The __________ Peninsula curves north and east into the Gulf of Mexico.

The mildest altitude zone is the

This Indian civilization once occupied the region around modern-day Mexico City.

Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortés conquered the

The sudden, illegal overthrow of a government by a military officer or government official is

The poorest region in Mexico is the

A public square in the center of a Mexican village is a

The Europeans introduced _____________, a new kind of farming, to Central America.

Mayans are the most famous of the Indian civilizations because

The largest city in Central America is

Nicaragua is

The United States supported the __________ in Nicaragua.

________currently controls the Panama Canal

The Bahamas, the Greater Antilles, and the Lesser Antilles combine to form the __________.

This country is a member of the British Commonwealth

The capital of Cuba is

This island chain forms the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea

The highest waterfall in the world is

The Andes Mountains are

Which civilization controlled most of the Andes?

What is the most widely spoken native language in South America?

An Inca stronghold known as the “city in the clouds” was

The world's only natural deposits of _______ can be found in Chile

Free-market reforms in Chile were introduced by

The Pampas are

The name of the steamy Amazonian rainforest that spreads over one-third of the South American continent is

The man who led Argentina into debt and economic ruin

The largest island in Europe is

This mountain system forms the backbone of England

The longest fjord in Norway is ______ Fjord.

A Uralic language is spoken in

Denmark has territory on the

The oldest parliamentary assembly in the world is

Most of continental Europe has a

The longest river in France is the

The national government of the Netherlands’s constitutional monarchy meets in

This country has the world's highest per capita GDP

The largest industrial region in Europe is

What Italian city, the second largest in the country, is a banking center in the Po River Valley?

The head of the first trade union and later became the first president of free Poland was

The Nazis killed more than 2.5 million Jews and Poles in the death camp thirty-three miles west of Kraków, Poland, known as

These three countries were the first of the fifteen republics in the Soviet Union to declare independence

This country is the largest of the Baltic States and the home of the Hill of the Crosses

This Baltic State is partially composed of fifteen hundred islands

In Eastern Europe this is the dominant mountain system

The swift and peaceful overthrow of communism in Czechoslovakia was called the

The government began an experiment in________, to give the Czech people a direct stake in the success of the new Czech Republic’s economy.

The capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina is

Mount Musala is the highest point of this mountain range

The Danube River flows through a break in the Carpathian Mountains called the

During and after what revolution did Ukraine experience fair elections and a shifted focus toward Western Europe and the EU?

Which peninsula juts out into the Black Sea and is attached to Ukraine by a 2.5-mile-wide isthmus?

Arguably, Russia's greatest handicap is

What has influenced Russia’s foreign policy in all periods of Russian history?

The dominant religion in Russia is

The term used to refer to the rulers of Russia from 1547 to 1917 is

Another name for Russia during the period of Communist rule was the

"Glasnost" means

Russia’s twenty-one self-governing areas where most of the population, power, and status reside are

The legislative branch of Russia’s national government is the

The second-largest city in Russia is

The highest mountain in Europe is

The highest mountain range in the world is in the

The most important river in India is

Sikhism unites

The largest city in India

The first prime minister of India is

India and Pakistan dispute the control of

Hindu society is divided into different classes called

This famous Indian leader wanted to make peace with the Muslims in India

The ancient city that flourished in the Indus Valley was

Capital of Bangladesh

Mount Everest is in

Sherpas, known for their strength and endurance, live in

Which island nation is strategically located near the Indian subcontinent and the shipping lanes of the Indian Ocean?

The smallest nation in Asia

Which country do most of the immigrants to Southeast Asia immigrant from?

A large group of islands is called

The name of the place where the borders of Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand meet is

The founder of Buddhism

According to Buddhism, one can reach a state of complete happiness and rest called

Thailand has this type of government

Khmer Rouge leader

Which major river cuts through the northern part of Vietnam, emptying into the Gulf of Tonkin?

The chief seaport in Vietnam is

The name of the guerrilla group that played a big part in conquering South Vietnam for the Communists was

Which country is the financial and high-tech hub of Southeast Asia?

Brunei was made a protectorate by the British to stop the preying of

What form of subsistence farming is a Chinese practice that allows people to raise crops in small areas?

The world’s third-largest river and the longest river in Asia is the

China's largest city

What structure was built during the fourteenth to the seventeenth centuries to protect China from the Mongols and Turkic tribes?

Which leader established a republic in China?

Mongolia’s main urban center

The border separating North Korea and South Korea

What name do the Japanese refer to their country as

The largest island in Japan

The name Tokyo means

Japan’s southernmost island is