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Geography Packet
geography of the world
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Geography
8th Grade
05/24/2011

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A large river in the US that flows south and empties into the Gulf of Mexico
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Mississippi
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A large river in Brazil that flows east into the Atlantic OCean
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Amazon
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A river that forms the boundary between the US and Mexico
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Rio Grande
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This river that flows north through the northwest territories of canada
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Mackenzie
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The highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere
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Mt. Aoncagua
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THe higest mountain in the Western Hemisphere is located in the country of
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Argentina
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THe highest mountain in the US
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Mt. McKinley
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Mt. Whitney, the higets peak in the continental US, is located
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California
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A fertile plains region in Argentina noted for farming and ranching in the
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Pampas
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A high, cool plateau in Bolivia where most people live is the Altiplano
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Altiplano
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A plains region in the US found in North Dakota, SOuth Dakota, Kansas, NEbraska, and Oklahoma is
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THe Great Plains
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Located in Paraguay is a region noted for quebrancho trees, which have very hard wood
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Gran Chaco region
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Lake Titicaca is located in what country
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Bolivia and Peru
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A large bay located in northern Canada
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Hudson Bay
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Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, and the DOminican Republic are located in what sea
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Caribbean
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THe Potomac River flows into what bay
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Chesapeake
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THese mountains are located in Iran at the southern endof the Caspian Sea
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Elburz
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This important river located in Pakistan flows south into the Arabian Sea.
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INdus
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This desert is located in the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan near the Aral Sea
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Karakum
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THis river flows south from Mandalay in Myanmar to Rangoon and into the Bay of Bengal.
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Irrawaddy
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Nepal is located in these high mountains between China and India. Here, at over 29,000 feet, is located Mt. Everest.
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Himalayas
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THis desert is located in the Central Asian country Turkmenistan
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Kyzykum
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This river flows across the North China Plain into the YEallow Sea.
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Huang HO
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THis desert, located on the Pakistani and INdian border, is also known as the Great Indian Desert
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Thar Desert
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THis desert is located in the Tarim Basin between the Tien Shan and Altun Shan Mountains in westermost China.
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Takia Makan Desert
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These mountains are located on the western and eastern coasts of India.
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Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats
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THis famous river in northern India has special religious significance to HIndus.
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Ganges
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Volga River flows into this landlock sea
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Caspian Sea
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Located in Mongolia and China, this is a world-famous desert
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Tien Shan
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This sea is located on the border of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan
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Aral Sea
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THese rivers are located in Iraq.
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Euphrates and Tirgis river
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THis river flows east through central China into the East China Sea near Shanghai
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Yangtze
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East of Oman, south of Pakistan, and west of INdia is this famous sea
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Arabian Sea
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This river flows along the border of Russia and Manchuria in China
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Amur river
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is sea is located between Saudi Arabia and Egypt
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Red sea
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This sea is located between Vietnam and the Philippines
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South China Sea
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THis large lake, which was named after an English queen, is located on the equator on the border between Kenya and Tanzania
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Lake Victoria
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One of two very famous African mountain peaks, it is located in Tanzania just south of the border with Kenya
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Mt. Kilimanjaro
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THis lake is located in the Great Rift Valley on the border between Tanzania and hte Democratic Republic of the COngo
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Lake Tangonyika
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Beginning in Uganda and Ethiopia, this famous river flows north through Egypt to the MEditerranean Sea at Alexandria
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Nile
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Located in the tropics, this river flows west through the heavily forested Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Congo
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This lake is located on the southern fringe of the Sahara Desert. It is located on the border between Nigeria and Chad
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Lake Chad
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This desert, located in Botswana, is the home of hte Hottentots
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Kaiahari
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Located near the center of Kenya, this volcanic mountain peak is the highest in Kenya
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Mt. Kenya
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Found in Morocco and Algeria is a mountain chain called...
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Atlas Mountains
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Along the southeast coast of South Africa is a mountain range called the...
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Zambezi Mountains
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This river flows along the boundry of Zambia and Zimbabwe, east across Mozambique
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Zambezi
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THis long valley extends along the eastern side of Africa.
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Great Rift Valley
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This large desert in Africa, located north of the equator, is the world's largest desert.
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Sahara Desert
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The mountain range found in eastern Australia
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Great Dividing Range
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THe river that flows south across New South Wales and into the INdian Ocean near Adelaide
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Darling
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THe Great Victoria, Great Sandy, and Gibson Deserts are found in the province of...
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Western Australia
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Located off the southeast coast of Australia in the Pacific ocean is a small country made up of two main islands
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New Zealand
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island providence in Australia
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Tasmania
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THe island contry located north of Australia
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Indonesia
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3 deserts found in Western Australia are
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Murray, Great Sandy, and Great Victoria
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THe river that forms a border between Victoria dn New South Wales
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Gibson
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