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GRIMES
Grimes-WG 2nd Semester Exam Review-PHYSICAL GEO
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The longest river in Europe? | VOLGA |
| On what peninsula do Spain & Portugal lie? | IBERIAN PENINSULA |
| What narrow body of water connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean? | STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR |
| This is the longest river in China. | YANGTZE (CHANG JIANG) |
| These are main rivers in China. | YELLOW (HUANG HE), YANGTZE (CHANG JIANG), AND XI |
| This Australian mountain range blocks precipitation from part of Australia. | GREAT DIVIDING RANGE |
| This landmass is like a continent, but on a smaller scale. | SUBCONTINENT |
| This is expansion of dry conditions to once moist areas. | DESERTIFICATION |
| This is a huge monolith in central Australia. | AYERS ROCK (ULURU) |
| These are seasonal winds found in South Asia. | MONSOONS |
| These mountains form a natural barrier between France & Spain. | PYRENEES MOUNTAINS |
| This forms a division between Europe and Asia. | URAL MOUNTAINS |
| This is the largest island of Greece. | CRETE |
| These countries make up the Baltic Republics. | ESTONIA, LATVIA, AND LITHUANIA |
| This is an oil rich area of Southwest Asia. | PERSIAN GULF |
| This silt makes the Huang He River yellow. | LOESS |
| These are the countries of Scandinavia. | DENMARK, NORWAY, SWEDEN, FINLAND, AND ICELAND. |
| These insects carry human diseases in E. Asia. | TSE TSE FLIES |
| This is the deepest lake in the world. | LAKE BAIKAL |
| This Indian river often floods. | BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER |
| The largest eastern European country entirely in Europe. | UKRAINE |
| This is the largest desert in the world. | SAHARA |
| The largest country in area and 9th in population | RUSSIA |
| These are major rivers in South Asia. | INDUS, GANGES, BRAHMAPUTRA |
| This is the largest lake in Africa. | LAKE VICTORIA |
| This water body separates Africa from the Arabian Peninsula. | RED SEA |
| This is the largest "saltwater" lake in Russia. | CASPIAN SEA |
| This was caused by continental shift causing land to sink. | GREAT RIFT VALLEY |
| These are South African deserts. | KALAHARI AND NAMIB DESERTS |
| This plain runs from the French Alps to the Baltic Sea. | NORTH EUROPEAN PLAIN |
| These are things you might see in Antarctica. | ICEBERGS, ICE SHELF, PENGUINS, AND SCIENTISTS |
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