GRG 301K PLACE NAME TEST

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Prime Meridian

0 degrees Longitude

Equator

0 degrees latitude

South Equatorial Current

10 to 20 degrees South of the Equator

International Date Line

180 degrees Longitude/ Runs from North Pole to South Pole

Tropic of Cancer

23 degrees N latitude

Tropic of Capricorn

23 degrees S latitude

Arctic Circle

66 degrees N Latitude

Antarctic Circle

66 degrees S Latitude

Congo Basin

Basin located in central Africa

Amazon Basin

Basin located in the center of South America

Bering Sea

Between Russia and Alaska

Dardanelles

Between the Black Sea and Greece

Strait of Gilbraltar

Body of Water-Connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea

Persian/Arabian Gulf

Body of Water-East of Saudi Arabia, Southwest of Iran

South Pole

Bottom of globe

Suez Canal

Connecting the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea

East Australian Current

Current East of Australia (also finding nemo)

California Current

Current West of US, down to Mexico

East Brazil Current

Current along South America

Equatorial Counter Current

Current along the south of the Equator

North Equatorial Current

Current between 10 degrees N and and 20 degrees N. of Equator

Japan Current

Current east of Taiwan and Japan, no pictures

Canary Current

Current northwest of Africa

Peru Current

Current west of South America

Gobi Desert

Desert covering North China

Mojave Desert

Desert in California

Australian Desert

Desert in central Australia

Kalahari Desert

Desert in southern africa

Patagonian Desert

Desert located in Argentina

Sonora Desert

Desert located in California

Sahara Desert

Desert located in northern africa

Chihuahua Desert

Desert located near the Mexico/Texas Border

Atacama Desert

Desert located on the Western coast of South America

Labrador Current

East of Canada

North Sea

East of England, South of Norway

Iranian Plateau

Geological formation in Western & Central Asia

Brazilian Highlands

Highlands located in Eastern South America

Windward Passage

In the Caribbean Sea by Cuba

Bahama Islands

Islands directly north of Cuba

Arabian Peninsula

Land mass North-east of Africa

Labrador Peninsula

Large peninsula in eastern Canada

Hindu Kush Mountains

Located North of Southern Asia, dank kush

Great Basin

Located in Nevada

Alps

Mountain chain in europe going through France, Switzerland, Italy

Atlas Mountains

Mountain range across the northwestern part of Africa

Rocky Mountains

Mountains North Eastern to Central USA

Andes Mountains

Mountains along the west coast of South America

Ural Mountains

Mountains located in western Russia

Himalayas

Mountains located on the Northern border of India

Black Sea

North of Turkey, South of Europe (Ukraine)

Arabian Sea

North of the Indian Ocean, West of India

Indian Ocean

Ocean-Between Africa and Australia

Atlantic Ocean

Ocean-East of North America

Arctic Ocean

Ocean-North of Europe

Pacific Ocean

Ocean-West of North America

Balkan Peninsula

Peninsula extending from south to central europe

Scandinavian Peninsula

Peninsula in northern Europe including Norway, Sweden, and most of Finland

Arabian Plateau

Plateau north-east of Africa

Mediterranean Sea

South of Asia, North of Africa

South China Sea

South of China, West of the Philippines

Caribbean Sea

South of the Gulf of Mexico

New Zealand

Southeast island of Australia

Bay of Bengal

Southeast of India

Strait of Florida

Southeast of the US between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico

Cape Horn

Southern tip of South America

Drake Passage

The bottom of South America, between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean

North Pole

Top of globe

Gulf Stream

along east coast

Yucatan Channel

between Mexico and Cuba

Panama Canal

between North and South America

Red Sea

between africa and arabian peninsula

Strait of Hormuz

between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman

Hudson Bay

big bay in Canada

Gulf of Mexico

gulf by texas and mexico

Prince William Sound

off the gulf of alaska, south of alaska

Gulf of Alaska

south of Alaska

Alaska Current

south of alaska ya dip, no pictures

Cape of Good Hope

southern tip of africa

Strait of Magellan

through southern chile


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