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| What does landlocked mean? |
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| Enclosed or nearly enclosed by land |
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| What’s the only landlocked state in New England? (the Northeast) |
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Vermont
Capital- Montpelier |
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| A narrow strip of territory that extends from a larger territory (looks like the handle of a pan) |
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| What state has a panhandle? |
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Florida
capital- Tallahassee |
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| How many degrees are there between the Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer? |
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47 degrees
23 1/2 + 23 1/2 = 47 |
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| What is the largest gulf in the world? |
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| A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land (usually 3 sides of water are surrounded by land) |
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| Delta is something shaped like a capital; triangular or fan shaped piece of land made by deposits of mud and sand at the mouth of the river (where it ends or empties) |
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| List rivers that have a delta. |
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Nile River (Nile Delta- empties out of it into the Mediterranean Sea)
Mississippi Delta- empties into the Gulf of Mexico |
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| In which direction does the Nile River flow? |
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| What is/are the source(s) of the Nile River? |
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| Into what body if water does the Nile River empty? |
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| What two popular, large cities are located near/on the Nile Delta? |
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| Cairo, Alexandria, Rosetta, Giza |
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What does contiguous mean?
What 2 states in the U.S. are not contiguous? |
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connecting/touching
Hawaii & Alaska |
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| What large desert in Africa is almost as big as the 48 contiguous states in the U.S.A.? |
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| Sahara Desert (3,000 miles wide) |
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| List the three largest deserts in the world and name the area in which they are located? |
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Sahara Desert (in Africa) (3,000 mile wide)
Arabian Desert (Saudi Arabia)
Gobi Desert (Half China; Half Magnolia) |
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| Which country is due south of Egypt? |
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| Sudan-largest country in Africa in land size |
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| a narrow/thin strip of land connecting 2 larger bodies of land |
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| What isthmus connects North & South America? |
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| What is the special name of the region between North America (below Mexico) and South America? |
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| What is the largest country in Central America? |
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| What is the smallest country in Central America? |
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| What sea separates Europe and Africa? |
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