Geography Quiz #644
Geography Quiz for 16 May 2021
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Q1.
Dust carried in winds from the Bodélé Depression, an ancient desiccated lake bed in the south-west corner of the central African country of Chad, has been identified as a key source of phosphorus — a vital nutrient for plant growth — in what area?
Note: This question was updated in January 2024
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Q2.
Where is it thought that the ancient dead who were preserved in what are known as the Tarim Mummies lived?
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Central and north-eastern Asia
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Q3.
China's 21st Century Maritime Silk Road is understood, as at 2020, to be planned to run from the Chinese coast to where?
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Q4.
What does the "C" stand for in the meteorological metric known as ACE?
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Q5.
If you were from the Cayman Islands, which is part of the British West Indies, what sort of passport would you have?
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Q6.
Where is what is often referred to simply as The Loess Plateau?
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Canterbury, New Zealand
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Q7.
What subregion of Oceania, comprising hundreds of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean, includes Guam, Wake Island, Nauru, the Marshall Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands and Kiribati?
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