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1
What is the capital of Greece?
Crete
Sicily
Rome
Athens
2
What is the world’s largest peninsula?
Arabian Peninsula
Scandinavian Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula
3
What is a narrow strip of land that connects two landmasses?
plain
strait
delta
isthmus
4
Which country occupies the Jutland Peninsula?
Jutland
Berlin
Denmark
Germany
5
The most accurate display of the earth’s features, showing correct shapes, sizes, and locations is a
Map
Globe
Atlas
Geography Book
6
Who is a person skilled in displaying geographic information on maps and globes?
Cartographer
Atlasographer
Geography Teacher
Mapographicor
7
In which German city did the Communists build a wall to keep people from escaping to freedom?
Brussels
Moscow
Berlin
Bern
8
What tiny European country is the world’s smallest independent state?
Vatican City
Andorra
Luxemburg
Lichtenstein
9
What is the main product exported from the Arabian Peninsula?
Oil
Glass
Sand
Gas
10
What body of water separates Great Britain from continental Europe?
English Channel
European Channel
Strait of Gibraltar
North Sea
11
What area is known as the “Cradle of Civilization”?
Fertile Crescent
Mesopotamia
12
Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan were once considered part of what?
Soviet States
Soviet Countries
Soviet Union
Soviet Lands
13
What is the capital of Russia?
Moscow
P'yongyang
Astana
Tehran
14
Estonia, Latvia, and _____ are called the Baltic States.
Luxemburg
Lithuania
Lichtenstein
Finland
15
Which Indian system is based on a strict division of social classes?
Caste System
Communism
Buddhism
Baltic System
16
What country is spread over thousand of islands in the Malay Archipelago?
Indonesia
Singapore
Philippines
Burma
17
What is the highest peak in Europe?
Mount Caucasus
Mount Elbrus
Mount Eldris
Mont Blanc
18
What continent is considered the birthplace of Western civilization?
Africa
Europe
Asia
North America
19
Baghdad is the capital of what country?
India
Saudi Arabia
Pakistan
Iraq
20
What do both Muslims and Jews claim as a holy city?
Jerusalem
Damascus
Tel Aviv
Bethlehem
21
¼ of the land of what country has been taken from the sea by using dams, dikes, and windmills?
Netherlands
Denmark
Germany
Belgium
22
Which country is known as the Emerald Isle?
Iceland
Greenland
Ireland
United Kingdom
23
What is the capital of Spain?
Paris
Madrid
Moscow
Lisbon
24
What plateau is known as the “roof of the world”?
Arabian Plateau
Everest Plateau
Tibetan Plateau
Ireland Plateau
25
England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and ___ are the four political divisions of the United Kingdom.
Wales
Iceland
Great Britain
Republic of Ireland
26
What narrow body of water separates the Iberian Peninsula from North Africa?
Isthmus of Panama
Strait of Gibraltar
English Channel
Red Sea
27
What is the world’s oldest republic?
San Marcus
San Marino
San Marlin
San Francisco
28
What is the largest city in the world (in population)?
Japan
Europe
China
Tokyo
29
On what parallel were North and South Korea divided?
21st Parallel
10th Parallel
83rd Parallel
38th Parallel