abeka 9th grade world geography test 3

Highest peak in Europe

Mt. Elbrus

a narrow strip of land the connects two landmasses.

isthmus

what is the capital of Greece

Athens

what is the capital of Spain

Madrid

In which German city did the Communists build a wall to keep people from escaping to freedom?

Berlin

About 1/4 of the land is polder, land that has been taken from the sea by using dams, dikes, and windmills to drain the water.

the Netherlands

the capital of Russia

Moscow

What area is known as the "Cradle of Civilization"?

Fertile Crescent

Baghdad is the capital of

Iraq

The largest city in the world [in population] is

Tokyo

Estonia, Latvia, and what are called the Baltic States.

Lithuania

Parts of the Alps extend into all of the following countries except

Belgium

The most accurate display of the earth's features, showing correct shapes, sizes, and locations, is a

globe

The world's largest peninsula is the

Arabian Peninsula

Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan were once under whose control?

the Soviet Union

Finland occupies the Jutland Peninsula.

Denmark

San Marino is the world's oldest republic

true

A cartographer is a person skilled in displaying geographic information on maps and globes

true

Iceland is known as the Emerald Isle

Ireland

Indian society is based on the colonial system, a strict division of social classes.

caste

Y

Adriatic Sea

S

Baltic Sea

O

Black Sea

I

Mediterranean Sea

C

North Sea

U

Jutland Peninsula

V

Rhine River

J

Tyrrhenian Sea

H

Apennines

L

Balkan Peninsula

Q

Caucasus Mountains

D

Bay of Biscay

X

Crete

E

Iberian Peninsula

A

Ireland

G

Sardinia

T

Urals

N

Alps

What continent is considered the birthplace of Western civilization?

Europe

What are the four major political divisions of the United Kingdom?

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

On what parallel were North and South Korea divided?

38th parallel

What body of water separates Great Britain from continental Europe?

English Channel

What country is spread over the thousands of islands in the Malay Archipelago?

Indonesia

What is the main product exported from the Arabian Peninsula?

oil

What tiny European country is the world's smallest independent state?

Vatican City

What city do both Muslims and Jews claim as a holy city?

Jerusalem

What plateau is known as the "roof of the world"?

Tibet

What narrow body of water separates the Iberian Peninsula from North Africa?

Strait of Gibraltar

A

Arctic Circle

I

Arctic Ocean

Q

Beijing

D

Equator

CC

Indian Ocean

W

Indonesia

N

France

DD

Mt. Everest

R

New Delhi

U

Pakistan

AA

Prime Meridian

T

South Korea

S

Tokyo

Y

Tropic of Capricorn

P

Saudi Arabia

G

Mt. Aconcagua

M

Amsterdam

O

Berlin

I

Madrid

Y

Kiev

F

London

HH

Athens

Z

Moscow

AA

Paris

DD

Rome

T

Denmark

BB

France

A

Reykjavik

G

Portugal

K

Hungary

C

Ireland

R

Sweden

W

Ukraine

X

Belarus