US States
Themes
Area and Elevations
Central America
South America
100
What is the capital of New York?
Albany
100
Define Absolute location.
A location can be absolute as in coordinates of a map using longitude and latitude.
100
What is the highest elevation in the world?
Mt. Everest
100
What is the Capital of Guatemala?
Guatemala City
100
What is the second largest country in South America?
Argentina
200
What is the Capital of California?
Sacramento
200
Define relative location.
A location can be relative - next door, nearby, short drive, down the road etc...
200
What is the lowest elevation in the world?
The Dead Sea
200
What country borders Colombia directly to the north?
Panama
200
What is the capital of Brazil?
Brasilia
300
What is the longest river in the USA?
Mississippi
300
Which invisible line dissects the earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
Equator
300
What is the Approximate land area in KM of the world?
148,647,000 KM
300
What country shares a land mass with Haiti?
DR
300
What is the largest mountain range in South America?
Andes
400
What is the southern most state?
Hawaii
400
Define Region
A region is an area that is defined by certain similar characteristics.
400
What is the largest continent on the planet? How many square KM is it?
Asia, 44,579,000
400
What body of water borders most of central America to the East?
Caribbean Sea
400
What is the longest river in South America?
The Amazon
500
Name all five of the great lakes.
Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, Superior
500
Name the 5 themes of Geography.
Location, Place, Region, Movement, Human-Environment Interaction.
500
There are 7 Continents. Name the highest point for each one.
Africa - Mt. Kilimanjaro Antarctica - Vinson Massif Asia - Mt. Everest Australia - Mt. Kosciusko Europe - Mt. Elbrus North America - Mt. McKinley South America - Mt. Aconcagua
500
Which two Central American countries border Mexico?
Guatemala and Belize
500
What are the small islands located off the east coast of Argentina?
Falkland Islands
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