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D.O.G 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 go to the North Pole or the equator? | The Equator. |
You reside in what two hemispheres? | Northern and Western. |
How many of the United States are above the Tropic of Capricorn? | Fifty. |
Which is more mountainous, eastern or western North America? | Western. |
What gulf is located between Saudi Arabia and Iran? | 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, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica. |
How are Paraguay and Zambia similar? | Both countries are landlocked. |
Which city is farthest north: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco? | San Francisco. |
Which of the following football teams play home in cities located in Ohio: Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, or Cincinnati Bengals | Cleveland Brown and Cincinnati Bengals. |
Which hemisphere is larger, Eastern or Western | Same size. |
What country would you have to travel through when driving from Seattle, Washington, to Anchorage, Alaska | Ottawa, 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. |
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. |
Whose border is closer to the Pacific Ocean, Nevada or Idaho | Nevada (Note that Nevada’s capital is Carson City.) |
What four large islands make up the Greater Antilles in the West Indies? | Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica. |
What direction would you probably be flying if you were traveling from San Francisco, California, to Miami, Florida? | South East. |
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? | North America, Africa, and Asia. |
What large island nation is located off the southeast coast of Africa. | Madagascar. |
What is the state with the smallest land area? | Rhode Island. |
Who owns Baja (or Lower) California? | Mexico. |
What mountain range is located between the Black and Caspian Seas? | Caucasus. |
Paraguay is to Bolivia as ______ is to Honduras. | Nicaragua. |
What river in part forms the southern border of the United States? | Rio Grande. |
Which continent is closer to the South Pole, Africa or Australia? | Australia. |
What large river in Brazil has its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean? | Amazon. |
Which are closer to the equator, the nomads of the Sahara or coffee growers of Colombia? | Coffee growers of Colombia. |
What large river in Brazil has its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean? | Amazon. |
What five continents touch the Pacific Ocean? | North America, South America, Antarctica, Asia, Australia |
Which state is due south of New Hamshire 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 Miami port to travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico. What direction should your compass be indicating? | South East |
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; 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? | Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey. |
Arrange the seven countries of Central America in alphabetical order. | Belize, Costa Rica ,El Salvador ,Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama |
Find the name of the large desert that runs along Africa's southwestern coast. | The Namib Desert |
Madrid is to Spain as ________ is to France. | Paris |
Mane the river that forms a border between the states of Washington and Oregon. | Columbus 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 ____ ____. | 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 on a map mean. What does a small blackened dot usually represent. | Capital/City. |
Which state contains the name of a country bordering the U.S. | 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 | Eastern Hemisphere |
Which distance is shorter Africa to South America or Africa to Australia | Africa to South America |
Which circle passes through more continents, Antarctica or Arctic | 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? | 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? | Parallels |
If you were to fly from Atlanta, Georgia, to St. Louis, Missouri, What direction would you be going in. | North West |
What country has the largest land area in the Western Hemisphere. | Canada |
In what state, whose borders of North and South Dakota to the east, do the Rocky Mountains cover about 40% of the land surface? | Montana |
What country has the largest land area in the Eastern Hemisphere? | Russia |
Place all eight Cardinal and Intermediate directions on a compass rose. | North, Northeast, East, Southeast, South, Southwest, West, North West |
Which of the following cities is the capital of Jordan: Beirut, Damascus, Ankara, Amman? | Amman |
How are the Arctic and Antarctic Circles alike? | They are at the end of each side of the Earth |
How many countries are on the continent of South America? | 12 |
Through which continents does the Arctic Circle pass? | North America, Europe, Asia |
What is the farthest point south on the Earth's surface? | South Pole |
In general, where would you need lighter clothing, northern Europe or central Africa | Central Africa, closer to the Equator |
What is the second largest ocean in the world | Atlantic Ocean |
Is Bermuda north of 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 |
Which continents does the Tropic of Capricorn pass through? | Australia, Africa, and South America |
What two countries and one body of water border Uruguay | Brazil, Argentina, Atlantic Ocean |