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Where Land Meets Sky: Multiple Choice
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- 01The Great Rift Valley is a prime example of which type of tectonic plate boundary?
- 02The Battle of the Granicus River in 334 BCE was the first of three major battles fought between Alexander the Great and which empire?
- 03What is the highest mountain in the Caucasus range, located on the border of Russia and Georgia?
- 04The word "canyon" entered English from Spanish, where it means "tube" or "pipe." What is the ultimate linguistic origin of its root word, "caña"?
- 05What is the term for a river that, in its lower course, flows parallel to the coastline, separated from the sea by a narrow strip of land?
- 06The name of which mountain range is believed to derive from a Sanskrit word meaning "abode of snow"?
- 07The Achaemenid Empire, founded by Cyrus the Great, had its heartland on a plateau located in which modern-day country?
- 08The unique fish species known as the "blind cave tetra" (Astyanax mexicanus) is native to river systems in which country?
- 09The epic poem "The Song of Roland" recounts the Battle of Roncevaux Pass, which took place in which mountain range?
- 10What mountain range contains the highest point in mainland Spain, Mulhacén?
- 11The confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers forms which waterway that flows into the Persian Gulf?
- 12The cultivation of quinoa, a staple grain-like crop, originated in the vicinity of Lake Titicaca in which mountain range?
- 13Which explorer is credited with the first documented European sighting of the Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River?
- 14The ancient city of Mohenjo-Daro, a principal center of the Indus Valley Civilization, is located in which modern-day country?
- 15The influential Hudson River School was a mid-19th century American art movement best known for what type of paintings?
- 16The Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Portugal and Spain along a meridian 370 leagues west of which island group?
- 17The film "Aguirre, the Wrath of God" by director Werner Herzog dramatizes a Spanish expedition down which river in search of El Dorado?
- 18The "Maratona dles Dolomites" is a famous single-day road bicycle race that takes place in which country?
- 19The Mekong River, a vital artery for Southeast Asia, forms a major part of the border between which two countries?
- 20The annual "Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Race" is a 125-mile endurance race that primarily follows which two English waterways?