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FSOT-World Geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| absolute location | exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates |
| Adriatic Sea | Sea between Italy and Balkans |
| Aegean sea | Sea between Greece and Turkey |
| Approx. how many people live in Asia? | 3.9 billion. |
| Approx. how many people live in South America? | 330 Million. |
| Approx. how many people live in the E.U.? | 460 Million. |
| Arabian Sea | Part of the Indian Ocean whose main arms include the Gulf of Oman and the Gulf of Aden |
| Aswan Dam | Major dam on the Nile River in Egypt. |
| basin | are of land drained by a given river and its branches area of land surrounded by lands of higher elevations |
| Bavaria | Major state in Southwestern Germany, next to Austria and Czech Republic |
| bay | part of a large basin of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf |
| Bay of Biscay | Part of Atlantic, bordered west coast of France, north coast of Spain |
| Bay of Bengal | Part of Indian Ocean between India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and SE Asia |
| Bering Sea | Northward extension of the Pacific Ocean between Siberia and Alaska. |
| Borneo | Island in Indonesia SW of the Phillipines |
| Bosporus | Straight separating the European and the Asian portions of Turkey. |
| Brahmaputra | Source: Himalayan Mountains, Tibet Outflow: Ganges River |
| canyon | deep and narrow valley with steep walls |
| cape | point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean |
| Capri | Island in the bay of Naples in Southern Italy |
| Caspian sea | Salwater lake between Europe and Asia, bordered by Azerbaijan, Russia and Kazakhstan, Iran. |
| channel | wide strait or waterway between two land masses that close to each other, deep part of a river or other waterway |
| Congo River | River of Central Africa, flowing through Congo to the Atlantic Ocean |
| Crimea | Peninsula in the extreme southern Ukraine in the Black Sea. |
| Danube River | Second longest European river through central and SE Europe. Empties Black Sea |
| Darling | Source: Eastern Highlands, Australia Outflow: Murray River |
| Dead sea | Salt lake on the border between Israel and Jordan. Lowest point of dry land on earth. |
| divide | stretch of high land that seperates river systems |
| downstream | direction in witch a river or stream flows from its source to its mouth |
| Elbe river | River in central Europe, flowing from NW Czech to North sea |
| elevation | height of land above sea level |
| Ganges | Source: Himalayas Outflow: Bay of Bengal |
| glacier | large, thick body of slowly moving ice |
| gulf | part of a large basin of water that extends into a shoreline, generally bigger than a bay |
| harbor | a sheltered place along the shoreline where ships can anchor safely |
| highland | elevated land area such as a hill, mountian, or plateau |
| hill | elevated land with sloping sides and rounded summit, generally smaller than a mountian |
| Indus | Source: Himalayan Mountains, Tibet Outflow: Arabian Sea |
| isthmus | narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas |
| Lena | Source: Baikal Mountains, Russia Outflow: Arctic Ocean |
| lowland | land, usually level, at a low elevation |
| Mackenzie | Source: Finlay River, British Columbia Outflow: Beaufort Sea |
| Mekong | Source: Tibetan Highlands Outflow: South China Sea |
| meridian | one of many lines on the global grid running from the North pole to the South pole, used to measure degrees of longitude |
| mesa | broad, flat- topped landform with steep sides, smaller than a plateau |
| Missouri | Source: Confluence of Gallatin, Jefferson, and Madison rivers in Montana Outflow: Mississippi River |
| Murray | Source: Australian Alps, New South Wales Outflow: Indian Ocean |
| Name the 3 deserts of Africa from north to south. | Sahara, Namib, Kalahari |
| Name the capital and bordering countries of American Samoa. | Pago Pago. South Pacific Ocean. Near Samoa. |
| Name the capital and bordering countries of Andorra. | Andorra La Vella. Spain, France. |
| Name the capital and bordering countries of Angola. | Luanda. South Atlantic Ocean. Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Namibia. |
| Name the capital and bordering countries of Argentina. | Buenos Aires. Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay, South Atlantic Ocean. Contains the Rio Parana. |
| Name the capital and bordering countries of Armenia. | Yerevan. Georgia, AZERBAIJAN, Iran, Turkey. |
| Name the capital and bordering countries of Australia. | Canberra. Indian Ocean and South Pacific Ocean, Near East Timor, Papa New Guinea, Indonesia. |
| Name the capital and bordering countries of Austria. | Vienna (on the Danube river). Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy, Switzedrland, Liechtenstein. |
| Name the capital and bordering countries of Azerbaijan. | Baku (on the Caspian Sea). Iran, Armenia, Georgia, Russia. |
| Name the capital and bordering countries of Bahrain. | Manama. In the Gulf of Bahrain (Persian Gulf) near Saudi Aurabia, Qatar. |
| Name the capital and bordering countries of Bangladesh. | Dhaka. India, Burma, and Bay of bengal (Indian Ocean). Contains Ganges , Meghna, and Jamuna Rivers. |
| Name the capital and bordering countries of Belarus. | Minsk. Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia. |
| Name the capital and bordering countries of Belgium. | Brussels. North Sea, Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, France. |
| Name the capital and bordering countries of Belize. | Belmopan. Mexico, Guatemala, Caribbean sea. |
| Name the capital and bordering countries of Benin. | Porto Novo. Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Atlantic Ocean. |
| Name the capital and bordering countries of Bhutan. | Thimphu. China, India. |
| Name the capital and bordering countries of Bolivia. | La Paz. Chile, Peru, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina. |
| Name the capital and bordering countries of Bosnia and Herzegovina. | Sarajevo. Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, Adriatic Sea. |
| Name the capital and bordering countries of Botswana. | Gaborone. Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia. |
| Name the capital and bordering countries of Brazil. | Brazilia. Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, North Atlantic Ocean. Contains Amazon and Parana rivers. |
| Name the capital and bordering countries of Bulgaria. | Sofia. Romania (seperated by the Danube river), The Black Sea, Greece, Turkey, Serbia and Montenegro, Macedonia. |
| Name the capital and bordering countries of Burkina Faso. | Ouagadougou. Niger, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Cote d'Ivorie, Mali. Contains the Black Volta River. |
| Name the capital and bordering countries of Burma. | Rangoon. India, China, Laos, Thailand, Bay of Bengal (Indian Ocean) |
| Name the capital and bordering countries of Burundi. | Bujumbura. Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania. |
| Name the capital and bordering countries of Cambodia. | Phnom Penh. Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Gulf of Thailand (Indian Ocean). Contains the Mekong river. |
| Name the capital and bordering countries of Cameroon. | Yaounde. Nigeria, Chad, Central African Republic, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Equitorial Guinea, Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean). |
| Name the capital and bordering countries of Central African Republic. | Bangui. Chad, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Republic of Congo. |
| Name the capital and bordering countries of Chad. | N'Djamena. Libya, C.A.R, Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan. Contains Lake Chad. |
| Name the capital and bordering countries of Chile. | Santiago. South Pacific Ocean, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, South Atlantic Ocean via Straight of Magellan. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Kenya. | Nairobi. Tanzania, Ethiopia, Somolia, Sudan, Uganda, Indian ocean, lake Victoria. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Kyrgystan. | Bishkek. Uzbekistan, China, Khazakstan, Tajikistan. Contains Naryn River. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Laos. | Vientiane. Thailand (border is Mekong river), China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Burma. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Latvia. | Riga. Estonia, Lituania, Baltic Sea, Russia, Belarus. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Lesotho. | Maseru. South Africa. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Liberia. | Monrovia. Sierra Leone, Cote d'Ivorie, Guniea, Atlantic Ocean. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Liechtenstein. | Vaduz. Switzerland, Austria. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Lithuania. | Vilnius. Russia, Latvia, Poland, Belarus, Baltic Sea. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Luxembourg. | Luxembourg. Belgium, Germany, France. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Macedonia. | Skopje. Serbia and Montenegro, Greece, Albania, Bulgaria. Contains Vardar river. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Madagascar. | Antananarivo. Near Comoros in Indian ocean. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Malawi. | Lilongwe. Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Lake Nyasa. Contains Shire river. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Malaysia. | Kuala Lumpur. Thailand, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore. Near Vietnam and Philippines in South China Sea. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Maldives. | Male. Near India in Indian Ocean. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Mali. | Bamako. Guinea, Senegal, Algeria, Niger, Mauritania, Cote d'Ivorie, Burkina Faso. Contains Niger river. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Malta. | Valletta. Mediterranean sea. Former UK colony, now EU member. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Mauritania. | Nouakchott. Western Sahara, Mali, Algeria, Senegal (border is Senegal river), North Atlantic. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Mexico. | Mexico City. United States, Guatemala, Belize, Pacific ocean, mediterranean sea. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Moldova. | Chisinau. Romania, Ukraine. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Mongolia. | Ulaanbaatar. China, Russia. Contains part of Gobi Desert. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Morocco. | Casablanca. Western Sahara, Algeria, Spain, Atlantic ocean, mediterranean sea. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Mozambique. | Maputo. Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, South Africa, Indian Ocean, Lake Nyasa. Contains Zambezi River. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Namibia. | Windhoek. Botswana, South Africa, Angola, Zambia, South Atlantic Ocean. Contains Kalahari and Namib Deserts. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Nepal. | Kathmandu. China, India. Contains Mt. Everest. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Netherlands. | Amsterdam. Belgium, Germany, North Sea. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of New Zealand. | Wellington. South Pacific Ocean near Australia. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Nicaragua. | Managua. Costa Rica, Honduras, Mediterranean Sea, Pacific Ocean. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Niger. | Niamey. Nigeria, Algeria, Libya, Chad, Burkina Faso, Benin, Mali, Contains Niger River And part of sahara desert. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Nigeria. | Abuja. Chad, Niger, Cameroon, Benin, Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean). Contains Benue and Niger Rivers. Former English Colony. Member of OPEC. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Oman. | Muscat. Saudi Arabia, Yemen, UAE, Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Papua New Guinea. | Port Moresby. Indonesia, Coral Sea (Pacific Ocean). Near Australia. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Paraguay. | Asuncion. Brazil (Rio Parana forms part of border), Argentina, Bolivia. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Peru. | Lima. Pacific Ocean. Equador, Colombia, Bolivia, Chile, Brazil. Contains source of Amazon River and Lake Titicaca. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Philippines. | Manila. South Pacific Ocean. Near Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Taiwan. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Poland. | Warsaw. Baltic Sea, Russia, Belarus, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Lithuania. Contains Vistula and Oder Rivers. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Portugal. | Lisbon. Spain, Atlantic Ocean. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Puerto Rico. | San Juan. Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Spanish colony ceded to US after spanish-american war. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Romania. | Bucharest. Hungary, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Black Sea, Moldova, Serbia and Montenegro (across Danube River). |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Rwanda. | Kigali. Uganda, Brundi, DPR Congo, Tanzania, lake Kivu. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Sao Tome and Principe. | Sao Tome. Gulf of Guinea near Equitorial Guinea. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Senegal. | Dakar. The Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Atlantic Ocean. Former French Colony liberated 1960. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Seychelles. | Victoria. In Indian ocean near Comoros, Madagascar. Independant from UK in 1976. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Sierra Leone. | Freetown. Liberia, Guinea, Atlantic Ocean. Former UK Colony freed in 1961. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Singapore. | Singpore. Malaysia, Indian Ocean, Indonesia (across Singapore Strait). Freed from UK in 1963. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Slovakia. | Bratislava. Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Austria, Hungary (Danube river forms partial border), Contains Vah river. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Slovenia. | Ljubljana. Italy, Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Gulf of Venice (Adriatic Sea). |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Somalia. | Mogadishu. Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, Red Sea, Indian Ocean. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of South Korea. | Seoul. North Korea, Sea of Japan (Pacific Ocean). Near Japan, China, Russia. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Sri Lanka. | Colombo. Bay of Bengal (Indian Ocean)near India and Maldives. |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Sudan. | Khartoum. Egypt, Libya, Chad, CAR, DPR Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Eritria, Ethiopia, Red Sea. Contains Nile River (White and Blue forks). |
| Name the Capital and bordering countries of Suriname. | Paramaribo. French Guiana, Brazil, Guyana, North Atlantic Ocean. |
| Name the capital and bordering countries of The Bahamas. | Nassau. In North Atlantic ocean near US (florida) and Cuba. |
| Name the capital and countries that border Algeria. | Algiers. Mediterranean Sea, Tunesia, Libya, Niger,Mali, Mauritania, Western Sahara, Morocco. |
| Name the Capital and neighboring countries of Costa Rica. | San Jose. Nicaragua, Panama, Caribbean Sea, Pacific Ocean. |
| Name the Capital and neighboring countries of Cote d'Ivorie. | Yamoussoukro. Ghana, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Atlantic Ocean, Guinea, Mali. |
| Name the Capital and neighboring countries of Croatia. | Zagreb. Slovenia, Adriatic Sea, Sebia and Montenegro (Danube river forms the border), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary. |
| Name the Capital and neighboring countries of Czech Republic. | Prague. Germany, Slovakia, Poland, Austria. Contains the Elbe river. |
| Name the Capital and neighboring countries of Democratic Republic of the Congo. | Kinshasa. Republic of the Congo (Congo River makes a large part of the border), Angola, Tanzania (across lake Tanganyika), Rwanda, Brundi, C.A.R., Uganda, Sudan, Zambia. Contains Lualaba river. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of Djibouti. | Djibouti. Eritrea, Somolia, Ethiopia, Red Sea. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of East Timor. | Dili. Indonesia, Timor Sea, Banda Sea (south Pacific Ocean). |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of Ecuador. | Quito. Columbia, Peru, Pacific Ocean. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of Equatorial Guinea. | Malabo. Cameroon, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of Eritrea. | Asmara. Red Sea, Sudan, Djibouti, Ethiopia. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of Ethiopia. | Addis Ababa. Sudan, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somolia, Kenya. Contains source of the Blue Nile & the great rift valley. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of Fiji. | Suva. South Pacific Ocean. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of Finland. | Helinski. Russia, North Sea, Sweden, Norway, Estonia (across gulf of Finland), Baltic Sea. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of French Guiana. | Cayenne. North Atlantic Ocean, Suriname, Brazil. The only non-independant state in South America. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of French Polynesia. | Papeete. South Pacific ocean. France conducted nuclear tests here as recently as 1996. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of Gabon. | Libreville. Atlantic Ocean, Equitorial Guiana, Cameroon, Republic of the congo. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of Gabon. | Libreville. Atlantic Ocean, Equitorial Guiana, Cameroon, Republic of the congo. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of Georgia. | Tblisi (on the Mlkvari River). Russia (across the caucas mountains), Black Sea, Armenia, Turkey, Azerbaijan. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of Ghana. | Accra. Togo, Cote d'Ivorie, Burkina Faso, Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic). Contains Lake Volta. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of Greece. | Athens. Macedonia, Albania, Turkey, Bulgaria, Ionian Sea, Aegean Sea, Sea of Crete, Mediterranean Sea. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of Guatemala. | Guatemala City. Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Belize, Pacific Ocean, Mediterranean Sea. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of Guinea. | Conakry. Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote d'Ivorie, Atlantic Ocean. Contains the Niger River. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of Guinea-Bissau. | Bissau. Senegal, Guinea, Atlantic Ocean. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of Guyana. | Georgetown. Venezuela, Suriname, Brazil, Atlantic Ocean. |
| Name the Capital and neighboring countries of Italy. | Rome. Monaco, France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Mediterranean Sea. Contains Po river. |
| Name the Capital and neighboring countries of Jamaica. | Kingston. Carribean sea. |
| Name the Capital and neighboring countries of Jordan. | Amman. Israel, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Contains Dead Sea and Jordan River. |
| Name the Capital and neighboring countries of Kazakhstan. | Astana. Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgystan, Russia, China, Caspian Sea. Contains Aral sea, Ertis river. |
| Name the Capital and neighboring countries of Republic of the Congo. | Brazzaville. South Atlantic Ocean, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (most of border is Congo River), Cameroon, Equitorial Guinea, C.A.R. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of Sweden. | Stockholm. Norway, Finland, Baltic Sea, Near Denmark. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of Tajikistan. | Dushanbe. Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, China, Afghanistan. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of Tanzania. | Dar es Salaam. Kenya, Burundi, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, DPR Congo, Lake Victoria, Indian Ocean, Lake Nyasa. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of the Dominican Republic. | Santo Domingo. Haiti, North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of The Gambia. | Banjul. Senegal, Atlantic Ocean. Contains the Gambia river delta. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of the United Arab Emirates. | Abu Dhabi. Saudi Arabia, Oman, Persian Gulf, near Qatar. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of the US Virgin Islands. | Charlotte Amalie. North Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of Togo. | Lome. Burkina Faso, Benin, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean). |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of Tunisia. | Tunis. Libya, Algeria, Mediterranean Sea. Independent from france in 1956. Best arab nation on womens rights. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of Turkey. | Ankara. Greece, Bulgaria, Syria, Iraq, Turkmenistan, Georgia, Armenia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea, Bosporus Strait, Dardanelles, contains source of Tigris and Euphrates rivers. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of Turkmenistan. | Ashgabat. Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Caspian Sea, Amu Darya River. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of Uganda. | Kampala. DPR Congo, Rwanda, Lake Victoria, Sudan, Tanzania, Kenya, Victoria branch of the Nile River. Independant from the UK in 1962. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of Ukraine. | Kiev. Romania, Russia, Moldova, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Belarus, the Black Sea. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of Uruguay. | Montevideo. Brazil, Argentina, Atlantic Ocean, Rio Negro. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of Uzbekistan. | Tashkent. Kazakistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Aral Sea. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of Venezuela. | Caracas. Colombia, Brazil, Guyana, Mediterranean Sea, Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba, Grenada, Barbados. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of Western Sahara. | Morocco, Mauritania, Algeria, Atlantic Ocean. It is currently claimed by Morocco and has no capital. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of Yemen. | Sanaa. Saudi Arabia, Oman, Red Sea, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somolia, Arabian Sea (Indian Ocean). |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of Zambia. | Lusaka. DPR Congo, Malawi, Angola, Botswana, Nambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Tanzania, contains Zambezi river. Independant from UK in 1964. |
| Name the capital and neighboring countries of Zimbabwe. | Harare. Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Botswana, South Africa. Independant from UK circa 1961. |
| Name the countries that feed into the Nile River. | Sudan, Ethiopia, Egypt, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Eritrea, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Nile | Source: Lake Victoria, Africa Outflow: Mediterranean Sea |
| Orinoco | Source: Serra Parima Mountains in Venezuela (Serra Parima, Portuguese; Sierra Parima, Spanish) Outflow: Atlantic Ocean |
| physical feature | characteristic of a place occuring naturally, such as a landform, body of water, climate pattern, or resource |
| Purus | Source: Andes Mountains of Peru Outflow: Amazon River |
| relief | changes in elevation over a given area of land |
| Ruhr Valley | West-central Germany. Its main industrial region |
| sea | large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land |
| seacoast | land lying next to a sea or an ocean |
| sound | broad inland body of water, often between a caostline and one or more islands off the coast |
| source | (of a river) place where a river or stream begins, often in highlands |
| tributary | small river or stream that flows into a large river or stream a branch of the river |
| Volga | Source: Valdai Plateau, Russia Outflow: Caspian Sea |
| What are The Narrows? | The entrance to New York Harbor. |
| What body of water does the Danube drain into? | The Black Sea. |
| What countries feed into the Brahmaputra River? | India (58.0%), P.R. China (19.7%), Nepal (9.0%), Bangladesh (6.6%), Disputed India/P.R. China (4.2%), Bhutan (2.4%) |
| What countries feed into the Congo River? | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Cameroon, Zambia, Burundi, Rwanda |
| What countries feed into the Danube River? | Romania (28.9%), Hungary (11.7%), Austria (10.3%), Serbia and Montenegro (10.3%), Germany (7.5%), Slovakia (5.8%), Bulgaria (5.2%), Bosnia and Herzegovina (4.8%), Croatia (4.5%), Ukraine (3.8%), Czech Republic (2.6%), Slovenia (2.2%), Moldova (1.7%), Swit |
| What countries feed into the Mekong River? | Laos, Thailand, P.R. China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar |
| What countries feed into the Niger River? | Nigeria, Mali, Niger, Algeria, Guinea, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Chad |
| What countries have access to the Black Sea? | Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine |
| What countries have access to the Caspian Sea? | Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Azerbaijan. Russia's Volga river and a canal system links it to the Black Sea. |