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D.O.G Trimester 2
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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? | Equator |
| You reside in what two hemispheres? | Northern and Western |
| How many of the United States are above the Tropic of Capricorn? | All States |
| Which is more mountainous, eastern or western North America? | Western |
| Which gulf is located between Saudi Arabia and Iran? | Persian Gulf |
| What's the longest country South America? | Brazil |
| Which country is farther south, Portugal or Spain? | Spain |
| Name the seven continents. | N. America, S. America, Antarctica, Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe |
| How are Paraguay and Zambia similar? (think location, situation) | Paraguay and Zambia are similar in that both countries are landlocked. Neither country has a coastline to give them access to the sea. They are also both south of the equator |
| Which city is farthest north: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Fransisco? | San Fransisco |
| Which of the following football teams play in Ohio? C. Browns, C. Bears, D. Lions, C. Bengals. | C. Browns, C. Bengals |
| Which hemisphere is larger, Eastern or Western? | Both are the same. |
| 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 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, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Jamaica, and Puerto Rico |
| Which of the forty-eight contiguous states has the largest land area? | Texas |
| What is the name of the large mountain mountain range in South America? | The Andes |
| Which direction would you probably be flying if you were traveling from San Fran 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 |
| What continent(s) 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 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 river in part forms the southern border of the US? | 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, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica |
| 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 |
| Which hemisphere has more land, the Eastern or Western. | Eastern |
| You leave the Miami port in your new yacht to travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico. What direction should your compass be indicating. | South East |
| What is the only C. America country that doesn't touch the Pacific Ocean? | Belize |
| Which country would have generally have higher temperatures year round, Laos or Yugoslavia? Why? | Laos; closer to the equator |
| What is capital of NJ, 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. | 1. Belize 2.Costa Rica 3. El Salvador 4.Guatemala 5.Honduras 6.Nicaragua 7.Panama |
| Find the name of the large desert that runs along Africa's southwestern coast. | Namib |
| Madrid is to Spain as ______ is to France. | Paris |
| Name the river that forms a border between the states of Washington and Oregon. | Columbia |
| 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 a the Arctic Circle is to the ____ _______. | Antarctic Circle |
| The city of Shanghai in China is near the mouth of what river? | Yangze River |
| Does the Prime Meridian pass pass through the North or South Pole? | It goes through both of them |
| A map key should tell what the symbols on a map mean. What does a small, block dot usually mean? | City |
| Which state contains the name of a country bordering the US? | New Mexico |
| What is the name given to the half of the the Earth that includes Asia, Australia, most of Africa, Europe, and Antarctica, and their waters? | Eastern Hemisphere |
| Which distance is shorter, Africa to S. America, or 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: NH, CT, VE? | Vermont |
| Which Great Lake is the only one that does not touch 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? | Carpentaria |
| What is another name for a line of latitude? | Parallels |
| If you were to fly from Atlanta to St. Louis, what direction would you be most likely flying? | Northwest |
| What has the largest has the largest land area in the Western Hemisphere? | Canada |
| In what state, whose borders are North and S. Dakota to the east, do the Rocky Mountain cover about 40% of the land surface? | Montana |
| What country has the most land in Eastern Hemisphere? | Russia |
| Place all eight cardinal and intermediate directions on a compass rose. | 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 Circle alike? | Both are at 66 1/2 degrees. Both cold climates.Both same difference from equator. |
| How many countries are in South America? | 12 |
| Through what continents does the Arctic Circle pass? | N. 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 because it hotter in temperature. aaaaaannnnnnnnnddddddddd ttttthhhheee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeqqqqqqqqqqquuuuuuuuuuaaaaaaaattttttttttooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrr............ |
| What is the second largest ocean in the world? | Atlantic |
| Is Bermuda north or south of North Carolina? | south |
| SORRY NOT ENOUGH TIME | 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? | Africa, South America, and Australia |
| What countries and one body of water border Uruguay? | Argentina, Brazil, and the Atlantic Ocean |
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