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03/02/2004

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what river runs west to east across the northern part of italy?
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PO river
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Does the prime meridian pass through the Artic Circle or the Anartic circle?
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both
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the amazon river in south america flows in what direction? what body of water does it flow into?
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east,atlantic ocea
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what 2 great lakes border wisconsin?
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michigan and superior superior is largest
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what is the names of the northern most state in the 50 united states?
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alaska
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which state would you most likey visit if you enjoyed mountain climbling, florida indiana or washington?
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washington
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what is the largest gulf in the world?
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gulf of mexico
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which north american country is narrion enough to be considered an isthmus?
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panama
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which hemisphere the northern or southern has the most land?
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northern
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which country claims greenland?
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denmark
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what mountain range seperates india and nepal?
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himalayas
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what is the closest ocean to mongolia?
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pacific
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what gulf is located to the east of the intersection of 100 degrees east longitude and 10 degrees west latitude?
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gulf of thailand
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what sea touches hong kong?
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south china sea largest sea in the world
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besides canada and mexico what is the next closest country to the usa?
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russia
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what direction does the chang jiang (yangzte) river in china flow?
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east starts in plateau of tibet ends in east china sea
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is seoul in north or south korea?
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south
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what is the capital of the largest land area on the arabian pennisula
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riyadh
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what is the name of the island in the caribbean sea that is largest in land area
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cuba
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What is the capital of the country that is bordered by libya sudan and israel?
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cario egypt
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what is the capital of arkansas?
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little rock
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on what large body of water is buffalo new york located?
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lake eerie
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what is the capital of the nation whose northern border is lebonan?
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jerusalem israel
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what mountains between the black and caspian sea?
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caucasus mountains
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is the kalahari desert of africa north or south of the equator? what countries can it be found in?
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south, botsvana and south africa
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put the following states in order from the farthests south to the farthest north: missouri alabama michigan wyoming
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alabama missouri wyoming michigan
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what western state in the 48 contigous states had the longest border with canada?
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montana
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what are the capitals of the 2 large countries that occupy the irerbian penninsula in europe?
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madrid spain lison portugel
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what is the western most stae in the us?
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alaska
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what forms the natural boundry between argentia and uruguay?
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uruguay river
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what is the only colony on the south american continent? what is a colony?
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french guinea colony is the settlment of one country owned by another country
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what is the capital of the only nation that is a continent and techinally an island?
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canberra austrailia
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what 4 lines mark the middle latitude?
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tropic of cancer tropic of capricorn artic circle antarctic circle
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sudan is the country with the largest land area on what continent? what is its capital?
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africa kharthoum
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what waterway seperates the southern most tip of spain from the northern most tip of moracco? what is a straight?
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straight of gibaltor,thin piece of water connecting 2 larger bodies of water
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what is the landform in northwest africa that extends across moracco and alegeria?
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atlas mountains
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what 3 large islands are foudn off of the coast of italy and what countries do they belong to?
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corsica, france; sardina, italy; sicily, italy
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is the tropic of capricorn a parallel or a merdian?
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parallel
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what are the capitals of new york and new jersey?
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albany, trenton
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