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Week 12 Day 1
1. What city is located at 55 degrees W and 35
degrees S?
Montevideo, Uruguay
2. Four of the ten largest lakes in the world are
located on the North America continent. What are
Superior
(2nd) Huron (5th) Michigan (6th) Great Bear (9th)
their
names?
3. What is the shortest way to get by boat from the
Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea?
Through the Suez Canal
4. On what part of the island nation of Taiwan is the
capital of Taipei located: north, south, east, west?
North
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Week 12 Day 2
1. What are the four longest rivers in the world?
Nile, Amazon, Chang Jiang (Yangtze),
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2. One of the world’s newest countries in Belize.
What is its capital city?
Belmopan
3. What body of water is an arm of the Mediterranean
Sea located between Italy and the Balkan Peninsula?
Adriatic Sea
4. Name at least one major mountain range on each
of the following continents: North and South
America, Africa, Europe.
NA: the Rockies
SA: Andes Africa: Atlas Europe: Alps
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Week 12 Day 3
1. In what state is the area with the lowest elevation?
California (Death Valley)
2. In what state are you probably located if you can
see both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean?
Florida
3. Are the islands of the West Indies in North or
South America?
North America
4. What Central American country does 10 degrees N
pass through?
Costa Rica
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Week 12 Day 4
1. What four political regions are part of the United
Kingdom?
Wales, Scotland, England, Northern Ireland
2. Does Israel have a border on the Red Sea?
Yes
3. The following are the four countries with the
largest land areas in the world: 1: Russia, 2: Canada,
3:China, 4: united States. To which continents do
they
belong?
Russia: Asia/Europe Canada and US: North America China:
Asia
4. If it is 10:00 AM in Cairo, Illinois, is it earlier or
later in Olympia, Washington?
Earlier