1. Lake Gatún, an artificial lake that constitutes part of the Panama Canal system, was created by damming which river?
2. Which city on the Lena River is an important fur-trading center in Siberia?
3. Mariupol, a city at the mouth of the Kalmius River, is on what sea that is an arm of the Black Sea?
4. Helsingør’s strategic location on a narrow strait allowed Danish kings to collect tolls from passing ships. Name this strait.
5. A Russian island that straddles 180 degrees longitude is one of the most biodiverse in the Arctic and is the world’s northernmost UNESCO World Heritage Site. Name this island.
6. In 2014, India established a new state out of the northwestern part of Andhra Pradesh. Name this new state.
7. The Strait of Canso separates mainland Canada from what island?
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ANSWERS
1. Chagres River 2. Yakutsk 3. Sea of Azov 4. Øresund (Also acceptable: The Sound) 5. Wrangel Island 6. Telangana 7. Cape Breton Island
