Geography Test 2
The highest peak in Europe is?
A.
the world's largest peninsula is the? a. Arabian Peninsula b. Asia Minor c. Korean Peninsula d. peninsula of India
a. Arabian Peninsula
what is the capital of greece? a. Athens b. Florence c. Lisbon d. Madrid
a. Athens
in which German city did the Communists build the wall a wall to keep people from escaping to Freedom a. Berlin B. Salzburg c. Hamburg d. Munich
a. Berlin
the most accurate display of the Earth's features, showing correct shapes, sizes, and locations, is a? a. a globe b. Mercator projection map c. Mollweide Projection map D peninsula of India
a. globe
parts of the Alps extend into all the following countries except? a. Austria b. Belgium c. France d. Switzerland
b. Belgium
Baghdad is capital of___? a. Iran b. Iraq c. Saudi Arabia d. Syria
b. Iraq
what is the capital of russia? a London B. Moscow c. Paris d. Rome
b. Moscow
A ____ is a narrow strip of land connected by two land masses. a. estuary b. isthmus c. peninsula d. plateau
b. isthmus
what area is known as the cradle of civilization a. the British Isles B. the Fertile Crescent c. Indian subcontinent d.Mayla archipelago
b. the Fertile Crescent
estonia, Latvia, and what are called the Baltic states? a. Belarus b. Greece c. Lithuania d. Norway
c. Lithuania
about 1/4 of the land of___ is polder, that has been taken from the Sea by using dams, dikes, and windmills to drain the water. a. Belgium B. Denmark c.the Netherlands d. Luxembourg
c.the Netherlands
georgia, armenia, and as a Azerbaijan were once under the control of? but are considered independent republics today a. England b. Germany c. Iraq d. the Soviet Union
d Soviet Union
what is the capital of spain? a. Athens b. Florence c. Lisbon d. Madrid
d. Madrid
the largest city in the world in population is? a. London b. Moscow c. New Delhi d. Tokyo
d. Tokyo
true or false. Indian Society is based on the colonial system a strict division of social classes
false, caste
true or false. Finland occupies Jutland peninsula
false, the Scandinavian peninsula
true or false San Marino is the world's oldest Republic
true
true or false. a cartographer is a person skilled and displaying geographic information on maps and globes.
true
