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1. Which African country was formerly known as Abyssinia?
2. What river runs through the city of Paris?
3. What is the largest island in the world?
4. Why does NASA use the Atacama Desert for testing Mars rovers?
5. The White Nile and the Blue Nile meet in which capital city?
6. What unusual phenomenon happens to the Tonle Sap River during the monsoon season?
7. The Volga River empties into which body of water?
8. Which peak is the highest in the entire Alpine mountain system?
9. The Rhine River empties into which body of water?
10. When did Mount Fuji's last recorded eruption occur?
11. The Ural Mountains are considered the primary boundary between which two continents?
12. Which small country is located entirely within the Pyrenees mountain range?
13. The Patagonian Desert is primarily a result of the 'rain shadow' effect caused by which mountain range?
14. What is the Rio Grande called in Mexico?
15. Which mountain ranges create the rain shadow that forms the Chihuahuan Desert?
16. The 'Gateway to Hell' (Darvaza Gas Crater) is located in which desert?
17. Which seasonal wind system dominates the climate and currents of the Arabian Sea?
18. Victoria Falls is located on the border between which two countries?
19. What is the name of the world's largest continuous sand desert located within the Arabian Desert?
20. The Mediterranean Sea is a remnant of which ancient ocean?