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| In the southwestern United States, a region call the Sunbelt includes which state - Indiana or New Mexico? | New Mexico
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| Which state borders the Atlantic Ocean - South Carolina or South Dakota? | South Carolina
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| Which state borders the Gulf of Mexico - Alabama or Arizona? | Alabama
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| Which capital city lies east of the Rocky Mountains - Sacramento or Columbus? | Columbus
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| Which mountains have the higher elevation - the Sierra Nevada or the Ozark Mountains? | The Sierra Nevada
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| Death Valley, which contains the lowest point in the United States, in located in which state? | California
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| Which city is the largest city in Kentucky and the home of the Kentucky Derby? | Louisville
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| What is the second largest state in area in the United States? | Texas
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| The smallest state in area in the United States is which state? | Rhode Island
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| Which state is located between Kansas and Texas? | Oklahoma
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| Located in Alaska, which mountain peak is the tallest in the United States? | Mount McKinley
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| Which of the Great Lakes is the largest? | Lake Superior
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| Lake Tahoe lies of the border of California and which other state? | Nevada
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| The junction of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers form the southern boundary of which state? | Illinois
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| Lake Okeechobee, the largest lake in the southern United States, is located in which state? | Florida
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| Which state is the westernmost in longitude? | Alaska
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| Lake Ontario borders which state? | New York
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| Lake Powell and Lake Mead are located on which major river? | The Colorado River
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| The Columbia River forms part of the southern boundary of Washington and which state? | Oregon
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| Which state is located along the Appalachian Mountains - Virginia or Nevada? | Virginia
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| The Rio Hondo forms a boundary between Mexico and which other country? | Belize
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| Which lake is on the border between Chad and Cameroon? | Lake Chad
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| St. George's Channel divides the United Kingdom from which nation? | Ireland
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| While La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, what is the constitutional capital? | Sucre
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| Which mountain range is the traditional division between Europe and Asia? | The Ural Mountains
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| Which river forms part of the border between Costa Rica and Nicaragua? | The San Juan River
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| Which country is the most populous in the world? | China
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| Bikini Atoll, where the United States tested nuclear weapons, is located in which country? | The Marshall Islands
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| The Nordic Council is composed of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and which other country? | Iceland
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| Which country is the largest trading partner with the United States? | Canada
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| Gibraltar is controlled by which country? | The United Kingdom
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| What is the most commonly spoken language in the world? | Mandarin
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| What is the largest desert in the world? | The Sahara
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| Which the only English-speaking country in Central America? | Belize
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| The Forbidden City is located in which Asian capital? | Bejing
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| Which country lies to the west of Austria - Slovenia or Switzerland? | Switzerland
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| Denmark lies on which peninsula? | Jutland
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| Which country controls more area of the island of Hispaniola - Barbados or the Dominican Republic? | The Dominican Republic
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| The source of the Danube River is in which forest? | The Black Forest
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| Located within Tanzania, which is Africa's tallest mountain? | Kilimanjaro
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| The gaseous layer surrounding the Earth is known as what? | The atmosphere
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| The reflectivity of a surface, such as the ground or a cloud, is known as what? | Albedo
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| The circumference of the Earth is largest at which imaginary line? | The equator
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| What is the name of the outer layer of the lithosphere? | The crust
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| What is the name for a rocky desert? | Reg
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| What large U.S. lake is the remains of Pleistocene Lake Bonneville? | The Great Salt Lake
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| What is the most abundant element, by weight, in the Earth's crust? | Oxygen
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| Approximately how long does it take for the Earth to rotate once? | One day, or about twenty-four hours
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| The tilt of the Earth's axis is responsible for what changes during a year? | The seasons
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| What is the name of the lowest layer of the atmosphere? | The troposphere
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| The sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer at which time of the year? | June solstice (June 21 or 22)
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| The North Pole is dark twenty-four hours a day during which season in the Northern Hemisphere? | Winter
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| What term is used to describe crescent-shaped lakes, formed when a meander of a stream has been bypassed? | Oxbow lakes
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| Diverging winds have what effect on air pressure? | Lower or reduce
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| Earthquakes can cause large, damaging ocean waves known by what Japanese name? | Tsunamis
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| What is the name of bowl-like features cut into mountains or hills where glaciers form? | Cirques
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| Aeolian erosion is caused by what? | Wind
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| Smaller quakes that can follow for several days after an earthquake are known as what? | Aftershocks
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| A narrow strip of land (such as Panama) connecting two larger landmasses is called what? | An isthmus
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| What is the name of the "sea" in the North Atlantic Ocean that lies within the Gulf Stream and is named for the floating seaweed found there? | Sargasso Sea
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| Since the late 1980s, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) were banned to prevent further damage to what? | The ozone layer
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| Often called "sea cows," what endangered marine mammal can be found off the Florida coast as well as in South America and Africa? | Manatees
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| Tahrs, descendants of Himalayan mountain goats, are an invasive species causing problems with the ecosystem in Table Mountain Nature Reserve in which African country? | South Africa
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| The Chernobyl nuclear power plant, located in which current country, released radioactive material into the atmosphere in 1986? | Ukraine
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| Which island country, off the coast of Africa, was the home of the dodo bird before it was hunted to extinction? | Mauritania
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| The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which preserves 130 species of trees and 26 species of salamander, is located in Kentucky and which other state? | Tennessee
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| The Serengeti National Park, home to lions, elephants, rhinos, zebras, and many other species of animals, is located in which African country? | Tanzania
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| The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in the Coral Sea is located off the eastern coast of which country? | Australia
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| Gunung Mulu National Park, containing the world's most extensive cave system and tropical rain forests, is located in which Asian country? | Malaysia
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| In addition to the American alligator, which lives in the southeastern United States, a second species of alligator can be found in the Yangtze River Basin in which country? | China
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| What region south of the Sahara Desert is at risk of desertification? | Sahel
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| Parts of the Black Sea are covered by a toxic layer of hydrogen sulfide from untreated sewage and agricultural byproducts primarily from which country? | Russia
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| Around which sea has a region of more than 150,000 square miles been officially recognized as an Ecological Disaster Zone due to 80 percent decrease in water volume caused by diversion of water? | The Aral Sea
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| Over 95 percent of the water in which European country's rivers and lakes is considered unfit for consumption? | Poland
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| The Asiatic lion, which was nearly brought to extinction due to hunting, lives on the Kathiawar Peninsula in which country? | India
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| The giant panda is native to the bamboo forests of which country? | China
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| Which large mammal, native to Africa, is being hunted into extinction for its horn? | Rhinocerous
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| Which is the only marsupial native to the United States? | The opossum (or Virginia opossum)
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| Which gas is responsible for approximately 75 percent of the greenhouse effect? | Carbon dioxide
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| Which country is the largest in Africa and has an ecosystem ranging from sparse animal and plant life in the deserts to equatorial areas and rivers with a variety of species, including tsetse flies? | Sudan
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| What percentage of the Earth is covered by oceans? | 71 percent
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| Which country lies along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and is partially covered by the Vatnajokull ice sheet? | Iceland
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| The Klondike region can be found in which Canadian province? | Yukon Territory
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| The ancient city Teotihuacan, containing the Pyramid of the Sun and the Temple of Quetzalcoatl, can be found in what modern Latin American country? | Mexico
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| Cook Strait separates the North Island and South Island of which country? | New Zealand
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| What major south Asian river contains more sediment than any other and merges with the Ganges in Bangladesh? | Brahmaputra
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| The capital of Lilongwe and the cities of Blantyre, Zomba, and Mzuzu are located in which small African country on the west side of Lake Nyasa? | Malawi
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| What South American country is 2,650 miles long and no more than 270 miles wide and includes hundreds of islands? | Chile
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| Which Western Hemisphere country leads the world in milk and butter production? | The United States
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| What is the name of the Alaskan sound that was devastated by the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989? | Prince William Sound
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| The country of Ecuador is named after which imaginary line? | Equator
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| What small country, with a capital of Mbabane, lies on the border of South Africa and Mozambique? | Swaziland
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| Near which pole can you find the Beaufort Sea? | The North Pole
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| The region of Inner Mongolia, also known as Nei Monggol, can be found in which country? | China
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| Ogallala, the largest aquifer in the United States, is a classic example of overextraction of groundwater. Ogallala lies under which region of the United States? | The Southwest (or the Midwest)
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| Sulawesi and Halmahera Islands, separated by the Molucca Sea, are part of which country? | Indonesia
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| The Weddell Sea can be found off the western coast of which continent? | Antarctica
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| The twentieth century's deadliest earthquake, which struck in 1976 and killed 242,000 people, occurred in which country? | China
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| Cape Horn is located at the southern tip of which continent? | South America
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| Which European country contains a region of hills known as the Transdanubia, home to Balaton, the country's largest lake? | Hungary
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