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DOG Trimester 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In what state are the Aleutian Islands located? | Alaska |
| If you are in Madison Wisconsin would you be closer to the North Pole or the equator? | The equator |
| You reside in what 2 hemispheres? | The Northern and Western Hemispheres |
| How many of the United States are above the Tropic of Cancer? | Fifty |
| Which is more mountainous, eastern or western North America? | Western |
| What gulf is located between Saudi Arabia and Iran? | The Persian Gulf |
| What is the longest country in South America? | Brazil |
| Which country is farther south, Portugal or Spain? | Spain |
| Name the seven continents. | North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Australia, Africa, Antarctica |
| How are Paraguay and Zambia similar? (Think location, situation) | They are both landlocked south of the equator |
| Which city is farthest north: Los Angles, San Diego, or San Francisco? | San Francisco |
| Which of the following football teams play home games in cities located in Ohio:Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, or Cincinnati Bengals? | Cincinnati Bengals, and Cleveland Browns |
| Which hemisphere is larger, Eastern or Western? | They are the same size |
| what country would you have to travel through when driving from Seattle, to Anchorage Alaska? | Canada |
| Which is farther north, North Carolina or South Dakota? | South Dakota |
| Name the gulf located between the countries of Sweden and Finland? | Gulf of Bothnia |
| Whose border is closer to the Pacific Ocean, Nevada of Idaho? | Nevada |
| What four large islands make up the Greater Antilles in the West Indies? | Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico |
| Which of the forty eight contiguous states has the largest land area? | Texas |
| What is the name of the large mountain range in South America? | Andes mountain range |
| What direction would you probably be flying if you were traveling from San Francisco, California, to Miami, Florida. | Southeast |
| Libya is to Africa as Venezuela is to________? | South America |
| Which of the fifty states is farthest west? | Alaska |
| What country has a land border with Denmark? | Germany |
| Which continents does the Tropic of Cancer pass through? | Asia, Africa, and North America |
| What large island nation is located off the southeast coast of Africa? | Madagascar |
| Who owns Baja (or lower California)? | Mexico |
| What is the state with the smallest land area? | Rhode Island |
| What mountain range us located between the Black and Caspian Seas? | Caucasus Mountain Range |
| Paraguay is to Bolivia as_______is to Honduras. | Nicaragua |
| What large river in Brazil has its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean? | The Amazon River |
| Which are closer to the equator, the nomads of the Sahara or coffee growers of Colombia? | Coffee Growers of Columbia |
| What river in part forms the southern border of the United States? | Rio Grande |
| Which continent is closer to the South Pole, Africa of Australia? | Australia |
| What five continents touch the Pacific Ocean? | North America, South America, Australia, Antarctica, and Asia. |
| Which state is due south of New Hampshire and Vermont? | Massachusetts |
| Which lake does the equator pass through: Lake Victoria, Lake Malawi,Lake Chad? | Lake Victoria |
| What is the city located on the Congaree River, that is the capital of South Carolina? | Columbia |
| Which hemisphere has more land the Eastern or Western? | Eastern |
| You leave the the Miami part in your new yacht to travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico. What direction should your compass be indicating? | Southeast |
| What is the only Central American country that doesn't touch the Pacific Ocean? | Belize |
| Which country would generally have higher temperatures year round,Laos or Yugoslavia?Why? | Laos because it is closer to the equator. |
| What is the capital of New Jersey, the state where the first recorded baseball game took place in 1846? | Trenton |
| What countries border Iraq? | Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, and Iran |
| Arrange the seven countries of Central America in alphabetical order. | Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama |
| Find the name of the large desert that runs along Africa's southwestern coast. | The Namib desert |
| Madrid is to Spain as what is to France? | Paris |
| Name the river that forms a border between the states of Washington and Oregon. | The Columbia River |
| What Middle Eastern country that lies between Iraq and Afghanistan used to be called Persia? | Iran |
| The Tropic of Cancer is to the Tropic of Capricorn as the arctic Circle is to the_____? | The Antarctic Circle |
| The city of Shanghai in China is near the mouth of what river? | The Yangtze River |
| Does the Prime Meridian pass through the North of South Pole? | Both |
| A map key should tell what the symbols on a map ,mean. What does a small blackened dot usually represent? | A city |
| Which state contains the name of a country bordering the United States? | New Mexico |
| What is the name given to the half of the Earth that includes Asia, Australia, most of Africa, Europe, and Antarctica, and their waters. | The Eastern Hemisphere |
| Which distance is shorter, Africa to South America of Africa to Australia? | Africa to South America |
| Which circle passes through more continents, Antarctic, or Arctic? | Arctic |
| Which state has no border on the Atlantic Ocean: New Hampshire, Connecticut, or Vermont? | Vermont(Montpelier is the capital of Vermont) |
| Which Great Lake is the only one that does not also belong to Canada? | Lake Michigan |
| How many continents are totally within the Western Hemisphere? | 2, North America and South America |
| What is the name of the large gulf on the northern coast of Australia? | The gulf of Carpantaria |
| What is another name for a line of latitude? | Parallels |
| If were to fly from Atlanta, Georgia, to St. Louis, Missouri, what direction would you most likely be traveling? | Northwest |
| What country has the largest land area in the Western Hemisphere? | Canada |
| In what state, whose borders are North and South Dakota to the east, do the Rocky Mountains over about 40% of the land surface? | Montana |
| What country has largest land area in the Eastern Hemisphere? | Russia |
| Place all 8 cardinal and intermediate directions on a compass rose. | North, Northwest, Northeast, East, South, Southeast,Southwest, West |
| Which of the following cities is the capital of Jordan: Beirut, Damascus, Andara, Amman. | Amman |
| How are the Arctic and Antarctic Circles alike?(Think Location) | They are both on the the Prime Meridian and are located opposite of each other.(Both are the same distance from the equator and fro the poles). |
| How many countries are on the continent of South America? (It is more fun to look at a map of South America and count the Countries) | There are 12 countries |
| Through which continents does the Arctic Circle pass? | North America, Europe, Asia |
| What is the farthest point south on the Earths surface? | The South Pole |
| In general, where would you need lighter clothing, northern Europe or central Africa? Why? | Central Africa because it is closer to the equator. |
| What is the second largest ocean? | The Atlantic Ocean |
| Is Bermuda north or south of North Carolina? | South |
| What is the name of the state that is divided into two parts by water and also has the largest freshwater border of all the states? | Michigan |
| What country has the largest land area in the Northern Hemisphere? | Russia |
| Which is more mountainous, northern or southern Asia? | Southern Asia |
| Which continents does the Tropic of Capricorn pass through? | South America, Africa, and Australlia |
| What two countries and one body of water border Uruguay? | The Atlantic ocean, Argentina, and Brazil. |
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