DOG Trimester 2 Word Scramble
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| What Wha | Answer |
| Name the river that forms a border between the states of Washington and Oregon | Columbia River |
| Which state is cue south of New Hampshire and Vermont | Massachusetts(Note that Boston is the capitol of Massachusetts) |
| Which City is farther north: Los Angeles, San Diego, or San Francisco? | San Fransisco |
| What is the name given to the half of the Earth that includes Asia, Australia, most of Africa, Europe, and their waters? | The Eastern Hemisphere |
| which country would generally have higher temperatures year round, Laos or Yugoslavia? | Laos; closer to the equator |
| What countries border Iraq? | Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan, Kuwait, and Turkey |
| How are the Arctic and Antarctic circles alike? | Both same distance from the equator and poles |
| What country has a land border with Denmark | Germany |
| Find the name of the desert that runs along Africa's southwestern coast. | the Namib Desert |
| You reside in what two hemispheres? | Northern and Western |
| What country would you have to travel through when driving from Seattle, Washington to Anchorage, Alaska? | Canada |
| Whose border is closer to the Pacific Ocean, Nevada or Idaho? | Nevada |
| What state contains the name of a country bordering the United States? | New Mexico |
| The Tropic of Cancer is to the Tropic of Capricorn as the Arctic Circle is to the___ _____ | The Antarctic Circle |
| What is the city, located on the Conagree River, that is the capitol of South Carolina | Columbia |
| Which distance is shorter, Africa to South America or Africa to Australia | Africa to South America |
| what direction would you probably be flying if you were traveling from San Francisco, California, to Miami, Florida? | Southeast |
| Which country is farther south, Portugal or Spain? | Spain |
| What country in the Northern Hemisphere has the largest land area? | Russia |
| Which continent does the Tropic of Capricorn pass through? | Africa, Australia, and South America |
| Madrid is to Spain as ______ is to France | Paris |
| Which Great Lake is the only one that does not also belong to Canada? | Lake Michigan |
| Through which continents does the Arctic Circle pass? | North America, Europe, and Asia |
| What four large islands make up the Greater Antilles in the West Indies? | Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico |
| What is the capital of New Jersey | Trenton |
| What is the state with the smallest land area? | Rhode Island |
| Libya is to Africa as Venezuela is to_____ | South America |
| Which of the the fifty states is the farthest west? | Alaska |
| If you were to fly from Atlanta, Georgia, to St. Louis, Missouri, what direction would you most likely be traveling? | northwest |
| Name the seven continents. | Asia, Europe, Antarctica, Africa, Australia, North America, South America |
| Which continent does the Tropic of Cancer pass through? | North America, Africa, and Asia |
| What is the name of the state that is divided in two parts by water and also has the largest freshwater border in the U.S.A | Michigan |
| What gulf is located between Saudi Arabia and Iran? | Persian Gulf |
| Paraguay is to Bolivia as__________is to Honduras | Nicaragua |
| Which gulf is located between Sweden and Finland | the gulf of Bathnia |
| a map key should tell what the symbol on a map means. What does a small blackened dot usually represent? | City |
| If you were in Madison, Winsconsin would it be closer to go to the North Pole or the Equator? | Equator |
| How are Paraguay and Zambia similar? (think location, situation) | Both are landlocked countries south of the equator. |
| Which of the forty-eight states has the largest land area? | Texas |
| Which of the following cities is the capital of Jordan: Beirut, Damascus, Ankara, Amman? | Amman |
| The City of Shanghai in China is near the mouth of what river? | Yangtze River or Chang Jiang |
| Which circle passes through more continents, Antarctic or Arcitc | The Arctic circle |
| What two countries and one body of water border Uruguay? | Argentina and Brazil and the Atlantic Ocean |
| Which hemisphere has more land , the Eastern or Western Hemisphere | The eastern Hemsphere |
| Arrange the seven countries of Central American alphabetical order. | 1.Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama |
| What mountain range is located between the Black Caspian seas? | Caucasus |
| How many countries are on the continent of South America? | 11 (French Guiana is a possession of the France) |
| In what state, whose borders are North and South Dakota to the east, do the Rocky Mountains cover about 40% of the land surface? | Montana |
| What large island off the southeast coast of Africa? | Madagascar(This country is made up of one large island and several very small islands.) |
| Which state has no border on the Atlantic Ocean, New Hampshire, Connecticut or Vermont | Vermont (Montpelier is the capitol of Vermont) |
| What middle eastern country that lies between Iraq and Afghanistan used to be called Persia? | Iran |
| Which continent is closer to the south pole, Africa or Australia? | Australia |
| What is the farthest point south on the Earth's surface? | The South Pole |
| What country has the largest land area in the Western hemisphere | Canada |
| Which is farther north, South Dakota or North Carolina | South Dakota |
| How many of the United States are above the Tropic of Capricorn? | 50 |
| what is the name of the large gulf on the northern coast of Australia? | The gulf of Carpentario |
| Place all eight cardinal and intermediate directions on a compass rose | North, Northeast, East, Southeast, South, Southwest, West, Northwest |
| In general, where would you need lighter clothing, northern Europe or central Africa? | central Africa; closer to the equator |
| Which is more mountainous, eastern or western North America? | Western |
| Is Bermuda north or south of North Carolina? | South |
| What country has the largest land area in the Eastern Hemisphere | Russia |
| Which of the following football teams play home games in Ohio: Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, or Cincinnati Bengals | Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals |
| You leave the Miami port in your new yacht to travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico. What direction should your indicating | southeast |
| What five continents touch the pacific Ocean | north America, South america, antarctica, Asia, and africa |
| Which part of Asia is more mountainous, northern or southern Asia? | Southern Asia |
| Which are closer to the equator, the nomads of the Sahara or coffee growers of Columbia? | The coffee growers of Columbia |
| What's the longest country in South America? | Brazil |
| What large river in Brazil has its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean? | The Amazon |
| What river in part forms the border of the United States? | The Rio Grande |
| Does the Prime Meridian pass through the North or South Pole | Both |
| In what state are the Aleutian Islands located? | Alaska |
| Who owns Baja (or Lower) California? | Mexico |
| what is the only Central American country that doesn't touch the Pacific Ocean? | Belize |
| What is another name for a line of latitude ? | parallels |
| What is the name of the largest mountain range in South America? | The Andes Mountains |
| Which lake does the equator pass through: Lake Victoria, lake Malawi, Lake Chad | Lake Victoria |
| Which hemisphere is larger, Eastern or Western? | They are equal in size |
| What is the second largest ocean in the world? | The Atlantic Ocean |
| How many continents are totally within the Western Hemisphere? | North America and South America(2) |
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