia's 1777 Constitution gave too much power to the General Assembly. True or False?

open the state for trade with the world.

Georgia's deep water ports...

GOES

Geostationary Operational Environment Satellite; weather satellite that flies in orbit in sync with earth's rotation, therefore always viewing the same area; gathers images of atmospheric conditions that are useful in forecasting weather

Bonn

Germany

Cologne

Germany

Essen

Germany

Frankfurt

Germany

Hamburg

Germany

More than 80 million people live in the European Union's most populous member country. Name this country. (1998)

Germany

Munich

Germany

What main countries were involved in World War II?

Germany, Japan and Italy against US, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, France, Canada, Australia and China

What main countries were involved in World War I?

Germany, Japan, and Italy against England, Russia, and US

Kumasi

Ghana

Tamale

Ghana

Colorado River

Glen Canyon is a dam is located on what river named after the Centennial State?

prime meridian

the imaginary line at zero meridian used to measure longitude east to west, and dividing the earth's east and west halves

equator

the imaginary line that encircles the globe, dividing the earth into northern and southern halves

Charlotte

the largest city in North Carolina (state)

relative location

the location of one place in relation to another place

capital

the location of the seat of government/ shown as a circle with a star in it (national capitals)/ shown as a star

Erie Canal

the longest canal in the world/ it is part of the New York State Barge Canal System

Nile River

the longest river in the world located in Africa

GPS

Global Positioning System; system that uses a series of 24 satellites called Navstars that beam information to earth, and show you the exact position on earth

Waterton-Glacier Park: Attractions

Going-to-the-Sun Road: 50 mile highway that runs through the park

Yosemite: Fauna

Golden eagles, bighorn sheep, coyotes & black bears

Eugenic population policies

Government policies designed to favor one racial sector over others

Expansive population policies

Government policies that encourage large families and raise the rate of population growth.

Most of the wheat in the United States is grown in which region—the Great Plains or the Colorado Plateau? (Round 1 Sample)

Great Plains

Which lake is located farther west: Great Salt Lake, Lake Michigan, Lake of the Ozarks?

Great Salt Lake

Which major lake is located in Utah: Lake Winnipeg or Great Salt Lake?

Great Salt Lake

Thessaloniki

Greece

Prince Edward Island National Park: Attractions

Green Gables & Rolling Sand Dunes

Denmark

Greenland is a territory of which country?

Waterton-Glacier Park: Fauna

Grey wolves, mountian lions, lynxes, wolverines, grizzley bears, golden eagles, & bald eagles

Kankan

Guinea

People watching the sunset in Key West, Florida, are looking across which body of water—the Chesapeake Bay or the Gulf of Mexico? (Round 1 Sample)

Gulf of Mexico

The sinking of the battleship Maine in 1898, an event that led to the Spanish-American War, took place in the harbor of which city: Havana, Cuba; Manila, Philippines; Honolulu, Hawaii?

Havana, Cuba

Honolulu

Hawaii

Poi is a food commonly associated with people native to which state: Alaska, Hawaii, New Mexico?

Hawaii

Which U.S. state is composed only of islands: Alaska or Hawaii?

Hawaii

Which state would be most likely to experience a tsunami: Hawaii or Wisconsin?

Hawaii

Active volcanoes Kilauea and Mauna Loa are located in which national park: Lassen volcanic national Park or Hawaii Volcanoes National Park?

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

aa

Hawaiian term for pointy basaltic lava flow.

Finland

Helsinki

Most of the people in Nepal follow which religion: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism?

Hinduism

San Pedro Sula

Honduras

On July 1, 2007, which special administrative region marked the 10th anniversary of its return to China: Hong Kong, Macau, Shanghai?

Hong Kong

He was furious and wanted to teach the ungrateful rebels a lesson they wouldnot forget!

How do you think King George III reacted to the Declaration of Independence?

Caucasus Mountains

the mountain range in Caucasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea that forms part of the traditional border between Europe and Asia

corolis effect

the movement of objects like the wind and ocean currents to the right in the nortern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere as a result of earths rotation

convection

the movement of warm air upward

death rate

the number of deaths each year per 1,000 people

birth rate

the number of live births each year per 1,000 people

the letters NW

How is the direction halfway between north and west shown on a compass rose?

254

How many counties make up the state of Texas?

5

How many great lakes are there?

4 (northern, southern, eastern, western)

How many hemispheres are there in all?

15

How many of the U.S. states would fit inside Texas?

3

How many rivers form a part of the Texas border?

6

How many states in the U.S. does the Rocky Mountains cover?

4

How many states start with the letter W?

less than half

How much of the globe can you see at one time: less than half or over half?

Albany and New York City are major ports on which river—the Hudson or the Potomac? (Round 1 Sample)

Hudson

Debrecen

Hungary

Szeged

Hungary

Name all the Great Lakes

Huron, Erie, Michigan, Erie, Superior

A city that is divided by a river of the same name was the imperial capital of Vietnam for more than a century. Name this city, which is still an important cultural center. (2007)

Huế

Boise

Idaho

west

If east is the direction on your right, what is the direction on your left?

south

If you stand facin the North Pole, which is behind you: east, west or south?

a line of steep rock cliffs

If you were on a trip and you saw a palisade, what would you be looking at?

Venezuela

If you were visiting Angel Falls, the highest waterfall in the world, what country in South America would you be in?

In which state could you find the country's tallest building, the Sears Tower: Illinois or New York?

Illinois

Springfield

Illinois

The junction of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers form the southern boundary of which state: Illinois or Idaho?

Illinois

Which state is one of the country's major producers of corn: Illinois or Florida?

Illinois

Mental map

Image or picture you have of a place in your mind

Longitude (Meridian)

Imaginary line circling the earth and running through the poles

Latitude (parallel)

Imaginary line running parallel to the equator , ladder- latitude

Berlin

In 1961, a wall was built in which European city to divide east from west?

Prudhoe Bay

In 1968, one of the largest oil reserves in North America was found in a bay in Alaska's North Slope Region. Name this bay.

Israel, Egypt

In 1978, which two countries signed a peace treaty as a result of the Camp David accords?

UK

In 1979, Margaret Thatcher became the first female prime minister of which country?

Iran

In 1979, the Ayatollah Khomeini led the overthrow of the government of which country?

UK (The United Kingdom)

In 1997, China regained control of Hong Kong from which country?

Rio Bravo

In Mexico, the Rio Grande River has another name. What is that name?

very hot

In a tropical climate is the temperature very hot or very cold?

dependency ration

the number of people not working (too old/too young) compared to the number of people working

coordinated universal time

the official time reference for the entire world based on the time at greenwhich, england .

St. Augustine

the oldest city if Florida

continental shelf

the outer edges of a continent that are submerged under oceans

crust

the outer most layer of the earth suface.

landscape

the overall appearance of an area

place

the physical and human characteristics of an area

Green line

the place where the cultivated lands ends and the desert begins

confluence

the place where to rivers or streams meet

aphelion

the point in the earths orbit when the earth is farthest away from the sun

apogee

the point in the moons orbit where the moon is farthest away from the earth

avalanche

the rapid fall of snow, ice, or rock froma mountain side

demography

the science that studies population distribution and change

Africa

the second largest continent

landforms

the shape of land or the type of land

distance

the space between two points on the earth's surface

stimulation diffusion

the spread of an underlying principle, even though a characteristic itself apparently fails to diffuse

geography

the study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the earth

culture

the sum total of the knowledge, attitudes, and habitual behavior patterns shared and transmitted by the members of a society

Nigeria (only member south of the Sahara Desert)

In addition to Libya and Algeria, which other african nation is a member of OPEC?

Great Britain

In the Boer War, which country fought against the Transvaal and the Orange Free State?

June 20 or 21

In the Northern Hemisphere, which day of the year is the summer solstice, the day that marks the beginning of the summer?

an Oasis

In the middle of the desert, you find a green area with water. What is it called?

Northern Hemisphere and West Hemisphere

In what 2 hemispheres is North America located?

Paris

In what European city is the Bastille prison located?

Switzerland

In what European country are the states called cantons?

Germany

In what European country did the Protestant Reformation begin?

Versailles

In what French city just outside of Paris did Louis XIV build a costly and magnificent palace?

Wittenburg

In what German city did Martin Luther nail his Ninety-Five Theses to a door?

Brazil

In what South American country is most of the Amazon rain forest located?

San Francisco

In what city can you visit Fisherman's Wharf?

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

In what city can you visit Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell?

Zurich, Switzerland

In what city did John Calvin start his reformation movement? (city AND country)

Paris

In what city in France do Parisians live?

New York City

In what city is the headquarters for the United Nations located?

India

In what country are cattle considered sacred?

Egypt

In what country can you sail on the Nile River?

Italy

In what country did the Fascist party originate?

Italy

In what country is the Leaning Tower of Pisa located?

Namibia

In what country was the Hoba West, the largest known meteorite, found?

South America

In what country would you find the highest active volcano in the world?

San Patricio

In what county is the city of Portland found?

Pacific

In what ocean is Japan located?

San Antonio

In what present day city did the "Battle of the Alamo" take place?

California

In what state can you find Yosemite National Park?

Arizona

In what state can you find the Painted Desert?

North Carolina

In what state is Raleigh a major city?

Texas

In what state is the city of Dallas?

Minnesota

In what state is the city of Minneapolis?

Pennsylvania

In what state is the city of Pittsburg?

California

In what west coast state can you see the Golden Gate Bridge?

Philadelphia

In which American City is Independence Hall located?

Rome

In which European city is the Colosseum located?

Athens

In which European city were the first modern Olympics held in 1876?

Mexico

In which Latin American Country was Vicente Fox succeeded by Felipe Calderón?

Rio de Janeiro

In which South American city does a large statue of Christ the Redeemer stand on top of a mountain?

New Jersey

In which U.S. state did the hydrogen-filled Hindenburg explode in 1937?

Dallas

In which city is the Texas State Fair held each year?

the Andes

In which mountains would you find the highest active volcano in the world?

Atlantic Ocean

In which ocean would you find the Falkland Islands?

Arkansas

In which state are the only diamond deposits in the U.S.?

New Jersey

In which state can the Atlantic city boardwalk be found?

North Carolina

In which state did the Wright brothers make their first powered airplane fly?

Maryland

In which state is Fort McHenry located?

South Dakota

In which state is Mt. Rushmore located?

Nevada

In which state is the Boulder Dam located?

North Dakota

In which state is the geographical center of North America located?

Arizona

In which state is the grand canyon located?

Hawaii

In which state is the largest active volcano in the world located?

California

In which state is the lowest point in the United States located?

Montana

In which state is the site of the Battle of Little Big Horn?

Pennsylvania

In which state was the Battle of Gettysburg fought?

Utah

In which state was the final spike of the first transcontinental railroad driven?

Massachusetts

In which state was the first shot of the American War for Independence fired?

South Carolina

In which state was the first shot of the Civil War fired?

Bangalore

India

Chennai (Madras)

India

Delhi

India

Hyderabad

India

Kolkata (Calcutta)

India

Mohandas Gandhi effectively enforced a doctrine of nonviolent protest to help gain independence for which country: Argentina, India, Saudi Arabia?

India

Mumbai (Bombay)

India

Kashmir

India and Pakistan are in dispute over which region?

Hoosier State

Indiana

Indianapolis

Indiana

Which state has more people per square mile: Indiana, Alaska, New Mexico?

Indiana

Bandung

Indonesia

Hindus who live in the most populous Muslim country revere Mount Agung and believe it is the center of the universe. This volcano is in what island country: Indonesia, Japan, Phillippines?

Indonesia

Medan

Indonesia

Name the only Asian country through which the Equator passes: Indonesia, Japan, Vietnam.

Indonesia

Palembang

Indonesia

Surabaja

Indonesia

Which state is the located in the region known as the Great Plains: Iowa or Ohio?

Iowa

Which state that borders both Wisconsin and Nebraska is one of the leading producers of wind energy in the U.S.?

Iowa

Esfahan

Iran

Mashhad

Iran

Shiraz

Iran

Tabriz

Iran

Basra

Iraq

Mosul

Iraq

the North Pole

Is Alaska closer to the North Pole or the South Pole?

New York Harbor

Is Ellis Island in Lake Michigan, New York Harbor, or the Gulf of Mexico?

Utah

Is Salt Lake City in Utah or Iowa?

the equator

Is latitude measured from the equator or from the prime meridian?

in China

Is the Great Wall in Russia, in India, or in China?

in Africa

Is the country of Egypt in Africa or in Asia?

South America

Is the country of Venezuela in North America or South America?

Which national park is on an island in a lake: Isle Royale, Petrified Forest, Sleeping Bear Dunes?

Isle Royale

The Negev is a desert region north of the Gulf of Aqaba in what country?

Israel

British

It was said that the sun never set on which empire?

continental drift

the theory that the continents have drifted from a single supercontinent called pangaea to their present location by riding on plates that cover the earths crust

Niger River

the third largest river in Africa, flowing from Guinea over 2600 miles to the African coast

crest

the top of a wave

culture

the total of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed on by members of a group

condensation

the transformation of water from gas (vapor) to liquid

Sahel

the transition zone between the desert and the savanna in Africa

climate

the typical weather conditions at a particular location as observed over time

biodiversity

the variety of living things in a given area

cultural landscape

the visible human imprint on the landscape

climate

the weather, temperature, or precipitation(rain, snow, hail) in a place for a long period of time

time zones

time that changes as you travel around the world

over population

too many people compared to the amount of resources

population

total number of people

a trade barrier that bans all trade with another country

trade embargo

antipode

two points or regions on opposite sides of the planet from each other

formal region

uniform region, boundaries of a region

longitude

vertical lines that measure the distance east and west of the prime meridian

cirrus

very high feathery looking clouds made up of ice crystals

ash

volcanic are tiny particals ejected from a volcano during an eruption

Environmental determinism

way life is developed by your environment

location

where a place is located

why of where

why something is where it is

service

working by helping people - stage 4 and 5

global warming

worlwide rise in average temperature

Florence

Italy

Genoa

Italy

Milan

Italy

Naples

Italy

The Tyrrhenian Sea separates the island of Sardinia from the mainland of which country: England, Greece, Italy?

Italy

Turin

Italy

Montego Bay

Jamaica

Haiku is a form of poetry that originated in which island country in East Asia: Indonesia, Japan, Philippines?

Japan

Hiroshima

Japan

Kobe

Japan

Kyoto

Japan

Nagoya

Japan

Osaka

Japan

Sapporo

Japan

Yokohama

Japan

India

Jawaharlal Nehru became the first prime minister of which former British colony in 1947?

Yosemite: History

John Muir appealed to congress in 1890 to make National Parks/Forrests

Az Zarqa

Jordan

South Sudan

Juba

By area, which is the largest city in the United States: Juneau or New York City?

Juneau

Though Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska by population, which city is Alaska's capital: Fairbanks or Juneau?

Juneau

Ho Chi Minh Trail

Jungle trails in vietnam used in '60s and '70s

Name two of the three largest sections of Denmark, which include its mainland peninsula and two largest islands. (2000)

Jutland, Sjaelland and Fyn

Name two of the largest sections of Denmark, which include its mainland peninsula and two largest islands: Silkeborg, Viborg, Fyn Jutland, Sjaelland, Fyn Bjorn, Borg, Fyn

Jutland, Sjaelland, Fyn

Which state is home to the Winter Wheat Belt: Hawaii or Kansas?

Kansas

Almaty

Kazakhstan

The Ohio River forms the boundary between Indiana and which state to the south: Missouri or Kentucky?

Kentucky

Kisumu

Kenya

Mombasa

Kenya

Nakuru

Kenya

Sudan

Khartoum

Peshawar, a city in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan, has had strategic importance for centuries because of its location near what historic pass? (2004)

Khyber Pass

Ukraine

Kiev

Democratic Republic of Congo

Kinshasa

Osh

Kyrgyzstan

Five themes

LHERPM

The condition characterized by unusually cold ocean temperature in the equatorial region of the eastern Pacific Ocean is known by what Spanish name? (1999)

La Niña

Quebec

Labrador is a place in New Foundland. The full name for this province is New Foundland & Labrador. The southern part of Labrador is claimed by two provinces, which are New Foundland & Labrador and what other province?

Baikal, Titicaca, and Victoria are all examples of what kind of physical feature: desert, lake, mountain range?

Lake

Which lake lies between Vermont and New York: Lake Havasu or Lake Champlain?

Lake Champlain

Wisconsin

Lake Michigan and Lake Huron seperate Michigan into two parts. The southern part (the part where Detroit is located) border Indiana and Ohio, while the northern part borders what state?

Which large lake is adjacent to the city of New Orleans: Lake Erie or Lake Pontchartrain?

Lake Pontchartrain

Which is the Great Lakes is the largest: Lake Michigan or Lake Superior?

Lake Superior

Near which lake would you find the northernmost point in the lower forty-eight states: Shasta Lake or Lake of the Woods?

Lake of the Woods

Louangphrabang

Laos

Megalopolis

Large city

Name three important people of the Renaissance

Leonardo de Vinci, Michelangelo, William Shakespeare, Galileo Galilei

Stationary population level

Level wich population ceases to grow

Gabon

Libreville

Isotherm

Line on a map connecting points of equal temperature values

contour line

Lines used to display elevation on a flat map, with each line representing a different elevation.

Mt. St. Helens: Unique Facts/History

Literally blew its top in a volcanic eruption in 1980

Some of the world's thickest deposits of a mineral-rich dust usually transported by wind are in China. What is the term for this silt-like material: loess, moraine, peat?

Loess

Togo

Lome

prime meridian

London's borough of Greenwich lies at a zero degrees longitude. This line of longitude is also known by what other name?

Which city has a greater earthquake risk: Detroit, Los Angeles, New York City?

Los Angeles

In Which state are you more likely to find a bayou, a small, swampy body of water: Louisiana or Montana?

Louisiana

The region known as Acadia is located in which state: Louisiana or Idaho?

Louisiana

Which city is the largest city in Kentucky and the home of the Kentucky Derby: Louisville or Knoxville?

Louisville

Angola

Luanda

Zambia

Lusaka

Name the large island in the western Indian Ocean that is known for its lemurs and other unusual wildlife.

Madagascar

Which of these islands is NOT divided between two or more countries: Borne, Madagascar, New Guinea?

Madagascar

PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization)

Mahmoud Abbas (AKA Abu Mazen) heads which Middle Eastern ethnic independence organization?

Mount Katahdin, the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail, is the highest point in which U.S. state: Kentucky, Maine, South Carolina?

Maine

Which New England state has more forested land: Maine, Rhoda Island, Vermont?

Maine

Which is the easternmost of the forty-eight contiguous states: Tennessee or Maine?

Maine

Equilatoral Guinea

Malabo

Name the country off the southwest coast of India that is made up of a cluster of almost two dozen atolls: Maldives, Socotra, Sri Lanka

Maldives

Which social system had lords and peasants?

Manorial System

PRC (People's Republic of China)

Mao Zedong was the first leader of which country?

To learn what the symbols on a map represent, which map element would you look at: map key, map projection, map scale?

Map key

Dot map

Maps where one dot represents a certain number of phenomenon, such ass a population

Yosemite: Flora

Mariposa lily & giant sequoias

Chesapeake Bay

Maryland and Virginia border on what bay?

Cape Cod, known for its beautiful shoreline, is located in which state?

Massachusetts

Nantucket Island is part of which state: Pennsylvania or Massachusetts?

Massachusetts

The gypsy moth caterpillar, which strips trees of their leaves, was accidentally introduced in the 1800s near Cambridge. This city is located on the Charles River in which New England state: Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts?

Massachusetts

Which state has more people per square mile: Montana or Massachusetts?

Massachusetts

Which state is the leading producer of cranberries: Florida or Massachusetts?

Massachusetts

Which state was home to more textile mills during the Industrial Revolution: Maine, Massachusetts, Montana?

Massachusetts

During the era of the Vietnam War, which major river did most refugees from the war cross to reach safety in Thailand: Huang (Yellow), Irrawaddy, Mekong?

Mekong

Colorado

Mesa Verde national park is located in which state?

Odessa

Meteor Crater is in what Texas city?

Capital of Mexico

Mexico City

Which state borders four of the five Great Lakes: Michigan or New York?

Michigan

Which state's capital is Lansing and is known as the Wolverine State: Michigan or Connecticut?

Michigan

The Mall of America, the largest shopping center in the United States, is located in which state: Utah or Minnesota?

Minnesota

The Mesabi Range, known for its deposits or iron ore, is located in which state: New Mexico or Minnesota?

Minnesota

The Mesabi Range, source of most of the iron ore mined in the United States, is in which state: Minnesota, Pennsylvania, North Dakota?

Minnesota

Which one of the contiguous United States has the northernmost point: Minnesota, New York, Wisconsin?

Minnesota

Belarus

Minsk

During the Civil War, the Battle of Vicksburg was a major turning point. This town is located in which state along the Mississippi River: Alabama or Mississippi?

Mississippi

Which state has a lower per capita income: Massachusetts, Mississippi, Texas?

Mississippi

Which state is adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico: Georgia, Mississippi, Oregon?

Mississippi

Independence, a starting point for expeditions along the Oregon Trail, is a town in which state: Oregon, Missouri, South Carolina?

Missouri

The population center of the United States is located in which state: Missouri or Florida?

Missouri

Which river carries more barge traffic - the Missouri River or the Suwannee River?

Missouri River

Somalia

Mogadishu

A region called Transdniestria is located between the Dniester River and Ukraine in what country?

Moldova

Liberia

Monrovia

Which state has a larger area of forested land - Montana or Delaware?

Montana

Which state has a longer border with Canada—Montana or New York? (Round 1 Sample)

Montana

Capital of Russia

Moscow

Located in Alaska, which mountain peak is the tallest in the United States: Mount McKinley or Mount Rainer?

Mount McKinley

What type of landform is commonly associated with orographic precipitation? (1991)

Mountain

Demographic transition

Multistage model, shows changes in population growth

Around 2005, which Asian country began to build its new administrative capital, Nay Pyi Taw?

Myanmar (or Burma)

Chad

N'Djamena

USA, Canada

NATO is made up of European countries as well as what other two countries?

igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic

Name 2 of the 3 major classes of rock.

Red River, Sabine River, Rio Grande

Name 2 of the 3 rivers that form a part of Texas' boundary.

fringing, barrier, or atoll

Name 2 of the 3 types of coral reefs.

Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, Lake Superior

Name 3 of the 5 Great Lakes.

Maine, New Hamspire, Vermont, Massachuetts, Rhode Island

Name 3 of the 6 New England states.

Northeast, Southeast, Middle West, Southwest, West

Name at least 2 of the 5 regions that make up the 5 regions of the United States.

Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean

Name in order of size from the largest to the smallest, the 3 other oceans besides the Pacific Ocean.

Sahara, Kalahari, Namib

Name one of the largest 3 African deserts.

Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana

Name the 3 states from which the city of Texarkana gets its name?

Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, Lake Superior

Name the 5 Great Lakes.

The Battleship Texas

Name the Texas state park that floats.

Denmark

Name the country whose capital is Copenhagen.

Mount Kea in Hawaii

Name the earth's tallest mountain--as measured from base to peak.

Mount Logan in the Yukon Territory

Name the highest mountain in Canada.

Mt. Everest

Name the highest mountain in the world.

the Equator

Name the imaginary circle that divides the earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

New Orleans

Name the largest city in the state of Louisiana.

the Sahara

Name the largest desert in the world.

Colorado and Wyoming

Name the only 2 states in the United States that, on a map, have borders made up of 4 straight lines.

Guadalupe Park

Name the peak that is the highest elevation point in Texas.

New York

Name the state whose capital is Albany.

Georgia

Name the state whose capital is Atlanta.

Texas

Name the state whose capital is Austin.

Massachusetts

Name the state whose capital is Boston.

Colorado

Name the state whose capital is Denver.

Hawaii

Name the state whose capital is Honolulu.

Arizona

Name the state whose capital is Phoenix.

California

Name the state whose capital is Sacramento.

Illinois

Name the state whose capital is Springfield.

the Rocky Mountains

Name the tallest and longest mountain range in the United States.

Allegheny National Forrest: History

Native Americans burnt trees to improve berry & oak; became a national forrest in 1932

Which country celebrates an almost 200 kilometer long ice skating race called the Eleven Cities Tour: Denmark, Netherlands, Norway?

Netherlands

Discovery of silver near Carson City helped the city develop as the capital of which present-day state—Illinois or Nevada? (Round 1 Sample)

Nevada

Great Basin includes most of which state?

Nevada

Lake Tahoe lies on the border of California and which other state: Nevada or New Mexico?

Nevada

The latitude 42 degrees North represents the northern boundary of California, Utah, and which other state: Nevada or Iowa?

Nevada

In the southwestern United States, a region called the Sunbelt includes which state: Indiana or New Mexico?

New Mexico

Large underground caverns form Carlsbad Caverns in which state: New Mexico or Kentucky?

New Mexico

Which of the following states is not crossed by the Colorado River: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico?

New Mexico

Which state does not have a coastline: Delaware, New Hampshire, New Mexico?

New Mexico

Which state increased in size due to the Gadsden Purchase in 1853: Washington or New Mexico?

New Mexico

British colony that had an industry of manufacturing

New York

Fort Drum is important to the economy of Watertown, a city located east of Lake Ontario in what state?

New York

Lake Ontario borders which state: New York or Delaware?

New York

Much of the southern part of which state is located on the Allegheny Plateau: Maine, New York, Virginia?

New York

Which state leads the country in the number of clothing manufactures: Georgia or New York?

New York

For more than a century, people immigrating to the United States arrived at Ellis Island, located in the harbor of which city: New York City or San Francisco?

New York City

Niger

Niamey

What West African river flows in a great curve from Guinea through Mali and eventually into the Atlantic Ocean: Congo River, Niger River, Orange River?

Niger River

Name the river that provides irrigation for most of the cotton grown in Africa: Congo, Niger, Nile.

Nile River

What does NATO stand for?

North Atlantic Treat Organization

"Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable" is the motto of which northern state that is home to Theodore Roosevelt National Park: North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin?

North Dakota

Theodore Roosevelt's ranch forms much of Theodore Roosevelt National Park in which state: New York or North Dakota?

North Dakota

What state produces the most honey? It's also home to Lake Sakakawea, located upstream from Bismarck.

North Dakota

Which state has the capital of Bismark and is located east of Montana: North Dakota or Washington?

North Dakota

Chongjin

North Korea

Rotterdam is a major port located near what sea: Baltic Sea, North Sea, Norwegian Sea?

North Sea

Finnmark, punctuated by fjords and inhabited by reindeer herders, is the northern-most county of what country?

Norway

Hundreds of wooden stave churches, containing both Christian and Viking symbols, were built during the Middle Ages in the Nordic country that borders the Barents Sea. Name this country: Finland, Norway, Sweden

Norway

Scandinavian Peninsula

Norway and Sweden are on which peninsula?

Mauritania

Nouakchott

Cuba

Nuclear missiles on which Caribbean island created a crisis in 1962?

Agulhas and Kuroshio are both names of what kind of physical feature?

Ocean Current

Alaska and Hawaii

Of the 50 states, 48 share borders. Which 2 states do not?

Which of the following is not a Great Plains state: Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma?

Ohio

Which river generally flows westward before joining the Mississippi River: Arkansas River, Delaware River, Ohio River?

Ohio

Which river forms the southeastern boundary of Illinois: James River, Missouri River, Ohio River?

Ohio River

Lake Erie

Ohio borders which of the Great Lakes?

Which state is located between Kansas and Texas: Oklahoma or Arizona?

Oklahoma

France

On June 6, 1944, Allied troops landed on the shores of Normandy in which country?

Sicily

On what Italian island do Sicilians live?

North America

On which continent is Georgia located?

Africa

On which continent would you be if you were exploring the Kalahari Desert?

atmosphere

One of the four spheres of the Earth. The layer of gas that surrounds the Earth, where weather and climate take place. Ofter referred to as air. the other three spheres are the biosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere.

biosphere

One of the four spheres of the Earth. the areas of the Earth that are home to all living things. the other three spheres are the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere.

Nickel has been mined for more than a century near the city of Sudbury, located in which Canadian province?

Ontario

Crater Lake, the deepest lake in the United States, can be found in which state: Oregon or Arizona?

Oregon

Millions of Christmas trees are grown in the state where Willamette National Forest is located. Name this state.

Oregon

The Columbia River forms part of the southern boundary of Washington and which state: Oregon or Montana?

Oregon

Norway

Oslo

What empire had its capital at present-day Istanbul from 1453-1922?

Ottoman (or Turkish) Empire

Burkina faso

Ouagadougou

The protective layer in Earth's atmosphere that absorbs some of the sun's ultraviolet rays and reduces the amount of radiation reaching the surface is known by what term: asthenosphere, ozone layer, troposphere?

Ozone layer

Equatorial Guinea

Papua New Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Guinea all have 'guinea' in it's names. Name the other country that has 'guinea in it's name.

one achievement of Ancient Greece

Parthenon

What is the capital and principal city for the state of Western Australia?

Perth

Khyber Pass

Peshawar, a city in North-West Frontier province of Pakistan, has a strategic importance for centuries because of it's location near what historic pass?

Founded in 1960, OPEC contains members from all over the world and effectively controls the worldwide price and production of what commodity: coal, gold, petroleum?

Petroleum

Which elevated region lies east of the Blue Ridge and the Appalachian Mountains: Piedmont or Tidewater?

Piedmont

Montenegro

Podgorica

The ruling group of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was known by what name: aristocracy, plebiscite, politburo?

Politburo

The Hawaiian Islands were first colonized by the people of which culture: Maya, Polynesian, San?

Polynesian

What port at the northern end of the Suez Canal was once among the world's largest coal refueling stations?

Port Said

Benin

Porto Novo

Goa, a state in southwestern India, was a possession of which country until 1961? (2003)

Portugal

The Tagus River roughly divides which European country into two agricultural regions? (1994)

Portugal

Which domesticated root crop became the staple food of both the Inca Empire and Ireland: corn, potato, rice?

Potato

Election where candidates from each party are nominated

Primary Election

Morocco

Rabat

acid rain

Rain caused by pollution that causes major environmental damage.

acid rain

Rain that contains acid, which can cause serious environmental damage, including killing plant and animal life as well as deteriorating buildings. The acid is caused by pollution, especially from the burning of coal, car exhaust, and smoke from factories.

cascade

Rapids or a waterfall that flows down multiple steps.

Epidemic

Regional outbreak of a disease

cultural movement that started in Italy and spread through Europe

Renaissance

Pointe-Noire

Republic of the Congo

France

Reunion is part of what country?

The smallest state in area in the United States is which state: Connecticut or Rhode Island?

Rhode Island

Which state has a higher population density - South Dakota or Rhode Island?

Rhode Island

Latvia

Riga

Timis County shares its name with a tributary of the Danube and is located in the western part of which European country? (2009)

Romania

Capital of Italy

Rome

Roosevelt Island is surrounded by an Antarctic ice sheet that shares its name with what nearby sea: Baltic Sea, Weddell Sea, Ross Sea ?

Ross Sea

NYC (New York City)

Rudolph Giuliani was the mayor of which major U.S. city?

The Donets Basin, a coal-producing region, is shared by Ukraine and what other country?

Russia

In July 1998 Russia planned to bury the remains of the last tsar, Nicholas II, and his family in the former imperial capital city. Give the present-day name of this city: Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Vladivostok.

Saint Petersburg

Which city was once a Spanish fort and is now home to an important naval base: Honolulu, Houston, San Diego?

San Diego

The Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay Bridge are located in which city: San Francisco or New York?

San Francisco

Which city is the capital of New Mexico and is also the oldest capital city in the United States: Santa Fe or Atlanta?

Santa Fe

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo

Global positioning system (GPS)

Satellite based system for determining the absalute location of places or geographic features

Rio de Janeiro and what other large city in Brazil are growing toward each other due to the high rate of urbanization: Campo Grande, Porto Alegre, Sao Paulo?

Sau Paulo

Rouen is an industrial and agricultural hub for commerce going to and from Paris along what river?

Seine River

What de Cornando and his men were searching for on their exploration?

Seven Cities of Gold

Palermo and Catania are cities on which Italian Island?

Sicily

Asia's most densely populated country has about three million people and an area of less than 250 square miles (402 km²). Name this country. (1997)

Singapore

Name one American Indian group in Great Plains

Sioux, Cheyenne, Kiowa

Republic of Macedonia

Skopje

Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)

Slobodan Milosevic was accused of crimes against humanity while president of which European country? (This country had not yet separated into its three modern regions.)

Along with Croatia, what northernmost former Yugoslav republic declared independence in 1991?

Slovenia

The city of Trieste is located in a narrow Italian province bordered by the Adriatic Sea and what country?

Slovenia

Often, a combination of coal and water is transported through a pipeline. Which term refers to such a thin, liquid mixture: loess, magma, slurry?

Slurry

The Karoo, an arid region known for sheep raising, covers much of the Cape provinces in which African country: Namibia, Senegal, South Africa?

South Africa

On which continent would you find the longest mountain system above sea level and the southernmost city in the world?

South America

Which state borders the Atlantic Ocean: South Carolina or South Dakota?

South Carolina

Which state has Columbia as its capital city and lies along the Atlantic Ocean: South Carolina or Ohio?

South Carolina

Which state produces a large amount of cotton: Montana or South Carolina?

South Carolina

The Black Hills lie along the border of Wyoming and which other state: Missouri or South Dakota?

South Dakota

Inchon

South Korea

Pusan

South Korea

Taegu

South Korea

Kudzu, a vine that was promoted in the 1930s to control soil erosion, is now considered a pest in what U.S. region with a warm, wet climate: northeast, southeast, southwest?

Southeast

The Ebro River, which flows into the Balearic Sea, is in which European country: Greece, Norway, Spain?

Spain

How did the Spanish defeat the Incas?

Spaniards had superior weapons

Who defeated the Incas and Aztecs?

Spanish

Which city is located in the eastern part of Washington State: Auburn, Olympia, Spokane?

Spokane

Which city is the capital of Illinois and the burial place of Abraham Lincoln: Springfield or Nashville?

Springfield

The Gateway Arch is a major monument in which Midwestern city: St. Louis or Boise?

St. Louis

Which city lies on the opposite side of the Mississippi River from Minneapolis: St. Paul or Chicago?

St. Paul

What national landmark is on Liberty Island?

Statue of Liberty

Sweden

Stockholm

The Dardanelles and Bosporus are examples of what kind of physical feature: canyons, hills, straits?

Straits

population composition

Structure of a population in terms of age, sex and other properties such as marital status and education

The Aswan High Dam creates a reservoir that extends from Egypt into which neighboring country: Israel, Libya, Sudan?

Sudan

Completed in 1869, what manmade feature drastically shortened sailing time between England and India: Erie Canal, Panama Canal, Suez Canal?

Suez Canal

California

Sutter Buttes is sometimes referred to as the "smallest mountain range in the world." Sutter Buttes is located in what state?

C

Swahili is the official language in Tanzania, Uganda, Comoros (as Comorian) and what other country? A. Ethiopia B. Rwanda C. Kenya D. Democratic Republic of the Congo

An open-air museum east of Interlaken preserves the French, German, and Italian heritage of which mountainous European country: Hungary, Sweden, Switzerland?

Switzerland

The snow-capped peaks of the Jungfrau and Eiger and found in which European country?

Switzerland

Sao Tome and Principe

São Tomé

Name the capital city of Taiwan.

Taipei

Which desert is located in Asia: Atacama, Gibson, Taklimakan?

Taklimakan

Estonia

Tallinn

Which island is not an overseas department of France: Martinique, Reunion, Tasmania?

Tasmania

Australia

Tasmania is part of which country?

Cactus and yucca are to the desert as WHAT are to tropical forests: oak & maple, redwood & sequoia, teak & mahogany?

Teak & Mahogany

A climate graph shows annual patterns of precipitation and which other climate-related information: direction, pressure, temperature?

Temperature

In which southern state did President George W. Bush serve as governor: Texas or West Virginia?

Texas

The Guadalupe River flows past New Braunfels and Victoria in which U.S. state: Georgia, Nevada, Texas?

Texas

The Port of Beaumont, one of the busiest ports in the country, is located on the Neches River in which state?

Texas

The second-largest state in area in the United States is which state: Texas or California?

Texas

Which state has a longer border with Mexico: California, New Mexico, Texas?

Texas

Which state is one of the country's major producers of oil: Michigan or Texas?

Texas

Which state produces more crude oil: Florida, New York, Texas?

Texas

Which state would be most likely to experience a hurricane: Idaho or Texas?

Texas

South Central

Texas is in what portion of the United States?

The Dangrek Range is located south of the Khorat Plateau on the border of Cambodia and what country to the north?

Thailand

WWI (World War I)

The 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo led to which conflict?

True

The 5 Great Lakes form the world's largest body of fresh water: True or False?

In which mountain chain would you find the Allegheny Mountains: the Appalachian Mountains or the Rocky Mountains?

The Appalachian Mountains

Texas

The Battle of the Alamo took place in which state?

The border between Montana and Idaho lies along which mountain range: the White Mountains or the Bitterroot Range?

The Bitterroot Range

Russia

The Bolsheviks, under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the government of which country?

USSR (Russia)

The CIS, of Commonwelath of Independent States, was formed from the remnants of which country in 1991?

Active volcanoes are associated with which western mountain range: the Cascade Range or the Adirondack Mountains?

The Cascade Range

Which mountain range is located farther west: the Catskill Mountains or the Cascade Range?

The Cascade Range

USA (United States), USSR (Russia)

The Cold War was a standoff between which two superpowers?

Lake Powell and Lake Mead are located on which major river: the Missouri River or the Colorado River?

The Colorado River

Which river forms the boundary between Vermont and New Hampshire: the Connecticut River or the Red River?

The Connecticut River

Nicaragua

The Contras fought for democracy against the communist Sandinistas during the 1980s in which Central American country?

Tibet

The Dalai Lama, currently in exile, is the traditional and religious leader of which former country absorbed by China?

Abu Rawash

The Egyptians built many pyramids. One pyramid was the pyramid of Djedefre. Djedefre was Khufu's son. The pyramid of Djedefre is located in what city?

Syria

The Golan Heights is a disputed territory between Israel and which other country?

Which region is an elevated area between the Wasatch Range and the Sierra Nevada: The Great Plains or the Great Basin?

The Great Basin

Rocky Mountains

The Great Plains is located on which mountain range?

Florida

The Islands of Everglades are home to which state?

Puerto Rico

The Jones Act of 1917 granted U.S. citizenship to residents in which territory?

Cambodia

The Khmer Rouge began a reign of terror in 1975 in which Southeast Asian country?

Crete

The Minoan civilization was centered on which island?

The city of New Orleans lies along the delta of which major river: the Colorado River or the Mississippi River?

The Mississippi River

Gulf of Mexico

The Mississippi River flows through Louisiana just before it empties into what large body of water?

Louisiana

The Mississippi River flows through what state -- Louisiana or Indiana?

Minnesota

The Mississippi River starts in the northern part of which state -- Wisconsin or Minnesota?

Belgium

The Netherlands, Luxembourg, and which other country are known as the Low Countries?

The Mediterranean Sea

The Nile River empties into which body of water?

Nebraska

The North Platte River and the South Platte River join together and become the Platte River at what state?

Arkansas

The Ozark Plateau covers most of what state?

Which region contains the states of Washington and Oregon and is known for receiving a lot of rain: the Pacific Northwest or New England?

The Pacific Northwest

Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the four oceans on earth. Name 2 others.

Tagalog is one of the three main native languages of which island country in Asia? (1993)

The Philippines

St. Mary's River

The Proclamation of 1763 extended Georgia's southern boundary to which river?

Washington

The Puget Sound is located in what state?

Which river forms the boundary between Texas and Mexico: the Rio Grande or the Missouri River?

The Rio Grande

Alaska

The Rocky Mountains stretch north from New Mexico to where?

Which mountains have the higher elevation: the Sierra Nevada or the Ozark Mountains?

The Sierra Nevada

Sri Lanka

The Tamil demand recognition in which teardrop-shaped country?

Which act put taxes on paper and glass products?

The Townsend Acts

New York

The U.S. military academy is in which state?

Laos, Cambodia

The Vietnam War spread into which two neighboring countries?

Which mountain range lies directly east of Salt Lake City: the Coast Range or the Wasatch Range?

The Wasatch Range

UK

The Windsor family has ruled which country since 1917?

Mexico

The Zimmerman telegram was meant to persuade which country to ally with Germany against the United States during World War I?

Total fertility

The average number of children born to a women of childbearing age

climate

The average weather for a place over a long period of time.

Zagros Mountains

The birthplace of agriculture located in northeastern Iraq.

cold front

The boundary between a mass of cold air and a mass of warm air where the cold air is pushing the warm air upward, creating a storm.

calving

The breaking off of large chunks of ice form a glacier or an ice sheet, sometimes forming icebergs.

core

The center of the Earth, composed mostly of iron. Divided into two parts. A solid inner core and a liquid outer core.

The Golden Triangle

The cities of Orange, Beaumont, and Port Arthur together form a large industrial center known as what?

Istanbul

The city of Constantinople is known by what name today?

Brazil

The city of Manaus is an important trading center in which country?

Columbia

The countries the equator crosses in South America is Brazil, Ecuador, and what other country?

connectivity

The degree of direct linkage between to locations

accessibility

The degree of ease with which it is possible to reach a certain location from other locations

plates

The earth's crust is cracked into about a dozen huge slabs called what?

aftershock

The earthquake that occurs after an earthquake.

Gabon

The equator crosses a country. If you travel west on the equator you will reach the intersection of the Prime Meridian and the Equator in the Gulf of Guinea. Name this country.

abrasion

The erosion of rock by being either carried along a stream or sandblasted by wind.

abrasion

The erosion of rock by being either carried along a stream or sandblasted by wind. This process wears down the rock.

corrosion

The erosion of rock by chemicals and water.

cultural diffusion

The expansion and adaption of a cultural element from its place of origin to a wider area

delta

The fan-shaped plain composed of soil deposited at the mouth of a river is called what?

time distance decay

The farther away the less it is

Hiroshima

The first atomic bomb used for war was dropped on which Japanese city?

Yukon

The intersection of one latitude line of 60 degrees and longitude line of 120 degrees form an intersection at what Canadian territory?

Carrizo Springs to Perryton

The longest highway in Texas, U.S. 83, stretches 903 miles from where to where?

Djibouti

The lowest point in Africa is Lake Assal located in what country?

convert the Indians to Catholicism

The main purpose of the Spanish missions in Georgia's barrier islands was to?

Population density

The measurement of the number of people per unit of land

Prime meridian

The meridian that is 0 degrees longitude

Hawaii

The mountain, Waialeale, has the heaviest rainfall of any place in the United States. In what state would you find this soggy mountain?

Coriolis effect

The movement of objects like the wind and ocean currents to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere as a result of the Earth's rotation.

convection

The movement of warm air upward. (Hot air rises because it is less dense than cold air.)

Jerusalem

The name of what city means "City of Peace"?

Crude Birth Rate (CBR)

The number of births yearly per thousand people in a population

Crude Death Rate

The number of deaths yearly per thousand people in a population

physiological population density

The number of people per unit area of areable land

Coordinated Universal time

The official time reference for the entire world based on the time at Greenwich, England. This abbreviation comes from the French translation of the term.

continental shelf

The outer edges between the continental shelf and the abyssal plain.

crust

The outermost layer of the Earth's surface. Crust comes i two types: continental crust and oceanic crust. Continental crust is much thicker than oceanic crust.

Anatolia

The peninsula between the Mediterranean and the Black Seas that is now occupied by most of Turkey; also called Asia Minor

albedo

The percentage of the sun's radiation that is reflected off a surface.

Pax Romana

The period of peace within the Roman Empire during the first two centuries A.D. is referred to by what term?

confluence

The place where two rivers or streams meet.

apogee

The point in the Earth's orbit where the moon is farthest from the earth. opposite of perigee.

aphelion

The point in the moon's orbit where the moon is farthest from the sun. opposite of perihelion.

Arithmetic population density

The population of a country or region expressed as an average per unit area

Ecumene

The population of an area effected by the economy

The people.

The power of Georgia's government begins and ends with....

avalanche

The rapid flow of snow, ice, or rocks from a mountainside.

population explosion

The rapid growth of the world's human population during the past century, attended by ever-shorter doubling times and accelerating rates of increase

Spain

The region known as Andalucia can be found in which Mediterranean country?

relative location

The regional position or situation of a plea relative to the position of other places

If you were in Chicago, Illinois, which would you be closest to: Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn?

Tropic of Cancer

True (pumice)

True or False? A form of volcanic rock is used by dentists to polish teeth.

True (Antarctica is a cold desert)

True or False? Deserts can be hot or cold.

True

True or False? Forests once grew on parts of the now-frozen continent of Antarctica.

True (pumice--a volcanic rock--floats)

True or False? Rock can float in water.

True

True or False? Sand is sometimes black.

False

True or False? Stalactites are the mineral that grow from the floor of a cavern.

False (it's in California and Nevada)

True or False? The Mojave Desert is in Africa.

True

True or False? The earth's magnetic field has reversed more than 150 times in the past.

True

True or False? The moon is the earth's one natural satellite.

False (it is in the Pacific Ocean)

True or False? The so-called Ring of Fire, a line of active volcanoes, lies in the Indian Ocean.

True

True or False? The tilt of the earth is partially responsible for the seasons of the year.

The wildebeest is to the savanna as the caribou is to the WHAT: desert, rain forest, tundra?

Tundra

Tunisia

Tunis

Oil spills from ships traveling through the Bosporus are an environmental concern in what country: Denmark, Greece, Turkey?

Turkey

Which country's political boundaries extend across more than one continent: Brazil, China, Turkey?

Turkey

tide

Twice a day on the shorelines of most oceans and seas, the water slowly rises and covers part of the land and then falls back. What is this movement called?

Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

Two oceans meet near Cape Horn at the Strait of Magellan. Which oceans are they?

Antipode

Two points or regions on opposite sides of the planet from each other. For example, if you were able to dig a hole through the Earth from the United States, you would reach the Indian Ocean-not China-because the antipode of the United States is a region in the Indian ocean.

From 1899 to 1961, Kuwait was a protectorate of which European country?

United Kingdom

The highest and lowest points in North America are in which country?

United States

In which state can you find the Golden Spike National Historic Site, which commemorates the completion of the transcontinental railroad: Utah or Nebraska?

Utah

Lake Powell, a reservoir on the Colorado River, is shared by Arizona and which state: Colorado, Utah, Oregon?

Utah

Which Pacific Island country is an archipelago that was formerly known as the New Hebrides?

Vanuatu

Toros coleados, a form of bullfighting in which the bull is thrown by its tail, is practiced in the easternmost part of the Llanos. This region is in what country that borders the Caribbean Sea: Costa Rica, Guyana, Venezuela?

Venezuela

Which state is located in the region known as New England: Indiana or Vermont?

Vermont

cirrus

Very high, feathery-lookig clouds made up of ice crystals.

Lithuania

Vilnius

Early settlers traveled through the Cumberland Gap, a pass through the Cumberland Mountains connecting Kentucky, Tennessee, and which state: Virginia or Indiana?

Virginia

Which state is located along the Appalachian Mountains: Virginia or Nevada?

Virginia

ash

Volcanic ash are tiny particles ejected from a volcano during an eruption.

US

Wake Island, located near the Marshall Islands, is actually a territory of which country?

What condition is necessary for the formation of coral reefs: annual rainfall of 300 inches, deep water, warm ocean temperature?

Warm ocean temperature

Waterton-Glacier Park: History

Was home to Kootenai & Blackfeet (Native American Tribes); had the first oil well in Canada

Which state is famous for its apples: Washington or Oklahoma?

Washington

Which state produces more apples: Florida, Washington, Idaho?

Washington

capital of United States

Washington D.C.

Switzerland

100 soldiers from which country are responsible for the security of the Vatican City?

international date line

180 degrees longitude

place

4th theme of geography, uniqueness of a location

Libya

Tripoli

Activity Space

The space within which daily activities occur

relocation diffusion

The spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another

expansion diffusion

The spread of innovation or an idea through a population in an area in such a way that the number of those influenced grows continuosly larger, resulting in an expanding area of dissemination

contagios diffusion

The spreading of an idea by contact from person to person

French Revolution

The storming of the Bastille in Paris was the beginning of what major event?

continental drift

The theory that the continents have drifted from a single supercontinent called Pangaea to their present location by riding on plates that cover the Earth's crust.

possibilism

The theory that the environment may set limits on human actions, but people have the ability to adjust the physical environment and choose of action from many alternatives

Doubling time

The time required for a population to double in size

GMT

The time that time zone encompassing the prime meridian or 0 degrees longitude

crest

The top of a wave.

Poland

The trade union Solidarity swept the government of which European country during the elections of 1990?

biodiversity

The variety of living things in a given area.

air pressure

The weight of the air above any point.

Mid-Atlantic River (rises in the center of the Atlantic and extends from Iceland almost to Antarctica)

The world's longest mountain range lies underwater. What is it's name?

Nile River

The world's longest river, which flows northward through East Africa into the Mediterranean Sea

a meteorite

There is a large crater in Arizona that is nearly 1 mile across and 750 feet deep. What caused the formation of that crater?

Representation in Congress

There was alot of debate at the Constitutional Convention over...

London, England

Through which capital city does the Thames River flow?

Albania

Tirana

Name on American Indian group in Northwest

Tlingit, Chinook

25,000 miles

To the nearest thousand miles, how far is around the Equator?

Honshu

Tokyo is located on which Japanese island?

Which economic activity plays the largest role in the economy of the Bahamas: manufacturing, oil refining, tourism?

Tourism

Waterton-Glacier Park: Flora

Trees: Western Red, Cedar

The southernmost island country in the Caribbean Sea has an ethnic mix of primarily East Indians and Africans. Name this country: Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago.

Trinidad & Tobago


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