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Daily Geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which country is farther north,Zaire or Paraguay? | Zaire |
| How are the Amazon,Nile,and Mississippi river alike? | They are the longest rivers in the continents they are located in. |
| 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 Western |
| What gulf is located between Saudi Arabia and Iran? | Persian Gulf |
| How many of the united states are above the tropic of Capricorn? | All of the United States or 50 |
| Which is more mountainous, eastern or western North America? | Western |
| What is the longest country in South America? | Brazil |
| Which country is farther south,Portugal or Spain? | Spain |
| Name the seven continents. | Australia, Antarctica, Asia, Africa, North and South America, Europe. |
| How are Paraguay and Zambia similar? | They are both landlocked countries. They are also south of the equator. |
| Which city is farther north: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco? | San Francisco. |
| Which of the following football teams play home games located in Ohio: Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears, Detroit lions, Cincinnati Bengals? | Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals |
| Which hemisphere is larger. Eastern or Western? | Neither. They are both the same size. |
| What 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. | Gulf of Bethnia |
| 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, Puerto Rico |
| Which of the 48 contiguous states has the largest land area? | Texas |
| What is the name of the large mountain range in South America? | Andes |
| 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? | North America, Africa, Asia |
| What large island nation is located off the southeast coast of Africa? | Madagascar |
| Who owns Baja California? | Mexico |
| What is the state with the smallest land area? | Rhode island |
| What mountain range is located between the Black and Caspian Sea? | Caucasus Mountains |
| Paraguay is to Bolivia as _________ is to Honduras. | Nicaragua |
| What large river in Brazil has its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean? | Amazon River |
| Which are closer to the equator, the nomads of the Sahara or coffee growers of Columbia? | Coffee Growers Of Colombia |
| What river 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 five continents touch the Pacific Ocean? | North and South America, Australia, Asia, and Antartica |
| 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 Conagree River, that is the capital of South Carolina? | Columbia |
| 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. | Namib |
| Which hemisphere has more land, the Eastern or Western? | Eastern |
| You leave the Miami port on your new yak 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 than Yugoslavia. |
| 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 is the capital of New Jersey, the state where the first recorded baseball game took place in 1846? | Trenton |
| Which countries border Iraq? | Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey. |
| 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? | The Yangtze River |
| Does the prime Meridian pass through the north or south pole? | Both |
| A map key should tell what the symbol on a map means. 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? | 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 Circle |
| 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 North America and South America |
| What is the name of the large gulf on the northern coast of Australia? | 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 most likely be traveling? | Northwest |
| what country has the largest land area in the Western Hemisphere? | Canada |
| Place all eight cardinal and intermediate directions on a compass rose. | North, south, east, west, northwest, northeast, southeast, southwest |
| Which of the following cities is the capital of Jordan; Beirut,Damascus, Ankara, Amman? | Amman |
| How are the Arctic and Antarctic circles alike? | Both the same distance from the equator and from the poles. |
| How many countries are on the continent of South America? | 12 |
| Through which continent does the Arctic Circle pass? | USA, Eourope 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?Why? | Africa because it is closer to the equator and it is hot there. |
| What is the second largest ocean in the world? | The Atlantic |
| Is Bermuda north or south of North Carolina? | |
| 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? |