It is "dead" because no animals can live there because of the massive amounts of salt in the water. Only bacteria and microscopic fungi.
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Lesotho
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Central African Republic
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Back
Congo
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Back
What is the longest river in Europe?
Front
The Volga River
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What is the longest river in in South America?
Front
The Amazon River
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Mali
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Back
Gabon
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Back
Angola
Front
Back
What is the longest river in Australia?
Front
The Murray River
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Botswana
Front
Back
Togo
Front
Back
What is biggest man-made lake in terms of volume?
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Lake Kariba
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Benin
Front
Back
Where is the Red Sea?
Front
West of Saudi Arabia and east of Egypt.
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Rwanda
Front
Kigali
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What one thing runs rampant in many lakes,oceans,rivers, and seas?
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Pollution. Such as plastics, metals, and oil.
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Niger
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Back
Volcanic activity can make lakes. Which famous lake in Oregon was made in the way?
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Crater Lake
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Swaziland
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Back
Eritrea
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Asmara
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Malawi
Front
Back
Kenya
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Nairobi
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Burkina Faso
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Back
Namibia
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Back
Democratic Republic of The Congo
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Back
Madagascar
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Back
South Africa
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Cape Town
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What is the longest river in the world?
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The Nile River
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Burundi
Front
Back
Tanzania
Front
Dodoma
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What is the man-made lake called that is built on the Panama Canal?
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Lake Gatun
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Sudan
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Khartoum
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What lakes are the Great Lakes?
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Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Superior, and Lake Huron.
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Chad
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N'Djamena
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What is the smallest ocean in area?
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The Arctic Ocean
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Cameroon
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Zambia
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What sea borders both Africa,Europe,and Asia?
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The Mediterranean Sea
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Where is Lake Tahoe?
Front
It is located on the border of Nevada and California. West of Carson City, Nevada.
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Mozambique
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Back
Uganda
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Kampala
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Ghana
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Back
Zimbabwe
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Back
What is the smallest Great Lake?
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Lake Ontario
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Djibouti
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Djibouti
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What is the longest river in North America?
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The Missouri River
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What is the biggest ocean in area?
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The Pacific Ocean
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Section 4
(50 cards)
Gabon
Front
Back
Rwanda
Front
Back
North Sea
Front
Back
Mozambique
Front
Back
Lake Erie
Front
Back
Lake Ontario
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Back
Ethiopia
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Back
Niger
Front
Back
Somalia
Front
Back
Cameroon
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Back
The Gambia
Front
Back
Angola
Front
Back
Zimbabwe
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Back
Cape Town
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(legislative) capital of South Africa
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Republic of Congo
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Back
Abuja
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Capital of Nigeria
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Tripoli
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Libyan Capital
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Mount Kilamanjaro
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Back
Pretoria
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(Executive capital) of South Africa
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Black Sea
Front
Back
Lake Michigan
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Back
Botswana
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Back
Sea of Okhotsk
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Back
Persian Gulf
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Back
Senegal
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Back
Burundi
Front
Back
Eritrea
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Back
Guinea
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Back
Central African Republic
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Back
Sea of Japan
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Back
Sahel
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Back
Casablanca
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Morocco's Capital
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Lake Victoria
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Sahara Desert
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Back
Caspian Sea
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Back
Kalahari Desert
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Back
Mediterranean Sea
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Back
Red Sea
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Back
Tunisia
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This country is the smallest in North Africa
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Lake Superior
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Lake Huron
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Back
Swaziland
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Back
South China Sea
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Uganda
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Back
Lake Baikal
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Yellow Sea
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Back
Namib Desert
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Back
Tanzania
Front
Back
Johannesburg
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South African city
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Togo
Front
Back
Section 5
(50 cards)
conquistador
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a 16th-century Spanish adventurer with a small but well-equipped army
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Ob
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The Ob River, also Obi, is a major river in western Siberia, Russia and is the world's seventh longest river. It is the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean
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Amazon
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A major river in South America that flows through Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Brazil.
4000 mile long river that flows eastward across Northern Brazil
2nd largest river in the world.
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Ecuador
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Back
Red Sea
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Back
Djibouti
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Back
Peru
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Paraguay
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Danube
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Europe's second longest river.
The second-longest river of Europe. It flows from southern Germany east into the Black Sea.
Eastern Europe's major water way; millions of tons of cargo are carried by ships and barges each year.
Passes through Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine
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Aconcagua, Argentina
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tallest mountain in the Western Hemisphere
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Yukon
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The Yukon River is a major watercourse of northwestern North America. The source of the river is located in British Columbia, Canada. The next portion lies in, and derives its name from the Yukon Territory. The lower half of the river lies in the U.S. state of Alaska. The river is 1,980 miles (3,190 km) long and empties into the Bering Sea at the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
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Yellow
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The Yellow River or Huang He, formerly spelled Hwang Ho, is the second-longest river in China after the Yangtze and the sixth-longest in the world at the estimated length of 5,464 kilometers (3,395 mi).
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Congo
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A river in Central Africa that flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
2,900 mile long river in a "u" shape; dumps into Atlantic.
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rain forest
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tropical forest in an area where there is an exceptionally high yearly rainfall
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mestizos
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descendants of mixed Indian & European ancestry
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Creoles
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persons of Spanish descent born in the West Indies or Latin america
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Seine
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Flows through Paris before emptying into the English Channel at Le Havre, one of Europe's great historic rivers, and its drainage network carries most of the French inland waterway traffic
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island
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body of land (smaller than a continent) that is completely surrounded by water
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Tiber
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Flows through Rome, drains into Mediterranean Sea, important river in Italy
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mountain range
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row of connected mountains
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isthmus
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narrow strip of land that connects two larger bodies of land
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sea
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body of saltwater (smaller than an ocean) partially surrounded by land/islands
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Niger
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The Niger is the third-longest river in Africa, exceeded only by the Nile and the Congo River (also known as the Zaire River). Its main tributary is the Benue River, flows through Western Africa
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Mediterranean Sea
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Back
Ivory Coast/Côte d'Ivoire
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Mississippi
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A major North American river and the chief river of the United States, longest river in the U.S.
Before the Louisiana Purchase, this river was the border of America.
A major North American river and the chief river of the United States, longest river in the U.S.
LONGEST RIVER IN UNITED STATES. ----United States
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Nile
Front
A river in Eastern Africa, the longest in the world, flowing North from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. Lots of resources surrounding, 4,000 miles in Uganda, Sudan, and into Egypt.
Civilizations in Egypt developed along the river about 3000 B.C.
Egyptians depended on what for survival.
Floods were predictable - left rich soil on the banks of the river - great for farming - produced a surplus of food.
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French Guiana
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Uruguay
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Colombia
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Volga
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The Volga is the longest river in Europe and it is also Europe's largest river in terms of discharge and watershed. It flows through central Russia, and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia.
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Benin
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Argentina
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Thames
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Flows through heart of London, chief river of southern England
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Bolivia
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pampas
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huge, treeless plains
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Venezuela
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Angel Falls, Venezuela
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waterfall with the longest drop of any in the world
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Brazil
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South Sudan
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Indus
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A river in South Asia that flows from the Himalayas to the Arabian Sea, primarily in Pakistan, fertile crescent, the location of the first river valley civilization of India.
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Suriname
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Andes Mountains
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mountain range that runs along the western coast of South America
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Guyana
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Iberians
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Spaniards or Portuguese
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Mackenzie
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Canada's longest river, which is part of a river system that flows across the Northwest Territories to the Arctic Ocean.
Canada's longest river; a part of a river syster that flows across the Northwest Territories to the Arctic Ocean.
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South Africa
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Chile
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Rhine
Front
Europe's most important inland waterway, a river in Western Europe that flows from eastern Switzerland into the North Sea.
A major river that runs through the south central part of Europe extending to the Ukraine.
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Rhone
Front
A historic river of Switzerland and France and one of the most significant waterways of Europe. It is the only major river flowing directly to the Mediterranean Sea and is thoroughly Alpine in character.
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Section 6
(18 cards)
Mt. McKinley
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North Americas highest peak
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Mt. Everest
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world's highest peak
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The Appalachian Mountains
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The Appalachian Mountain runs through Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and The United States. Its highest mountain is Mount Mitchell standing at 6,683.
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Mt. Fuji
Front
Held a sacred and visited annually by many Japanese
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The Alps
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Some of the countries that The Alps are located in include France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Slovenia. The tallest peak is Mount Blanc which elevates at 15,782 feet above sea level.
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Ganges
Front
The Ganges originates in the western Himalayas in India, and drains into the Sunderbans delta in the Bay of Bengal. It has long been considered a holy river by Hindus and worshiped as the goddess Ganga in Hinduism. It has also been important historically: many former provincial or imperial capitals have been located on its banks.
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Mont Blanc
Front
Alps' highest peak
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The Great Dividing Range
Front
The Great Dividing Range is in Australia. Its highest point is Mount Kosciuszko standing at 7,310 above sea level.
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The Himalayas
Front
The Himalaya is a mountain range that runs through Nepal, China, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, and India. Its highest peak is Mount Everest standing at 29,029 feet.
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The Karakoram
Front
The Karakoram mountain range goes through India, China and Pakistan. Its highest point is K2 standing at 28,251 feet tall.
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Mt. Kilimanjaro
Front
Africa's highest mountain
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Mt. Elbrus
Front
Europe's highest peak
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The Andes
Front
The Andes is a mountain range that runs through South America. Countries such as Peru, Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia and Venezuela run through it. Its highest point is Aconcagua standing at 22,841 feet above sea level.
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The Hindu Kush
Front
The Hindu Kush mountain range runs through Kazakhstan, Krygyzstan, Tajikstan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and China. Its highest mountain is Tirich Mir standing at a elevation of 25,289.
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Parana
Front
The Paraná River is a river in south Central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina for some 4,880 kilometres (3,030 mi). It is second in length only to the Amazon River among South American rivers.
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The Tian Shan
Front
The Tian Shan runs through China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgryzstan and Uzbekistan. Its highest point is Jengish Chokusu standing at 7,439 feet above sea level.
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Yangtze
Front
The Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang is the longest river in Asia, and the third longest in the world. It flows for 6,418 kilometres (3,988 mi) from the glaciers on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in Qinghai eastward across southwest, central and eastern China before emptying into the East China Sea at Shanghai.
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The Pamir Mountains
Front
The Pamir Mountains run through Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Its highest point is Ismoil Somoni Peak standing at 24,590 feet.