World Geography Practice Flashcards

Flashcards providing vocabulary and geographical facts across the Asia-Pacific, Africa, Middle East, Europe, America, and the Caribbean based on lecture notes.

Nueva Zelanda (New Zealand)

Archipelago composed of two islands that are in Oceania.

Maldivas (Maldives)

The islands with the smallest size and population in the region of Asia.

Gobi

A vast area of desert found in Mongolia.

Bahía de Bengala (Bay of Bengal)

The largest in the world, located to the east of India.

Nueva Guinea (New Guinea)

An island with the largest territorial extension in Oceania.

Filipinas (Philippines)

Archipelago located in the Pacific Ocean.

Mar Caspio (Caspian Sea)

A body of water in Asia that is the largest lake in the world.

Indochina

A peninsula located in Southeast Asia.

Gran Desierto de Arena (Great Sandy Desert)

An extension covering a large part of Australia.

Nauru y Tuvalu

The nations with the smallest population and size in Oceania.

Yangtzé

The most extensive river in Asia that crosses a large part of China.

Indonesia

An archipelago with the largest territorial extension in Asia.

Lago Victoria (Lake Victoria)

One of the most extensive lakes found in the entire zone of Africa.

Madagascar

The island with the largest territorial extension in the African region.

Golfo de Sidra (Gulf of Sidra)

A body of water located to the north of Libya.

Cabo de Buena Esperanza (Cape of Good Hope)

Located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa.

Nubia

A desert region or zone found in northern Sudan.

Zambezi

A river in the southeast of the continent between Zimbabwe and Zambia.

Kilimanjaro

A mountain in Tanzania that has the highest altitude in the area.

Cabo Verde (Cape Verde)

An archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean to the west of Africa.

Kalahari

A desert located in the southern area of the continent.

Islas Seychelles (Seychelles Islands)

The islands with the smallest size and population in the entire African zone.

Somalia

A peninsular territory located on the east coast of Africa.

El Magreb (The Maghreb)

Zone in northern Africa with an Islamic/Arab cultural background.

Canal de Suez (Suez Canal)

A connection between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.

Zagros

A region or mountain range located in Iran.

Rub al-Khali

A desert region in the south of the Arabian Peninsula.

Qatar

Peninsular nation located in the Persian Gulf area.

Mar Negro (Black Sea)

A body of water located to the north of Turkey.

Chipre (Cyprus)

An island in the Mediterranean divided between Greece and Turkey.

Éufrates (Euphrates)

One of the main rivers in the entire territory of Iraq.

Monte Ararat (Mount Ararat)

One of the highest altitude mountains in the entire region.

Mar Rojo (Red Sea)

A body of water separating the Arabian Peninsula from Africa.

Palestina (Palestine)

Nation whose territory has been invaded and occupied by Israel.

Islas Canarias (Canary Islands)

A Spanish archipelago located in the Atlantic Ocean.

Cáucaso (Caucasus)

The mountainous area or zone located between Europe and Asia.

Países Bajos (Netherlands)

Part of its territory is located below sea level.

Mar Adriático (Adriatic Sea)

A body of water located in the south of the European continent.

Ladoga

The lake with the largest territorial extension in the entire European region.

Danubio (Danube)

A river that crosses the entire center of European territory.

Islandia (Iceland)

Island of volcanic nature located in the north of the continent.

Mar Cantábrico (Cantabrian Sea)

A body of water north of the Iberian Peninsula.

Suiza (Switzerland)

One of the countries on the continent that has no outlet to the sea.

Canal de la Mancha (English Channel)

A body of water between France and the United Kingdom.

Volga

The most extensive river on the continent, located in Russia.

Laponia (Lapland)

A zone found in the north of the Scandinavian region.

Desierto de Sonora (Sonoran Desert)

Located in Mexico and is the largest in America.

Terranova (Newfoundland)

A Canadian island found in the North Atlantic.

Titicaca

A lake in the Andean high plains between Peru and Bolivia.

Atacama

A desert region or area located in Chile.

Patagonia

A geographic region located between Chile and Argentina.

Malvinas (Falkland Islands)

Islands of the South Atlantic occupied by the United Kingdom.

Orinoco

A river that runs through the entire Venezuelan territory.

Aconcagua

The mountain with the highest elevation in the Andes mountain range.

Mato Grosso

The Brazilian jungle that is one of the largest in South America.

Panamá (Panama)

Geography that serves as the union between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

El Yukón (The Yukon)

Forested area that occupies most of the territory of Canada.

Amazonía (Amazonia)

Tropical forest zone of the largest extension on the entire planet.

Sierra Maestra

The main mountain range in Cuba.

Fosa de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Trench)

The second deepest place on the entire planet.

Aruba y Curazao

Form part of the Dutch archipelago in the Caribbean.

Pico Duarte

Mountain in the Dominican Republic and the highest in the Caribbean.

Jamaica

Island located in the Caribbean region, situated south of Cuba.

San Cristobal y Nevis (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

The Caribbean islands with the smallest size and population.

Sierra Bermeja

Forested area located in the southwest of Puerto Rico.

Haití (Haiti)

One of the most deforested nations in the entire Caribbean area.

Trinidad y Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago)

Two islands in the south of the Caribbean and north of Venezuela.

Islas Virgenes Británicas (British Virgin Islands)

One of the archipelagos closest to Puerto Rico.