7th grade S.S. Daily Geo from 11/3

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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


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