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Wilkin's History
for Wilkin's first test in history
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Name the highest mountain in the world: | Mount Everest |
| Did Amundsen discover the North or South Pole? | South |
| Name the longest river in the world: | Nile |
| List one reason people explore the earth: | Learning |
| What continent was discovered in 1820? | Antarctica |
| True or False: Antarctica was discovered in 1509. | FALSE |
| Who was the first European to see Victoria Falls? | David Livingstone |
| Who discovered the South Pole? | Roald Amundsen |
| What is the largest island in the world? | Greenland |
| Who led the second team to reach the South Pole? | Robert F. Scott |
| What is the deepest place in the ocean? | Mariana Trench |
| What was the last continent to be discovered? | Antarctica |
| What are the imaginary lines that run north and south around the earth? | parallels of latitude |
| What are the imaginary lines that run east and west around the earth? | meridians of longitude |
| What is the half of the earth that is south of the equator? | Southern Hemisphere |
| What is the normal condition of the atmosphere at the earth's surface? | climate |
| What is the imaginary line that circles the globe at its "fattest" part? | Equator |
| What is the imaginary north-to-south line that passes through Greenwich, England? | prime meridian |
| What is the 180th meridian? | international dateline |
| What is the area between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn? | tropics |
| What is the area north of 66N latitude? | Arctic Circle |
| What is the area south of 66S latitude? | Antarctic Circle |
| What is the half of the earth that is east of the prime meridian? | eastern hemisphere |
| What is the mountain range with the highest altitude? | Andes |
| He charted ocean currents: | Matthew Fontaine Maury |
| What is the largest ocean in the world? | Pacific |
| What is the smallest of the seven continents? | Europe |
| What is the largest of the seven continents? | Asia |
| What is the combined name for the largest landmass in the world? | Eurasia |
| What is the half of the earth that is north of the equator? | Northern Hemisphere |
| What is the half of the earth that is west of the prime meridian? | Western Hemisphere |
| Who was the English missionary who served God in China? | Hudson Taylor |
| What did God put on the earth for our use and enjoyment? | Natural resources |
| List two characteristics that describe Amundsen's life: | brave and strong |
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