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Q: Which country does not border the Black Sea: Turkmenistan, Turkey, Georgia?

A: Turkmenistan Image credit: Location of the Black Sea, 7/25/2005, Norman Einstein

Q: An island that was once the chief point of entry for European immigrants to the United States is claimed by both New York and New Jersey. Name this island.

A: Ellis Island Image credit: Map of Ellis Island, OpenStreetMap contributors

Q: Ellis Island is part of what National Monument?

A: Statue of Liberty National Monument Image containing pictures of Liberty Island and Ellis Island.

Q: Along with?

A: Liberty Island Image containing pictures of Liberty Island and Ellis Island.

Q: About three-quarters of the population of which state lives in the Honolulu metropolitan area?

A: Hawaii

Q: The Maritsa River flows through an important agriculture region in a country that borders Greece and Romania. Name this country.

A: Bulgaria Image credit: Maritsa River, 9/8/2007, Stoyan89

Q: Where is the Maritsa River?

A: Bulgaria Image credit: Maritsa River, 9/8/2007, Stoyan89

Q: Bulgaria is between what 2 countries?

A: Greece and Romania Image credit: Location of the Black Sea, 7/25/2005, Norman Einstein

Q: Lake Powell, a reservoir on the Colorado River, is shared by Arizona and which state?

A: Utah Image credit: Colorado River, 12/27/2011, Shannon1

Q: What river is Lake Powell located on?

A: Colorado Image credit: Colorado River, 12/27/2011, Shannon1

Q: Lake Powell is shared by what 2 states?

A: Arizona and Utah Image credit: Colorado River, 12/27/2011, Shannon1

Q: Jersey and Guernsey, dependencies of the British crown, are part of a group of islands located between England and France. Name this island group?

A: Channel Islands Image credit: Map of Channel Islands, 4/15/2008, Aotearoa

Q: What land form are the Channel Islands?

A: Archipelago Image credit: Map of Channel Islands, 4/15/2008, Aotearoa

Q: What body of water are they located in?

A: English Channel Image credit: Map of Channel Islands, 4/15/2008, Aotearoa

Q: Which state was a former British colony established as a settlement for debtors as well as a buffer against the Spanish?

A: Georgia Image credit: Location of Georgia, 7/30/2011, TUBS

Q: What is a debtor?

A: Someone who owes money for a debt A mid-Victorian depiction of the debtors prison at St Briavel Castle 1858, Henry Nicholls

Q: What European country colonized Florida?

A: Spain

Q: Where else did the Spanish colonize?

A: Southern United States, Mexico, Central America and western South America

Q: Where did the Portuguese colonize?

A: Eastern and central South America

Q: Where did the English colonize?

A: Eastern United States and Canada

Q: Where did France colonize?

A: Central United States, south and east Canada

Q: Which country is not crossed by the Great Rift Valley: Tanzania, Ethiopia, Central African Republic?

A: Central African Republic

Q: Bengal is a region located in which two countries?

A: India and Bangladesh

Q: Oil production in the United Arab Emirates is centered on the country's capital city. Name this city.

A: Abu Dhabi

Q: What natural resource is found in abundance there?

A: Oil

Q: What large body of water does the United Arab Emirates border?

A: Persian Gulf

Q: Lucknow, located on the Gomati River, was the site of a mutiny against the British in 1857 in what present-day South Asian country?

A: India Image credit: Ganges River and tributaries, 4/30/2011, Pfly

Q: Where is Lucknow?

A: India, on the Gomati River Image credit: Ganges River and tributaries, 4/30/2011, Pfly

Q: Where is the Gomati River?

A: India Image credit: Ganges River and tributaries, 4/30/2011, Pfly

Q: Which river is farther north: Potomac, Rio Grande, Chattahoochee River?

A: Potomac Image credit: Potomac River, 1/3/2011, Kmusser Image credit: Chatahoochee River, 9/5/2007, Pfly Image credit: Rio Grande River, 8/18/2010, Kmusser

Q: Which correctly describes the location of Aberdeen, Scotland: West of the Grampian Mountains, on the North Sea, north of Kinnairds Head?

A: On the North Sea Kinnaird’s Head Image credit: Graphic Maps

Q: Where is it in relation to the Grampian Mountains?

A: East Kinnaird’s Head Image credit: Graphic Maps

Q: Where is it in relation to Kinnairds Head?

A: South Kinnaird’s Head Image credit: Graphic Maps

Q: The Java Trench is the deepest point in which ocean?

A: Indian Ocean

Q: What is the deepest point in the Indian Ocean?

A: Java Trench Map showing earthquake activity in the vicinity of the Java Trench around the time of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Prepared by the United States Geological Survey. The Java Trench is more recently known as the Sunda Trench. Both names are common.

Q: Which country, one of Africa's most densely populated, is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo?

A: Rwanda Provinces of Rwanda

Q: What countries border Rwanda?

A: Uganda, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo Provinces of Rwanda

Q: Name the channel formed by the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers that flows into the Persian Gulf.

A: Shatt al Arab Image credit: About.com Geography

Q: Where do the Tigris and Euphrates meet?

A: Shatt al Arab Image credit: About.com Geography

Q: Where does it flow into?

A: Persian Gulf Image credit: About.com Geography

Q: What kind of body of water is the Shatt al Arab?

A: Channel Image credit: About.com Geography

Q: What present day country does the Tigris and Euphrates run through before meeting at the channel?

A: Iraq Image credit: About.com Geography

Q: The southern end of the Shatt al Arab creates a border between what 2 countries?

A: Iraq and Iran Image credit: About.com Geography

Q: Arabs from Africa named a large rock Gibraltar as they landed on what large European peninsula?

A: Iberian Peninsula The Iberian Peninsula, home to the countries of Spain and Portugal, stretches toward North Africa in this true-color Aqua MODIS image from January 24, 2003. Portugal sits on the Atlantic side of the peninsula, while Spain takes up the rest and shares a border with France to the northeast. At the bottom of the peninsula is a narrow gap between Europe and North Africa. This gap is the Strait of Gibraltar, which also serves as the buffer between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The northern point of Morocco occupies the other side of the Strait, and farther to the east is northern Algeria.

Q: What is the Iberian Peninsula sometimes called?

A: Iberia The Iberian Peninsula, home to the countries of Spain and Portugal, stretches toward North Africa in this true-color Aqua MODIS image from January 24, 2003. Portugal sits on the Atlantic side of the peninsula, while Spain takes up the rest and shares a border with France to the northeast. At the bottom of the peninsula is a narrow gap between Europe and North Africa. This gap is the Strait of Gibraltar, which also serves as the buffer between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The northern point of Morocco occupies the other side of the Strait, and farther to the east is northern Algeria.

Q: What famous landmark is located on the Iberian Peninsula?

A: Rock of Gibraltar

Q: Which state is not an important source of coal for the U. S Q: Which state is not an important source of coal for the U.S.: West Virginia, Washington, Pennsylvania?

A: Washington Top 10 Coal Mining States: Wyoming (338,900) West Virginia (158,257) Kentucky (130,688) Pennsylvania (74,619) Texas (49,498) Montana (38,352) Illinois (33,444) Virginia (32,834) North Dakota (31,270) Colorado (29,137) As of 2000, per thousands of short tons

Q: Name the inland sea in Central Asia that once was the world's fourth largest lake, but which has been drastically reduced by agricultural use of water flowing into it.

A: Aral Sea Left: 1989 Right: 2008

Q: Why was the Aral Sea getting smaller?

A: It is being used for agricultural purposes in the area Image credit: Shrinking of the Aral Sea, 1/5/2008, NordNordWest

Q: What countries are the Aral Sea located in?

A: Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan lake boundaries c. 1960 with present-day political boundaries - countries with any land draining into the lake are in yellow Image credit: Aral Sea map, 1/22/2007. Kmusser

Q: Mother Teresa's work among the poor was centered in one of India's most populous cities. Name this city in eastern India.

A: Kolkata President Reagan presents Mother Teresa with the Medal of Freedom at a White House Ceremony, 1985

Q: What did Kolkata used to be called?

A: Calcutta Image credit: Location of West Bengal, 12/29/2008, PlaneMad

Q: What is Kolkata the capital of?

A: West Bengal

Q: English is the official language in what South American country whose population is roughly 50 percent East Indian: Ecuador, Guyana, Venezuela?

A: Guyana Image credit: Languages of South America, Eddo Venezuela Ecuador Image credit: Languages of South America, Eddo

Q: Where is Guyana located?

A: South America Image credit: South America, Cantus

Q: What is the official language in Guyana?

A: English Image credit: Languages of South America, Eddo Venezuela Guyana Ecuador Image credit: Languages of South America, Eddo

Q: What is the capital of Guyana?

A: Georgetown Georgetown Image credit: Georgetown, Guyana, 12/2/2008, NordNordWest

Q: Where is Ecuador located?

A: South America Image credit: South America, Cantus

Q: What language is spoken in Ecuador?

A: Spanish Image credit: Languages of South America, Eddo Venezuela Guyana Ecuador Image credit: Languages of South America, Eddo

Q: What is the capital of Ecuador?

A: Quito Quito Image credit: Quito, Ecuador, 12/9/2008, NordNordWest

Q: Where is Venezuela located?

A: South America Image credit: South America, Cantus

Q: What is the language of Venezuela?

A: Spanish Image credit: Languages of South America, Eddo Venezuela Guyana Ecuador Image credit: Languages of South America, Eddo

Q: What is the capital of Venezuela?

A: Caracas Image credit: Caracas, Venezuela, 9/21/2009, NordNordWest

Q: What condition is necessary for the formation of coral reefs: Warm ocean temperature, deep water, annual rainfall of 300 inches?

A: Warm ocean temperature Coral reef locations

Q: The Thames Barrier was built to protect which European capital city from tidal flooding?

A: London Image credit: Thames Barrier, 9/22/2005, Roger W. Haworth

Q: Which term is Russian for the region of coniferous forest located south of the tundra?

A: Taiga Image credit: Distribution of the Taiga and Boreal forest biome, and its ecoregions, 4/19/2009, GeForce3

Q: What does coniferous mean?

A: Having cones

Q: Malaysia, China, and the Philippines are among the countries that claim sovereignty over a group of islands in the South China Sea. Name these islands.

A: Spratly Islands

Q: Where are they located?

A: South China Sea

Q: What countries claim sovereignty over them?

A: Malaysia, China, Philippines

Q: Which of the following architectural features is most characteristic of Russian Orthodox churches: onion shaped domes, minarets, Doric columns?

A: onion shaped domes Image credit: Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, 8/23/2011, Voytek s

Q: Where would you find onion shaped domes?

A: Russian Orthodox churches Image credit: Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, 8/23/2011, Voytek s

Q: Where would you find minarets?

A: Islamic mosques Islamic-Specific Architecture in a Mosque with Two Minarets in Nishapur

Q: What are minarets?

A: Tall spires with cone shaped top, typically taller than the other structures or free standing Islamic-Specific Architecture in a Mosque with Two Minarets in Nishapur

Q: Where would you find the 3 main classical column types?

A: Ancient Greece and Rome Illustration of Doric (first three), Ionic (next three) and Corinthian (final two) columns.

Q: What are the 3 main classical column types?

A: Doric, Ionic, Corinthian Illustration of Doric (first three), Ionic (next three) and Corinthian (final two) columns.

Q: What was the name of the short-lived island republic that united with Tanganyika to form the country of Tanzania in 1964?

A: Zanzibar

Q: The production of maple syrup is an important economic activity in which state?

A: Vermont Image credit: Location of Vermont, 7/30/2011, TUBS

Q: Name the Caribbean country that traces its cultural heritage to West Africa and France.

A: Haiti

Q: Seismographs are used to detect and record which natural hazard?

A: Earthquakes

Q: What is used to detect and record earthquakes?

A: Seismographs

Q: What state has a lot of earthquakes?

A: California Map of the San Andreas Fault, showing relative motion

Q: The Terai is a region of plains that extends from India's northern border to the foothills of the Himalaya in which Asian country?

A: Nepal Image credit: Aerial view of field in Terai in Nepal, 7/12/2011, Barunkhanal

Q: What borders Nepal to the north?

A: China Image credit: Graphic Maps

Q: What is the world’s highest mountain?

A: Mt. Everest Image credit: Graphic Maps

Q: What mountain range goes through Nepal?

A: Himalayas Image credit: Graphic Maps

Q: Which city has a more arid climate: Amarillo, TX; Chicago, IL; Charleston, SC?

A: Amarillo, TX Amarillo: semi-arid climate Chicago: humid continental climate Charleston: humid subtropical climate

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

A: Minnesota MN WI NY

Q: Which region is closer to the Atlantic Ocean: Piedmont, Great Plains, Allegheny Plateau?

A: Piedmont Image credit: Allegheny map, 1/12/2007, Kmusser Allegheny Plateau Great Plains Piedmont Image credit: Piedmont map, 5/25/2006, Kmusser

Q: Whitewashed houses are a common site for tourists visiting the Cyclades islands. The Cyclades are part of which European country?

A: Greece Image credit: Traditional Greek houses, 7/14/2007, Hans Peter Schaefer

Q: The only Viking ship ever discovered in Sweden was found in the Göta River near Sweden's second most populous city. Name this city.

A: Göteborg The Äskekärr ship, named after the place it was found, is Sweden's only and the Nordic region's best preserved Viking ship, and dates back to the 10th century. http://www.goteborg.com/en/Travel/Articles/Goteborg-Viking-era/ Image credit: Map of the river Göta älv, Sweden, 11/9/2007, Nordelch

Q: In which state is more land used for agriculture: Illinois, Connecticut, New Jersey?

A: Illinois Top 10 Agriculture States by Receipts ($1,000) California: 31,835,183 Texas: 16,498,398 Iowa: 14,652,946 Nebraska: 11,779,728 Minnesota: 9,794,912 Illinois: 9,708,304 Kansas: 9,502,727 North Carolina: 8,210,497 Wisconsin: 6,864,150 Florida: 6,843,731 New Jersey is ranked 40th with 866,719 Connecticut is ranked 44th with 526,580

Q: The prime meridian is also known by the name of a London borough that was the site of a royal observatory. Name this borough.

A: Greenwich Image credit: The Prime Meridian, Greenwich, 8/10/2005, ChrisO

Q: What is a borough?

A: Self governing township The term Borough is used frequently in Europe, particularly in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland There are seven states in the U.S. that use boroughs: Alaska Connecticut Minnesota New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Virginia

Q: What other names are the Prime Meridian known as?

A: International Meridian, Greenwich Meridian Image credit: picture of the laser at Royal Greenwich Observatory. The Laser marks the zero meridian line and is projected northward over London. 9/8/2006, Markhamilton

Q: Magyars are the largest ethnic group in a Central European country that borders Slovakia. Name this country.

A: Hungary Image credit: Magyars, Scooter20

Q: To the north of Hungary is what country?

A: Slovakia Image credit: Magyars, Scooter20

Q: Peanuts are the principal export of the African country that is almost completely surrounded by Senegal. Name this country.

A: Gambia

Q: Gambia is almost completely surrounded by what country?

A: Senegal

Q: In 1741, explorers discovered large populations of sea otters and fur seals in the waters around the Aleutian Islands. The explorers claimed the area for what country?

A: Russia

Q: Where are the Aleutian Islands?

A: Between the Bering Sea and Pacific Ocean

Q: Which state produces more corn: Nebraska, Maine, Kentucky?

A: Nebraska

Q: The Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, had been the dominant political party in which North American country throughout most of the 20th century?

A: Mexico Dk. Red: Institutional Revolutionary Party Blue: National Action Party Yellow: Democratic Revolution Party Green: Ecologist Green Party Lt. Red: Labor Party Orange: Convergence Party Lt. Blue: New Alliance Party Image credit: PRI States, 7/31/2010, Eddo

Q: In the 20th century what is the dominant political party in Mexico?

A: Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI Dk. Red: Institutional Revolutionary Party Blue: National Action Party Yellow: Democratic Revolution Party Green: Ecologist Green Party Lt. Red: Labor Party Orange: Convergence Party Lt. Blue: New Alliance Party Image credit: PRI States, 7/31/2010, Eddo

Q: If it’s the Institutional Revolutionary Party, why are the initials “PRI”?

A: In Spanish it is Partido Revolucionario Institucional Dk. Red: Institutional Revolutionary Party Blue: National Action Party Yellow: Democratic Revolution Party Green: Ecologist Green Party Lt. Red: Labor Party Orange: Convergence Party Lt. Blue: New Alliance Party Image credit: PRI States, 7/31/2010, Eddo

Q: New Zealand's two main islands are separated by what strait?

A: Cook Strait

Q: Which city has weather affected by its location on a lake: Louisville, Chicago, Atlanta?

A: Chicago

Q: Which lake?

A: Lake Michigan

Q: The Chaco, a semiarid plain that is home mostly to cattle ranchers, makes up most of the western half of what landlocked country in South America?

A: Paraguay

Q: Where is Paraguay?

A: South America Image credit: South America, Cantus

Q: What is the capital of Paraguay?

A: Asuncion Asuncion Image credit: Location of Asuncion, 7/25/2008, NordNordWest

Q: What language is spoken in Paraguay?

A: Spanish Paraguay Image credit: Languages of South America, Eddo

Q: What is The Chaco?

A: A semi arid plain in the western half of Paraguay

Q: Which country does not border the South China Sea: Brunei, Philippines, Saudi Arabia?

A: Saudi Arabia Image credit: South China Sea, 6/13/2006, Yeu Ninje

Q: Name another country that borders the South China Sea.

A: China, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam Image credit: South China Sea, 6/13/2006, Yeu Ninje

Q: Before the rise of cotton, African slaves were used in the Americas to farm indigo, rice, sugarcane, and what other plantation crop?

A: Tobacco

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