Daily Geography quiz 4

Places near an ocean usually have warmer winters than places farther inland at the same latitude. Which city probably has warmer winters, the Brazilian seaport of Pôrto Alegre or Córdoba in central Argentina.

Brazilian seaport because it's closer to the ocean.

National Geographic: Madagascar and Sri Lanka are island nations in which ocean? (A) Pacific Ocean (B) Indian Ocean (C) Arctic Ocean

Indian Ocean

Which Middle Eastern country that lies between Iraq and Afghanistan used to be called Persia?

Iran

Which countries border Iraq?

Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Jordan, Kawait.

Find the name of the small, separate part of Russia that lies on the Baltic Sea between Poland and Lituania.

Kaliningrad

The worlds deepest lake is just north of Mongolia in Russia. What is its name?

Lake Baikal.

Through which lake does the equator pass: Lake Victoria, Lake Malawi, or Lake Chad?

Lake Victoria

Which country would generally have the higher temperatures year round, Laos or Switzerland?

Laos because it's on the coast and has a much lower elevation.

Which state is just south of New Hampshire and Vermont?

Massachusetts

Who owns the peninsula called Baja (or Lower) California?

Mexico.

Middle America is a term that is sometimes used for all the lands between the United States and South America. How is Middle America (or Mesoamerica) different from Central America?

Middle America includes Mexico and Central America does not.

Which river forms part of the northern border of Mexico?

Rio Grande River

What are the ending points of the prime meridian?

The North and South Pole. 0 degrees longitude. Measures between east and west around the Earth.

Mountains and a river with same name form most of the boundary between eastern Europe and western Asia. What is the name?

Ural Mountains, Ural River.

What is another name for a line of longitude?

meridian

Which very large river in Brazil has its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean?

The Amazon River.

National Geographic: In which country is ranching not a major activity. Looking at a physical map, be prepared to explain why. (A) Italy (B) Australia (C) United States

(A) Italy Because it has a lot of mountains and not much space.

National Geographic: Which mountains extend across more degrees of latitude. (A) Urals (B) Apennines (C) Carpathian

(A) Urals

Which coastal city would probably have a warmer average yearly temperature, one at 30 degrees north or one at 40 degrees north?

30 degrees north because it is closer to the equator.

Which of the fifty states is farthest west?

Alaska

National Geographic: Before capturing Samarkard, Alexander the Great crossed the Oxious River, which flowed from the Pamirs to the Aral Sea. Today, the river is known by what other name? (A) Indus (B) Brahmaputra (C) Amu Darya

Amu Darya

Of the 27 countries that are less than 1,000 square miles in area, all but six are islands. Find the six that are not islands.

Andorra, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monoco, San Mario, Vatican City.

The tropic of Cancer is to the Arctic Circle is to the ____________________.

Antarctic Circle

Unlike lands near warm ocean currents, lands near cold currents may be cool and dry. The cold Peru Current passes near the earth's driest desert. What is its name?

Atacama desert.

Which of the following is not a national capital: Paris, Madrid, Belfast, Geneva, or Warsaw?

Belfast, Geneva.

Arrange the seven countries in Central America in alphabetical order.

Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama

Which mountain range is located between the Black and Caspian Seas?

Caucasus Mountains.

Who are closer to the equator: the nomads of the Sahara or the coffee growers of Columbia?

Coffee growers of Columbia.

Which city, located on the Congaree River, is the capital of South Carolina?

Columbia

Name the river that forms a major part of the border between the states of Washington and Oregon.

Columbia river.

You leave the Miami port in your new yacht to travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico. In which direction should you be heading?

East, Southeast

In 1992, a country called the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (the Soviet Union for short) was formed. In 1991 the republics that comprised the Soviet Union split into15 independent nations. The first three to declare independence are all on the Baltic Sea. Name the three, whose capitals are Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius.

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

Which country has a land border with Denmark?

Germany

Find the name of the large desert that runs along Africa's southwestern coast.

Namib Desert

Western Washington State has a wet climate, but the dry east is in a rain shadow. Western winds are warmed as they pass over the Pacific's Alaska Current. The warm air picks up moisture from the ocean. As the air rises up the mountains, it cools, and the moisture falls as rain or snow. When the air reaches the eastern slopes, it is quite dry. Write how the rain shadow works.

Sea Level, Warm moist air, wind, Rain, Dessert, dry air.

Libya is to Africa as Venezuela is ____________.

South America

Does the Nile river flow from north or south, or from south or north?

South to North.

I am a large city, but I'm not a state. I hold fifty together. What is my name?

Washington D.C.

What direction is Warsaw, Poland, from Moscow, Russia?

West, Southwest

The city of Shanghai in China is near the mouth of what river?

Yangtze