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Cards in this guide (14)
What was the former name of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka (officially known as the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka) was known by various names in the past:

--------------1505

Ceilão

--------------1658

Zeylon

--------------1796

--------------1815

British Ceylon

--------------1948

Dominion of Ceylon

--------------1972

What continent borders Asia on the west

Europe

Which of these countries is poor and almost entirely isolated by the Himalayas

Bhutan

What keeps the temperature in southern India from going below freezing

The Tall Mountains Block The Cold Air

What city was once known as the Paris of the Middle East

Beirut

What geographic feature are most of the mountains of Insular Southeast Asia a part of

the ring of fire

What type of directions are northeast southeast southwest and northwest

Intemediate

Which of these measures distances east or west on a map

The third one on the list does.

In which country are the cities of casablanca and tangier located

morocco

China is about the same size in area as

the united states

Most Asians are wealthy and well educated true or false

false

What term defines the prevaling type of weather in a place

climate

Which term refers to a group of mountains that are grouped together as a system

range

Monsoons are common in the high mountains of the Himalayas.

False

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