This state has a climate suitable for growing citrus fruits—California or Maine?
What is California
100
This country bordering Chile includes Patagonia, an extensive ranching region
What is Argentina
100
The North Atlantic current brings warm waters from the tropics to the west coast of which continent?
What is Europe
100
The science of monitoring and studying the atmosphere and predicting its weather and climate is called
What is meteorology
100
A meridian is to longitude as what is to latitude
What is a parallel
200
This state is home to Andersonville, the National Prisoner of War Museum and a P.O.W. camp during the Civil War
What is Georgia
200
South Africa's chief seaport is on Natal Bay, an inlet of the Indian Ocean. Name this port city
What is Durban
200
Which is the largest U.S. lake west of the Mississippi River?
What is the Great Salt Lake
200
This term describes the air circulation pattern of rising air at the Equator and sinking air around 30 degrees latitude
What is Hadley Cell
200
The term for the triangular feature created by sediments deposited at the mouth of a river
What is delta
300
In July 2002, the U.S. Congress voted to authorize Yucca Mountain as a permanent repository for 77,000 tons of nuclear waste. Yucca Mountain is located in which state
What is Nevada
300
Transylvania is a region that was made famous by a fictional character, Count Dracula. This region is located in which European country?
What is Romania
300
Oil spills from ships traveling through the Bosporus are an environmental concern in what country?
What is Turkey
300
Climates are influenced by many factors, such as proximity to the equator or the poles and proximity to the sea, as well as things like ocean currents, atmospheric pressure belts and ___________.
What are prevailing winds
300
What term do geographers use to express the number of people per square mile of a country's area
What is population density
400
This state has a larger Asian-American population - Utah, California, West Virginia.
What is California
400
Oil pipelines cross the Isthmus of Tehuantepec to the port at Salina Cruz in which country
What is Mexico
400
The Kara Sea and the East Siberian Sea are part of which ocean
What is the Arctic Ocean
400
The weight of the air resting on the Earth's surface is called
What is air pressure
400
Tamil separatists are in conflict with the Sinhalese majority in which island country off the coast of India
What is Sri Lanka
500
"Virtue, Liberty, and Independence" is the motto of which middle Atlantic state that is home to Valley Forge National Historical Park
What is Pennsylvania
500
This country is not a major producer of iron ore - Colombia, Australia, or China?
What is Colombia
500
Madagascar is the largest island in which ocean
What is the Indian Ocean
500
In the northern hemisphere, the winds in a depression will spiral anti-clockwise around the low pressure. In the southern hemisphere, the winds in a depression will spiral clockwise around the low pressure. What causes this
What is the Coriolis Effect
500
Which religion originated in India and spread across Asia via trade routes such as the Silk Road