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JFH Scholar Bowl-4
Geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| capital of Uganda | Kampala |
| capital of Afghanistan | Kabul |
| 13th state | Rhode Island |
| 14th state | Vermont |
| second longest river in Asia | Huang He (Yellow) |
| second longest river in Africa | Zaire/Congo |
| longest river in Asia | Yangtze |
| longest river in Africa | Nile |
| Longest river in South America | Amazon |
| highest capital | La Paz, Bolivia |
| second highest capital | Quito, Ecuador |
| highest lake | Lake Titicaca |
| capital of Burma | Rangoon |
| capital of Chad | Ndjamena |
| capital of Denmark | Copenhagen |
| capitals of Bolivia (2) | La Paz, Sucre |
| capital of Ghana | Accra |
| capital of Norway | Oslo |
| capital of Suriname | Paramaribo |
| capital of Switzerland | Bern |
| capital of Senegal | Dakar |
| capital of Sierra Leone | Freetown |
| capital of Alberta | Edmonton |
| capital of Northwest Territories | Yellowtown |
| capital of Prince Edward Island | Charlottetown |
| Capital of Wales | CArdiff |
| capital of Jordan | Amman |
| Capital of Belize | Belmopan |
| capital of Bulgaria | Sophia |
| Capital of India | New Dehli |
| capital of Grenada | St. Georges |
| capital of Nepal | Kathmandy |
| capital of Turkey | Ankara |
| capital of Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur |
| capital of Sri Lanka | Colombo |
| capital of Malta | Valleta |
| capital of Berkina Faso | Ougadougou |
| capital of Queensland | Brisbane |
| capital of Nova Scotia | Halifax |
| capital of New Brunswick | Fredericton |
| capital of Newfoundland | St. John's |
| capital of Kenya | Nairobi |
| capital of Ethiopia | Addis Ababa |
| capital of Ukraine | Kiev |
| capital of Albania | Tirana |
| capital of Pakistan | Islamabad |
| capital of Bellorusia | Minsk |
| capital of PErsia | Persepolis |
| capital of Assyria | Ninevah |
| capital of Babylonians/Chaldeans | Babylon |
| gulf located directly south of Yemen | Gulf of Aden |
| lake formed when 2 stream meanders meet | oxbow lake |
| grassy plains of southern Africa | veldt |
| gulf between Sweden and Finland | Gulf of Bothnia |
| most populous island in Indonesia | Java |
| sea between Dardannelles and Bosporous straits | Sea of Marmara |
| most populous state capital in US | Phoenix |
| Tennessee's secret "atomic bomb city" | Oak Ridge |
| wind on eastern slope of Rockies | Chinook |
| location of the running of the bulls | Pamplona, Spain |
| Mason-Dixon Line separates these two states | Maryland/Pennsylvania |
| lake created by Hoover Dam | Lake Mead |
| largest river in India | Ganges |
| deepest spot on Earth | Mariana Trench |
| deepest lake in the world | Lake Baikal |
| where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found | Qumrum, Jordan |
| former name of the Gulf of California | Sea of Cortes |
| place where Magna Carta was signed | Runnymede |
| Great Lake with smallest surface area | Ontario |
| shallowest Great Lake | Erie |
| Niagara Falls is between these 2 lakes | Erie/Ontario |
| only Great Lake entirely in US | Michigan |
| largest river in Venezuela | Orinoco |
| Russian peninsula in northeast | Kamchatka |
| highest point in Russia | Mt. Elbrus |
| large lake just north of St. Petersburg/frozen part of the year | Lake Ladoga |
| capital of Zimbabwe | Harare |
| capital of Nepal | Kathmandu |
| this state is the furthest north of the lower 48 | Minnesota |
| capital of Romania | Bucharest |
| largest desert in Botswana | Kalahari |
| county Miami is in | Dade |
| county Chicago is in | Cook |
| Soo Canal is between these two great lakes | Superior/Huron |
| body of water shrinking because of irrigation | Aral Sea |
| pass between Afghanistan and Pakistan | Khyber Pass |
| sacred river of India | Ganges |
| US state the Platte River flows through | Nebraska |
| tallest mountain in South America | Aconcagua |
| Huge waterfalls between Argentina and Brazil | Iguacu |
| longest river in Asia | Yangtze |
| second longest river in Asia | Huang He (Yellow) |
| river boundary between Texas and Oklahoma | Red River |
| river in Ireland | Shannon |
| river between Germany and Poland | Oder |
| world's most active volcano | Kilauea |
| highest point in Africa | Mt. Kilmanjaro |
| former name of the Hawaiian Islands | Sandwich Islands |
| southern tip of South America | Cape Horn |
| Southern tip of Africa | Cape of Good Hope |
| large island at southern tip of South America | Tierra del Fuego |
| 2 countries that have split the large island at the southern tip of South America | Argentina/Chile |
| strait that separates Tierro del Fuego from the rest of South America | Strait of Magellan |
| river that goes through Rome | Tiber |
| northern Italian river that flows into the Adriatic | Po |
| highest point in Europe | Mont Blank |
| barrier island chain off North Carolina | Outer Banks |
| Minnesota area that produces the most iron in US | Mesabi Range |
| easternmost point of the Outer Banks of North Carolina | Cape Hatteras |
| bay in Rhode Island by Newport | Narrangansett Bay |
| largest lake in Florida | Lake Okeechobee |
| biggest river in Venezuela | Orinoco |
| river flowing through Kiev and Chernobly | Dnieper |
| disputed area between India and Pakistan | Kashmir |
| flat, treeless plain in northern South America | llanos |
| flat, treeless plain in southern South America/Argentina | Pampas |
| cold, rough, windy, rocky region in southern South America | Patagonia |
| 2 names for teardrop-shaped island and its capital | Sri Lanka/Ceylon; Colombo |
| canal that cuts across the Jutland peninsula in Germany | Kiel |
| states that joined the Confederacy after Fort Sumter | VA. AR, TN, NC |
| border states | MO, KY, MD, DE, later WV |
| huge, exposed rock plate in Canada around Hudson Bay | Canadian Shield |
| country with tree on flag | Lebanon |
| state with triangular flag | Ohio |
| sate with Union Jack on flag | Hawaii |
| sate with square flag | Alabama |
| longest suspension bridge in North America | Verrazano-Narrows, New York |
| body of water where the battle of Jutland took place; also German name for the battle | skagarrak |
| heroic stand by 300 Spartans to stall Persians | Thermopylae |
| large sea battle, Greeks defeated Persians | Salamis |
| where the Exxon-Valdez oil spill took place | Prince William Sound |
| island that became home of HMS Bounty mutineers | Pitcairn Island |
| 2 cities destroyed by Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD | Pompeii, Herculaneum |
| fortified Incan city built in 15th century on top of mountain | Macchu Picchu |
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