Transcript DOG powerpoint

DAILY ORAL
GEOGRAPHY (D.O.G.)
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH,
2016
 1.
What is the name of the imaginary
line that divides the Earth into the
northern and southern hemispheres?
 2. What are the names of the four
hemispheres of the Earth?
ANSWERS:
 1.
Equator
 2. Eastern, Western, Southern,
Northern
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH,
2016
1. What part of a map contains
information on what the map’s
symbols mean?
 2. Is the Tropic of Cancer north or
south of the Equator?
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ANSWERS:
 1.
Key or legend
 2. North
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2016
 1.
What does a star or dot in a circle
usually mean on a map?
 2. What is the name given to a point
of land extending into a body of
water?
ANSWERS:
1. National capital
 2. cape
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2016
 What
are the 7 continents of the
Earth?
 2. What is an area of land extending
into a body of water that is almost
completely surrounded by water
called?
ANSWERS:
 1.
Africa, Asia, Antarctica, Australia,
Europe, North America, South
America
 2. a peninsula
Thursday, September 15th, 2016
 1.
What do you call a large arm of a
body of water partly surrounded by
land?
 2. What do you call an area of land
that is smaller than a continent and
completely surrounded by water?
Answers:
 1.
a gulf
 2. an island
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2016
 1.
What is the most northern point in
the world called?
 2. Is the Arctic Circle north or south
of the Equator?
ANSWERS:
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1. North Pole
2. North
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND,
2016
 1.
What are the two continents in the
world with the largest land areas?
 2. In which two hemispheres is Russia
located?
ANSWERS:
 1.
Asia and Africa
 2. Northern and Eastern hemispheres
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11th, 2016
 1.
Name the 5 oceans of the Earth
according to size, largest to smallest.
 2. What do you call a narrow body of
water that connects two larger bodies
of water?
ANSWERS:
 1.
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern,
Arctic
 2. a strait
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12TH,
2016
 1.
What type of map shows water,
landforms, and climate?
 2. What type of map shows
boundaries and cities only?
ANSWERS:
1. Physical map
 2. Political map
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13TH, 2016
 1.
The Prime Meridian passes through
which 3 continents?
 2. Through which ocean does most of
the International Date Line pass?
ANSWERS:
 1.
Europe, Africa, Antarctica
 2. Pacific Ocean
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14TH, 2016
 1.
Does the Northern or Southern
Hemisphere have more land?
 2. What are the only 2 oceans through
which the Equator does not pass?
ANSWERS:
1. Northern
 2. Arctic Ocean & Southern Oceans
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