Daily Geography Quizlet 1 (Social Studies) – Flashcards
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What is the definition of gulf?
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Gulf: a large body of sea water partly surrounded by land
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What is an example of an area of land that is smaller that a continent and is completely surrounded by water?
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Island
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How many states are in America?
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50 States
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What body of water connects Lake Ontario to the Atlantic Ocean?
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St. Lawerence River
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What is a coast?
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Coast: the land next to a sea or ocean
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What continent is the three largest lakes located on? (Caspian Sea, Lake Victoria, Lake Superior)
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Caspain Sea: Asia Lake Victoria: Africa Lake Superior: North America
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What is the capital of the United States?
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Washington D.C
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Which continent has the fewest numbers of nations?
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Antarctica
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What is the capital of Missouri?
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Jefferson City
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What are the three smallest countries in South America that has the equator pass through them?
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Colombia, Brazil, Ecudor
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What are the two smallest continents in land area that also happen to look like islands?
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Australia and Europe
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Which of the world's oceans in the largest in term area? Which is the smallest?
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Biggest: Pacific Ocean Smallest: Arctic Ocean
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What is the capital of the New England state that has a large "hook" of land jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean?
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Boston
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How many continents does the equator cross? List those continents in order of land area largest to smallest?
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Asia, Africa, South America
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Which continent is south of all other continents?
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Antarctica
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What is the capital of the state whose southwestern border is Colorado and eastern border is Iowa?
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Lincoln, Nebraska
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Is Central America part of the North or South American continent?
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South America
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Which of these is the name o a country: Chicago, Los Angeles, Canada, Miami?
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Canada
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What is the city, bordered on the west by the Mississippi River, that is the capital of Minnesota?
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St. Paul
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Which is due north of Alabama?
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Tennesse
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What is the name of the country in which Chileans live?
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Chile
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What is the city, located on the Kansas River, that is the capital of Kansas?
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Topeka
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What is the realtionship between a country and a state?
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The realtionshop between a country and a state are many states make up a country, for example United States!
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Where do many rivers begin or have their sources: in oceans, mountains, and/or lakes?
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Mountains
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What is the difference between a bay and a penisula?
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Bays have land around them but penisulas is land that has water on three sides, like Florida.
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How many of the states are on the North American continent?
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49 states
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Is there more water or land on Earth?
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Water
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What is the only ocean through which he equater does not pass?
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Arctic Ocean
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Name the 3 continents that are located mainly between the eqauter and the North Pole?
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Asia, North America, Europe
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What is the capital of Illinois?
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Springfield
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Is most of South America above are below the Tropic of Cancer?
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Below it
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Name the longest mountain range in the United States?
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Rocky Mountain
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Which continent is farther north, North America or Africa?
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North America
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In what state is Mount McKinley, elevation 20,320 feet, located?
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Alaska
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If you don't understand what a symbol on a map, where would you look?
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The map key, or legend
