D.G weeks 33-36
Africa
Sudan is the country with the largest land area on which continent?
flood control, power
What are some reasons people build dams?
Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, The Arctic circle, and the Antarctic circle
What four lines form borders for the middle latitudes?
It shows average temperature, rainfall, humidity, wind and speed
What is a climograph?
a low-lying tract of land with no connection to outside water
What is a polder?
a funnel shaped, destructive vortex
What is a tornado?
a river and all of it's tributaries
What is a watershed?
Canberra
What is the capital of Australia?
Pyongyang, North Korea
What is the capital of North Korea?
Rome
What is the capital of the country on the Adriatic Sea that has France, Switzerland, and Austria on its northern border?
Cairo, Egypt
What is the capital of the country that is bordered by Libya, Sudan, and Israel?
Riyadth, Saudi Arabia
What is the capital of the country with the largest land area on the Arabian Peninsula?
Columbo, Sri Lanka
What is the capital of the island nation southeast of India?
Brussels, Belgium
What is the name of the capital of Belgium?
Caspian Sea
What is the name of the large inland body of water that touches Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan?
Physical features
When people speak of topography, do they mean physical features, bridges, cities, or canals?
above the north eastern part of Russia
Where is the Chuckchi sea?
Winnipeg
Which Canadian city is furthest east: Edmonton, Winnipeg, Regina, or Vancouver?
Suez Canal
Which canal joins the Mediterranean Sea to the Gulf of Suez?
Bern, Switzerland
Which capital city is further east, Bern, Switzerland or Paris, France?
Mumbai, India
Which city is farther south: Havana, Cuba or Mumbai, India?
Denmark
Which country claims Greenland?
Libya
Which country is due north of Niger and Chad?
Mauritania
Which has the longer coastline on the Atlantic ocean, Benin or Mauritania?
Lake Winnipeg
Which lake in Manitoba shares its name with the provincial capital?
Alaska, because at some points in the year the sun shines day and night
Which state is sometimes called the "Land of the Midnight Sun"? Why is it called that?
Russia
Excluding Canada and Mexico, which country is closest to the United States?
Central time
In which time zone is eastern Nebraska located?
Northeast
Is Baffin bay northeast or southeast of Hudson bay?
The Mississippi River
On which river is St, Louis, Missouri located?
