Daily Geography Day 81
A. Which isthmus connects North and South America?
B. A region is a part of the world that has similar characteristics in all its parts. What are some shared characteristics for the Arctic region?
Daily Geography Day 82
A. What do Kingston, Jamaica, and Dakar, Senegal, have in common?
B. What natural boundary separates Texas from Mexico?
Daily Geography Day 83 J
A. Arroyo, wadi, and nullah are terms used in different parts of the world for the same physical feature. What is that feature?
B. What large desert is found in northern China and Mongolia?
Daily Geography Day 84 J
A. Which area has the higher elevation, eastern or western Brazil?
B. What is the capital of the landlocked country that borders Russia to the north and China to the south?
Daily Geography Day 85 J
The Inuit of Arctic regions have many words for snow, depending on the type of snow. They also have different words for seal depending on such things as the age, type, and location of the animal. Why do you think this is so? Is there something in your world for which you have many names?
Daily Geography Day 86 J
A. Duluth, Minnesota, is about 1,500 miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean, yet oceangoing ships enter its harbor. How?
B. List three types of landforms and provide an example of each?
Daily Geography Day 87 J
A. What is the name of the island group northeast of Australia whose capital is Honiara?
B. Which state is due south of Kentucky?
Daily Geo # 88 J
A. What is the latitude of a place that is exactly halfway between the equator and the North Pole?
B. The world’s largest canyon is the Grand Canyon in Arizona. What is the name of the river that flows through the canyon?
Daily Geography # 89
A. Describe the Pacific Ocean’s location in relation to the continents it touches.
B. Which national capital is east of 70 degrees W: Ottawa, Washington, D.C., Santiago, or Asuncion?
Daily Geo #90
The forces of nature are constantly changing the earth, sometimes slowly as in the formation of the Grand Canyon, and sometimes quickly as in the formation of a new island by volcanic eruption. Name some other ways in which the earth changes.
Daily Geo #91
A. If you were at 0 degrees latitude and 0 degrees longitude, would you be riding in a car or sailing on a boat or ship?
B. What is the capital of the country north of Spain that has coastlines on both the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean?
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Daily Geo #92
A. On which continent and in what hemispheres do you reside?
B. How are a landslide and an avalanche different? Alike?
Daily Geo #93
A. Does the Tagus River have its source or its mouth in Spain?
B. Which of the Scandinavian countries is most mountainous?
Daily Geo #94
A. Which continents does the Arabian Sea border?
B. What is the capital of the country that has Lebanon on its western border?
Daily Geo #95
A shield is a large area with very old rock at or near the surface. The Scandinavian Shield covers southern Norway, most of Sweden, and all of Finland. North America has a large shield as well. What is its name? Where is it? Why isn’t the area good for farming?
Daily Geography #96
A. The mouth of the Parana River is in Argentina. In which country can its source be found?
B. Why are the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg called the Low Countries?
Daily Geography #97
A. Land formed by soil deposited at the mouth of a river is called
______. Find an example of one on a map.
B. Name an overseas department of France that is on the South American continent?
Daily Geography #98
A. Is it farther to go from Venezuela to Bolivia or from Venezuela to Cuba?
B. What is the name of the salt lake located on the border between Israel and Jordan?
Daily Geography #99
A. Katmandu (or Kathmandu) is the capital of which Asian nation?
B. What is the name of a well-known cape in the state of Massachusetts?
Daily Geography #100 J
If you could choose to live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Describe your choice and explain why you chose it.