Intro to Geography
Asia/Europe
Africa
North America
South America
100
What is a peninsula?
Extensions of the main body of land with water on 3 sides
100
What 3 religions is the Middle East the birthplace of?
Christianity, Judaism, and Islam
100
Who was Bishop Samuel Crowther?
A slave who was bound for the New World when a British warship intercepted the slave ship and delivered prisoners to the free colony of Sierra Leone
100
Where is Mount Mitchell the tallest mountain?
North Carolina
100
What is Ecuador named for?
Being located on the Equator
200
What does all life on Earth depend on?
Water
200

San Marino and Vatican City are located inside which country?

Italy
200
Why was Monrovia founded?
As a colony for freed slaves in 1822
200
What was the first national park in the world?
Yellowstone National Park
200
Who were the most advanced Native Americans?
The Inca
300
What chemical do plants convert into oxygen?
Carbon dioxide
300
What was the Irish potato famine?
A famine from 1846-1851 that killed over a million Irish
300
Who was Henry M Stanley?
Explorer who traced the Congo river to its source in 1877
300
How many national parks have been established in the US?
Over 100
300

What is Machu Picchu?

The Inca capital that was a well preserved mountain city hidden from outsiders until 1911


400

Who was Eratosthenes?

He accurately determined Earth's circumference in the 3rd century BC
400
What type of government did the Soviet Union bring to Eastern Europe?
Communist
400

What is a major problem in Africa that gives it the shortest life expectancy of any continent?

Disease
400
What is the longest river in North America?
The Mississippi
400

Who first saw Venezuela and how did it get its name?

Christopher Columbus first saw it, Amerigo Vespucci named it "Little Venice"

500
What is the Challenger Deep?
The lowest point on earth, located South of Guam in the Mariana Trench
500

What is the largest country in the world in size, and what is the most populated country in the world?

Russia is the largest country by size, China is the largest population

500

What disease plagues Africa?

Malaria

500
What is the largest city in the US?
New York
500
What is the largest river basin in the world?
The Amazon Basin
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