15AFreeGeographyF November 1, 2014 Mount Mitchell is located in the Black Mountains of which U.S. state? A. North Carolina Which island located in Maine is the site of the largest puffin colony in the United States? A. Seal Island Sagarmartha is the Sanskrit named and Chomolungma is the Tibetan name for what mountain named after a Surveyor General of India? A. Mt. Everest What long gorge on the Idaho-Oregon border of the Snake River is the deepest gorge in North America? A. Hells Canyon (known as the Grand Canyon of the Snake River) geographyacademy.com New York, Pennsylvania, and which other U.S. state is considered the Middle Atlantic states? A. New Jersey What is the name of the only current colony touching the border of Brazil? A. French Guiana Private ownership of land is prohibited on Rottnest Island, but it is a tourist attraction. The Noongar people have always called it Wadjemup. Who controls this island across from Fremantle? A. Australia It is the oldest city in the Western Hemisphere founded by Europeans. Name this city that lies on the Ozama River in the Dominican Republic. A. Santo Domingo The Eastern and Western New England Upland lie mainly in which U.S. state? A. Connecticut Shark Island is now a small peninsula and located next to the city of Luderitz. Luderitz is located along the coast of which African country? A. Namibia Diji, the capital of East Timor lies: Above the Equator or below the Equator? A. Below the Equator Which South American country lies landlocked touching Argentina and Bolivia? A. Paraguay Mt. Narodnaya is the tallest in which Russian mountain range? A. Ural Mountains The Whitsunday Islands were discovered by Captain James Cook. These islands lie off the coast of which Australian state? A. Queensland Name the large peninsula extending away from eastern Papua New Guinea. A. Papuan (or Bird’s Head Peninsula, or Bird’s Tail Peninsula) geographybaseball.com It lies away from Ishikari Bay on the island of Hokkaido. Name the largest city on the island of Hokkaido. A. Sapporo The Rhone River delta juts into which body of water, an arm of the Mediterranean Sea? A. Gulf of Lion This New Jersey city was established near a waterfall on the Passaic River. Name this industrial center that follows Newark and Jersey City in population. A. Paterson Lake Kivu is one of the Great Lakes of Africa. It lies on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and which country of Africa? A. Rwanda Name the Asian country on the tip of a peninsula that measures only 433 square miles. A. Singapore Lake Bangweulu, the Bangweulu Flats, and Bangweulu Swamps are located in Zambia. They are all located on the upper reaches of which African river. A. Congo River This mountain is located in the Ruwenzori Mountains. Its claim is the highest mountain in both the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Name this mountain named after a British newspaper reporter and explorer. A. Mount Stanley Prince Henry the Navigator’s navigation school was located at Cabo Sao Vincente (or Cape St. Vincent) in which country? A. Portugal This Canadian city was once called Ft. Garry. Today it is what capital of Manitoba. A. Winnipeg Spitsbergen is the largest island of Svalbard archiepalgo. Spitsbergen is part of which country? A. Norway geographybasketball.com Banks Island is the 24th largest in the world. Banks Island is part of what territory of Canada? A. Northwest Territories Which island is larger: Kyushu, Japan, or Taiwan? A. Kyushu, Japan Guadalcanal was a key naval battle site during World War II. This island remains a part of what island group? A. Solomon Island It is the second holiest city in Islam. Name the city also known as the “City of the Prophet” and burial place of Muhammad. A. Medina geographybeeprepseries.com Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha are entities of Africa administered by which European country? A. United Kingdom The headwaters of the Irtysh and Ob Rivers are formed in these mountains. Name the mountains of East Central Asia shared by China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russia. A. Altai (or Altay Mountains) This Asian city lies west of the Meghna River. Name the commercial and industrial center of Bangladesh. A. Dhaka (or Dacca) Which Great Lake lies between Lake Michigan and Lake Ontario? A. Lake Erie Which city lies farther north: Detroit, Michigan, or Windsor, Ontario? A. Detroit, Michigan Delaware Bay separates Delaware from which U.S. state? A. New Jersey Norton Sound is a body of water just south of which Alaskan city? A. Nome The Jutland Peninsula and the islands of Lolland and Sjaelland all surround what island of Denmark? A. Fyn Diego Garcia is an island in the Chagos archipelago of which ocean? A. Indian Ocean Lake Nakuru is a lake of Africa famed for its flamingoes. Lake Nakuru is found in which country? A. Kenya geographybeeprepseries.com Which lies farther north: Delaware or Maryland? A. Delaware Cadillac Mountain is situated in Acadia National Park in which U.S. state? A. Maine The “Blue Grotto” or Grotta Azzura is located on what island of Italy? A. Capri It is a port city in Morocco. Name the largest city, but not the capital. A. Casablanca Which city lies at the northern entrance to the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean Sea? A. Port Said Which canal of Canada lies between Lake Ontario and Ottawa? A. Rideau Canal The Lena River crosses the middle of Siberia to flow into what body of water? A. Laptev Sea Which country lies farther north: Armenia or Iran? A. Armenia The Cliffs of Moher are a tourist attraction at Hag’s Head in County Clare. It which country is the Cliffs of Moher found? A. Ireland Moraine Lake lies in the Valley of the Ten Peaks and has appeared on the back side of this country’s currency. Name the country. A. Canada