North America
What is the major water source for the United States?
The Great Lakes?
Name 4 countries through which the Andes mountain range runs?
Chile, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador, Columbia, Bolivia
What physical feature divides Europe from Asia.
Ural river and Ural Mountains
In which country do the white and blue Nile rivers meet?
Sudan.
The worlds largest living organism is...
The Great Barrier Reef
What is the main type of vegetation in Nunavit?
Tundra
What is the name of the highest navigable lake in the world, and which two countries does it sit?
Lake Titicaca, Peru and Bolivia.
Name three countries that border Switzerland.
France, Germany, Austria, Italy
Name two African deserts
Sahara, Kalahari
Mr Munro was born in the capital of South Australia which is ?
Adelaide
What forms much of the border between the United States and Mexico?
The Rio Grande River
What are the four elevation zones of the Andes.
Tierra Caliente, Templada, Fria, Helada
What two countries make up the Iberian peninsula?
Spain and Portugal
What was Apartheid and what did it mean?
The official South African policy of segregation based on race. Blacks had very little opportunity or power.
What does the Netherlands mean?
Low lands.
In which state is Yosemite National Park.
California
Name 4 groups that compete for use of the Amazon rainforest
Natives, rubber tappers, loggers, settlers, cattle ranchers, environmentalists
What are three population challenges facing many European countries?
Aging, shrinking, declining workforce.
On what sea would you find Djibouti?
Red Sea
Name the continents
Africa, Europe, South America, North America, Australia, Europe, Asia, and Antarctica
What are two ways that cities in United States have tackled urban sprawl?
Urban boundaries, mixed growth, infill, public transit systems
Through which three countries does the equator run?
Ecuador, Columbia, Brazil
What four physical processes have shaped Russia?
Volcanic, tectonic, erosion, and glaciation
Where are the Atlas mountains?
North west Africa, Morocco and Algeria
The largest gulf in the world is?
The gulf of Mexico.