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| What is the capital of the countrywhose neighbors are Colombia, Brazil, and Guyana? | Caracas(Venezuela) |
| What is the difference between a plateau and a plain? | They are both relatively flat but the plateau is a highland. |
| What is the difference between absolute location and relative location? | Absolute location refers to a point on the latitude longitude lines;relative location describes a place's location in relation to other places. |
| Name the seven countries that make up Central America. | Guatemala, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua. |
| If it is winter in Poland, what season is it in Zimbabwe?Why? | Summer; because Poland is in the Northern Hemisphere and Zimbabwe is in the Southern Hemisphere. |
| What is the capital of the country through which 40 degrees N and 20 degrees S pass? | Tirana |
| Into how many degrees of longitude is the earth divided? | 360 |
| If it is dawn in the eastern United States, is the western United States in darkness? Why or why not? | Yes, because of the earths rotation from east to west. |
| Which country has the largest land area in the Eastern Hemisphere? | Russia |
| Which nation is farther north, Egypt or Greece? | Greece |
| Bogota is to Colombia as_____ is to India? | New Delhi |
| Tropical rain forestsgrow in hot areas near the equator that have no dry season. Where would you be likely to find such a forest, in Brazil or Egypt? | Brazil |
| What is the line of longitude called that passes through Greenwich, England? | Prime meridian |
| Kabul is the capital of the country that borders Turkemenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Iran, and Pakistan. What is this country's name? | Afghanistan |
| When you look for city populations in an almanac, you may see figures for metropolitan areas. What is a metropolitan area? | A large city with communities around it. |
| Tunis is the capital of what country? | Tunisia |
| Which hemisphere has the mast land area, Eastern or Western? | Eastern |
| A thermometer is to air temperature as a _______ is to air pressure. | Barometer |
| What is the capital of the country with the largest land area in the Western Hemisphere? | Ottawa |
| Name the six countries in Africa that have coastlines on the Atlantic Ocean and lie on or between 20 degrees N and 10 degrees S. | Sierra Leone, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Gambia, Mauritania. |
| The largest sea in the world is south of Cuba. What is its name? | Carribean Sea |
| How many degrees are there between the equator and the southern tio of Greenland? | 60 |
| Which country in Africa, with Mozambique and South Africa on its eastern and southern borders respectively, used to be called Rhodesia? | Zimbabwe |
| Wind, or the movement of air, is an important part of weather. A weather vane measures the direction of the wind. What instrument measures the speed of the wind? | Anemometer |
| From which direction does the sun rise from Los Angeles, California? | East |
| Name four seas that surround the Philippines | Celebes, Sulu, South China, Philippine |
| The Tropic of Cancer cuts through which large North American country? | Mexico |
| Which state is west of New Hampshire and east of New York? | Vermont |
| Which oceans border Australia? | Indian, Pacific |
| Which landform and river form most of the eastern border of Europe? | Ural Mountains, Ural River |
| Which city would probably have a warmer climate, one at 20 degrees N or one at 40 degrees S? Why? | One at 20 degrees N; nearer the equator |
| Which capital city is near the equator and 80 degrees W? | Quito, Ecuador |
