Daily Geography Weeks 17-20
There is approximately one regular time zone for every 15° of longitude. How many regular time zones are there in the world?
24
What is the differance between a gulf and a peninsula?
A gulf is a body of water mostly surrounded by land, and a peninsula is land surrounded by water on three sides.
What Body of Water is East of Italy?
Adriatic Sea
Through which continents does the 20°S line of latitude pass?
Africa, Australia, and South America
Which continent borders the Indian, Atlantic, and Pacific Oceans?
Antarctica
The Bering Strait separates what two continents?
Asia and North America
The Indian Ocean touches what continents?
Asia, Africa, Australia and Antarctica
The Arctic Ocean touches what continents?
Asia, Europe, and North America
Do more rivers in the United States flow into the Pacific or Atlantic Ocean?
Atlantic Ocean
What sea lies East of Stockholm?
Baltic Sea
What countries on the South American Continent are landlocked?
Bolivia and Paraguay
What is the capital of the country that is nearly surrounded by India and has a coastline on the Bay of Bengal?
Dhaka
Which continent has the smallest border on the Atlantic Ocean?
Europe
What two countries does the Bay of Biscay touch?
France and Spain
Which has a higher elevation, Greenland or Australia?
Greenland
What is the name of the World's highest mountain range?
Himalayas
What is the capital of the Solomon Islands in the Western Pacific?
Honiara Honara
What archipelago has Jakarta as it's capital?
Indonesia
What countries border the Caspian Sea?
Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan
What is the Northernmost United States Capital?
Juneau
What is the capital of the only landlocked African nation that borders Lake Victoria?
Kampala
On a topographical, or physical, map, does dark green usually indicate land that is higher or lower than a dark brown color?
Lower
Which of these is NOT a coastal city: Taipei, Taiwan; Tunis, Tunisia; Miami, Florida; Lyons, France?
Lyons, France
What is the Capital of the Country that has the longest border with Honduras?
Managua
What is the capital of the country whose Northern border is Brazil and Western border is Argentina?
Montevideo
To which continent does Central America belong?
North America
If you were stranded at 0° latitude and 140°E longitude, where would you be located?
Pacific Ocean and New Guinea
What major water bodies form the coastline of Africa?
Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Guinea, Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, and Mediterranean Sea
What is the fastest way to get by ship from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean?
Suez Canal
What Sea is found between Australia and New Zealand?
Tasman Sea
What states capital is Montpelier?
Vermont
What is the capital of the country made up of 86 islands due North of Madagascar?
Victoria
