Geography Quiz #644
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Q1. Dust carried in winds from the Bodélé Depression, an ancient desiccated lake bed in the south-west corner of the central African country of Chad, has been identified as a key source of phosphorus — a vital nutrient for plant growth — in what area?
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Q2. Where is it thought that the ancient dead who were preserved in what are known as the Tarim Mummies lived?
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Q3. China's 21st Century Maritime Silk Road is understood, as at 2020, to be planned to run from the Chinese coast to where?
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Q4. What does the "C" stand for in the meteorological metric known as ACE?
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Q5. If you were from the Cayman Islands, which is part of the British West Indies, what sort of passport would you have?
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Q6. Where is what is often referred to simply as The Loess Plateau?
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Q7. What subregion of Oceania, comprising hundreds of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean, includes Guam, Wake Island, Nauru, the Marshall Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands and Kiribati?
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