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Bay of Fundy Lopez Island, Orcas Island, San Juan Island, and Shaw Island represent four islands in an archipelago touching which U.S. state? A. Washington Matching Nicknames on Canadian license plates _____ 1. “Land of the Living Skies” a. Quebec _____ 2. “Wild Rose Country” b. Ontario _____ 3. “Je ms Souviens” c. Saskatchewan _____ 4. “Yours to Discover” d. Alberta (ANSWERS ON LAST PAGE) Issyk-Kul is a lake that lies wholly within the borders of which former Soviet Republic of Central Asia? A. Kyrgyzstan Which Canadian territory is known for the phrase “Our land, Our strength”? A. Nunavut The Bissagos (Bijagos) Archipelago lies in the Atlantic Ocean just off the coast of what country of Africa? A. Guinea-Bissau Check out geographyacademy.com The Italian Riviera looks across what arm of the Mediterranean Sea? A. Ligurian Sea Which capital on the Danube River with its Charles Bridge is the city known as “City of a Hundred Spires”? A. 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