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DOG Trimester 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In what state are the Aleutian Islands located in? | Alaska |
| If you were in Madison, Wisconsin, would it be closer to go to the North Pole or equator? | Equator |
| You reside in what two hemispheres? | Northern and Western |
| How many of the United States are above the Tropic of Capricorn? | All of them, 50 |
| What is more mountainous, eastern or western North America? | Western |
| What golf is located between Saudi Arabia and Iran? | Persian Gulf |
| What's the longest country in South America? | Brazil |
| Which country is father south, Portugal or Spain? | Spain |
| Name the seven continents. | Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America |
| How are Paraguay and Zambia similar? | They are both landlocked and south of the equator. |
| Which city is farthest north: San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco? | San Francisco |
| Which of the following football teams play home games in cities located in Ohio: Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Cincinnati Bengals? | Cleveland Browns 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? | 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 (Note: The capital of Nevada is Carson City) |
| What four large islands make up the Greater Antilles in the West Indies? | Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Puerta Rico |
| Which of the forty- eight contiguous states has the largest land area? | Texas |
| What is the name if the large mountain range in South America? | Andes Mountains |
| 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 (or lower) California? | Mexico |
| What is the state with the smallest land area? | Rhode Island |
| What mountain range is located between the Black and Caspian Seas? | Caucasus Mountains |
| Paraguay is to Bolivia as _______ is to Honduraus | 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 Columbia |
| What River in part forms the southern border of the United States? | Rio Grande River |
| Which continent is closer to the South Pole, Africa or Australia? | Australia |
| What five continents touch the Pacific Ocean? | North America, South America, Australia, Asia, Anarctica |
| Which state is due south of New Hampshire and Vermont? | Massachusetts (Note that Boston is the capitol of 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, Eastern or Western? | Eastern |
| 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 farther south and closer to the equator. |
| If you leave the Miami port in your new yacht and head for San Juan, Puerto Rico. What direction should your compass be indicating? | Southeast |
| What is the capital of New Jersey, the state where the first baseball game took place in 1846? | Trenton |
| What countries border Iraq? | Syria, Turkey, Iran, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait |
| 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. | Namib Desert |
| Madrid is to Spain as _____ is to France. | Paris |
| Name the river that forms the border between the states of Washington and Oregon | The Columbia River |
| What Middle Eastern country 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 _____ _____ | Antarctic Cirlcle |
| The city of Shanghai in China is near the mouth of what river? | Chang Jiang (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? | A city |
| Which state contains the name of the 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, Antarctic or Arctic? | Arctic Circle |
| Which state has no border on the Atlantic Ocean: New Hampshire, Connecticut, or Vermont? | Vermont (Note that Montpelier is the capital of 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? | Two; North and South America |
| What is the name of the large gulf on the northern coast of Australia? | Gulf on Carpentaria |
| What is another name for a line of latitude? | Parallel |
| 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 |
| 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 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, Northwest |
| Which of the following is the capital of Jordan: Beirut, Damascus, Ankara, Amman? | Amman |
| How are the Arctic and Antarctic Circles alike? (think location) | Both are the same distance from the equator and from the poles |
| How many countries are on the continent of South America? | 12 countries |
| Through which continents does the Arctic Circle pass? | 3; Asia, Europe, and North America |
| What is the farthest point south on the Earth's surface? | Antarctica |
| In general, where would you need lighter clothing, northern Europe or central Africa? Why? | Central Africa because it is hotter temperature being closer to the equator |
| What is the second largest ocean in the world? | Atlantic Ocean (Pacific is largest) |
| Is Bermuda north 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 (Note that Michigan's capital id Lansing) |
| 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? | South America, Africa, and Australia |
| What two countries and one body of water border Uruguay? | Brazil, Argentina, and the Atlantic Ocean |
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