Name ______Period ______

Daily Geography Quiz Week 1

  1. What is the name of the imaginary line that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

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  1. Which of the following is not a state: Rhode Island, Louisiana, Sacramento, Montana?

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  1. What part of a map contains information on what the map’s symbols mean?

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  1. Is the Tropic of Cancer north or south of the equator?

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  1. What is the name given to a point of land extending into a body of water?

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Bonus: Name the four oceans of the Earth according to size,

largest to smallest.

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______

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Word Bank: Equator, Sacramento, Key or Legend, North, Pacific, Atlantic, India, Arctic, National Captial, Cape, Eastern, Western, Southern, Northern,

Name ______Period ______

Daily Geography Quiz Week 2

  1. What is the northernmost point in the world called?

______

  1. Which of the following is not a city: Seattle, Miami, Kentucky, Chicago?

______

  1. Name an example of an area of land that is smaller than a continent and is completely surrounded by water. What term is used to describe this type of land?

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  1. Is the Arctic Circle north or south of the equator?

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  1. What are the two continents in the world with the largest land areas?

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Bonus: What is the definition of a peninsula? Name an example of a peninsula.

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Word Bank: Africa, Asia, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, North and South America, Gulf of Mexico, Kentucky, Island, North Pole, North, and Asia and Africa

Name ______Period ______

Daily Geography Quiz Week 3

1. In which hemispheres is most of Russia located?

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  1. What does a star on a map usually mean?

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  1. What is the capital of North Dakota, a state admitted to the United States in 1889?

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  1. Which sea is largest: North, Mediterranean, Caspian, South China?

______

  1. Is Mississippi east or west of Alabama?

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Bonus: Name the five Great Lakes.

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______

______

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Word Bank: Northern, Eastern, State Capital, Bismarck, South China, West,

Name ______Period ______

Daily Geography Quiz Week 4

  1. If you were traveling from Denver, Colorado, to Bismarck, North Dakota, what direction would you be going?

______

  1. Which state is farther north, North Dakota or Maine?

______

  1. What two countries border Mongolia?

______

  1. Helsinki, the capital of Finland, is located on what sea?

______

  1. To which continent does Central America belong?

______

Bonus: Name the five of the thirteen original states.

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Word Bank: Northeast, Key, North Dakota, China, Russia, Baltic, Lima, Peru; North America

Name ______Period ______

Daily Geography Quiz Week 5

  1. The island of Bermuda is a colony of what nation?

______

  1. What is the capital of Alaska?

______

  1. What part of a map tells the relationship of distance shown on the map to real distance on Earth?

______

  1. How many countries does Mexico border?

______

  1. Which four continents touch the Indian Ocean?

______

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Bonus: If a state is outside of the contiguous United States, what does this mean?

______

______

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Word Bank: Belize, Guatemala, United States, North America, Europe, Asia, United Kingdom, Juneau, Asia,

Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Scale,

Name ______Period ______

Daily Geography Quiz Week 6

  1. How many states are west of the Mississippi River?

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  1. What is the Caribbean island with the second largest land area?

______

  1. Bolivia is one of two landlocked countries in South America. What is the name of the other country?

______

  1. What river flows just south of Cincinnati, Ohio?

______

  1. What is the capital of the state that is bordered by Colorado, Nebraska, Missouri, and Oklahoma?

______

Bonus: The Prime Meridian passes through which three continents?

______

______

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Word Bank: Hispaniola, Ohio, Topeka, Antarctica, Africa, Europe, Paraguay, right or east, North, 24

Name ______Period ______

Daily Geography Quiz Week 7

  1. Lisbon is to Portugal as ______is to Cameroon.

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  1. Which polar region contains more land?

______

  1. How many countries are in Central America?

______

  1. What is the capital of the only country that borders both the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea?

______

  1. What color is probably found on a world map more than any other?

______

Bonus: What is the difference between a physical and a political map?

______

______

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Word Bank: Ankara, Pacific, Blue, seven, South Pole, Yaounde

Name ______Period ______

Daily Geography Quiz Week 8

  1. Name the gulf located east of Texas, west of Florida, and north of southern Mexico.

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  1. What ocean borders Australia’s western coastline?

______

  1. Which distance is greater, Fort Worth to Los Angeles or Fort Worth to New York?

______

  1. What is the only ocean through which the equator does not pass?

______

  1. What is the capital of the island nation off the coast of East Asia through which the Tropic of Cancer passes?

______

Bonus: What are the capitals of the two states that border both the Mississippi and OhioRivers?

______

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Word Bank: Taipei, Gulf of Mexico, Paraguay, Northern, Indian Ocean, Springfield, Arctic, Fort Worth to New York

Name ______Period ______

Daily Geography Quiz Week 9

  1. Through which African countries does the Tropic of Capricorn pass? Name two of the five.

______

  1. What direction would you steer your boat to travel from Ecuador to the Galapagos Islands?

______

  1. What state has Providence as its capital city?

______

  1. What two countries have borders with the United States?

______

  1. Is Saudi Arabia in Asia or Africa?

______

Bonus: Name two capes located at Africa’s southern tip.

______

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Word Bank: Asia, West, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar, Cape of Good Hope, Cape Agulhas, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States, Rhode Island, Antarctica

Name ______Period ______

Daily Geography Quiz Week 10

  1. What is the country with the second largest land area in South America?

______

  1. In what state are the Aleutian Islands located?

______

  1. What gulf is located between Saudi Arabia and Iran?

______

  1. What ocean contains the North Pole?

______

  1. If you were in Madison, Wisconsin, would it be closer to go to the North Pole or the equator?

______

Bonus: How are the Amazon, Nile, and MississippiRivers alike?

______

______

______

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Word Bank: Alaska, Equator, Western and Northern Hemispheres, Persian, Zaire, Arctic, Argentina

Name ______Period ______

Daily Geography Quiz Week 11

  1. Which is more mountainous, eastern or western North America?

______

  1. Which city is farthest north: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco?

______

  1. What are the two longest countries in South America?

______

  1. How many states in the United States are north of the Tropic of Capricorn?

______

  1. Which of the following sports teams play home games in cities located in Ohio: Cleveland Indians, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Cincinnati Bengals?

______

Bonus: How are Paraguay and Zambia similar?

______

______

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Word Bank: Fifty, Western, Chile, Spain, Brazil, Asia, Africa, North and South America, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, Cleveland Indians, and Cincinnati Bengals

Name:

DAILY GEOGRAPHY QUIZ WEEK 12

1.What country would you have to travel through when driving from Seattle, Washington, to Anchorage?

  1. Canadab.New York

c.Europed.Rhode Island

2.Name the Gulf located between the countries of Sweden and Finland

a.Gulf of Mexicob.Gulf of Bothnia

3.Which of the forty-eight contiguous states has the largest land area?

a.Texas b. California

4.What is the name of the largest mountain range in South America?

a.Rocky Mountainsb.Andes

5.Whose border is closer to the Pacific Ocean, Nevada, or Idaho?

a. Mexicob. Texasc. Nevada

DG QUIZ WEEK 13 NAME

  1. What direction is Miami, Florida, from San Francisco, California?

a.Northwestb.Southwestc.Southeastd.Northeast

  1. Which state is the farthest west?

a.Californiab.Alaskac.Texasd. Washington

3.What is the state with the smallest land area?

a.Tennesseeb.Rhode Islandc.Idahod.Mississippi

4.Who owns Baja or Lower California?

a.Mexicob.Texasc.United Statesd.Alaska

5.Libya is to Africa as Venezuela is to?

a.Congob.South America c.North Americand.Idaho

6.What country has a land border with Demark?

a.Europeb. Asiac.Germanyd.Finland

7.Through which continents does the Tropic of Cancer pass?

a.South America, Asia, Germanyb.North America, Africa, Asia

8.What large island nation is located off the southwest coast of Africa?

a.Madagascarb. Canariesc.South Africad.Ghana

Name ______Period ______

Daily Geography Quiz Week 14

  1. What mountain range is located between the Black and Caspian Sea?

______

  1. Which continent is closer to the South Pole, Africa or Australia?

______

  1. What large river in Brazil has its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean?

______

  1. Which state is due south of New Hampshire and Vermont?

______

  1. Which are closer to the equator, the nomads of the Sahara or coffee growers of Columbia?

______

Bonus: What five continents touch the Pacific Ocean?

______

______

______

AustraliaNorth AmericaAmazon

Rio GrandeSouth AmericaNicaragua

MassachusettsAntarcticaCaucasus

AsiaEuropeAfrica

Name ______Period ______

Daily Geography Quiz Week 15

  1. What is the capital of New Jersey, the third state to ratify the Constitution?

______

  1. Which hemisphere has more land, Eastern or Western?

______

  1. What is the only Central American country that does not touch the Pacific Ocean?

______

  1. You leave the Miami port in your new yacht to travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico. In what direction should you be heading?

______

  1. What is the city, located on the CongareeRiver, that is the capital of South Carolina?

______

Bonus: Which country would generally have higher temperatures year round, Laos or Switzerland? Why?

______

______

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Word Bank:Victoria, Eastern, Southeast, Columbia, Belize, Laos, Iran, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Trenton

DG WEEK QUIZ 16

  1. What is the name of the large desert that runs along Africa’s southwestern coast

a.Namib b. Sahara

  1. Is Columbia the river that forms a border between the states of Washington and Oregon
  2. Trueb. False
  3. What Middle Eastern country lies between Iraq and Afghanistan used to be called Persia?

a.Iran b.Iraq

4.Does the Prime Meridian touch the both the north and the south pole? True /False

5.The city of Shanghai is near the mouth of the river Change Jiang. True /False

DG WEEK QUIZ 17

1.What does the small dot normally tells you on a map?

  1. City b. State

2.Which state in the United States contains the name of a country bordering the United States?

  1. Floridab.New Mexico

3. Which distance is shorter, Africa to South America or Africa to Australia? (Circle One)

4.Which states has no border on the Atlantic Ocean: New Hampshire, Connecticut, or Vermont?

5.Which Great Lake is the only one that does not belong to Canada? Lake Michigan or Lake Superior

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DG WEEK QUIZ 17

1.What does the small dot normally tells you on a map?

  1. City b. State

2.Which state in the United States contains the name of a country bordering the United States

  1. Floridab.New Mexico

3. Which distance is shorter, Africa to South America or Africa to Australia? (Circle One)

4.Which states have no border on the Atlantic Ocean: New Hampshire, Connecticut, or Vermont?

5.Which Great Lake is the only one that does not belong to Canada? Lake Michigan or Lake Superior

DG WEEK QUIZ 18

  1. What is the name of the large gulf on the northern coast of Austrialia?
  2. Capentariab. Austrian Ocean
  3. What direction is St, Louis and Missouri is from the state of GA?
  4. Northwestb.Northeast
  1. Is Russia the largest land area in the Eastern Hemisphere? True or False
  1. Which city is the capital of Jordan? Damascus or Amman

DG WEEK QUIZ 18

  1. What is the name of the large gulf on the northern coast of Austrialia?
  2. Capentariab. Austrian Ocean
  3. What direction is St, Louis and Missouri is from the state of GA?
  4. Northwestb.Northeast
  1. Is Russia the largest land area in the Eastern Hemisphere? True or False
  1. Which city is the capital of Jordan? Damascus or Amman

DG WEEK QUIZ 18

  1. What is the name of the large gulf on the northern coast of Austrialia?
  2. Capentariab. Austrian Ocean
  3. What direction is St, Louis and Missouri is from the state of GA?
  4. Northwestb.Northeast
  1. Is Russia the largest land area in the Eastern Hemisphere? True or False
  1. Which city is the capital of Jordan? Damascus or Amman

DG WEEK QUIZ 18

  1. What is the name of the large gulf on the northern coast of Austrialia?
  2. Capentariab. Austrian Ocean
  3. What direction is St, Louis and Missouri is from the state of GA?
  4. Northwestb.Northeast
  5. Is Russia the largest land area in the Eastern Hemisphere? True or False
  1. Which city is the capital of Jordan? Damascus or Amman

DG WEEK QUIZ19 WEEK

  1. How many countries are there on the continent of South Africa? 15 or 12
  2. What is the second largest ocean in the world? Atlantic or Antarctica
  3. Is Bermuda located north or south of the North Carolina?
  4. Which state is divided into two parts by water and also has the largest freshwater border of all the states? Michigan orWisconsin
  5. Is the North Pole the farthest point south on the Earth’s surface? True or False

DG 19 WEEK QUIZ

  1. How many countries are there on the continent of South Africa? 15 or 12
  2. What is the second largest ocean in the world? Atlantic or Antarctica
  3. Is Bermuda located north or south of the North Carolina?
  4. Which state is divided into two parts by water and also has the largest freshwater border of all the states? Michigan or Wisconsin
  5. Is the North Pole the farthest point south on the Earth’s surface? True or False

DG 19 WEEK QUIZ

  1. How many countries are there on the continent of South Africa? 15 or 12
  2. What is the second largest ocean in the world? Atlantic or Antarctica
  3. Is Bermuda located north or south of the North Carolina?
  4. Which state is divided into two parts by water and also has the largest freshwater border of all the states? Michigan or Wisconsin
  5. Is the North Pole the farthest point south on the Earth’s surface? True or False

DG 19 WEEK QUIZ

  1. How many countries are there on the continent of South Africa? 15 or 12
  2. What is the second largest ocean in the world? Atlantic or Antarctica
  3. Is Bermuda located north or south of the North Carolina?
  4. Which state is divided into two parts by water and also has the largest freshwater border of all the states? Michigan or Wisconsin
  5. Is the North Pole the farthest point south on the Earth’s surface? True or False

DG WEEK QUIZ 20

  1. Which is more mountainous north of south Asia?
  2. What city is the capitol of New Mexico? Sante Fe or Panama
  3. Is the Russia the largest land area in the Northern Hemisphere? True or False
  4. DoFrance, Italy, Austria, Germany, and Liechtenstein border Switzerland? True or False

Bonus:

What countries does the Tropic of Capricorn pass through?

DG WEEK QUIZ 20

  1. Which is more mountainous north of south Asia?
  2. What city is the capitol of New Mexico? Sante Fe or Panama
  3. Is the Russia the largest land area in the Northern Hemisphere? True or False
  4. DoFrance, Italy, Austria, Germany, and Liechtenstein border Switzerland? True or False

Bonus:

What countries does the Tropic of Capricorn pass through?

DG WEEK QUIZ 20

  1. Which is more mountainous north of south Asia?
  2. What city is the capitol of New Mexico? Sante Fe or Panama
  3. Is the Russia the largest land area in the Northern Hemisphere? True or False
  4. Do France, Italy, Austria, Germany, and Liechtenstein border Switzerland? True or False

Bonus:

What countries does the Tropic of Capricorn pass through?

DG WEEK QUIZ 20

  1. Which is more mountainous north of south Asia?
  2. What city is the capitol of New Mexico? Sante Fe or Panama
  3. Is the Russia the largest land area in the Northern Hemisphere? True or False
  4. Do France, Italy, Austria, Germany, and Liechtenstein border Switzerland? True or False

Bonus:

What countries does the Tropic of Capricorn pass through?

DG WEEK QUIZ 21

  1. Brazil is the country in South America that has the most land area? True or False
  2. What city is farthest north Atlanta or San Diego?
  3. What river does the equator run very close to in South America? Amazon or Nile
  4. What two states are not directly attached to the United States? Alaska and Hawaii or Cuba and Bahamas.

Bonus: What four countries have the largest land area in the Western Hemisphere?

DG WEEK QUIZ 21

  1. Brazil is the country in South America that has the most land area? True or False
  2. What city is farthest north Atlanta or San Diego?
  3. What river does the equator run very close to in South America? Amazon or Nile
  4. What two states are not directly attached to the United States? Alaska and Hawaii or Cuba and Bahamas.

Bonus: What four countries have the largest land area in the Western Hemisphere?

DG WEEK QUIZ 21

  1. Brazil is the country in South America that has the most land area? True or False
  2. What city is farthest north Atlanta or San Diego?
  3. What river does the equator run very close to in South America? Amazon or Nile
  4. What two states are not directly attached to the United States? Alaska and Hawaii or Cuba and Bahamas.

Bonus: What four countries have the largest land area in the Western Hemisphere?

DG WEEK QUIZ 21

  1. Brazil is the country in South America that has the most land area? True or False
  2. What city is farthest north Atlanta or San Diego?
  3. What river does the equator run very close to in South America? Amazon or Nile
  4. What two states are not directly attached to the United States? Alaska and Hawaii or Cuba and Bahamas.

Bonus: What four countries have the largest land area in the Western Hemisphere?

DG WEEK QUIZ 22

  1. Does Arctic lies north or south of Asia and North America?
  1. Texas is the state that borders with Mexico? True or False
  1. Baghdad is the capitol of what country? Iraq or Iran
  1. A point of the land that is extending into a body of water is called a cape or gulf?

Bonus: What are the three capitals of the nation that is located at the southern tip of Africa?

DG WEEK QUIZ 22

  1. Does Arctic lies north or south of Asia and North America?
  1. Texas is the state that borders with Mexico? True or False
  1. Baghdad is the capitol of what country? Iraq or Iran
  1. A point of the land that is extending into a body of water is called a cape or gulf?

Bonus: What are the three capitals of the nation that is located at the southern tip of Africa?