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DOG Trimester 2
Question | Answer |
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In what state are the Aleutian Islands located? | Alaska |
If you were in Madison Wisconsin Would it be closer to the North Pole or equator? | The Equator |
You reside in what two hemispheres? | North, and West Hemispheres |
How many of the United states are above the Tropic of Capricorn? | 50 |
Which is more mountainous, eastern or western North America? | Western |
The gulf that 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 |
What are the seven continents? | North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Antarctica, and Australia |
How are Zambia and Paraguay alike? | They are both land locked |
Which city is farthest north: Los Angeles, San Francisco,or San Diego? | San Francisco |
Which of the following fotball teams play their home games in Ohio: Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, or Cincinnati Bengals | Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals |
Which hemisphere is larger, Eastern or Western? | Both are the same size |
Which country would you have to travel through when driving from Seattle, Washington, 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? | The Gulf of Bothnia |
Whose border is closer to the Pacific Ocean, Nevada or Idaho? | Nevada |
What four large islands make up the Greater Antilles in the West Indies? | Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico |
Which of the forty-eight contiguous states has the largest land area? | Texas |
What is the name of the mountain large mountain range in South America? | The 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 the farthest west? | Alaska |
What country has a land border with Denmark? | Germany |
Which continents does the Tropic of Cancer pass through? | Asia, Africa, 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 large river in Brazil has its mouth at the Atlantic river? | The Amazon |
Which is closer to the Equator, the nomads of Sahara or coffee growers of Columbia. | Coffee Growers of Columbia |
Which mountain range is located between the Caspian and Black Seas? | Caucasus Range |
Paraguay is to Bolivia as _________ is to Paraguay. | Nicaragua |
What River in part forms the southern border of the United States? | The Rio Grande |
Which Continent is closer to the South Pole, Africa or Australia? | Australia |
What are the five continents that touch the Pacific Ocean? | North America, South America, Asia, Antarctica, Australia |
Which state is due south of New Hampshire and Vermont? | Massachusets |
Which Lake does the Equator pass through: Lake Victoria, Lake Malawi, or Lake Chad? | Lake Victoria |
What city is located on the Congaree Rive, that is the capital of South Carolina? | Columbia |
Which hemisphere has more land, the Eastern or Western? | The Eastern |
You leave the Miami port in your new yacht to travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico. What would 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 Euqator |
What is the capital of New Jersey, the state where the first baseball game took place in 1846? | Trenton |
What countries borders Iraq? | Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey |
Arrange seven countries in 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. | Namib desert |
Madrid is to Spain as ______ is to France | Paris |
Name the river that forms a border between the states of Washington and Oregon. | Columbia River |
What Middle Eastern country 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 Antarctic Circle |
The city of Shanghai in China is near the mouth of what river? | Yangtze River |
Does the Prime Meridian pass through the North or South Pole? | Both |
A map key should tell what the symbols 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 t the half of the Earth that includes Asia, Australia, most of Europe, Africa, and Antarctica, and their waters? | The Eastern Hemesphere |
Which distance is shorter, Africa to South America or Africa to Australia? | Africa to South America |
Which circle passes through more continents, Antarctic or Arctic? | The Arctic |
Which state has no border on the Atlantic Ocean: New Hampshire, Connecticut, Vermont? | 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 |
What is the name of the large gulf on the northern coast of Australia? | Gulf of Carpentaria |
What is another name for a line of Latitude? | Paralells |
If you were to fly from Atlanta, Georgia, to Saint Louis, Missouri, Which 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 cover 40% of the land surface. | Montana |
What country has the largest land area in the Eastern Hemisphere? | Russia |
List the eight cardinal directions in clockwise order. | North, Northeast, East, Southeast, South, Southwest, West, Northwest |
Which of the following cities is the capital of Jordan: Beirut, Damascus, Ankara, Amman? | Amman |
How are the arctic and Antarctic Circles alike? (Think Location) | Both are the same distance from the equator and from the poles |
How many countries are on the continent of South America? | 12 |
Through which continents does the Arctic Circle pass? | Europe, Asia, and North America |
What is the farthest point south on the Earth's 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 so it is warmer. |
What is the second largest ocean in the world? | 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? | Michigan |
What country has the largest land area in the Northern Hemisphere? | Russia |
Which is more mountainous, northern or southern Asia? | Southern |
What continents does the Tropic of Capricorn pass through? | South America, Africa, and Australia |
What two countries and one body of water body of water borders Uruguay? | Argentina, Brazil, and the Atlantic Ocean |