Geography Quiz #577
Geography Quiz for 2 February 2020
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Q1.
Which of these is not a prison in the state of New York, USA?
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2
Q2.
The Pan-American Highway, a network of roads nearly 48,000 km (29,800 miles) long links the mainland nations of the Americas in a connected highway system, except for an 87 km (54 mile) stretch called what?
B
Patagonian Canal Region
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Q3.
The island of Nishinoshima (Ogasawara) south southeast of Tokyo is virtually exclusively occupied by what?
A
Active volcanic cone(s)
D
A model 16th century village for tourists
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4
Q4.
Where is the US Bullion Depository, a fortified building used to store US official gold reserves, and a US Army post that holds the US Army Armor Center and the US Army Armor School?
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5
Q5.
How many red stripes are there on the flag of the U S A?
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Q6.
In May 1987, perhaps 4,000 sq. miles (10,000 sq. km) of timber was destroyed in the Greater Khingan, or Da Hinggan, Range in eastern Mongolia. What caused the devastation?
C
Landslides after monsoon rain
D
Bulldozing following a health scare
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Q7.
The Sunda Strait lies between which two islands?
C
Maluku Islands (the Moluccas or the Spice Islands) and Papua
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