Which is Your Favorite Isthmus?

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1. A simple definition: which one of these could be adequately used to define what an isthmus is? A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses A narrow strip of water separating two larger bodies of water A strip of land surrounded by water on three sides An inlet of water surrounded on three sides by land

2. The word isthmus has its earliest origins in which language? Latin Russian Akkadian Greek

3. Which of these names is most associated with the Panama canal, which lies along perhaps the most famous isthmus in the world, the Isthmus of Panama? Werner Von Braun Inigo Jones Ferdinand de Lesseps Ayoki Yoshinoya

4. Which of these is a former name sometimes used for the Isthmus of Panama? Isthmus of Pedro Miguel Isthmus of Miraflores Isthmus of Darién Isthmus of Gatun

5. Along which isthmus was a great canal built? Isthmus of Bogazi Isthmus of Firth Isthmus of Crimea Isthmus of Suez

6. The Isthmus of Kra separates which peninsula from the mainland of Asia? Korean Shandong Kamchatka Malay

7. Which Russian isthmus (and peninsula that shares the same name) separates the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea? Isthmus of Yamal Isthmus of Chukchi Isthmus of Kamchatka Isthmus of Taymyr

8. Which large Russian city lies at the base of the Karelian Isthmus? Moscow Archangel Vladivostok St. Petersburg

9. The Isthmus of Tehuantepec separates the northern portion of Mexico from several of its states, including which large peninsula? Answer: (Feel free to type just the name, sans 'peninsula')

10. Perhaps the most famous Isthmus of the ancient world, this Greek isthmus separates the Peloponnisos from the Greek mainland and shares its name with a city at its base. Name that isthmus! Answer: (One Word)

11. There isn't an isthmus to be found in the United States. True False

12. Which two Canadian provinces are separated by the Chignecto Isthmus? Quebec and New Brunswick Ontario and Quebec Nova Scotia and New Brunswick Quebec and Newfoundland

13. An isthmus can be found on an island, as well as on the continental mainland. True False

14. Both the Boothia Isthmus and the Rae Isthmus can be found in which country? Scotland Sweden Canada Argentina

15. One former isthmus that existed during the last ice age, has disappeared due to a great increase in sea level. Human beings were able to cross this isthmus and consequently populate the Americas. We commonly refer to this Isthmus as the _______ Land Bridge. (Fill in the blank) Answer: (One Word)