In each blank, try to type in the
word that is missing. If you've
typed in the correct word, the
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If your not sure what answer should be entered, press the space bar and the next missing letter will be displayed. When you are all done, you should look back over all your answers and review the ones in red. These ones in red are the ones which you needed help on. Superlative: Coldest on EarthAnswer: AntarticaRemarks: Antarctica, fifth largest of the Earth’s seven continents. The southernmost, coldest, windiest, highest, most remote, and most recently discovered continent. Superlative: Deepest LakeAnswer: Lake Remarks: With a maximum depth of 1637 m (5371 ft), it is the deepest lake in the world and is estimated to contain approximately one-fifth of all the earth's fresh surface water Superlative: Mountain (World)Answer: Mt EverestRemarks: On the border between Nepal and Tibet, the height of Mount Everest has been determined to be 8,850 m (29,035 ft) Superlative: OceanAnswer: PacificRemarks: Deepest and largest ocean. The greatest known depth in any of the world's oceans is 11,033 m (36,198 ft) in the Mariana Trench off Guam. Superlative: Country with most Answer: Remarks: (blank) Superlative: Highest cityAnswer: La Paz, Remarks: (blank) Superlative: mountain regionAnswer: HimalayasRemarks: The Himalayas form the earth’s highest mountain region, containing 9 of the 10 highest peaks in the world. Among these peaks are the world’s highest mountain, Mount Everest (8,850 m/29,035 ft), which is on the Nepal-Tibet border; the second highest peak. Superlative: Highest LakeAnswer: Lake TiticacaRemarks: In east central South America on the Peru/Bolivia border, the highest navigable lake in the world (about 3,810 m/12,500 ft above sea ) Superlative: Hottest PlaceAnswer: Valley, CaliforniaRemarks: Much of the valley is below sea , and near Badwater, at 86 m (282 ft) below sea level, is the lowest point in the western hemisphere. The summer temperatures in Death Valley, one of the hottest regions known, exceed 52° C (125° F). Superlative: City (by population)Answer: TokyoRemarks: Greater Tokyo is the largest urban agglomeration in the world, swallowing up the neighboring cities of Yokohama, Kawasaki, and Chiba. Despite its size, Tokyo has very public transportation, which accounts for almost 80% of all journeys. Superlative: country by populationAnswer: ChinaRemarks: More than one-fifth of the population—1.3 billion people—live in China. Superlative: desertAnswer: Sahara (N Africa)Remarks: The entire desert, the largest in the world, is about 1,610 km (about 1,000 mi) wide and 5,150 km (about 3,200 mi) long from east to west. The total area of the Sahara is more than 9.1 million sq km (more than 3.5 million sq mi). Superlative: Largest installationAnswer: Three Gorges Dam in Remarks: Officially dedicated in 2012, has the greatest capacity in the world (22,500 megawatts when placed in full operation) Superlative: Largest inland seaAnswer: Caspian Remarks: It about 1210 km (about 750 mi) in a northern and southern direction and about 210 to 436 km (about 130 to 271 mi) in an eastern and western direction. It has an area of 371,000 sq km (143,000 sq mi) Superlative: Largest Answer: GreenlandRemarks: (blank) Superlative: Largest Lake by areaAnswer: Lake Remarks: Canada/US Superlative: Largest Lake by Answer: Lake Remarks: (blank) Superlative: landmassAnswer: Remarks: (blank) Superlative: monolithAnswer: Uluru (Ayers Rock)Remarks: Australia Superlative: Largest Answer: Remarks: (blank) Superlative: Largest river by volumeAnswer: Remarks: S America Superlative: Largest country by Answer: RussiaRemarks: (blank) Superlative: Largest Answer: RussiaRemarks: (blank) Superlative: Largest mountain systemAnswer: The Remarks: S America Superlative: riverAnswer: NileRemarks: in northeastern Africa, from its principal source, Lake Victoria, in east central Africa, the Nile flows north through Uganda, Sudan, and Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea, a distance of 5584 km (3470 mi) Superlative: Lowest on Earth (land)Answer: Shore of the Dead Remarks: (408 m/1,340 ft below sea level in 1996) Superlative: buildingAnswer: Burj (Dubai)Remarks: Superlative: place on EarthAnswer: Atacama Remarks: N Chile Superlative: Highest waterfall on EarthAnswer: Falls, 3,281 feet.Remarks: Venezuela Superlative: Highest mountain outside AsiaAnswer: , 22,835 feetRemarks: Argentina Superlative: ArchipelagoAnswer: IndonesiaRemarks: (blank) Superlative: Longest cave in the Answer: Mammoth Cave, KentuckyRemarks: 345 miles of passageways Superlative: Deadliest Volcanic Answer: Tambora, IndonesiaRemarks: 92,000 people in 1815 Superlative: Man-made lake (reservoir)Answer: Owen Falls, Lake Remarks: Uganda Superlative: Highest mountain in Answer: Kilimanjaro 5, 596.3 m/19,340 Remarks: Tanzania Superlative: Highest mountain in N AmericaAnswer: Mt McKinley, Alaska - (also as Denali)Remarks: 20,320 Superlative: Highest Mountain in Answer: Mt KosciuszkoRemarks: 7310 Superlative: Largest, coldest and of the Great LakesAnswer: Lake Remarks: (blank) Superlative: Smallest LakeAnswer: Erie by , Ontario by surface areaRemarks: (blank) Superlative: Northernmost Capitial Answer: ReykjavikRemarks: Superlative: Southernmost Capital Answer: WellingtonRemarks: New Zealand Superlative: Largest Lake in Answer: Lake Remarks: Second largest (areawise) in World after L Superior. Borders Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania Superlative: Organ in the human bodyAnswer: Remarks: (blank) Superlative: Largest CountryAnswer: Remarks: (blank) Superlative: HelicopterAnswer: Westland Remarks: 249 mph Superlative: Longest River in Answer: LoireRemarks: The Loire {lwar} River, with a total length of 625 mi. (1,006 km), making it the longest river in France, rises on Mont Gerbier de Jonc in the Central. Initially, it flows north toward the Paris Basin, but at Orléans it arcs toward the west, passin Superlative: Longest River in Answer: VolgaRemarks: The Volga River is the longest river in Europe, about 2,300 miles (3,700 km), draining into the Caspian Sea. Superlative: Longest River in North AmericaAnswer: -Missouri-JeffersonRemarks: When the river is measured from mouth to farthest source, it is called the Mississippi-Missouri-Jefferson. 3900 long. |
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