Canada
What are states called in Canada?
What is the capital of:
Norway & Denmark
Oslo and Copenhagen
1. What is Australia's nickname which is related to its location on earth.
2. What physical features covers the majority of land in Australia?
"The Land Down Under"
The Outback
Most of the mainland occupies a large peninsula that juts southward from the Asian continent. Located between India and China, this extension of land is known as?
Indochina.
Which country is not in Africa?
Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Iran, and Somalia
Iran
Which Province is considered "The Heart of Canada" and where 6 out of ever 10 Canadians live.
Ontario
What are the TWO most important crops throughout Southern Europe?
Grapes and Olives
What is located in the ocean waters just off Australia’s northeastern shore?
The Great Barrier Reef
What was Krakatoa?
One of the most famous volcanoes, Krakatoa, lies between the islands of Sumatra and Java. In 1883 Krakatoa erupted and collapsed into the sea, triggering tsunamis that claimed about 36,000 lives.
People who move about from place to place in search of food are called...
Nomads
What famous French explorer sailed up the St. Lawrence river in the 1530's?
Jacques Cartier
What Viking explorer discovered North America and what province did they first touch when they arrived?
Leif Eriksson
What is a marsupial?
What do Koalas eat?
mammals that raise its young in a pouch on the mothers body
Eucalyptus
Southeast Asia is known as “the Crossroads of the World” because...
It is located along important maritime trade routes.
What is the name given for the Muslim god? Who founded the religion of Islam?
Allah
Muhammad
Canada is active in an important world organization that works together in defense issues. What does N.A.T.O. stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
When the Roman Empire was split into eastern and western empires, Christianity in the empire also split into eastern and western branches. What did they split into?
Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic
New Zealand is home to TWO flightless birds. One of them is extinct. What are they?
Moa (extinct) and the Kiwi
All 11 countries in the region participate in the Southeast Asian Games that take place every two years. The countries take turns hosting the games, which include Olympic sports and traditional regional sports like _____________, a kind of volleyball played with the feet, knees, head, and chest.
sepaktakraw
What is the name of the Moroccan dish that is made up of small nuggets of wheat and then steamed? Hint: I referred to it as "the rice so nice they named it twice."
Couscous
Name THREE canadians
Answers will vary
What does LEGO mean in Danish?
Play Well
Most of the first colonists sent to Australia did not go by choice. In 1788 a group of 11 British ships, known as the ____________, landed on Australia’s east coast. The crowded ships carried 778 convicted criminals from the British Isles.
First Fleet
Prior to and during the Vietnam War, what type of government ruled the northern part and what type of government rules the southern part?
Northern: Communism
Southern Democracy
What is the term used to describe someone who is a strict follower of the Muslim religion and want laws to be reflective of the rules of Islam?
Muslim Fundamentalist