Geography A-Z #2

Letter

Hint

Answer

A

The largest and most sparsely populated U.S. state.

B

A strait of the Pacific, which separates Russia and Alaska slightly south of the Arctic Circle

C

The world's largest inland body of water, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea.

D

A Scandinavian country comprising the Jutland Peninsula and numerous islands.

E

A remote volcanic island in Polynesia. Its native name is Rapa Nui.

F

A remote South Atlantic archipelago known to Argentinians as Las Malvinas

G

A sacred river of India and Bangladesh.

H

A mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau.

I

A mountainous region that's most associated with the countries of Spain and Portugal.

J

One of the oldest cities in the world, and considered holy to the three major Abrahamic religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

K

A large semi-arid sandy savanna in Southern Africa.

L

A geographic coordinate that specifies the east–west position of a point on the Earth's surface, or the surface of a celestial body.

M

Islam’s holiest city.

N

A marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean located between the United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France.

O

A small lake in a hot desert climate.

P

An artificial waterway that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean.

Q

A predominantly French-speaking province in eastern Canada

R

A seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia.

S

The largest hot desert in the world.

T

An isolated island state off Australia’s south coast.

U

The capital of Mongolia.

V

The capital of northern Italy’s Veneto region, that is built on more than 100 small islands in a lagoon in the Adriatic Sea.

W

Any natural environment which has not been significantly developed or modified by human activity.

Y

A national park of the USA, located in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.

Z

Island region of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean.