13AFreeGeographyB – September 1, 2012
(Identify these present-day countries)
Portuguese East Africa –
Portuguese West Africa –
Portuguese Guinea –
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The AnnamiteRange nearly reaches 10,000-ft while dividing Vietnam from which country of Southeast Asia?
A. Laos
Which U.S. state produces more coal than Kentucky and West Virginia combined?
A. Wyoming
Which city maintains the largest Chinatown in Canada?
A. Vancouver
Calais and Dunkirk are port cities on the northern coast of what country?
A. France
The wines of the BarossaValley are found near Adelaide in which state of Australia?
A. South Australia
Both Finnish and Swedish are spoken in the Turku archipelago of what country?
A. Finland
ConfederationBridge connects which province of Canada with Prince Edward Island?
A. New Brunswick
John Muir’s home and Eugene O’Neill’s site are located in which U.S. state?
A. California
Which continent, in addition to Antarctica, does not touch the tropics?
A. Europe
Which city of the Cumberland River is known as the “Athens of the South”?
A. Nashville
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The Great Mosque of Djenne is situated near the Bani River, the principal tributary of which river of West Africa?
A. Niger River
Name the largest lake of Scotland which links to the ClydeRiver estuary.
A. Loch Lomond
Which large peninsula lies on the southeast section of Newfoundland island?
A. Avalon Peninsula
The TurquoiseCoast stretches along the coast of Asia Minor in what country?
A. Turkey
Which U.S. state was home to the strongest earthquake in the contiguous United States in 1811-12?
A. Missouri
Which territory maintains the motto “Where America’s Day Begins”?
A. Guam
The French colonized which country on the island of Hispaniola?
A. Haiti
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Craters and extinct cones are found in which South American country’s Valley of the Volcanoes?
A. Peru
Which city in Oregon might be called the “Microbrewery Capital of the United States”?
A. Portland
Chennai, India’s fourth largest city in population, was once known by what name?
A. Madras
Which city of Louisiana is called the Capital of Cajun country?
A. Lafayette
The sandstone façade of the Treasury at Petra is located in which country of Southwest Asia?
A. Jordan
Topkapi Palace, the Roman Hippodrome, and the Covered Bazaar are located in which city?
A. Istanbul
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Apples, grapes, and hops are grown in the YakimaValley of which U.S. state?
A. Washington
The Italian region, known as the CalabriaMountains, separates the Tyrrhenian Sea from what arm of the Mediterranean Sea?
A. Ionian Sea
Which city of Alberta maintains the largest Chinatown?
A. Calgary
One of the first discoveries of gold in the United States occurred in which city of North Carolina: Columbia or Charlotte?
A. Charlotte
The Bay of Plenty is an inlet touching the Pacific Ocean on what island of New Zealand?
A. NorthIsland
The city of Wichita lies on what river southwest of Kansas City?
A. Arkansas River
The Black Sea Canal stretches from Ruse, Bulgaria, to what city of Romania?
A. Constanta
Which major mountain range is a direct result of the collision between India and Asia?
A. Himalaya
Owensboro, Kentucky, lies on what river southwest of Louisville?
A. Ohio River
The cultural traditions of Zen Buddhism are practiced in which Asian country?
A. Japan
Sun Valley, the first ski resort in the United States, is located in which western state?
A. Idaho
What country borders the Laptev Sea and the ChukchiSea?
A. Russia
The administrative center for the Commonwealth of Independent States is centered in which city and capital of Belarus?
A. Minsk
Citrus fruits are grown in which state’s climate: California or Washington?
A. California
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The island of St. Helena lies off the coast of Africa, but the St. HelenaIsland is part of which U.S. state?
A. South Carolina
What country borders the Gulf of Aqaba and the Gulf of Suez?
A. Egypt
Osaka, the oldest city of Japan, lies on which of the four main islands?
A. Honshu
The Pantanal is a swamp land on the upper reaches of which major South America river?
A. Paraguay
What country borders the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea?
A. Turkey
What country borders the Dead Sea and the Mediterranean Sea?
A. Israel
What country borders the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk besides Japan?
A. Russia
The Herbert Hoover presidential home is located in which U.S. state west of the Mississippi River, a first for U.S. Presidents?
A. Iowa
Iran and which other country share the Baluchistan Plateau?
A. Pakistan
Sagamore Hill, Theodore Roosevelt’s birthplace, and site of his inauguration after the death of William McKinley are all located in which U.S. state?
A. New York
The three parallel gorges area of the Mekong, Salween, and YangtzeRivers are all situated in which Asian country?
A. China(or People’s Republic of China)
The Kalahari Desert covers most of the southern portion of which African country?
A. Botswana
Portuguese East Africa – Mozambique
Portuguese West Africa – Angola
Portuguese Guinea – Guinea-Bissau