7th grade S.S. Daily Geo from 11/3
If the scale on a map is 1 in to 500 mi and the distance between two places on the map measures 2 3/4 inches, how far apart are the places?
1,375 miles apart
How many states in the U.S. are on or north of the 60 degrees N line of latitude?
1; Alaska
The Beaufort Sea touches which two north American countries?
Alaska (U.S.), Canada
What is the capital of Turkey, a country that occupies the area known as Asia Minor?
Ankara
Which two oceans touch Russia?
Arctic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
Which countries share a land border with Vietnam?
Cambodia, Laos, and China
What is the name of the Spanish Islands of the northwest coast of Africa?
Canary Islands
Are there any states in the U.S. located south of 25 degrees N latitude? If so which one(s)?
Hawaii, Florida Islands
What is the name of the bay (the world's largest) that is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the Hudson Strait?
Hudson Bay
Name 3 European countries that are land locked
Hungary, Austria, Belarius
Which term does not belong: Poland, Hungary, France?
Hungary: Hungary is landlocked or does not have access to a coastline
Around March 21 and September 22 is the time called the equinox, what is an equinox?
In the equinox we have and equal amount of daylight and darkness, 12 hours daylight, 12 hours darkness. It is also halfway between the shortest and longest day of the year.
what is the name of the country completely surrounded by South Africa?
Lesotho
Which is larger, the red sea or the Mediterranean Sea?
Mediterranean Sea
Which ocean is closest to Mongolia?
Pacific Ocean
Seoul is the capital of which East Asian nation?
South Korea
What is the only country on the Iberian Peninsula that borders the Mediterranean Sea?
Spain
Which is closer to the South Pole, the southern tip of Africa or the most southern edge of mainland Australia
The most southern edge of mainland Australia
what is the capital of the island nation that has the Sea of Japan as it's western border?
Tokyo
What is a tundra?
a vegetation region at high altitudes an high elevations characterized by cold temperatures, low vegetation, and a short growing season.
What is an archipelago? Name an archipelago.
archipelago is a group or chain of islands; Hawaii, Japan, Philipeans
what kind of weather does high pressure usually bring?
clear, sunny weather