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Geography Quiz #505

Geography Quiz for 16 September 2018

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Q1. What is one of the unusual features of the 4 mile (over 6 km) long Shanay-timpishka River in Amazonian Peru?

A
The river is effectively one long waterfall
B
Although it is short it rises in Peru and disappears in Brazil
C
The water is at nearly boiling point
D
It runs through peaks of the Andes
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Q2. Where in the USA are the lowest point in North America together with the highest point in the contiguous 48 states of the USA?

A
Colorado
B
Louisiana
C
California
D
Washington
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Q3. The shape of South America's eastern coastline closely echoes ...?

A
The islands of Japan
B
Juan Fernandez Ridge
C
The Himalayas
D
The southern half of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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Q4. What is the capital of Texas?

A
Austin
B
Dallas
C
Houston
D
Paris
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Q5. San Antonio is the main port in which country?

A
Mexico
B
Spain
C
Portugal
D
Chile
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Q6. Which city has "areas" called Burdiehouse, Clermiston, Corstorphine, Dumbiedykes, The Grange, Haymarket, Hermiston, Holyrood, Inverleith, Jock's Lodge, Leith, Meadowbank, Murrayfield, Oxgangs, Pilrig, Portobello, Riccarton, Shandon and Tynecastle?

A
Glasgow
B
London
C
Swansea
D
Edinburgh
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Q7. For what reason did a 1975-6 discovery in Monte Verde in the low mountains in the south of Chile stir interest in the scientific community?

A
Evidence of the earliest known human settlement in Chile
B
Indications of extensive oil fields
C
Dense deposits of fossil whales plus aquatic sloths and other marine animals
D
Rhodium deposits
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