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| What is the principle mnt. range in the eastern US? | Appalachian Mnts. |
| What is the world's deepest lake? | Lake Baikal, Russia |
| Into what sea does the Volga River flow? | Caspian Sea |
| What desert plant is native to the Western Hemisphere? | cactus |
| The George Washington Bridge crosses what river to New York City? | Hudson River |
| What is the term used for the beginning points of a river system? | headwaters |
| What range of mnts. in N.Africa runs form the Mediterranean to the Atlantic? | Atlas Mnts. |
| the Aswan Dam spans what great river? | Nile |
| What powerful hydroelectric plant is located on the Parana River between Brazil and Paraguay? | Itaipu Dam |
| In which direction does the Nile River flow? | north |
| What is the principal river that runs through Arizona? | Colorado River |
| Which mnts. divide Spain and France? | Pyrenees |
| What river runs through the middle of Paris? | Seine |
| which mnts. separate Italy from France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia? | Alps |
| What is the only active volcano on the European mainland? | Mt. Vesuvius |
| Which mountain range divides Europe form Asia? | Urals |
| What is the largest high-altitude lake in N. Am.? | Yellowstone Lake |
| In what country is the Chihuahuan Desert located? | Mexico |
| Which mnt. range is the longest in the world? | Andes Mnt. Range |
| Which river forms part of the border between France and Germany? | Rhine River |
| Which desert in eastern Asia is one of the coldest deserts? | Gobi Desert |
| Which mountains are the world's highest mountains? | Himalayas |
| Which desert covers most of northern Africa? | Sahara Desert |
| Which is the most mountainous continent? | Asia |
| What is the world's lowest lake? | Dead Sea |
| What is the world's highest mountain? | Mt. Everest |
| What South American desert is one of the driest places in the world? | Atacama Desert |
| Which European country is separated from its neighboring countries by mountain ranges? | Italy |
| What kind of fish could you see swimming upstream to lay its eggs in the Columbia river in Oregon? | salmon |
| Which continent has the most lakes? | North America |
| What river was the center of ancient Egyptian civilization? | Nile |
| On what ocean did the famous "Mutiny on the Bounty" take place? | Pacific Ocean |
| What is the name of the wild sheep of N. Am. that live in the Rocky Mnts. ? | bighorns |
| Which rodent plants most of the coniferous trees that root in the Rocky Mnts.? | red squirrel |
| What is N. America's only aquatic songbird? | water ouzel |
| Ships ferried over a million men across what body of water on D-Day, June 6,1944? | English Channel |
| At what time of day do most desert animals come out? | night |
| Which mountain range has the most extensive deciduous forests in the world? | Appalachian Mnts. |
| What formed many of the lakes located high in the Rocky Mnts.? | glaciers |
| What has the Missouri River been nicknamed because of silt deposits? | Big Muddy |
| Which mountains are called "the backbone of N. Am.? | Rocky Mnts. |
| Name the five Great Lakes | Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior |
| In which lake is there an island that is said to be the cradle of Inca civilization? | Lake Titicaca |
| In what sea is the Isle of Elba, where Napoleon was confined? | Mediterranean |
| Robert Fulton and Robert Livingstone organized the first steamboat company on what Am. river? | Mississippi River |
| What is the largest lake in S. Am. ? | Lake Maracaibo |
| what is the largest river system in the world? | Amazon River |
| What river forms part of the border between Mexico and the U.S.? | Rio Grande |
| All rivers on the east of the Great Divide eventually flow into which ocean? | Atlantic Ocean |
| What trees in the Great Basin Desert have lived longer than any other trees in the world? | bristlecone pines |
