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Ringed seals are common elsewhere along James Bay and polar bears can be seen hunting the seals as prey. [4] Beluga whales within James Bay basin could be distinct from those found in Hudson Bay. [5] Hundreds of rivers flow into James Bay. The geography of the region gives many of them similar characteristics.
Asia (/ ˈ eɪ ʒ ə / ⓘ AY-zhə, UK also / ˈ eɪ ʃ ə / AY-shə) is the largest continent [note 1] [10] [11] in the world by both land area and population. [11] It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, [note 2] about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area.
Gulf – a very large bay, often a top-level division of an ocean or sea; Fjord – a long bay with steep sides, typically formed by a glacier; Bight – a bay that is typically shallower than a sound; Sound – a large, wide bay which is typically deeper than a bight, or a strait; Cove – a small, typically sheltered bay with a relatively ...
JetPunk is an online trivia and quizzing website. The service offers a variety of quizzes in different topics, such as geography, history, science, literature, and music. [2] [3] The site offers quizzes in a variety of languages, including but not limited to: English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, German, Finnish, Portuguese, and Polish. [4]
These varying definitions are not generally reflected in the map of Asia as a whole; for example, Egypt is typically included in the Middle East, but not in Asia, even though the bulk of the Middle East is in Asia. The demarcation between Asia and Africa is the Suez Canal, the Gulf of Suez, the Red Sea, and the Bab-el-Mandeb.
The games on Sporcle can fall into 15 categories: Entertainment, Gaming, Geography, History, Holiday, Just for Fun, Language, Literature, Miscellaneous, Movies, Music, Religion, Science, Sports, and Television. Each category has a number of sub-categories as well. Geography and Sports are the most played of the categories.
As wider knowledge of geography developed, the shape of the African landmass (and Egypt's "natural" inclusion in that landmass) became apparent. In 1806, William George Browne still titled his travelogue Travels in Africa, Egypt, and Syria. Similarly, James Bruce in 1835 published Travels through part of Africa, Syria, Egypt, and Arabia.
The "classic" GeoGuessr game mode consists of five rounds, each displaying a different street view location for the player to guess on a map. The player then receives a score of up to 5,000 points depending on how accurate their guess was, up to 25,000 points for a perfect game.