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absolute location
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exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates
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Adriatic Sea
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Sea between Italy and Balkans
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Aegean sea
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Sea between Greece and Turkey
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Approx. how many people live in Asia?
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3.9 billion.
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Approx. how many people live in South America?
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330 Million.
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Approx. how many people live in the E.U.?
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460 Million.
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Arabian Sea
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Part of the Indian Ocean whose main arms include the Gulf of Oman and the Gulf of Aden
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Aswan Dam
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Major dam on the Nile River in Egypt.
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basin
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are of land drained by a given river and its branches area of land surrounded by lands of higher elevations
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Bavaria
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Major state in Southwestern Germany, next to Austria and Czech Republic
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bay
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part of a large basin of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf
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Bay of Biscay
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Part of Atlantic, bordered west coast of France, north coast of Spain
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Bay of Bengal
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Part of Indian Ocean between India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and SE Asia
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Bering Sea
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Northward extension of the Pacific Ocean between Siberia and Alaska.
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Borneo
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Island in Indonesia SW of the Phillipines
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Bosporus
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Straight separating the European and the Asian portions of Turkey.
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Brahmaputra
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"Source: Himalayan Mountains, Tibet Outflow: Ganges River "
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canyon
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deep and narrow valley with steep walls
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cape
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point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean
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Capital of Andorra
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– Andorra la Vella
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Capital of Angola
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Luanda
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Capital of Antigua and Barbuda
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– Saint John's
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Capital of Argentina
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– Buenos Aires
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Capital of Armenia
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– Yerevan
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Capital of Australia
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– Canberra
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Capital of Azerbaijan
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– Baku
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Capital of Bahrain
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– Manama
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Capital of Bangladesh
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– Dhaka
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Capital of Barbados
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– Bridgetown
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Capital of Belgium
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– Brussels
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Capital of Belize
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– Belmopan
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Capital of Benin
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– Porto–Novo
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Capital of Bhutan
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– Thimphu
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Capital of Bolivia
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– La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial)
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Capital of Botswana
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– Gaborone
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Capital of Brunei
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– Bandar Seri Begawan
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Capital of Bulgaria
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– Sofia
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Capital of Burkina Faso
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– Ouagadougou
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Capital of Burundi
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– Bujumbura
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Capital of Cambodia
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– Phnom Penh
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Capital of Cameroon
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– Yaounde
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Capital of Cape Verde
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– Praia
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Capital of Central African Republic
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– Bangui
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Capital of Chad
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– N'Djamena
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Capital of Comoros
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– Moroni
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Capital of Congo, Democratic Republic
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Kinshasa
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Capital of Congo, Republic of the
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– Brazzaville
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Capital of Costa Rica
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– San Jose
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Capital of Cote d'Ivoire
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– Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (de facto)
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Capital of Croatia
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– Zagreb
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Capital of Cyprus
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– Nicosia
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Capital of Djibouti
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– Djibouti
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Capital of Dominica
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– Roseau
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Capital of Dominican Republic
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– Santo Domingo
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Capital of East Timor (Timor–Leste)
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– Dili
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Capital of Ecuador
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– Quito
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Capital of El Salvador
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– San Salvador
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Capital of Equatorial Guinea
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– Malabo
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Capital of Eritrea
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– Asmara
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Capital of Estonia
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– Tallinn
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Capital of Ethiopia
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– Addis Ababa
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Capital of Fiji
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– Suva
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Capital of Finland
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– Helsinki
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Capital of Gabon
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– Libreville
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Capital of Georgia
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– Tbilisi
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Capital of Ghana
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– Accra
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Capital of Grenada
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– Saint George's
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Capital of Guatemala
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– Guatemala City
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Capital of Guinea
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– Conakry
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Capital of Guinea–Bissau
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– Bissau
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Capital of Guyana
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– Georgetown
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Capital of Honduras
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– Tegucigalpa
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Capital of Iceland
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– Reykjavik
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Capital of India
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– New Delhi
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Capital of Indonesia
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– Jakarta
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Capital of Ireland
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– Dublin
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Capital of Jamaica
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– Kingston
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Capital of Kazakhstan
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– Astana
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Capital of Kenya
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– Nairobi
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Capital of Kiribati
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– Tarawa Atoll
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Capital of Kyrgyzstan
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– Bishkek
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Capital of Laos
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– Vientiane
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Capital of Latvia
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– Riga
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Capital of Lebanon
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– Beirut
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Capital of Lesotho
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– Maseru
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Capital of Liberia
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– Monrovia
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Capital of Liechtenstein
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– Vaduz
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Capital of Lithuania
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– Vilnius
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Capital of Luxembourg
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– Luxembourg
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Capital of Madagascar
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– Antananarivo
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Capital of Malawi
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– Lilongwe
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Capital of Malaysia
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– Kuala Lumpur
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Capital of Maldives
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– Male
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Capital of Mali
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– Bamako
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Capital of Malta
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– Valletta
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Capital of Marshall Islands
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– Majuro
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Capital of Mauritania
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– Nouakchott
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Capital of Mauritius
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– Port Louis
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Capital of Micronesia, Federated States
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Palikir
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Capital of Moldova
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– Chisinau
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Capital of Mongolia
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– Ulaanbaatar
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Capital of Montenegro
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– Podgorica
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Capital of Morocco
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– Rabat
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Capital of Mozambique
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– Maputo
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Capital of Myanmar (Burma)
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– Rangoon (Yangon); Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw (administrative)
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Capital of Namibia
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– Windhoek
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Capital of Nauru
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– no official capital; government offices in Yaren District
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Capital of Nepal
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– Kathmandu
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Capital of Netherlands
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– Amsterdam; The Hague (seat of government)
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Capital of New Zealand
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– Wellington
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Capital of Nicaragua
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– Managua
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Capital of Niger
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– Niamey
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Capital of Nigeria
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– Abuja
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Capital of Oman
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– Muscat
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Capital of Palau
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– Melekeok
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Capital of Papua New Guinea
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– Port Moresby
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Capital of Paraguay
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– Asuncion
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Capital of Peru
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– Lima
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Capital of Rwanda
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– Kigali
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Capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis
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– Basseterre
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Capital of Saint Lucia
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– Castries
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Capital of Saint Vincent, Grenadines
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– Kingstown
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Capital of Samoa
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– Apia
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Capital of San Marino
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– San Marino
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Capital of Sao Tome and Principe
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– Sao Tome
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Capital of Saudi Arabia
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– Riyadh
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Capital of Senegal
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– Dakar
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Capital of Seychelles
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– Victoria
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Capital of Sierra Leone
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– Freetown
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Capital of Slovakia
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– Bratislava
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Capital of Slovenia
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– Ljubljana
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Capital of Solomon Islands
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– Honiara
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Capital of Somalia
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– Mogadishu
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Capital of Spain
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– Madrid
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Capital of Sri Lanka
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– Colombo; Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative)
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Capital of Suriname
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– Paramaribo
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Capital of Swaziland
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– Mbabane
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Capital of Syria
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– Damascus
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Capital of Taiwan
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– Taipei
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Capital of Tajikistan
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– Dushanbe
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Capital of Tanzania
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– Dar es Salaam; Dodoma (legislative)
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Capital of The Bahamas
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– Nassau
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Capital of The Gambia
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– Banjul
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Capital of Togo
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– Lome
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Capital of Tonga
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– Nuku'alofa
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Capital of Trinidad and Tobago
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– Port–of–Spain
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Capital of Tunisia
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– Tunis
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Capital of Turkmenistan
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– Ashgabat
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Capital of Tuvalu
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– Vaiaku village, Funafuti province
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Capital of Uganda
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– Kampala
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Capital of United Arab Emirates
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– Abu Dhabi
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Capital of Uruguay
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– Montevideo
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Capital of Uzbekistan
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– Tashkent
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Capital of Vanuatu
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– Port–Vila
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Capital of Vietnam
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– Hanoi
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Capital of Yemen
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– Sanaa
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Capital of Zambia
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– Lusaka
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Capri
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Island in the bay of Naples in Southern Italy
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Caspian sea
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Salwater lake between Europe and Asia, bordered by Azerbaijan, Russia and Kazakhstan, Iran.
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channel
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wide strait or waterway between two land masses that close to each other, deep part of a river or other waterway
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Congo River
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River of Central Africa, flowing through Congo to the Atlantic Ocean
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Crimea
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Peninsula in the extreme southern Ukraine in the Black Sea.
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Danube River
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Second longest European river through central and SE Europe. Empties Black Sea
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Darling
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Source: Eastern Highlands, Australia Outflow: Murray River
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Dead sea
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Salt lake on the border between Israel and Jordan. Lowest point of dry land on earth.
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divide
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stretch of high land that seperates river systems
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downstream
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direction in witch a river or stream flows from its source to its mouth
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Elbe river
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River in central Europe, flowing from NW Czech to North sea
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elevation
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height of land above sea level
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Ganges
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Source: Himalayas Outflow: Bay of Bengal
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glacier
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large, thick body of slowly moving ice
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gulf
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part of a large basin of water that extends into a shoreline, generally bigger than a bay
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harbor
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a sheltered place along the shoreline where ships can anchor safely
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highland
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elevated land area such as a hill, mountian, or plateau
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hill
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elevated land with sloping sides and rounded summit, generally smaller than a mountian
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Indus
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Source: Himalayan Mountains, Tibet Outflow: Arabian Sea
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isthmus
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narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas
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Lena
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Source: Baikal Mountains, Russia Outflow: Arctic Ocean
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lowland
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land, usually level, at a low elevation
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Mackenzie
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Source: Finlay River, British Columbia Outflow: Beaufort Sea
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Mekong
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Source: Tibetan Highlands Outflow: South China Sea
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meridian
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one of many lines on the global grid running from the North pole to the South pole, used to measure degrees of longitude
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mesa
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broad, flat– topped landform with steep sides, smaller than a plateau
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Missouri
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Source: Confluence of Gallatin, Jefferson, and Madison rivers in Montana Outflow: Mississippi River
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Murray
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Source: Australian Alps, New South Wales Outflow: Indian Ocean
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Name the 3 deserts of Africa from north to south.
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Sahara, Namib, Kalahari
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Name the capital and bordering countries of American Samoa.
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Pago Pago. South Pacific Ocean. Near Samoa.
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Name the capital and bordering countries of Andorra.
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Andorra La Vella. Spain, France.
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Name the capital and bordering countries of Angola.
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Luanda. South Atlantic Ocean. Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Namibia.
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Name the capital and bordering countries of Argentina.
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Buenos Aires. Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay, South Atlantic Ocean. Contains the Rio Parana.
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Name the capital and bordering countries of Armenia.
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Yerevan. Georgia, AZERBAIJAN, Iran, Turkey.
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Name the capital and bordering countries of Australia.
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Canberra. Indian Ocean and South Pacific Ocean, Near East Timor, Papa New Guinea, Indonesia.
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Name the capital and bordering countries of Austria.
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Vienna (on the Danube river). Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy, Switzedrland, Liechtenstein.
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Name the capital and bordering countries of Azerbaijan.
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Baku (on the Caspian Sea). Iran, Armenia, Georgia, Russia.
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Name the capital and bordering countries of Bahrain.
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Manama. In the Gulf of Bahrain (Persian Gulf) near Saudi Aurabia, Qatar.
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Name the capital and bordering countries of Bangladesh.
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Dhaka. India, Burma, and Bay of bengal (Indian Ocean). Contains Ganges , Meghna, and Jamuna Rivers.
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Name the capital and bordering countries of Belarus.
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Minsk. Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia.
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Name the capital and bordering countries of Belgium.
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Brussels. North Sea, Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, France.
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Name the capital and bordering countries of Belize.
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Belmopan. Mexico, Guatemala, Caribbean sea.
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Name the capital and bordering countries of Benin.
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Porto Novo. Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Atlantic Ocean.
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Name the capital and bordering countries of Bhutan.
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Thimphu. China, India.
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Name the capital and bordering countries of Bolivia.
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La Paz. Chile, Peru, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina.
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Name the capital and bordering countries of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Sarajevo. Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, Adriatic Sea.
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Name the capital and bordering countries of Botswana.
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Gaborone. Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia.
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Name the capital and bordering countries of Brazil.
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Brazilia. Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, North Atlantic Ocean. Contains Amazon and Parana rivers.
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Name the capital and bordering countries of Bulgaria.
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Sofia. Romania (seperated by the Danube river), The Black Sea, Greece, Turkey, Serbia and Montenegro, Macedonia.
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Name the capital and bordering countries of Burkina Faso.
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Ouagadougou. Niger, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Cote d'Ivorie, Mali. Contains the Black Volta River.
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Name the capital and bordering countries of Burma.
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Rangoon. India, China, Laos, Thailand, Bay of Bengal (Indian Ocean)
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Name the capital and bordering countries of Burundi.
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Bujumbura. Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania.
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Name the capital and bordering countries of Cambodia.
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Phnom Penh. Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Gulf of Thailand (Indian Ocean). Contains the Mekong river.
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Name the capital and bordering countries of Cameroon.
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Yaounde. Nigeria, Chad, Central African Republic, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Equitorial Guinea, Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean).
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Name the capital and bordering countries of Central African Republic.
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Bangui. Chad, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Republic of Congo.
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Name the capital and bordering countries of Chad.
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N'Djamena. Libya, C.A.R, Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan. Contains Lake Chad.
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Name the capital and bordering countries of Chile.
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Santiago. South Pacific Ocean, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, South Atlantic Ocean via Straight of Magellan.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Kenya.
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Nairobi. Tanzania, Ethiopia, Somolia, Sudan, Uganda, Indian ocean, lake Victoria.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Kyrgystan.
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Bishkek. Uzbekistan, China, Khazakstan, Tajikistan. Contains Naryn River.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Laos.
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Vientiane. Thailand (border is Mekong river), China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Burma.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Latvia.
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Riga. Estonia, Lituania, Baltic Sea, Russia, Belarus.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Lesotho.
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Maseru. South Africa.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Liberia.
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Monrovia. Sierra Leone, Cote d'Ivorie, Guniea, Atlantic Ocean.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Liechtenstein.
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Vaduz. Switzerland, Austria.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Lithuania.
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Vilnius. Russia, Latvia, Poland, Belarus, Baltic Sea.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Luxembourg.
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Luxembourg. Belgium, Germany, France.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Macedonia.
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Skopje. Serbia and Montenegro, Greece, Albania, Bulgaria. Contains Vardar river.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Madagascar.
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Antananarivo. Near Comoros in Indian ocean.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Malawi.
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Lilongwe. Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Lake Nyasa. Contains Shire river.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Malaysia.
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Kuala Lumpur. Thailand, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore. Near Vietnam and Philippines in South China Sea.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Maldives.
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Male. Near India in Indian Ocean.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Mali.
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Bamako. Guinea, Senegal, Algeria, Niger, Mauritania, Cote d'Ivorie, Burkina Faso. Contains Niger river.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Malta.
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Valletta. Mediterranean sea. Former UK colony, now EU member.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Mauritania.
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Nouakchott. Western Sahara, Mali, Algeria, Senegal (border is Senegal river), North Atlantic.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Mexico.
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Mexico City. United States, Guatemala, Belize, Pacific ocean, mediterranean sea.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Moldova.
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Chisinau. Romania, Ukraine.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Mongolia.
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Ulaanbaatar. China, Russia. Contains part of Gobi Desert.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Morocco.
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Casablanca. Western Sahara, Algeria, Spain, Atlantic ocean, mediterranean sea.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Mozambique.
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Maputo. Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, South Africa, Indian Ocean, Lake Nyasa. Contains Zambezi River.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Namibia.
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Windhoek. Botswana, South Africa, Angola, Zambia, South Atlantic Ocean. Contains Kalahari and Namib Deserts.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Nepal.
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Kathmandu. China, India. Contains Mt. Everest.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Netherlands.
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Amsterdam. Belgium, Germany, North Sea.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of New Zealand.
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Wellington. South Pacific Ocean near Australia.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Nicaragua.
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Managua. Costa Rica, Honduras, Mediterranean Sea, Pacific Ocean.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Niger.
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Niamey. Nigeria, Algeria, Libya, Chad, Burkina Faso, Benin, Mali, Contains Niger River And part of sahara desert.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Nigeria.
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Abuja. Chad, Niger, Cameroon, Benin, Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean). Contains Benue and Niger Rivers. Former English Colony. Member of OPEC.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Oman.
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Muscat. Saudi Arabia, Yemen, UAE, Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Papua New Guinea.
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Port Moresby. Indonesia, Coral Sea (Pacific Ocean). Near Australia.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Paraguay.
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Asuncion. Brazil (Rio Parana forms part of border), Argentina, Bolivia.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Peru.
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Lima. Pacific Ocean. Equador, Colombia, Bolivia, Chile, Brazil. Contains source of Amazon River and Lake Titicaca.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Philippines.
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Manila. South Pacific Ocean. Near Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Taiwan.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Poland.
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Warsaw. Baltic Sea, Russia, Belarus, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Lithuania. Contains Vistula and Oder Rivers.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Portugal.
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Lisbon. Spain, Atlantic Ocean.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Puerto Rico.
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San Juan. Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Spanish colony ceded to US after spanish–american war.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Romania.
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Bucharest. Hungary, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Black Sea, Moldova, Serbia and Montenegro (across Danube River).
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Rwanda.
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Kigali. Uganda, Brundi, DPR Congo, Tanzania, lake Kivu.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Sao Tome and Principe.
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Sao Tome. Gulf of Guinea near Equitorial Guinea.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Senegal.
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Dakar. The Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Guinea, Guinea–Bissau, Atlantic Ocean. Former French Colony liberated 1960.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Seychelles.
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Victoria. In Indian ocean near Comoros, Madagascar. Independant from UK in 1976.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Sierra Leone.
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Freetown. Liberia, Guinea, Atlantic Ocean. Former UK Colony freed in 1961.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Singapore.
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Singpore. Malaysia, Indian Ocean, Indonesia (across Singapore Strait). Freed from UK in 1963.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Slovakia.
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Bratislava. Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Austria, Hungary (Danube river forms partial border), Contains Vah river.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Slovenia.
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Ljubljana. Italy, Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Gulf of Venice (Adriatic Sea).
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Somalia.
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Mogadishu. Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, Red Sea, Indian Ocean.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of South Korea.
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Seoul. North Korea, Sea of Japan (Pacific Ocean). Near Japan, China, Russia.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Sri Lanka.
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Colombo. Bay of Bengal (Indian Ocean)near India and Maldives.
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Sudan.
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Khartoum. Egypt, Libya, Chad, CAR, DPR Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Eritria, Ethiopia, Red Sea. Contains Nile River (White and Blue forks).
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Name the Capital and bordering countries of Suriname.
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Paramaribo. French Guiana, Brazil, Guyana, North Atlantic Ocean.
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Name the capital and bordering countries of The Bahamas.
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Nassau. In North Atlantic ocean near US (florida) and Cuba.
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Name the capital and countries that border Algeria.
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Algiers. Mediterranean Sea, Tunesia, Libya, Niger,Mali, Mauritania, Western Sahara, Morocco.
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Name the Capital and neighboring countries of Costa Rica.
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San Jose. Nicaragua, Panama, Caribbean Sea, Pacific Ocean.
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Name the Capital and neighboring countries of Cote d'Ivorie.
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Yamoussoukro. Ghana, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Atlantic Ocean, Guinea, Mali.
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Name the Capital and neighboring countries of Croatia.
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Zagreb. Slovenia, Adriatic Sea, Sebia and Montenegro (Danube river forms the border), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary.
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Name the Capital and neighboring countries of Czech Republic.
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Prague. Germany, Slovakia, Poland, Austria. Contains the Elbe river.
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Name the Capital and neighboring countries of Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Kinshasa. Republic of the Congo (Congo River makes a large part of the border), Angola, Tanzania (across lake Tanganyika), Rwanda, Brundi, C.A.R., Uganda, Sudan, Zambia. Contains Lualaba river.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of Djibouti.
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Djibouti. Eritrea, Somolia, Ethiopia, Red Sea.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of East Timor.
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Dili. Indonesia, Timor Sea, Banda Sea (south Pacific Ocean).
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of Ecuador.
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Quito. Columbia, Peru, Pacific Ocean.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of Equatorial Guinea.
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Malabo. Cameroon, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of Eritrea.
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Asmara. Red Sea, Sudan, Djibouti, Ethiopia.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of Ethiopia.
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Addis Ababa. Sudan, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somolia, Kenya. Contains source of the Blue Nile & the great rift valley.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of Fiji.
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Suva. South Pacific Ocean.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of Finland.
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Helinski. Russia, North Sea, Sweden, Norway, Estonia (across gulf of Finland), Baltic Sea.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of French Guiana.
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Cayenne. North Atlantic Ocean, Suriname, Brazil. The only non–independant state in South America.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of French Polynesia.
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Papeete. South Pacific ocean. France conducted nuclear tests here as recently as 1996.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of Gabon.
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Libreville. Atlantic Ocean, Equitorial Guiana, Cameroon, Republic of the congo.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of Gabon.
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Libreville. Atlantic Ocean, Equitorial Guiana, Cameroon, Republic of the congo.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of Georgia.
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Tblisi (on the Mlkvari River). Russia (across the caucas mountains), Black Sea, Armenia, Turkey, Azerbaijan.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of Ghana.
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Accra. Togo, Cote d'Ivorie, Burkina Faso, Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic). Contains Lake Volta.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of Greece.
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Athens. Macedonia, Albania, Turkey, Bulgaria, Ionian Sea, Aegean Sea, Sea of Crete, Mediterranean Sea.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of Guatemala.
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Guatemala City. Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Belize, Pacific Ocean, Mediterranean Sea.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of Guinea.
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Conakry. Senegal, Guinea–Bissau, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote d'Ivorie, Atlantic Ocean. Contains the Niger River.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of Guinea–Bissau.
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Bissau. Senegal, Guinea, Atlantic Ocean.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of Guyana.
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Georgetown. Venezuela, Suriname, Brazil, Atlantic Ocean.
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Name the Capital and neighboring countries of Italy.
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Rome. Monaco, France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Mediterranean Sea. Contains Po river.
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Name the Capital and neighboring countries of Jamaica.
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Kingston. Carribean sea.
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Name the Capital and neighboring countries of Jordan.
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Amman. Israel, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Contains Dead Sea and Jordan River.
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Name the Capital and neighboring countries of Kazakhstan.
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Astana. Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgystan, Russia, China, Caspian Sea. Contains Aral sea, Ertis river.
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Name the Capital and neighboring countries of Republic of the Congo.
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Brazzaville. South Atlantic Ocean, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (most of border is Congo River), Cameroon, Equitorial Guinea, C.A.R.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of Sweden.
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Stockholm. Norway, Finland, Baltic Sea, Near Denmark.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of Tajikistan.
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Dushanbe. Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, China, Afghanistan.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of Tanzania.
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Dar es Salaam. Kenya, Burundi, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, DPR Congo, Lake Victoria, Indian Ocean, Lake Nyasa.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of the Dominican Republic.
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Santo Domingo. Haiti, North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of The Gambia.
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Banjul. Senegal, Atlantic Ocean. Contains the Gambia river delta.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of the United Arab Emirates.
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Abu Dhabi. Saudi Arabia, Oman, Persian Gulf, near Qatar.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of the US Virgin Islands.
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Charlotte Amalie. North Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of Togo.
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Lome. Burkina Faso, Benin, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean).
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of Tunisia.
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Tunis. Libya, Algeria, Mediterranean Sea. Independent from france in 1956. Best arab nation on womens rights.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of Turkey.
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Ankara. Greece, Bulgaria, Syria, Iraq, Turkmenistan, Georgia, Armenia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea, Bosporus Strait, Dardanelles, contains source of Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of Turkmenistan.
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Ashgabat. Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Caspian Sea, Amu Darya River.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of Uganda.
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Kampala. DPR Congo, Rwanda, Lake Victoria, Sudan, Tanzania, Kenya, Victoria branch of the Nile River. Independant from the UK in 1962.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of Ukraine.
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Kiev. Romania, Russia, Moldova, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Belarus, the Black Sea.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of Uruguay.
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Montevideo. Brazil, Argentina, Atlantic Ocean, Rio Negro.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of Uzbekistan.
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Tashkent. Kazakistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Aral Sea.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of Venezuela.
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Caracas. Colombia, Brazil, Guyana, Mediterranean Sea, Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba, Grenada, Barbados.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of Western Sahara.
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Morocco, Mauritania, Algeria, Atlantic Ocean. It is currently claimed by Morocco and has no capital.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of Yemen.
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Sanaa. Saudi Arabia, Oman, Red Sea, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somolia, Arabian Sea (Indian Ocean).
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of Zambia.
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Lusaka. DPR Congo, Malawi, Angola, Botswana, Nambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Tanzania, contains Zambezi river. Independant from UK in 1964.
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Name the capital and neighboring countries of Zimbabwe.
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Harare. Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Botswana, South Africa. Independant from UK circa 1961.
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Name the countries that feed into the Nile River.
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Sudan, Ethiopia, Egypt, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Eritrea, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Nile
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Source: Lake Victoria, Africa Outflow: Mediterranean Sea
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Orinoco
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Source: Serra Parima Mountains in Venezuela (Serra Parima, Portuguese; Sierra Parima, Spanish) Outflow: Atlantic Ocean
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physical feature
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characteristic of a place occuring naturally, such as a landform, body of water, climate pattern, or resource
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Purus
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Source: Andes Mountains of Peru Outflow: Amazon River
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relief
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changes in elevation over a given area of land
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Ruhr Valley
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West–central Germany. Its main industrial region
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sea
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large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land
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seacoast
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land lying next to a sea or an ocean
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sound
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broad inland body of water, often between a caostline and one or more islands off the coast
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source
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(of a river) place where a river or stream begins, often in highlands
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tributary
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small river or stream that flows into a large river or stream a branch of the river
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Volga
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Source: Valdai Plateau, Russia Outflow: Caspian Sea
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What are The Narrows?
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The entrance to New York Harbor.
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What body of water does the Danube drain into?
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The Black Sea.
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What countries feed into the Brahmaputra River?
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India (58.0%), P.R. China (19.7%), Nepal (9.0%), Bangladesh (6.6%), Disputed India/P.R. China (4.2%), Bhutan (2.4%)
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What countries feed into the Congo River?
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Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Cameroon, Zambia, Burundi, Rwanda
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What countries feed into the Danube River?
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Romania (28.9%), Hungary (11.7%), Austria (10.3%), Serbia and Montenegro (10.3%), Germany (7.5%), Slovakia (5.8%), Bulgaria (5.2%), Bosnia and Herzegovina (4.8%), Croatia (4.5%), Ukraine (3.8%), Czech Republic (2.6%), Slovenia (2.2%), Moldova (1.7%), Switzerland (0.32%), Italy (0.15%), Poland (0.09%), Albania (0.03%)
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What countries feed into the Mekong River?
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Laos, Thailand, P.R. China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar
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What countries feed into the Niger River?
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Nigeria, Mali, Niger, Algeria, Guinea, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Chad
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What countries have access to the Black Sea?
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Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine
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What countries have access to the Caspian Sea?
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Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Azerbaijan. Russia's Volga river and a canal system links it to the Black Sea.
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What is the Capital and neighboring countries of Haiti?
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Port–au–Prince. Domincan republic, Atlantic ocean, mediterranean sea, near Cuba.
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What is the Capital and neighboring countries of Hungary?
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Budapest. Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia and montenegro, Romania, Croatia, Ukraine. Contains Danube and Tisza rivers.
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What is the Capital and neighboring countries of Indonesia.
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Jakarta. Malaysia, East Timor, Indian Ocean, Pacific ocean, Papua New Guinea, near Brunei, Australia and Phillipines.
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What is the Capital and neighboring countries of Iran.
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Tehran. Pakistan, Iraq, Persian Gulf,(Indian Ocean), Caspian Sea, Afghanistan, Turkistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia. Near Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE.
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What is the capital of Afghanistan?
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Kabul
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What is the Korea Strait?
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It seperates Korea from Japan, is part of Pacific Ocean. Numerous international shipping lanes pass through the strait, including those carrying much of the traffic bound for the ports of southern South Korea. Both South Korea and Japan have restricted their territorial claims in the strait to 3 nautical miles from shore, so as to permit free passage through it. Passenger ferries ply numerous routes across the strait.
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What is the longest river in Asia?
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The, Yangtze River, with its mouth at Shanghai. It is the third longest in the world after the amazon and the nile.
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What is the second longest river in the world?
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The nile. Only the amazon is longer.
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What is the territorial signifigance of the Yalu River?
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The Amnok River, or the Yalu River, is a river on the border between China and North Korea.
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What is the world's largest desert?
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Antartica. The largest hot desert is the Sahara in North Africa, which is the size of the U.S.
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What natural features border the Gobi Desert?
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The desert basins of the Gobi are bounded by the Altay Mountains and the grasslands and steppes of Mongolia on the north, by the Tibetan Plateau to the southwest, and by the North China Plain to the southeast.
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What river expels the most water / second?
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The Amazon
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What rivers drain into the gulf of Guinea?
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Volta, Congo, and Niger.
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Where are the Dardanelles?
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This strait connects the sea of Mamara to the Mediterranean. It is a passageway for oil coming from the Black Sea. It was the site of the Trojan and Crimean Wars.
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Where are the Ural Mountains?
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Western Russia.
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Where does the Pearl river meet the sea?
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Pearl River, is China's third longest river (2,200 km, after the Yangtze River and the Huang He), and second largest by volume (after the Yangtze). Located in the south, it flows into the South China Sea between Hong Kong and Macau. Its lower reach forms the Pearl River Delta.
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Where is the Barents Sea?
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To the North East of Finland, bordering the Artic.
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Where is the Bosphorus straight?
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Located at Istanbul, it connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Mamara, and eventually to the Mediterranean.
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Where is the Golden Horn?
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Istanbul.
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Where is the White Sea?
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The White Sea (Бе́лое мо́ре) is an inlet of the Barents Sea on the North Western coast of Russia. It is surrounded by Karelia to the west, and the Kola peninsula to the north. The important port of Arkhangelsk is located on the White Sea. For much of Russia's history this was Russia's main centre of international maritime trade.
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Where is the Yellow River
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In Northeast China, the mouth is a bit south of Beijing. It is the 7th largest river in the world, running west to east, and draining into the Bohai Sea.
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Yangtze (Chang Jiang)
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Source: Tibetan Plateau, China Outflow: China Sea
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Yukon
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Source: Confluence of Lewes and Pelly rivers, Yukon Territory Outflow: Bering Sea
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