Amazing Locations

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1. What nation, which borders 14 other countries, has the longest land borders of any country? Turkey Ukraine Mongolia China

2. Which canyon system in the Western Hemisphere, with a name related to a metallic patina, is at least four times more voluminous than the Grand Canyon? Iron Canyon Gold Canyon Copper Canyon Silver Canyon

3. The deepest lake in United States is Crater Lake. In what state is it located? Kentucky Oregon Hawaii Arkansas

4. Founded in 1565 by Spanish explorer Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, what is the oldest European established and continuously occupied city in the continental United States? Corpus Christi, Texas St. Augustine, Florida Savannah, Georgia Sebastian, Florida

5. The village of Mawsynram is considered one of the wettest places on Earth and is located near the Khasi Hills district of the state of Meghalaya. In which country will you find it? Guinea Turkey India Indonesia

6. Ribbon Falls is the tallest continuous waterfall in the United States. Within which National Park is it located? Great Smoky Mountains Death Valley Biscayne Yosemite

7. There are hundreds of mountain ranges in the world, but very few mountain chains. Which of the following is the longest mountain chain in the world? Kootenay Alps Andes Carpathian

8. If you were to gamble on which US state has the most hotel rooms per capita, which one would you choose? California Nevada New York Florida

9. I know you're enjoying that cup of coffee, but could you put it down for a second and guess which of the following islands has significantly more people living on it than the other choices? Java, Indonesia Sumatra, Indonesia Taiwan, China Great Britain, UK

10. With regularly measured depths in excess of 720 ft, what river, that flows mostly through rainforest areas, holds the record as the deepest one in the world? Yellow (China) Rio Grande (USA) Congo (Africa) Volga (Russia)