Looking at the world via Google Earth offers striking images of the diversity of our planet and the impact that humans have on it. Today's entry is a puzzle -- part 2 in a series (part 1 here), in which we challenge you to figure out where in the world each of the images below was taken. (Unlike part 1, we're making this one multiple choice.) Note that north is not always up in these pictures. Also, be assured that, apart from a bit of contrast, these images are unaltered; they are exactly what Google and its mapping partners provide. So have a look at the images below, make your guesses, and see your score at the end. Good luck!
Where in the World? A Google Earth Puzzle
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Read moreKrahule, Slovakia Spillimacheen, British Columbia Skagit County, Washington #
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Read moreBusan, South Korea Yokohama, Japan Hong Kong #
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Read moreMojave Desert, California Atacama Desert, Chile Arequipa, Peru #
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Read moreMeljac, Serbia Pandeshwar, India Malinowo Nowe, Poland #
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Read moreTonle Sap Lake, Cambodia Lisala, Democratic Republic of Congo Lake Bosomtwe, Ghana #
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Read moreMar del Plata, Argentina Mazatlan, Mexico Valencia, Spain #
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Read moreSpokane River, Washington Katherine River, Australia Sundays River, South Africa #
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Read moreBandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Dalian, China #
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Read moreSouthern Alberta, Canada Western Kansas Qassasin, Egypt #
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Read moreMadagascar Florida Mozambique #
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Read moreGuadalajara, Mexico Dijon, France Lisbon, Portugal #
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Read moreKabri, Pakistan Chile-Argentina border Todra Gorge, Morocco #
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Read moreMormon Flat Dam, Arizona Al Karamah Dam, Jordan Floriskraal Dam South Africa #
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Read moreFelda, Florida Nahalal, Israel Mijdrecht, The Netherlands #
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Read moreWestern Uganda Northern Idaho Western Brazil #
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Read moreSan Diego, California Atlanta, Georgia Los Angeles, California #
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Read moreWestern China Northern Brazil Northwestern Michigan #
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Read moreWestern Kansas South Dakota Turkey #
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Read moreGadani, Pakistan Chittagong, Bangladesh Alang, India #
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Read moreMozambique Channel Amazon River Dead Sea #
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Read moreEastern China Burkina Faso Tamil Nadu, India #
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Read moreRebat, Iran Kroussa, Greece Sokuluk, Kyrgyzstan #
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Read moreChisasibi, Quebec Akranes, Iceland Northern Belize #
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Read moreWestern Alaska Brazilian Coast Northern Australia #
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