Correct Answer :   Pensylvania

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The first oil well was dug in 1859. The oil production has since declined but it retains its name for high grade oil

Correct Answer :   West Midlands to the London area

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In Britain few of the Canals built during the early days of the Industrial Revolution are now playing an important role in the economy  of the country. Example, Grand Union Canal.

Correct Answer :   West to East

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Earth rotates eastward, in prograde motion. As viewed from the north pole star Polaris, Earth turns counterclockwise. The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is the point in the Northern Hemisphere where Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface.

Correct Answer :   Aurora australis

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Correct Answer :   Africa

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Dark Continent is a former name for Africa. It is so used because its hinterland was largely unknown and therefore mysterious to Europeans until the 19th century. Henry M. Stanley was probably the first to use the term in his 1878 account Through the Dark Continent.

Correct Answer :   Pamir Knot

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The Pamir Mountains are a mountain range in Central Asia formed by the junction or knot of the Himalayas, Tian Shan, Karakoram, Kunlun, and Hindu Kush ranges. They are among the world’s highest mountains and since Victorian times they have been known as the “Roof of the World” a probable translation from the Persian.

Correct Answer :   Dar-es-Salaam

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Dar es Salaam, formerly Mzizima, is the largest city in Tanzania. It is also the country’s richest city and a regionally important economic centre. Though Dar es Salaam lost its official status as capital city to Dodoma in 1974 (a move which was not complete until 1996), it remains the centre of the permanent central government bureaucracy and continues to serve as the capital for the surrounding Dar es Salaam Region. Being situated so close to the equator and the warm Indian Ocean, the city experiences generally tropical climatic conditions, typified by hot and humid weather throughout much of the year. Dar es Salaam features a tropical wet and dry climate, with two different rainy seasons.

Correct Answer :   Dili

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Dili is the capital, largest city, chief port and commercial centre of East Timor. It lies on the northern coast of Timor island, the easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands.

Correct Answer :   Bhutan

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Bhutan is a country located up in the mountain ranges and thus, experiences thunderbolts on a regular basis. Thunder and lightning are frequent there in the mountains.

Correct Answer :   The Louvre

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The Louvre is one of the world's largest museums, and a historic monument. A central landmark of Paris, France, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine. With more than 8 million visitors each year, the Louvre is the world's most visited museum. The Hermitage Museum in Saint-Petersburg, Russia is considered to be the largest museum of the world.