Daily Geography Instructions

Daily Geography Instructions

Completing your Weekly Geography sheet is an exercise in research skills. It is like a scavenger

hunt - your task is to find the answers and write them correctly (spelling, punctuation and

abbreviations count!) on the sheet. Answers should be printed in short form - no sentences.

The Geography sheets for a trimester are averaged together and that average is used as a small

part of your overall Social Studies grade.

Where can you find the answers? I recommend using the following resources:

1- Your prior knowledge - you may already know the answers to some questions!

2- Check in your textbook.

3- Check an atlas or book you may have at home or at the library.

4- Search online. You may use various websites; many are posted on my blog. (Always get

your parents' permission when doing online searches)

5- Lastly, only if you have checked everywhere else with no success, ask a friend, a sibling, a

parent or your teacher!

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1. What are the names of the four hemispheres of Earth? In which two do you live? I.

2. What does a star or a dot in a circle ustJaily mean on a m8p? :J.

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1. Whicl, of tile following is not a city: Columbus, Pennsylvania, Atlanta. Charleston? 3,

2. What is the name given to a point of I;:md extending into a body of water? tt,

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1. What is the name of the imaginary line that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres? 5:

2. Is the Tropic of Capricorn north or soulh of the equator? ~.

1. What is the southernmost point in the world called? 7,

2. Name the four oceans of Earth. s:

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

1. Which of the following is not a state: Kansas, Iowa. Washington. D.C .. Oregon?

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

2. What is a continent? What are the names of the continents on Earth? ,

1. WI/ich ocean is the second largest in the world? " .

2. Which hemisphere is south of where you live?

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1 . Locate the Gulf of Mexico on your map. Now write a definition of gulf. l.

2. Find an example of an area of land that is completely surrounded by water. What term is used to dc:~cribp a, this type of land?

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1 . How many states are there in the Uriited States? 3,

2. What bodies of water connect Lake Ontario to the Atlantic Ocean? 4.

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2. Including Louisiana and Minnesota there are twenty-four states west of the Mississippi River. How nlrlny &.. states then are east of the Mississippi?

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1 . The tllree largest lakes in the world are Hie Caspian Sea, L.ake Superior, and Lake Victoria. On Wllicll 1-cnnlinent is each located?

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1. Name the African countries through which the Tropic of Cancer passes. I.

2. What is the capital of Missouri, a state admitted to the Union in 182P !

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1 . Which are the two continents that also fit the definition of an island? ?

2. Which three countries in South America Ilave the equator passing through them?

1 . Of the four oceans of the world, which is the largest in terms of area? The smallest? -:-

2. Which continent has the fewest number of nations? ,

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1. Is Central America part of the North or South American continent? 3,

2. Wtlich of ttlese is IIle name of a country: Chicago. Los 1\llg0.los. Canaoa, Mimni? i-f:

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1. What is the city, bordered on the west by the Mississippi River, that is the c8pital of Minnesota? ,I),

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1. What is the name of the country in wtlictl Chileans tive? 7·

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1. What is the relationship between a country and a state? . ,

2. Where do many rivers begin, or have their sources: in oceans, mountains. and/or lakes?

1. What is the difference between a bay and a peninsula?

2.-' What is the capital of Indiana, a state that joined tile Union in 1816?

1. How many of the fifty states are on the North American continent?

2. Is there more water or land on Earth? ,

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

2. "lame the tllree continents that are located mainly between the equator and the North Pole.

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1. Name the longest.mountain range in 111e United States,

2. Which continent is farther north. Norll) America or Africa?

1. In what state is Mount McKinley, elevation 20,320 feet. located?

2. If you didn't understand a symbol on 8 map, where would you look?

1. Are there more mountains east or wesl of the Mississippi River?

2, What is Ihe capital of Iowa. the state known as the Hawkeye State?

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1. Which has no land under it, tile North or South Pole? 3,.

: 2, ·Are you closer to the equator in nort/1ern Argentina or soutilern Spain? Ii.

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1. Wilat is the capital of the state whose neighbors include Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and Michigall') ~

2. Are all places along the equator very warm? Why or why not? 6 .

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2. Which two continents are located entirely within the Southern Hemisphere? ,!?,

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1. Which state has the longest coastline on the Atlantic Ocean?

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1. Which ocean contains many icebergs? 3.

2. Through which country in the Western Hemisphere does the Tropic of Cancer pass? 11.

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1 .. Which pole is located on a continent? ~

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1. Which continents are in both the Eastern and Southern Hemispheres? 7,

2. WI181 tio black ciols 011 8 melD lIsuCllly rr.ll resent? ~(

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1. What is Ihe name of the large sea of! the western const of Alaska?

2. What is tile capital of rihode Island. 1110 state witll tl1e smallesl18nd area in tho United States?

1 .. Whic!l gulf is off tile southern coast or the United States?

2. To Wllich continent does Israel belong?

1. What body of water borders Turkey, Greece, (lIlcj Italy?

2. Which country has the warmest clim81p. year round. Switzerl;:lIIci or Sudan? Wily?


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2. Is Australia a continent or an island?

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2. Through which hemispheres does the Tropic of Cancer pass?' (,.

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2. II you traveled from the capital 01 Arizona to the capital of California, in what direction would y011 tlave gone') <g,

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2. Name the island nation southeast of India. 11.

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2. Which country, located to the southeast of Australia, is made up ~ainly of two islands? G.

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2. Name tile countries in Africa through which the equator DRsses. ~(

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Is the source of tile Mississippi River the Gulf of Mexico or a lal<e in northern Minnesota?

If you traveled from Amarillo, Texas. to EI PRSO. Texas, in wl1at direction would you Ilave gone?

1. Of the four oceans, which is tile smallest?

2. What is the name of a large city' in southwesLTennessee? ,

1. What is tile capital of West Virginia?

2. Which continent is almost entirely in the Northern and Western Hemispheres?

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1. Whal Soulh American 'Country has the largest land area?

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1. Which is larger, [Ile Mediterranean or 1110 Norlll Se,J?

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1. About how far is the capital of Maryland from the capital of Delaware in a straight line distance: 55-60 miles, 80-120 miles, or 100-200 miles?

2. Name the strait that separates North America from Asia.

1. The Grand Canyon is in the northwest part of Arizona. Which large river passes through it?

2. Name the island group southeast of Florida that is a popular tourist attraction. ,

1. Which city is farther east. Miami, Florida. or Augusta, Maine?

2. Is the distance from Denver, Colorado, to Santa Fe, New Mexico, closer to 300, 500, or 800 miles?

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2. How many symbols for carital citirs are tllero on ;:\ map of Ihe United States?

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2, What country borders Mexico to the north and what two countries border it to the south?

1, What direction is the capital of Texas from the capital of Oklahoma?

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1. The Arctic Ocean touches what three continents?

2. What body of water separates the tiny finger of western Mexico from mainland Mexico? ,

1. What part of a map will usually tell you about direction?

2. What is the capital of Honejuras?

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1. Bolivia. a country in South America. has two capital cities. What are their names?

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1 . Is the capital of Alaska east or west of the capital of Hawaii?

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2. oli what island do you find the capital of Hawaii?

1. About half of Canada's coastlines are on what ocean?

2. What is the capital of Nevada? ,

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2. In what hemisphere can you find the Rock of Gibraltar, the Northern or Southern?


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1. Name two of the three large gulfs that are close to the United States.

2. "'Which two states have cities named Kansas City?

1. On which continent is Lebanon found?

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2. Name the capital of Massachusetts. Is it located on a coast?


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1. What country controls the Falkia'nd Islands off the coast of South America?

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1. Name a large. bay found between Maryland and Virginia.

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1. If you wanted to find how far an inch on a map represented in actual distance, where would you look?

2. Is the capital of Nebraska in a mountain range? If so, which QQe?

1. What state has higher elevations, Arizona or Louisiana?

2. Through which three continents does the Tropic of Cancer pass?


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1. Which southeastern state has a capital named Richmond?

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2. Which of the following locations does not fit: Columbus, Ohio; ,?,acramento, California; Billings, Montana; (,. Albany, New York

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1. What direction is South America from Antarctica?

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1. Lake Michigan is in what direction from Chicago, Illinois?

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2. Where would you most likely go to spend your holiday downhill sl<iing: Missouri. Colorado. Texas? Why? <g(

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1. Name the major river that flows 1rom Utah into Arizona.

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1 . .If a map shows the straight-line distance between two cities as 3 1/2 centimeters, and the map scale shows that 1 centimeter equals 100 kilometers, what would the actual distance be?

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1. What is the body of water that is part of the Atlantic Ocean between Great Britain and the continent of Europe?

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1. What animal would probably live closer to Antarctica. the cape buffalo of southern Africa or the wallaby of southern Australia?

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1. Which is a coastal city: St. Louis, Missouri; Columbus, Ohio; Charleston, South Carolina; or Sacramento. California?

2. Is a plateau higher or lower than a costal plain?


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