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Which continent is crossed by both the Equator and the Prime Meridian?
A. Asia
B. North America
C. Africa
D. Australia
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Africa is the only continent that is traversed by both the Equator (0° latitude) and the Prime Meridian (0° longitude).
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What is the official language of South Korea?
A. Mandarin
B. Japanese
C. Korean
D. Vietnamese
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Korean is the official language of both South Korea and North Korea, although minor dialectical differences exist.
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Which is the most populous city in the Southern Hemisphere?
A. Sydney, Australia
B. Buenos Aires, Argentina
C. São Paulo, Brazil
D. Johannesburg, South Africa
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São Paulo, Brazil, is the most populous city proper in the Southern Hemisphere, and its metropolitan area is also the largest.
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What is the most populous country in Central America?
A. Honduras
B. El Salvador
C. Guatemala
D. Nicaragua
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Guatemala is the most populous nation in Central America, with its capital, Guatemala City, being the most populous city in the region.
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Which ocean is the smallest by area?
A. Indian Ocean
B. Southern Ocean
C. Arctic Ocean
D. Atlantic Ocean
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The Arctic Ocean, located largely in the Arctic polar region, is the smallest of the world's five major oceans.
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What are the two major official languages of Afghanistan?
A. Arabic and English
B. Pashto and Dari (Farsi)
C. Urdu and Pashto
D. Dari and Hindi
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Pashto and Dari (a variety of Persian/Farsi) are the two official languages of Afghanistan.
35477
Which country is the largest in the world that does not share a land border with Russia?
A. Canada
B. United States
C. China
D. Australia
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Russia is the largest. Canada is the second largest globally and does not share a land border with Russia, unlike China and the United States (via maritime boundary/Alaska).
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What is the most common language spoken in the US after English and Spanish?
A. French
B. Mandarin Chinese
C. Tagalog
D. Vietnamese
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Mandarin Chinese (or general Chinese) is often cited as the third most spoken language in the United States, followed by Tagalog and Vietnamese.
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Which country has the largest portion of the Amazon River basin?
A. Peru
B. Colombia
C. Brazil
D. Venezuela
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Brazil contains approximately 60% of the Amazon rainforest and river basin area, making it the largest portion.
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What is the official language of Iran?
A. Arabic
B. Persian (Farsi)
C. Turkish
D. Kurdish
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Persian, or Farsi, is the official language of Iran and is an Indo-European language, unlike the neighboring Semitic (Arabic) or Turkic languages.
