Daily Geo 100 through 120.

The St. Lawrence waterway has many locks. What do you like to you? Why are they needed on some canals but not on others?

Locks make a water channel deep enough for vessels to use. It controls depth so if some waterways are already deep enough, they don't need them.

Which of these island countries has a smaller total land area?

Malta.

Some map keys show elevation using two measurements. What are these two measurements?

Meters or feet above sea level.

Which of the following terms does not fit the list: California, Virginia, Colorado, or Texas? Why?

Texas, California, and Colorado are in the western part of America while Virginia is in the eastern part so Virginia does not belong.

Which state has the longer border with Mexico, Texas or New Mexico?

Texas.

The melaleuca tree is believed to be drying up parts of a large swap, making it uninhabitable to native plants and animals. This process is occurring in what swampy region?

The Everglades.

Volcanoes in Taal Volcano National Park have irrupt it more than 30 times since the 16th century. This park is in which Asian island country named for a Spanish king?

The Philippines.

A mountain range is a line of mountains. Name three major ranges and the continent on which they are found.

The Rocky Mountains are in North America, the Andes are in South America., and the Alps are in Europe.

Name a peninsula located in Alaska.

The Seward peninsula.

Air pressure is the weight of air pressing down on the earth. It is measured by a barometer. What kind of weather does high pressure usually bring? Low pressure?

High pressure usually brings light wind and clear weather. Low pressure usually brings stormy skies, high-winds, and snow.

Which countries border Guatemala?

Honduras, Mexico, El Salvador, and Belize.

What is humidity? What is the name of the instrument that measures it? Which is more comfortable, a day with high humidity or with low humidity?

Humidity is moisture in the air. A hydrometer measures it. A day with low humidity is more comfortable than a day with high humidity.

Baghdad is the capital of which middle eastern country?

Iraq.

If you wanted to go skiing in Chile, which would be a better month to go, January or July? Explain.

July because Chile is in the southern hemisphere.

Which eastern Asian countries occupy the Chôson Peninsula between the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan?

Korea.

Which countries (not including French Guiana, which is a colony) does Brazil border?

Peru, Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Venezuela, Suriname, Columbia, and Guiana.

Which country on the Scandinavian peninsula is the largest in land area?

Sweden.

Equator passes through Kenya. Could you ever find snow in Kenya? Explain.

Yes. It has elevated areas such as mountains that can have snow. Mount Kenya is snowcapped year-round.

If 3/4 inch on a map equals 750 miles, what would 1 inch equal?

1000 miles.

If 1 inch on a map represents 800 miles, and it is 3 1/4 inches on the map from Cape Town, South Africa, to Nairobi, Kenya, how far apart are the two places?

2600 miles.

What is the latitude and longitude of California?

35° north by 120° west.

What is the continental divide? Where is the continental divide in the United States?

A boundary that separates a continent's river systems. The Rocky Mountains.

Usually smaller than a peninsula, a_____________ is a point of land extending into a body of water.

A cape.

What is an iceberg?

A floating piece of ice broke off from a glacier.

Is the equator a parallel or in Meridian?

A parallel.

On which continents are the worlds five largest lakes (Caspian Sea, Lake Victoria, and Lakes superior, Huron, and Michigan) located?

Africa, North America, Asia, and Europe.

Which is the only continent with land in all four hemispheres?

Africa.

Which is the longer trip: Memphis, Tennessee to Chicago, Illinois; or Albuquerque, New Mexico to Billings, Montana?

Albuquerque, New Mexico to Billings, Montana.

Is most of turkey located in Europe or Asia?

Asia.

Which city is farthest north: Atlanta, Phoenix, or San Diego?

Atlanta.

Which nation, which was formally known as East Pakistan and whose capital is Dhaka, is almost completely surrounded by India?

Bangladesh.

List some reasons to explain why someone would write a song called "America the beautiful."

Because America has a diverse culture, beautiful natural features, and because people express attachment to regions by writing poems, songs, etc.

Toronto, Ontario, is about 1300 miles from the sea, yet oceangoing shifts can reach its harbor. Why?

Because it is right next to Lake Ontario which goes through the St. Lawrence waterway.

Which Canadian provinces does Montana border?

British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.

What are the three capitals of the nation that is located at the southern tip of Africa?

Cape Town, Bloemfontein, and Pretoria.

Land area that includes soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at the river's mouth is called a...

Delta.

In which direction does a parallel, or line of latitude, run?

East west or west east.

Through which African countries does the equator pass?

Gabon, democratic republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Congo, and Somalia.

In which direction would you travel to go from Sri Lanka to Myanmar?

North east.

How many ways can you think of To get from one side of a mountain to the other? List them.

You can walk, climb, drive, walk through a tunnel, go on an airplane or a helicopter, ride a train, fly in a hot air balloon, sit in a gondola, or use a parachute.