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| What are the names of the four hemispheres of Earth? In which do do we live? | Northern, Western, Eastern, Southern; Nothern and Western |
| What does a star or a dot in a circle usually mean on a map? | national capital |
| Which of the following is not a city: Idaho, Houston, New Mexico, Colorado? | Houston |
| Name the term for a point of land extending into a body or water? | peninsula |
| What is the name of the imaginary line that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres? | equator |
| What is the northernmost point in the world called? | North Pole |
| Name the five oceans of the Earth. | Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Southern, Arctic |
| What lines measure distance east and west of the Prime Meridian? | longitude |
| What does a star on a map usually mean? | state capital |
| Which of the following is not a state: Dallas, St. Paul, Cincinnati, Delaware? | Delaware |
| Is the Arctic Circle north or south of the Tropic of Capricorn? | north |
| What part of a map contains information on what the map's symbols mean? | Map Key or Legend |
| What are the names of the seven continents on Earth? | North America, South America, Asia, Antarctica, Europe, Africa, Australia |
| Be able to locate the Gulf of St. Lawrence in eastern Canada. What is the definition of a gulf? | an area of water partly surrounded by land |
| all lines of longitude are measured east and west of what imaginary line? | Prime Meridian |
| Latitude is measured north and south of what imaginary line? | The equator |
| Is the Tropic of Capricorn north or south of the equator? | south |
| What is the difference between latitude and longitude? | Latitude goes left to right and longitude goes up and down |
| What is the capital of Brazil? | Brasillia |
| Which oceans does the Equator cross? | Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian |
| What line of longitude forms the other half of the Prime Meridian? | The International Dateline and 180 degrees |
| What country has the largest land area in the Western Hemisphere? | Canada |
| What city, located on Chesapeake Bay, is the capial of Maryland? | Annapolis |
| 20 degress south latitude passes through which 4 South American countries? | Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil |
| The 4 largest rivers in the world are: | Nile, Africa; Amazon, South America; Yangtze, Asia; Mississippi, North America |
| Is Lima, Peru east or west of 80 degrees West longitude? | East |
| Name the 3 continents with the largest land areas. | Asia, Africa, North America |
| How many degrees south of the Equator is the Soth Pole? | 90 degrees |
