What two bodies of water are connected by the Strait of Gibraltar?

Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea

54. Which statement about the climate of sub-Saharan Africa is false?

Almost all of the region is covered by tropical rain forests.

Which of the following statements about Australia’s climate is false?

Most of Australia is cold and snowy.

43. Which statement about North Africa's climate is true?

It usually gets very little rain

What are the warm westerlies?

warm winds that blow over the plains

61. What is the Fertile Triangle?

An area of rich farmland in Russia

65. Which of the following statements about China is true?

It is the most populous nation in the world.

Which statement about South America is true?

Its seasons are the opposite of those in the U.S.

What two bodies of water does the Suez Canal connect?

The Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea

42. Which statement about the Atlas Mountains is true?

They are the only large mountain system in North Africa

41. Which statement about the Sahara Desert is true

It is the hottest place on earth

71. What is the definition of an isthmus?

A narrow strip of land that runs through water

39. Which statement about Africa is false?

It has the smallest tropical area of any continent

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1
Which of the following is a major export of Latin America?
Diamonds and gold
Dairy products
Rice
Petroleum and natural gas
2
What is the largest nation on the Arabian Peninsula?
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Lebanon
Israel
3
Which of the following is a major body of water in the Middle East?
The Arabian Sea
The Persian Gulf
All of the above
The Red Sea
4
49. Which of the following countries in sub-Saharan Africa has the largest population?
Ethiopia
South Africa
Nigeria
5
What two bodies of water are connected by the Strait of Gibraltar?
Mediterranean Sea and the Aegean Sea
Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea
North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean
6
What kind of landform is Italy?
Island
Mountain range
Peninsula
Continent
7
55. Which African country is a leading exporter of petroleum?
Congo
South Africa
Nigeria
8
56. Where do most of Russia's people live?
European Russia
Siberia
Mongolia
9
72. What is a volcanic island usually like?
Mountainous
Flat
Full of dry riverbeds
10
What country is the world's largest exporter of crude oil?
United Arab Emirates
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
11
64. What are the mainland nations of East Asia?
China, Taiwan, and Japan
China, Korea, and Mongolia
Japan, Taiwan, and Korea
12
What river system is an important agricultural center in Egypt?
The Nile
The Euphrates
The Tigris
The Jordan
13
74. What is the name for a severe tropical storm?
Delta
Typhoon
Fodder
14
54. Which statement about the climate of sub-Saharan Africa is false?
The highlands have mild temperatures
Almost all of the region is covered by tropical rain forests.
Most areas get either too little or too much rain
15
58. Where is the Central Siberian Plateau?
Central Asia
Asian Russia
Eastern Europe
16
45. Which of the following countries is in North Africa?
Tunisia
Morocco
Nigeria
Only a and b
17
Which of the following statements about Australia is true?
Australia is a nation, a continent, and an island.
All of the above
Australia is the smallest of the seven continents.
Australia is partly in the tropics.
18
Where is Oceania located?
below the Arabian Sea
in the Pacific Ocean
in the Atlantic Ocean
south of Australia
19
Where are most European capitals located?
Peninsulas
Rivers
Coast
Plateaus
20
Which of the following Middle Eastern countries is densely populated?
Turkey
Oman
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
21
Where is North Island?
in New Zealand
in western Australia
off the northern coast of Australia
in the Soloman Islands
22
Which of the following statements about Australia’s climate is false?
Most of Australia is desert or dry grasslands.
Most of Australia has a temperate climate.
Most of Australia is cold and snowy.
Parts of Australia are tropical.
23
43. Which statement about North Africa's climate is true?
Both a and b
It has no cool spots
It usually gets very little rain
24
60. In which of Russia's climate zones is permafrost found?
Arctic zone
Grasslands zone
Desert zone
25
What are the warm westerlies?
warmest parts of the British Isles
warm winds that blow over the plains
ocean currents that move west to east
coasts of the Mediterranean Sea
26
50. Which of the following is a large island nation off the southeast coast of Africa?
Sri Lanka
Sao Tome
Madagascar
27
61. What is the Fertile Triangle?
The coastal areas around the Caspian Sea
An area rich in petroleum deposits in Central Asia
An area of rich farmland in Russia
28
70. Which of the following is a major river system of China?
Huang
Mekong
Ganges
29
65. Which of the following statements about China is true?
It does not have any great rivers
It is the most populous nation in the world.
Most of its population lives in the west
30
67. What body of water lies between China and Japan?
Pacific Ocean
Arabian Sea
East China Sea
31
68. What term describes both Indonesia and the Philippines?
Archipelago
Peninsula
Island
32
40. What is the most populous nation of North Africa
Egypt
Algeria
Tunisia
Sudan
33
What nation is the island-state of Tasmania part of?
Samoa
Australia
Papua New Guinea
New Zealand
34
Which statement about South America is true?
Its seasons are the opposite of those in the U.S.
Its important cities are all located in the rain forest
The equator cuts through its southern region
It lies north of Canada
35
75. What crop is grown in all South Asian countries?
Jute
Corn
Rice
36
What two bodies of water does the Suez Canal connect?
The Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
The Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean
37
What is the longest river in Europe?
Vistula
Danube
Vltava
Volga
38
63. Which of the following countries is in South Asia?
Japan
Thailand
China
39
42. Which statement about the Atlas Mountains is true?
They are the only large mountain system in North Africa
They are in sub-Saharan Africa
They are close to the Nile River
40
41. Which statement about the Sahara Desert is true
It is the hottest place on earth
It is getting smaller
It is all about 11,000 feet above sea level
41
Which of the following countries is located on two islands?
Germany
Spain
United Kingdom
France
42
Where are the West Indies located?
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
43
Where do most of the people in Latin America live?
Far south
highlands
Along the coast
Rain forest
44
62. What best explains Russia's low crop yield per acre?
Harsh climate
Mountainous terrain
Too much rainfall
45
Which desert is in Central Asia?
Kara Kum
Tian Shan
Gobi
46
Where is the Fertile Crescent?
Central Asia
North Africa
The Middle East
Southeast Asia
47
What North African country produces some of the purest oil in the world?
Algeria
Libya
Egypt
48
71. What is the definition of an isthmus?
A chain of islands
A narrow strip of land that runs through water
An inlet of the ocean
49
39. Which statement about Africa is false?
It has the smallest tropical area of any continent
It is the 2nd larges continent in land area
Most of it is plateau
More than 800 languages are spoken there
50
66. What Asian country is most densely populated?
Singapore
China
India
51
The Netherlands is famous for which of the following crops?
Corn
Grapes
Tulips
Wheat
52
Which mountains stretch from Western Europe across many of the Balkan nations?
Balkan Mountains
North European Plain
Alps
Carpathian Mountains
53
46. Which of the following is not a region in sub-Saharan Africa?
East Africa
South Africa
West Africa
North Africa
54
53. Which of the following deserts is in southern Africa?
Sahel
Sahara
Kalahari
55
51. What are the two longest rivers in Africa?
White Nile and Blue Nile
Congo and Niger
Nile and Congo
56
Which of the following is Latin America's largest river system?
Rio Grande
Uruguay
Parana
Amazon
57
What is the definition of Aboriginals?
areas of land that have not been developed
people who leave one country to settle in another
original natives of Australia
winds from the west that carry rain to New Zealand
58
Which of the following are nations of Central America?
Guatemala, Honduras, and Costa Rica
Ecuador, Colombia, and Bolivia
Mexico, Haiti, and Peru
Brazil, Chile, and Argentina
59
48. Where do most people in sub-Saharan Africa live?
In cities along the coast
In small towns and villages
in the desert
60
38. What country has the greatest variety of mineral resources in the Middle East?
Turkey
Iraq
Kuwait
Saudi ArabiaIraq
61
The Ural Mountains are a dividing line between Europe and which other continent?
Africa
Asia
Australlia
N. America
62
Who is the coolest teacher in the building....???
Mr. Fitton
Mrs. Kuster
Mrs. Leach
Mr. K Slusher
63
73. Which of the following landforms covers much of central India?
Himalayas
Hindu Kush
Deccan Plateau
64
Which of the following statements is true?
Eastern Europe lies east of the Ural Mountains.
Asian Russia lies west of the Ural Mountains
All of Russia lies west of the Ural Mountains.
Western Europe lies west of the Ural Mountains.
65
52. What is the term for a pointed piece of land that juts into the sea?
Humus
Cape
Canopy
66
57. Which of the following is a major inland waterway of Asian Russia?
Volga
Don
Yenisey
67
47. Which of the following countries are part of West Africa?
Ghana, Cameroon, and Guinea
Kenya, Tanzania, and Burundi
Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan
68
Which of the following are features of Oceania’s low islands?
coral reefs
volcanoes
Both coral reefs and Atolls
atolls
69
Which body of water in Latin America allows ships to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Panama Canal
Gulf of Mexico
Amazon River system
Caribbean Sea
70
Which of the following statements about farming in the Middle East is true?
Most of Saudi Arabia is arable
Many Middle Eastern regions have almost no arable land
Most of the Middle East is well suited to agriculture.
71
69. What term best describes Indochina and Malay?
Archipelago
Peninsula
Island
72
What are the three Baltic republics?
Spain, France, and Italy
Hungary, Albania, and Romania
Poland, Hungary, and Bulgaria
Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia
73
Which of the following statements about the Arabian Peninsula is true?
It has a large delta
It is all plains
It is mountainous
It is a desert plateau
74
The English Channel lies between which two landforms?
The Iberian Peninsula and the Alps
The Italian Peninsula and the island of Sicily
The British Isles and continental Europe
The island of Greenland and the peninsula of Denmark
75
What is the Great Barrier Reef?
a ridge of coral islands off the coast of Australia
a mountain range that runs the length of Australia
a large area of flatland in the interior of Australia
a large bay in southern Australia
76
Which of the following statements about Europe is true?
No part of it is crossed by the Arctic Circle
It does not have any peninsulas
It is the most densely opulated continent on Earth
It lies east of the Ural Mountains

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