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Which is Your Favorite Isthmus?

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Physical Geography : Which is Your Favorite Isthmus?

Introduction:
"I don't know about you, but there's something about an isthmus that just gets me excited when I'm looking at a map! Maybe it's because there are so few, who knows...but I felt I had to share the fun with my fellow Quizzyland dwellers...have fun!"


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


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


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?
    Inigo Jones
    Ferdinand de Lesseps
    Ayoki Yoshinoya
    Werner Von Braun


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


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?
    Shandong
    Korean
    Malay
    Kamchatka


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


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


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?
    Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
    Quebec and Newfoundland
    Ontario and Quebec
    Quebec and New Brunswick


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?
    Sweden
    Canada
    Argentina
    Scotland


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)


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