Because rail gauges (the spaces between tracks) may vary from country to country, international train travel sometimes involves a “bogie exchange,” in which a train car — with passengers inside! — is lifted off the wheel assembly, or bogie, so the bogie can be swapped out for one of a different gauge. Trains traveling from Bucharest, Romania, to Chisinau, Moldova, have a bogie exchange in Ungheni, Moldova. A rail journey between Beijing and Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, includes a stop of about three hours for a bogie exchange in Erlian, China.
Iguazu Falls is situated on the border between which two countries?
A) Argentina and Brazil
B) China and Russia
C) India and Pakistan
D) Mexico and the United States
Previous answer: In exchange for pardons for criminal activities, the pirate Jean Lafitte joined forces with Gen. Andrew Jackson to defend New Orleans during the War of 1812.
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