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    All the following answers start with the letter A
  1. The capital of the European country of Greece___________
  2. The Weddell Sea touches this land mass(a continent)____________
  3. The mountain range that goes down the center of the country of Italy______
  4. The sea which touches the country of India___________
  5. A US state which touches Mexico__________
  6. This inland sea borders Kazakhstan_____
  7. A country in Europe which touches both Switzerland and Germany______
    All the following answers start with the letter B
  1. Narrow body of water between Alaska and Russia_________
  2. A seaport city in the European country of Spain _________
  3. La Paz is the capital city of this South American country__________
  4. A group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean near the state of Florida_______
  5. An important city in India__________
  6. The capital city of the Asian country of Thailand________
  7. Large Pacific Ocean island; it includes Malaysia and Brunei________
    All the following answers start with the letter C
  1. Bogata is the capital of this South American country_______
  2. Yaounde is the capital of this Central African country_______
  3. Very narrow country on the South American continent______
  4. Hispaniola and Barbados are islands in this body of water_______
  5. Capital city of the country of Australia_________
  6. Landlocked sea in the area of Russia and Azerbaijan________
  7. River in Africa______________
  8. Yaounde is the capital city of this African country on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean______
    All the following answers start with the letter D
  1. This river flows from Germany to its mouth in the Black Sea_______
  2. European country near the North Sea_______
  3. Mt. McKinley's (mountain peak found in Alaska) is called this by native Americans_________
  4. Country in Africa which is near the country of Somalia______
  5. Haiti shares an island with this country________
  6. Capital city of the country of Ireland________
  7. Important city in the state of Michigan__________
    All the following answers start with the letter E
  1. River near the Tigris River in the Middle Eastern country of Iraq______
  2. A country in Central America________
  3. Volcanic mountain found on the island of Sicily(part of Italy)_________
  4. City in Texas near the Rio Grande River___________
  5. Addis Ababa is the capital of this North African country_________
  6. Island in the Pacific (named for the holiday on which it was discovered)______
  7. Water body which separates England from France__________
    All the following answers start with the letter F
  1. City in Alaska___________
  2. Capital city of Sierra Leone(a country in Western Africa)__________
  3. Island off the coast of southern Argentina_______
  4. Helsinki is the capital of the northern European city_______
  5. Volcanic mountain found in the country of Japan________
  6. The Pyrennes Mountains borders Spain and this European country_______
  7. City in the European country of Germany (a popular picnic food name)_____
    All the following answers start with the letter G
  1. Denmark owns this island, the largest in the world__________
  2. This Central American country's capital is Guatemala_____________
  3. Famous man-made structure in China (that can be seen from outer space)________
  4. County in Africa that touches the Congo and Cameroon______________
  5. Owned by Great Britain, this "rock" is in the Mediterranean Sea by Spain______
  6. Northern Ireland is owned by this country______________
  7. Famous geographic site found in Arizona____________
    All the following answers start with the letter H
  1. Found on Asia, it's the highest mountain chain in the world __________
  2. Famous bay found in northern Canada_________
  3. Great Lake near the state of Michigan___________
  4. Capital of the State of Hawaii__________
  5. River in China near the capital city of Beijing_______
  6. Largest of the four islands of Japan____________
  7. Country in Central America that touches Guatemala and Nicaragua________
    All the following answers start with I
  1. River in the Asian country of Pakistan_______
  2. Sea which touches the European countries of Greece and Italy_____
  3. Island nation made up of a number of islands in the Pacific Ocean_________
  4. Reykjavik is the capital of this island nation found in the Atlantic Ocean_____
  5. Country in the Middle East which touches the Mediterranean Sea______
  6. Abidjan is the capital of this African country found on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean______
  7. Large city in Turkey_______
    All the following answers start with the letter J
  1. Capital city of this Asia country is Tokyo_______
  2. City in Israel holy to Christians, Islamic people and Jewish people______
  3. Country which shares the Dead Sea with Israel______
  4. Capital city of the state of Mississippi____________
  5. Island in the Caribbean Sea______________
    All the following answers start with the letter K
  1. Capital city of the African country of Democratic Republic of the Congo______
  2. Country in the Middle East which touches the Persian Gulf_________
  3. Mountain in the African country of Tanzania______
  4. Sea which touches northern Russia__________
  5. Desert in Southern Africa____________
  6. One of the four main islands of the Asian country of Japan_________
  7. Topeka is the capital of this state_________
    All the following answers start with the letter L
  1. The Prime Meridian is 0 degrees__________
  2. Lake in Africa which touches Tanzania and Kenya_____
  3. Desert found in the African country of Egypt_______
  4. The capital of this South American country which touches Brazil_____
  5. Lake in southern Egypt formed by the creation of the Aswan High Dam_____
  6. County in northern Africa which touches the Mediterranean Sea______
  7. Capital city of the state of Arkansas_________
    All the following answers start with the letter M
  1. African country whose capital is Rabat_______
  2. Highest mountain peak in the world. It's found in the Himalayan Mountains in Asia______
  3. Volcano on the island of Hawaii_______
  4. Sea which touches both Europe and Africa________
  5. The longest river in the USA. It empties into the Gulf of Mexico_______
  6. City in Saudi Arabia which is found near the Red Sea(It's the holiest city of the Islamic religion)_______
  7. Landlocked Asian country whose capital is Ulan Bator______
    All the following answers start with the letter N
  1. Capital city of the African country of Kenya__________
  2. Longest River in the world. It's found in Egypt_______
  3. Desert in South Egypt__________
  4. Windhoek is the capital of this African country which touches Angola_______
  5. Capital city of the state of Tennessee________
  6. The European country of Netherlands touches this sea_______
  7. Asian country which touches both India and China_________
    All the following answers start with the letter O
  1. New York touches this Great Lake______
  2. River found in northern South America_________
  3. Cincinnati is a city in this state_____________
  4. Capital city of Canada_____________
  5. Country on the Arabian Peninsula which touches the Arabian Sea_________
  6. Capital of the European country of Norway_______
  7. Sea on the eastern coast of the country of Russia__________
    All the following answers start with the letter P
  1. Capital of the southeast Asian nation of Cambodia(Kampachea)________
  2. Canal which connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans­________
  3. Mountain chain located on the European continent between the countries of Spain and France________
  4. River found in northern Italy_______
  5. Country in South America whose capital is Lima_______
  6. Landlocked South American country________
  7. European country on the Baltic Sea which touches Russia and Germany______
    All the following answers start with the letters Q or R
  1. Capital city of the South American country of Ecuador______
  2. Small country on the Persian Gulf______
  3. Large city on the coast of Brazil______
  4. Sea which touches Egypt and Saudi Arabia________
  5. Capital of the state of North Carolina______
  6. River in the United States which flows into the Mississippi River_______
  7. Capital city of the island nation of Iceland_________
    All the following answers start with the letter S
  1. This American river flows into the Columbia and empties into the Pacific Ocean_____
  2. Largest desert in the world is found in Africa_________
  3. River between Canada and the state of New York______
  4. Small island off the coast of the southeast Asian country of Malaysia______
  5. European country which touches both Portugal and France_______
  6. Northwestern African country whose capital is Dakar_______
  7. The capital of this Middle Eastern country is Damascus_________
    All the following answers start with the letter T
  1. Country located between the Mediterranean and Black Seas ______
  2. Sea off the coast of the European country of Italy______
  3. Lake found in the South American country of Peru______
  4. Mt. Kilimanjaro is in this African country which touches both Kenya and Mozambique______
  5. Southern island off the coast of Australia whose capital is Hobart_______
  6. Sea in northern Australia near the city of Darwin________
    All the following answers start with the letters U and V
  1. Country in South America__________
  2. Capital of the Southeast Asian country of Laos______
  3. Salt Lake City is the capital of this state_______
  4. Capital of the landlocked Asian country of Mongolia_______
  5. State in Australia whose capital city is Melbourne_______
  6. County in Africa which touches the Sudan, Kenya and Democratic Republic of the Congo______
    All the following answers start with the letters W,X,Y or Z
  1. Country in African which touches Mozambique, Botswania and South Africa______
  2. Country in the Middle East which touches the Red Sea_____
  3. River in the state of Alaska_______
  4. Capital of New Zealand(found in the Pacific Ocean)___________
  5. River in Central China________