Geography Quiz #422
Geography Quiz for 12 February 2017
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Q1.
An unusual feature of which river is a submerged canyon and a waterfall parallel to the river instead of across it but seen for only half the year?
A
Chorrillo del Salto river
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Q2.
In which country does over half of the population live on reclaimed land?
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Q3.
What name is used by native North Americans for a house made of blocks of ice?
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Q4.
The name "vadose" for one of the Earth's soil layers comes from a Latin word meaning what?
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Q5.
Lake Huron is connected by the Sault Ste. Marie Canal to which other lake?
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Q6.
Vermont, USA, is known as which of these?
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The Green Mountain State
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Q7.
Where in London would you find an aluminium statue that is a memorial to the 7th Earl of Shaftesbury?
Note: This question was updated in April 2022
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