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Which is larger Russia or China?
Russia
100
What is the symbol for a national capital on a map?
A star with a circle around it
100
Spell the capital of Kentucky
Frankfort
100
Place all four cardinal directions on the compass rose. SPELL them out!
north, east, west and south
100
Why would you use a compass on a map?
To decide which direction to drive
200
What city, located on the Hudson river, that is the capital of the state of New York?
Albany
200
What three bodies of water border South America?
Pacific, Atlantic and Caribbean
200
Spell the name of the two oceans that touch the continent of Europe.
Atlantic and Arctic oceans
200
What is the definition of an island?
Small area of land surrounded by water
300
Name all of the continents of the world
North American, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and Antarctica
300
What does the symbol of a black dot mean on a map?
A city with less then 250,000 people
300
How do you spell the name of the natural feature that forms the border of eastern Arkansa?
Mississippi
300
Which state would have a warmer climate, Montana or Florida? and WHY?
Florida, because it is closer to the equator
300
Which of the following divides the Earth into two hemispheres?
Equator
400
Juneau is the capital of what state?
Alaska
400
Name the four largest countries in order of land size.
Russia, Canada, United States and China
400
Spell the capital of Maryland
Annapolis
400
What is the Equator
The imaginary line halfway between the North and South Pole
400
Which feature helps you measure the distance between two places?
Scale
500
Name the seven continents of the world.
North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica
500
Columbia is the capital of what state?
South Carolina
500
name and spell the states that border lake Erie
Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, New York
500
What four great lakes touch the state of Michigan?
Lake Michigan, Superior, Huron and Erie
500
How is Geography Different from Geology?
Geographers tend to study the surface of the earth, its landscapes, its features, and why they are where they are. Geologists look deeper into the earth than do geographers and study its rocks, the internal processes of the earth (such as plate tectonics and volcanoes), and study periods of earth history many millions and even billions of years ago.