geography bee 8
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- Which city is not a state capital, Salt Lake City, Little Rock, Detroit?
- Detroit (Lasing is the capital of Michigan)
- Rivers are usually what color on a map?
- Blue
- Which three oceans touch the United States??
- Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic (Alaska)
- Would you find an airport symbol on a globe? Why or why not?
- No, a gloe shows only large areas.
- Which state is surrounded by a large ocean?
- Hawaii by the Pacific (NOTE: Honolulu is the capital of Hawaii.)
- which of these places can you swim in: ocean, hill river, map lake?
- ocean, river, lake
- What kinds of things would you put on a map to show a friend how to get to your house?
- Streets, stop lights, signs, stores, and other neighorhood buildings
- Is your school closer to the north or south pole?
- North
- Washington D.C. is ____________ of the United States.
- capital
- Is the state of Florida an island? How do you know?
- No, it does not have water all around it.
- Which state has more land, Maine or Alaska?
- Alaska, the largest of all fifity states.
- What do we call the place at the very top of a globe? Is it on land?
- North Pole, no
- A _________ is a large body of flowing water.
- River
- What ocean is between Africa and Australia?
- Indian
- I am made of fresh water, I have many fish and plants. I can be deep but you can swim around my shores, I am not a river what am I?
- Lake
- A new student from Mexico comes to your school. Is Mexico in the United States?
- No
- Dallas is in the state of __________.
- Texas, NOTE: Austin is the capital.
- Is it hot or cold at the south pole, how can you tell?
- Cold, Antarctica is ccvered with ice all year round.
- Not including the state where you live, how many states are in the United States?
- 49
- France is located on what continent?
- Europe
- Draw a map symbol for a park, a lirary, and a school.
- Symbols should show you understand
- Name two states that touch or border Canada?
- Seven states including Alaska that border Canada.