Continents and recognized geographic regions, including their locations, constituent countries, and spatial relationships. Individual country geography belongs in Countries; habitats belong in Biomes.
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What does the name Polynesia literally mean in Greek?
Polynesia pairs with Melanesia and Micronesia, which together divide the Pacific islands by culture and geography.
Which non-Nordic country shares a land border with Norway?
Norway meets Russia along a short Arctic border near Kirkenes, far north of most Norwegian cities.
Which US state lies within Polynesia?
Hawaii sits at the northern corner of the Polynesian Triangle, far from the mainland states.
Which country joins Norway and Sweden as part of Scandinavia?
Denmark meets mainland Europe through Jutland, sharing a 68-kilometre land border with Germany.
Which country governs Tahiti and French Polynesia's islands?
Tahiti hosts the capital Papeete, which administers French Polynesia as an overseas collectivity.
Which Argentine city claims the title of the world's southernmost city?
Ushuaia sits on the Beagle Channel and serves as a gateway port for Antarctic cruise ships.
Which two countries share the Patagonia region?
Chile holds the narrow western fjords while Argentina holds the broad eastern steppe east of the Andes.
Which Polynesian island features giant stone moai statues?
The moai were carved by the Rapa Nui people, and Chile governs the island today.
Torres del Paine National Park protects granite towers in which country?
Glaciers and wind sculpted the three towers, and guanacos graze the grasslands below the peaks.
Which southeastern European peninsula includes Serbia, Greece, and Albania?
The word Balkan comes from Ottoman Turkish for a wooded mountain chain, after the Balkan Mountains in Bulgaria.