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| Which country is farther north,Zaire or Paraguay? | Zaire
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| How are the Amazon,Nile,and Mississippi river alike? | They are the longest rivers in the continents they are located in.
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| In what state are the Aleutian Islands located? | Alaska
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| If you were in Madison,Wisconsin, would it be closer to go to the North Pole or the equator? | The equator
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| You reside in what two hemispheres? | Northern Western
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| What gulf is located between Saudi Arabia and Iran? | Persian Gulf
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| How many of the united states are above the tropic of Capricorn? | All of the United States or 50
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| Which is more mountainous, eastern or western North America? | Western
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| What is the longest country in South America? | Brazil
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| Which country is farther south,Portugal or Spain? | Spain
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| Name the seven continents. | Australia, Antarctica, Asia, Africa, North and South America, Europe.
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| How are Paraguay and Zambia similar? | They are both landlocked countries. They are also south of the equator.
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| Which city is farther north: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco? | San Francisco.
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| 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
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| Which hemisphere is larger. Eastern or Western? | Neither. They are both the same size.
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| What country would you have to travel through when driving from Seattle, Washington, To Anchorage, Alaska? | Canada
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| Which is farther north, North Carolina or South Dakota? | South Dakota
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| name the gulf located between the countries of Sweden and Finland. | Gulf of Bethnia
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| Whose border is closer to the Pacific Ocean, Nevada or Idaho? | Nevada
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| What four large islands make up the Greater Antilles in the west Indies? | Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico
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| Which of the 48 contiguous states has the largest land area? | Texas
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| What is the name of the large mountain range in South America? | Andes
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| What direction would you probably be flying if you were traveling from San Francisco ,California to Miami, Florida? | Southeast
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| Libya is to Africa as Venezuela is to ________. | South America
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| Which of the fifty states is farthest west? | Alaska
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| What country has a land border with Denmark? | Germany
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| Which continents does the tropic of cancer pass through? | North America, Africa, Asia
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| What large island nation is located off the southeast coast of Africa? | Madagascar
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| Who owns Baja California? | Mexico
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| What is the state with the smallest land area? | Rhode island
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| What mountain range is located between the Black and Caspian Sea? | Caucasus Mountains
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| Paraguay is to Bolivia as _________ is to Honduras. | Nicaragua
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| What large river in Brazil has its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean? | Amazon River
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| Which are closer to the equator, the nomads of the Sahara or coffee growers of Columbia? | Coffee Growers Of Colombia
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| What river part forms the southern border of the United States? | The Rio Grande
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| Which continent is closer to the South Pole, Africa or Australia? | Australia
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| What five continents touch the Pacific Ocean? | North and South America, Australia, Asia, and Antartica
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| Which state is due south of New Hampshire and Vermont? | Massachusetts
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| Which lake does the equator pass through: Lake Victoria, Lake Malawi Lake Chad? | Lake Victoria
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| what is the city, located on the Conagree River, that is the capital of South Carolina? | Columbia
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| Arrange the seven countries of Central America in alphabetical order | Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
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| Find the name of the large desert that runs along Africa's southwestern coast. | Namib
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| Which hemisphere has more land, the Eastern or Western? | Eastern
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| You leave the Miami port on your new yak to travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico. What direction should your compass be indicating? | Southeast
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| What is the only Central American country that doesn't touch the Pacific Ocean? | Belize
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| Which country would generally have higher temperatures year round, Laos or Yugoslavia? Why? | Laos because it is closer to the equator than Yugoslavia.
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| Madrid is to Spain as ________ is to France. | Paris
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| Name the river that forms a border between the states of Washington and Oregon? | Columbia River
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| What is the capital of New Jersey, the state where the first recorded baseball game took place in 1846? | Trenton
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| Which countries border Iraq? | Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey.
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| What Middle Eastern country that lies between Iraq and Afghanistan used to be called Persia? | Iran
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| The Tropic of Cancer is to the Tropic of Capricorn as the Arctic Circle is to the_______. | Antarctic Circle
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| The city of Shanghai in China is near the mouth of what river? | The Yangtze River
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| Does the prime Meridian pass through the north or south pole? | Both
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| A map key should tell what the symbol on a map means. What does a small blackened dot usually represent? | A city
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| Which state contains the name of a country bordering the united states? | New Mexico
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| 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
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| Which distance is shorter, Africa to South America or Africa to Australia? | Africa to South America
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| Which circle passes through more continents, Antarctica or Arctic? | Arctic Circle
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| Which state has no border on the Atlantic Ocean; New Hampshire, Connecticut, Vermont? | Vermont
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| Which Great Lake is the only one that does not also belong to Canada? | Lake Michigan
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| How many continents are totally within the western Hemisphere? | 2 North America and South America
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| What is the name of the large gulf on the northern coast of Australia? | Carpentaria
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| What is another name for a line of latitude? | Parallels
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| If you were to fly from Atlanta, Georgia, to St. Louis, Missouri, what direction would you most likely be traveling? | Northwest
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| what country has the largest land area in the Western Hemisphere? | Canada
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| Place all eight cardinal and intermediate directions on a compass rose. | North, south, east, west, northwest, northeast, southeast, southwest
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| Which of the following cities is the capital of Jordan; Beirut,Damascus, Ankara, Amman? | Amman
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| How are the Arctic and Antarctic circles alike? | Both the same distance from the equator and from the poles.
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| How many countries are on the continent of South America? | 12
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| Through which continent does the Arctic Circle pass? | USA, Eourope Asia
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| What is the farthest point south on the Earth’s surface? | South Pole
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| 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.
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| What is the second largest ocean in the world? | The Atlantic
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| Is Bermuda north or south of North Carolina? |
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| 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? |
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