Daily Geography 81-100

What is the capital of the country north of Spain that has coastlines on both the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean?

Paris, France

What is the latitude of a place that is exactly halfway between the equator and the North Pole?

45 degrees north

Arroyo, wadi, and nullah are terms used in different parts of the world for the same physical feature. What is that feature?

A stream bed that is dry except for the rainy season

The Inuit of the Arctic regions have many words (around 50) for snow, depending on the type of snow. They also have different words for seal, depending on such things as age, type, and location of the animal. Why do you think this is so? Is there something in your world for which you have many names?

Answers will vary

Which continents does the Arabian Sea border?

Asia and Africa

Which national capital is east of 70° W: Ottawa, Washington D.C., Santiago, or Asunción?

Asunción

The most populace city in Azerbaijan is located on a peninsula that stretches into the Caspian Sea. Name this city. 1.Baku 2.Tabriz 3.Tehran

Baku

If you were at 0° longitude, would you be riding in a car or sailing on a boat or ship?

Boat or ship

The forces of nature are constantly changing the earth, sometimes slowly as in the formation of the Grand Canyon, and sometimes quickly as in the formation of a new island by volcanic eruption. Name some other ways in which the earth changes.

Climate change, earthquakes, tornadoes

The world's largest canyon is the Grand Canyon in Arizona. What is the name of the river that flows through the canyon?

Colorado river

What is the capital of the country that has Lebanon on its western border?

Damascus

Describe the Pacific Ocean's location in relation to the continent it touches (use cardinal directions in your description).

East of Asia, east of Australia, west of North America, west of South America, and North of Antarctica

Which area has the higher elevation, eastern or western Brazil?

Eastern Brazil

Raiatea, one of the Society Islands, was an important religious and cultural center for ancient Polynesians. Today, Raiatea is part of what overseas territory? 1.New Caledonia 2.French Polynesia 3.American Samoa

French Polynesia

What large desert is found in northern China and Mongolia?

Gobi Desert

On which continent and in what hemispheres do you reside?

I live in North America and I am in the Northern, Western Hemisphere

Which isthmus connects North and South America?

Isthmus of Panama

How are a landslide and an avalanche different? Alike?

Landslide: Rocks and mud fall quickly down the hill Avalanche: Large amounts of ice, snow, and rocks fall quickly down side of a mountain Alike: Something falls down a hill and both have earth and rock fall down a hill. The stuff fall from earthquakes and pressure.

List three types of landforms and provide an example of each.

Mountain: the Andes Peninsula: Italy Archipelago: Japan

Which of the Scandinavian countries is most mountainous?

Norway

What natural boundary separates Texas from Mexico?

Rio Grande

Duluth, Minnesota, is about 1,500 miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean, yet oceangoing ships enter its harbor. How?

Ships go through the Saint Lawrence waterway

What is the name of the island group northeast of Australia whose capital is Honiara?

Solomon Islands

Which state is due south of Kentucky?

Tennessee

A region is a part of the world that has similar characteristics in all its parts. What are some shared characteristics in the Arctic region?

The latitude and icy harsh climate

What do Kingston, Jamaica, and Dakar, Senegal, have in common?

They are all national capitals

What is the capital of the landlocked country that borders Russia to the north and China to the south?

Ulan Bator, Mongolia

Does the Tagus River have its source or its mouth in Spain?

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