Geography by Letter: D

Geography by Letter: D

Questions

1. 1 What name is given to the Indian festival of lights, celebrated during the autumn every year?
2.  Which city - the capital of Australia's northern territory - has been nearly fully rebuilt four times since its founding by settlers in the mid-19th century?
3.  Which nation in the horn of Africa - formerly French Somaliland - shares its name with its capital city?
4.  Which city - the capital of Senegal - is the namesake of an extreme rally, despite the fact the race has been held in South America since 2009?
5.  The Ganges boasts the largest example of which landform, often found at the mouths of rivers?
6.  Which salty lake between Jordan and Israel is the location of Earth's lowest elevation on land, with its shores around 430m below sea level?
7.  By what four-letter name is the lower house of the Russian assembly known?
8.  Which German city in Saxony was near-entirely destroyed by Allied firebombing in 1945?
9.  To what native Koyukon name was Mt. Mckinley in the state of Alaska changed in 2015?
10.  Which major city in Kwazulu-Natal is the busiest port in the Republic of South Africa?
11.  What name is given to the strait - classically known as the Hellespont - which lies between the Turkish-owned Gallipoli peninsula and Anatolia?
12.  The population of which US city, known as Motown, has declined by nearly 60% since 1950?
13.  Which town in Kent, UK is famous as an English Channel crossing and for the nearby white cliffs?
14.  Greenland and the Faroe Islands are both constituent nations in union with which European state?
15.  Which wealthy city on the Arabian Peninsula is - as of 2018 - home to the world's tallest building?
16.  By what name is Germany known in its native language?
17.  Which city - the third largest in South Korea - hosted the 2011 World Athletics Championships?
18.  Which Spanish-speaking Caribbean nation shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti?
19.  Which US State capital in the Rocky Mountains is known as the "Mile High City", due to its elevation well over 5000ft?
20.  Which major European rises in the Black Forest of Germany river flows through the capital cities of Austria, Hungary, Slovakia and Serbia?

1. 1 What name is given to the Indian festival of lights, celebrated during the autumn every year?

   Diwali
2.  Which city - the capital of Australia's northern territory - has been nearly fully rebuilt four times since its founding by settlers in the mid-19th century?

   Darwin
3.  Which nation in the horn of Africa - formerly French Somaliland - shares its name with its capital city?

   Djibouti
4.  Which city - the capital of Senegal - is the namesake of an extreme rally, despite the fact the race has been held in South America since 2009?

   Dakar
5.  The Ganges boasts the largest example of which landform, often found at the mouths of rivers?

   Delta
6.  Which salty lake between Jordan and Israel is the location of Earth's lowest elevation on land, with its shores around 430m below sea level?

   Dead Sea
7.  By what four-letter name is the lower house of the Russian assembly known?

   Duma
8.  Which German city in Saxony was near-entirely destroyed by Allied firebombing in 1945?

   Dresden
9.  To what native Koyukon name was Mt. Mckinley in the state of Alaska changed in 2015?

   Denali
10.  Which major city in Kwazulu-Natal is the busiest port in the Republic of South Africa?

    Durban
11.  What name is given to the strait - classically known as the Hellespont - which lies between the Turkish-owned Gallipoli peninsula and Anatolia?

    Dardanelles
12.  The population of which US city, known as Motown, has declined by nearly 60% since 1950?

    Detroit
13.  Which town in Kent, UK is famous as an English Channel crossing and for the nearby white cliffs?

    Dover
14.  Greenland and the Faroe Islands are both constituent nations in union with which European state?

    Denmark
15.  Which wealthy city on the Arabian Peninsula is - as of 2018 - home to the world's tallest building?

    Dubai
16.  By what name is Germany known in its native language?

    Deutschland
17.  Which city - the third largest in South Korea - hosted the 2011 World Athletics Championships?

    Daegu
18.  Which Spanish-speaking Caribbean nation shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti?

    Dominican Republic
19.  Which US State capital in the Rocky Mountains is known as the "Mile High City", due to its elevation well over 5000ft?

    Denver
20.  Which major European rises in the Black Forest of Germany river flows through the capital cities of Austria, Hungary, Slovakia and Serbia?

    Danube