Continents
What is the largest continent on Earth?
The largest continent on Earth is Asia.
The largest ocean in the world is the Pacific Ocean.
What is the world’s largest ocean?
The Helmand River is the longest river in Afghanistan. It flows for 1,150 km (710 miles) and rises approximately 80 km (50 miles) west of Kabul, in the Hindu Kush mountains, and it has no outlet to the sea.
This river is the longest in Afghanistan. What is its name?
George W. Bush
After completing his time in office, which U.S. president picked up painting portraits of world leaders and heroes as a hobby?
Vertical lines that measure the earth from 0 - 180 degrees.
Lines of Longitude
Which continent has the most countries?
Africa is the continent with the most countries. There are 57 African countries.
The coldest ocean in the world is the Arctic Ocean.
What is the coldest ocean in the world?
The Ohio River. This is a major tributary of the Mississippi River. Starting at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers in Pittsburgh, PA. The Ohio River then empties into the Mississippi River at Cairo, III.
What river, flowing generally southwesterly, is about 970 miles long and empties into the Mississippi River?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Which president was a commanding general during World War II?
Horizontal Lines that measure the earth from 0-90 degrees in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
Lines of Latitude
Russia is part of Europe and Asia. Around 75% of Russia’s population lives on the European side of the continent.
Which huge country is part of two continents?
The Atlantic Ocean is home to the world’s longest underwater mountain range. It is called the Mid Oceanic Ridge and it is over 10,000 miles long.
In which ocean is the world’s longest underwater mountain range?
Oxbow Lake. They are called oxbow lakes because they resemble the U-shaped piece of wood fitted around the neck of a harnessed ox.
A temporary body of water formed in a meander cut-off is what type of lake?
Warren G. Harding
Known as one of the most scandalous events in American politics, the "Teapot Dome" involved the bribery of which presidential administration?
The line that divides the Earth into two separate days
International Date Line
There are seven continents in the world. They are Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Oceania and Antarctica
How many continents are there?
The deepest part of the world’s ocean is called Challenger Deep. It is part of the Pacific Ocean and is 10,920 metres deep.
What is the deepest part of the world’s ocean called?
Gulf of Mexico. For part of the Rio Grande's course this 1885 mile long river, is the boundary between USA and Mexico.
Into which body of water does the Rio Grande river flow?
The New Deal
What is the name of Franklin D. Roosevelt's series of programs and projects instituted during the Great Depression?
What gives us a precise location on Earth using degrees, minutes, and seconds?
Geographic Coordinates
The most populated continent in the world is Asia with over 59% of the world’s population.
What is the most populated continent in the world?
The blue whale is the largest creature that lives in our oceans.
What is the largest creature that lives in our oceans?
Euphrates. Found in modern-day Iraq, these rivers form the lifeblood of the Persian Gulf.
What other river forms Mesopotamia and empties into the Persian Gulf along with the Tigris?
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
The faces of presidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt are carved into what massive South Dakota monument?
The False cylindrical projection map that was designed specifically for classrooms in America.
The Robinson map