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1. A simple definition: which one of these could be adequately used to define what an isthmus is?
2. The word isthmus has its earliest origins in which language?
3. Which of these names is most associated with the Panama canal, which lies along perhaps the most famous isthmus in the world, the Isthmus of Panama?
4. Which of these is a former name sometimes used for the Isthmus of Panama?
5. Across which isthmus was a great canal built?
6. The Isthmus of Kra separates which peninsula from the mainland of Asia?
7. Which Russian isthmus (and peninsula that shares the same name) separates the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea?
8. Which large Russian city lies at the base of the Karelian Isthmus?
9. The Isthmus of Tehuantepec separates the northern portion of Mexico from several of its states, including which large peninsula?
10. Perhaps the most famous Isthmus of the ancient world, this Greek isthmus separates the Peloponnisos from the Greek mainland and shares its name with a city at its base. Name that isthmus!
11. There isn't an isthmus to be found in the United States.
12. Which two Canadian provinces are separated by the Chignecto Isthmus?
13. An isthmus can be found on an island, as well as on the continental mainland.
14. Both the Boothia Isthmus and the Rae Isthmus can be found in which country?
15. One former isthmus that existed during the last ice age, has disappeared due to a great increase in sea level. Human beings were able to cross this isthmus and consequently populate the Americas. We commonly refer to this Isthmus as the _______ Land Bridge. (Fill in the blank)
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