Africa 1
Africa 2
Asia 1
Asia 2
Misc.
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The longest river in the world.
Nile River
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The largest hot desert on Earth.
Sahara Desert
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Another name for a group of islands, the largest of which being Indonesia.
Archipelago
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The tallest mountain in the world.
Mt. Everest
100
Mr. Lane's favorite animal from these two continents.
The Elephant!
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The process of land turning into a desert is known as what?
Desertification.
200
The Congo Rainforest would be an example of what type of climate zone?
Tropical climate zone
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What percentage of the world's population is found in Asia?
60 percent
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This physical feature is permanently yellow from the presence of arable and yellow soil, or loess.
Huang He/Yellow River
200
Copper and tin are what type of natural resource?
Metallic
300
Why would the savanna's of Africa be a more desirable place to settle than a desert?
Agriculture
300
This region of Africa is most likely to have elephants, rhinoceros, and lions.
Savanna
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This political region of Asia contains the countries of India, Nepal, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
South Asia
300
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan are part of what political region in Asia?
Central Asia
300
The Gobi Desert is an example of what kind of desert?
Cold desert
400
This region of Africa is found between the rainforests and deserts, and its name literally means "border" in Arabic.
Sahel
400
Another name for a very large sand dune found in the Sahara.
Erg
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All major rivers of South and Southeast Asia begin here.
Tibetan Plateau.
400
This political region of Asia mostly nothing but hot arid climate regions.
Western Asia
400
The Swahili and the Ashanti are examples of what?
Ethnic Groups
500
What is the importance of Cacao to the country of Ghana?
Main economic export
500
The legal segregation of races in South Africa, ended by Nelson Mandela.
Apartheid
500
The reason seafood is so apparent in Asian cuisine and culture.
Most of the population lives near the water, where seafood can be easily gotten. (answers may vary)
500
The main reason most of Asia's population lives on its eastern coast.
Easy access to water and natural resources (answers may vary).
500
The lowest point of land on the planet is known as what?
The Dead Sea