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At 7,146 feet, Djebel Refaâ [[JEB-ul ref-AH]] is the highest peak in this mountain range's Aurès [[ahr-EHS]] subrange. The Sebou [[seh-BOO]] River separates this mountain range from the Rif region, historically occupied by Spain. Various unique plant and animal species are native to this mountain range, including the Barbary stag and the Algerian oak. For the point, name this North African mountain range which forms the northwestern boundary of the Sahara Desert.
Atlas Mountains
This city's oldest building is St. Margaret's Chapel, and a portion of this city's namesake castle was originally constructed during the reign of King David I. The Palace of Holyroodhouse is the official residence of the British Monarch in this city. Located in the region of Lothian, this city lies on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and is the second-largest in its country after Glasgow. For the point, name this capital city of Scotland.
Edinburgh
The oldest still-operating example of these facilities is the Bakken in Copenhagen which opened in 1583. Another of these facilities opened in 1766 in Vienna featuring hunting and coffee houses and is today known as Wurstelprater [[VUHR-stehl-PRAH-teh]]. Prior to World War Two, the largest collection of these facilities in the U.S. was at Coney Island. For the point, name these tourist attractions, many of which are operated in the U.S. by Six Flags.
theme parks
This body of water's westernmost arm is known as the Bohai Sea. Arms of this body of water separate the Liaodong [[LOU-DONG]] and Shandong peninsulas from the mainland. Both the Huang He [[HWAHNG HUH]] and Yalu Rivers discharge into this body of water, and the sediments they carry give this body of water its most common English name. For the point, name this colorfully named sea that separates Korea from China.
Yellow Sea
This island's highest point is Pidurutalagala, or Mount Pedro. This island's longest river is the Mahaweli River, and this island's Bambarakanda Falls lie on the Kuda Oya river. This island country, which is separated from the mainland by the Palk Strait, was known as Ceylon while under British rule. For the point, name this island nation located south of India, home to the cities of Kotte and Colombo.
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
This island's highest point is Monte Cinto, which is also the source of the Polo River. Major cities located on this island include Calvi and Bastia. This island is governed from its largest city of Ajaccio [[EYE-uh-choh]]. This island is divided into the departments of Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud. For the point, name this French Mediterranean island, on the Ligurian Sea, 56 miles from Tuscany.
Territorial Collectivity of Corsica
With its northern neighbor, this country disputes the Kafia Kingi and Abyei Regions. With a southeastern neighbor, this country disputes the Ilemi Triangle. This country is the world's youngest internationally-recognized state, having become independent in 2011. For the point, name this African country which split from a similarly named country governed from Khartoum and whose own capital is located at Juba.
Republic of South Sudan
A government-in-exile that claims legitimate rule of this region resides in the Algerian city of Tindouf. The Polisario Front seeks the independence of this region, whose largest city and de facto capital is Laâyoune [[lah-YOON]]. Spain decolonized this region in 1975 at the request of the UN General Assembly. For the point, name this disputed region directly south of Morocco, approximately 20% of which is controlled by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Western Sahara
These areas were at the center of the 2018 case Gill v. Whitford in which the Supreme Court rejected the efficiency gap. One of these areas in Chicago is derisively called the "earmuffs" due to its bizarre shape. The largest of these areas in terms of population is Montana-at-large. The borders of these areas can be manipulated through partisan gerrymandering. For the point, name these tracts of land which are each represented by one member of the House of Representatives.
Congressional districts
This state's western region contains the Pisgah National Forest and the highest point east of the Mississippi, Mount Mitchell. A string of inlets and sounds along this state's coast include the largest lagoon on the East coast, Pamlico Sound. This state's Outer Banks includes the "Graveyard of the Atlantic," and this state's "research triangle" includes Durham and Chapel Hill. For the point, name this state which is home to the cities of Raleigh and Charlotte.
North Carolina
This country's Muang Khoun ruins were largely destroyed by American bombing campaigns in the late 1960s. This country's Plain of Jars on the Xiangkhoang [[SHAHNG-KWAHNG]] Plateau contains many unexploded bombs from what the U.S. refers to as the "Secret War." More than two million bombs were dropped in this country from 1964 to 1973 in an attempt to deny use of the Ho Chi Minh Trail. For the point, name this landlocked Southeast Asian nation.
Laos
The town of Puerto Triunfo is located in this country's Department of Antioquia [[ahn-tee-OAK-ee-uh]] and is home to a large number of invasive hippos which were once part of a drug lord's private zoo. The Aburrá Valley region of this country, formed by the Medellín River, is among the most populous in the Andes Mountains. For the point, name this South American country governed from Bogotá.
Republic of Colombia
This country's overseas empire once included Gwadar and Zanzibar. This country includes the exclave of Madha, which itself contains Nahwa, an enclave of the United Arab Emirates. This country is the only one in the world where Ibadi Islam is the majority religion. For the point, name this Middle Eastern country located on the southeast corner of the Arabian peninsula, whose capital is Muscat.
Sultanate of Oman
In 1899, Halford Mackinder claimed to be the first person ever to climb this mountain. The Kikuyu people refer to this mountain as Kirinyaga, meaning "the one with the ostrich," while the Maasai people believe their ancestors came down from this mountain at the beginning of time. This mountain is the main water catchment area for the Tana River, the largest river in this mountain's namesake country. For the point, name this second-tallest mountain in Africa.
Mount Kenya
This province's extreme north contains the Ungava Peninsula, while its south contains the Gaspe [[gah-SPAY]] Peninsula. This province's namesake capital includes the Plains of Abraham and is the only walled city north of Mexico in the Americas. This province's largest city is Montreal. For the point, name this French speaking Canadian province, its largest by area.
Quebec
The largest "platform" example of these structures is named Monks and is located in southwestern Illinois. One of these structures in southern Ohio is believed to have been built by either the Adena or the Fort Ancient culture and is shaped like a snake eating an egg. Over 100 of these structures built by the Mississippian Culture exist at Cahokia. For the point, name these artificial hills created by many Native American groups.
mounds
This body of water drains into a larger body by the Bolivar Roads and the San Luis Pass. This body of water is an estuary formed by the confluence of the Trinity and San Jacinto [[jah-SIN-toh]] Rivers. This body of water was connected to the Buffalo Bayou by the dredging of a major Texas ship canal. For the point, name this arm of the Gulf of Mexico in Texas, whose namesake city was the site of the deadliest hurricane in U.S. history in 1900.
Galveston Bay
An Ivy League university in this city is home to the renowned Wharton Business School. In 1682, Lenape [[LEN-ah-pay]] chief Tammany signed the Treaty of Shackamaxon, allowing William Penn to found this city along the Delaware and Schuylkill [[SKOO-kull]] rivers. This city's Independence Hall hosted the signing of the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. For the point, name this largest city in Pennsylvania whose nickname is the "City of Brotherly Love."
Philadelphia
In 1964 in this city, John and Dominique de Menil commissioned Mark Rothko to create a meditative chapel containing a number of Rothko's paintings. This city's downtown area is bordered by the neighborhoods of EaDo [[EE-doh]], Sawyer Heights, and Rice Military. Nicknamed "Bayou City," this city is home to Rice University and the NASA Mission Control Center. For the point, name this fourth-most populous U.S. city, located in southeastern Texas.
Houston
This city's airport celebrates "Conspiracy Month" in honor of theories that allege the airport is hiding aliens in an underground bunker. This city includes the intersection of Interstate 25 and Interstate 70, known locally as "The Mousetrap." This city was founded at the confluence of the South Platte River and Cherry Creek. For the point, name this "Mile High City," the capital and largest city of Colorado.
Denver
The Sierra de Juárez mountains divide this state between east and west. The Colorado River, which demarks this state's eastern land boundary, drains into a body of water sometimes called the Sea of Cortés, which separates most of this estado from the mainland. This state's largest city, Tijuana, lies just across the US-Mexico border from San Diego. For the point, name this state in western Mexico bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and a similarly named gulf to the east.
Free and Sovereign State of Baja California
This island's most active volcano is Mt. Merapi, and this island's western portion includes the Parahyangan highlands. This island is linked to the island of Madura by a bridge at the port of Surabaya. This island's Buddhist religious sites include Borobudur and Prambanan. This island is separated from Sumatra by the Sunda Strait. For the point, name this most-populous island on Earth, an Indonesian island which contains Jakarta.
Java
The largest confirmed example of these structures is the Vredefort in South Africa. In 2016, it was proposed that the remnants of these structures had become Lake Albanel and Lake Mistassini. These structures can be distinguished from similarly appearing calderas by the presence of shatter cones. One of these features near the Yucatan is named Chicxulub [[CHIK-shoo-loob]]. For the point, name these geological features formed from meteor impacts.
craters
This city's neighborhood of Pláka is locally known as "The Neighborhood of the Gods" due to its proximity to many archaeological sites. This city is home to Syntagma Square, where soldiers demanded King Otto grant their country its first constitution. This city's ancient Acropolis hosts the Parthenon, a citadel dedicated to this city's namesake goddess. For the point, name this ancient city-state and modern capital of Greece, the so-called birthplace of democracy.
Athens
This country is connected to China by the Wakhan Corridor. This country, whose official languages are Dari and Pashto, has its southeast border at the Durand Line. This country's Bamiyan Valley was once home to a pair of statues of the Buddha which were destroyed by the Taliban. Linked to Pakistan via the Khyber Pass, for the point, what is this central Asian country whose capital is Kabul?
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan