Asia
This city is the capital of Japan.
Tokyo
This mountain in Tanzania is the highest peak in Africa.
Mount Kilimanjaro
This Canadian city hosted Expo 67 and is the largest city in Quebec.
Montreal
This mountain range stretches along the western edge of South America.
the Andes
The currency used by many EU countries, including Germany and France.
the euro
This world’s largest coral system runs along the northeast coast of Australia.
Great Barrier Reef
True or False: Polar Bears reside in Antarctica
False, they live only in the Arctic (the region around the North Pole), including parts of Canada, Alaska (U.S.), Greenland, Norway (Svalbard), and Russia.
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Asia, Japan
This country has the largest population in the world.
India
This is Africa's most populous country.
Nigeria
The volcanic island chain that includes the Big Island and Oahu belongs to this U.S. state.
Hawaii
This country contains most of the Amazon Rainforest.
Brazil
The longest river entirely in Europe, it flows through Russia into the Caspian Sea.
the Volga
This Australian state capital is known for its harbor, Story Bridge, and subtropical climate.
Brisbane
This island chain north of the Antarctic Peninsula is the site of numerous research stations and volcanic islands.
South Shetland Islands
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Brazil, South America
This river, sacred in Hinduism, empties into the Bay of Bengal and flows through Varanasi.
the Ganges
This river, Africa’s longest, has its mouth near Alexandria and was central to ancient Egyptian civilization.
the Nile
This river forms much of the border between the United States and Mexico in Texas.
Rio Grande
This long mountain range runs down the western edge of South America.
the Andes
This city, divided after WWII, was reunited in 1990 and hosts the Brandenburg Gate.
Berlin
This large island state south of the mainland is part of Australia.
Tasmania
What international agreement protects Antarctica for peaceful scientific research?
The Antarctic Treaty
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The island of Hokkaido is part of this East Asian country.
Japan
This large inland sea between Tanzania and the DRC is the world’s second-largest freshwater lake by surface area.
Lake Victoria
This city served as the capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
Richmond, Virginia
The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic (via the Caribbean) to this ocean on the Pacific side.
the Pacific Ocean
The Crimean Peninsula was annexed by Russia in 2014 from this internationally recognized state.
Ukraine
This Pacific country comprises two main islands—North and South—and its capital is Wellington.
New Zealand
This ocean surrounds Antarctica and is generally defined by the Antarctic Convergence.
the Southern Ocean
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North America, Mexico
This desert covers much of northern China and parts of Mongolia.
the Gobi Desert
This island nation off Africa’s southeast coast is known for unique lemur species.
Madagascar
The highest peak in North America, Denali, is located in this U.S. state.
Alaska
This country experienced hyperinflation in the 1980s and 1990s and uses the sol as currency today.
Peru
This mountain range forms a natural border between Spain and France.
the Pyrenees
This Australian region is known for its wine-producing Barossa Valley and the city of Adelaide.
South Australia / Adelaide Plains
This emperor species breeds on the Antarctic ice and endures the continent’s winter.
penguin
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Nigeria, Africa
This Southeast Asian archipelago nation is the world’s fourth-most populous country.
Indonesia
This strait separates Africa from Europe at its narrowest point.
the Strait of Gibraltar
This Canadian province is the smallest by area and is an Atlantic province with Charlottetown as its capital.
Prince Edward Island
This river basin supports the largest tropical rainforest in the world.
Amazon Basin
This European capital was divided by the Iron Curtain and is bisected by the Danube; it’s the capital of Hungary.
Budapest
This body of water lies between Australia’s northwest coast and the island of Timor.
Timor Sea
Approximately what percentage of Earth's freshwater is stored in Antarctica's ice?
70%
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Asia, Korean Music
This inland body of water, bordered by five countries, is the largest lake in the world by surface area.
the Caspian Sea
The Great Rift Valley stretches from the Red Sea down through East Africa and includes this large African lake shared by Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania.
Lake Victoria
This African country was founded in the 1800s as a settlement for formerly enslaved people from the United States.
Liberia
This South American country is the world’s largest producer of copper.
Chile
This Scandinavian capital sits on the island of Zealand and is known for its Nyhavn harbor.
Copenhagen
This Australian state capital sits on Port Phillip Bay and hosts the Australian Open tennis tournament.
Melbourne
This researcher and explorer led the 1910–1913 Terra Nova Expedition to the South Pole.
Robert Falcon Scott
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Europe, France