Geography Club #3

Today's Topic

100

This Pacific island owned by Chile is known for its Moai statues 

Easter Island

200

Argentines and Uruguayans are by far the highest consumers of ___ per Capita globally due to their Asado culture

Beef

300

Chile is the number one producer in the world of this common metal, accounting for 24% of global production

Copper

400

This body of water south of Chile is widely considered to be the most dangerous in the world for ships to cross, with many in the colonial era never making it out

Drake Passage

500

This city located in Argentina's Tierra Del Fuego province is nicknamed "The End of the World" because it is the southernmost city in the entire world

Ushuaia

2nd Best

100

This city is the second most populated in the Netherlands

Rotterdam

200

This country is the second largest in Africa

Democratic Republic of the Congo

300

This state has the second longest coastline of all US states

Florida

400

This second largest island in the Philippines is known for having more Muslims than the rest of the nation

Mindanao

500

This second most populated city in Iran is known for being home to the Imam Reza Shrine

Mashhad

DO NOT TRAVEL

100

This nation is the poorest in North America and is heavily controlled by gangs such as the 400 Mawozo

Haiti

200

This formerly French colony in the Middle East traditionally splits government roles between Christians and Muslims

Lebanon

300

This country is known as the "Last dictatorship in Europe"

Belarus

400

This country is home to the world's oldest skyscraper city made of mud-brick, and has been in a civil war since 2014

Yemen

500

This country's name translates to "Land of Incorruptible People", yet scores a 41/100 on the Corruption Perceptions Index, which is still better than its West African neighbors

Burkina Faso

Highs and Lows

100

The lowest point on land in the world is roughly 1400 feet below sea level, located on the shores of this salty sea

Dead Sea

200

The tallest mountain in the USA is formerly known as Mount McKinley, and now is known as this

Denali

300

This mountain is the tallest in the world when measured from base to peak

Mauna Kea

400

This mountain is the tallest in the world when measured from the center of the Earth

Mount Chimborazo

500

This is the lowest point in the Pacific Ocean and the entire world, located in the Southern end of the Mariana Trench

Challenger Deep

Today's Topic #2

100

This desert is the driest on Earth, with no rain between the years 1570 and 1971 

Atacama Desert

200

This country hosts major telescopes such as the Vera C. Rubin Observatory 

Chile

300

This mountain located in the Andes is not only the tallest in Argentina but also the tallest in South America

Mount Aconcagua

400

Brave cowboys from the pampas of Argentina are given this name

Gauchos

500

This capital city of the Falkland Islands has 2500 residents, 70% of the islands' total

Stanley