Political Geography
Who is the first and longtime leader of communist Cuba?
Fidel Castro
Denmark lies on which peninsula?
Jutland
What is the most abundant element, by weight, in the Earth´s crust?
Oxygen
Melbourne is the capital of which Australian state?
Victoria
Which North American colony became part of the British Empire at the end of the Seven Years´War in 1763
Canada
The region known as Andalucia can be found in which Mediterranean country?
Spain
St. George´s Channel divides the United Kingdom from which nation?
Ireland
Aeolian erosion is caused by what?
Wind
The ancient city Teotihuacan, containing the Pyramid of the Sun and the Temple of Quetzalcoatl, can be found in what modern Latin American country?
Mexico
In 1961, a wall was built in which European city to divide east from west?
Berlin
What is the capital city of Trinidad and Tobago?
Port of Spain
Located within Tanzania, which is Africa´s tallest mountain?
Kilimanjaro
Which tall and dark type of cloud is typical of thunderstorms?
Cumulonimbus
Following Asia, which continent is the most populated?
Africa
Which two neighbors Asian countries both conducted testing of nuclear weapons for the first time in 1998?
India and Pakistan
What are the names of the three Baltic States that declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1991?
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
Which is the only English-speaking country in central America?
Belize
A narrow stirp of land (such as Panama) connecting two larger landmasses is called what?
An isthmus
What is the name of the longitude that passes through Greenwich, England?
The Prime Meridian
In 1997, China regained control of Hong Kong from which country?
The United Kingdom
In 1979, Margaret Thatcher became the first female prime minister of which country?
The United Kingdom
The Nordic Council is composed of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and which other country?
Iceland
What is the name of the process of warm air rising?
Convection
Approximately, how many millions of miles is the Earth from the Sun
93,000,000
Which Southern Hemisphere country was founded as a British penal colony in the eighteenth century?
Australia