World Geography I
This mountain range runs along the western edge of South America.
What are the Andes Mts?
The geographical term for a chain of islands.
What is an archipelago?
Most Plains Native American tribes can be considered _________ because of their tendency to follow their food around.
What is nomadic?
What is the coolest Living Word tradition?
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How many books of the Bible are there?
66.
This theme tells the place where something exists in comparison to other things around it.
What is relative location?
What type of map gives the height of land masses?
Topographical map.
The Olmec are well-known for leaving behind these large artifacts, often found buried in the ground.
What are stone heads?
Who is the longest tenured teacher at Living Word?
Mrs. Balsman.
How many countries have a population over 1 billion?
2. (China and India)
This Chinese river is named for its colorful sediment that shades it an irregular color.
What is the Yellow River?
This mountain chain separates India from the rest of Asia.
What are the Himalayas?
Which Mesoamerican civilization also practiced mummification, similar to the Egyptains?
Who are the Inca?
How many state championships has Living Word won?
1. (Andrew Gahan 2024)
This band kicked off the British invasion with hits like "Come Together" and "Help!"
Who are the Beatles?
Both the Koreas and Spain create this landform.
What is a peninsula?
This Scandinavian country has a long, narrow shape and many fjords.
What is Norway?
The Rwandan Genocide occurred when the Hutu killed off members of the ________.
Who are the Tutsi?
How many staff members are also veterans?
One. (Mr. Mr. Z)
How many people have served as president of the United States?
45.
In what way are the Sahara desert and Amazon rainforest connected?
The sands from the Sahara end up becoming fertilizer for the Amazon.
There are three countries who are completely surrounded by another country. Name one of them.
What are Vatican City, San Marino, or Lesotho?
The name of the private colony given for free to King Leopold of Belgium as a reward for his role in the dividing up of Africa in the 1880s.
What is the Congo Free State?
How many current staff members are LW graduates?
Six. (Schmidt, Mindham, Z, Walker, Mrs. B, Winter)
This southern country is the only one to have three capital cities.
What is South Africa?