Geography quiz weeks 21-24
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- Baghdad is the capital of which Middle Eastern country?
- Iraq
- Which eastern Asian countries occupy the Choson Peninsula between the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan?
- North and South Korea
- Which city is farthest north: Atlanta, Phoenix, or San Diego?
- Atlanta
- Which nation, which was formerly known as East Pakistan, and whose capital is Dhaka, is almost completely surrounded by India?
- Bangladesh
- Which state has the longer border with Mexico, Texas or New Mexico?
- Texas
- Where is most of Turkey located?
- Asia
- Which countries border Guatemala?
- Mexico, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras
- What is usually smaller than a peninsula and is a point of land extending into a body of water?
- Cape
- Which is the only continent with land in all four hemispheres?
- Africa
- In which direction would you travel to go from Sri Lanka to Myanmar (Burma)?
- Northeast
- If 3/4 inch on a map equals 750 miles, what would 1 inch equal?
- 1,000 miles
- What is land area that includes soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at the river's mouth called?
- Delta
- Is the equator a parallel or a meridian?
- Parallel
- How can ships reach the harbor of Toronto, Ontario, even though it is about 1,300 miles from the sea?
- Saint Lawrence River, Lake Ontario, Gulf of Saint Lawrence
- On which continent are Lake Superior, Lake Huron, and Lake Michigan located?
- North America
- On which continent is Lake Victoria located?
- Africa
- On which continents is the Caspian Sea located?
- Asia and Europe