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Geography Quiz Answers

Week of July 28, 1997

1. Which populated place has the highest elevation?

D. Climax, Colorado has an elevation of 11,560 feet above sea level.
2. Which country has the largest capacity reservoir in the world?

C. Uganda's Owen Falls Reservoir has a capacity of 204.8 billion cubic meters. Russia's Bratsk and Egypt's Aswan High Dam Reservoirs are the second and third largest, respectively.
3. What is the predominant religion in the Philippines?

D. Approximately 83% of the population is Roman Catholic.
4. Which location is further east?
B. Santiago, Chile is 70.40° west and New York is 74.01° west, placing Santiago (near the Pacific Ocean in South America) many miles east of New York City. Many people do not realize that South America is southeast of North America and not directly south.
5. Which of the following countries has a green flag?

A. Libya's flag is all green.

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