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Marking Period 2 DQ's
Mrs. Trotta
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Geography
7th Grade
12/08/2009

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Term
What body of water connects the Hudson Bay with the Atlantic Ocean?
Definition
Hudson Strait (River)
Term
What bay does the Hudson River connect to the Atlantic Ocean?
Definition
Hudson Bay
Term
What is the capial of Spain?
Definition
Madrid
Term
What is the capital of Portugal?
Definition
Lisbon
Term

Name the boot shaped country that is a peninsula in Europe.

 

What is its capial?

Definition

Italy

 

Rome

Term
What landform is in the northwest African countries of Morocco & Algeria?
Definition
Atlas Mountains
Term
What country in Africa has the largest land size?
Definition
Sudan
Term
The Mediterranean Sea separates what 2 continents?
Definition
Europe and Africa
Term

What is a cape?

 

What cape is found in Massachusetts?

 

 

Definition

a piece of land that juts out into a larger body of water

 

Cape Cod

Term
What cape is found at the southern end of South America?
Definition
Cape Horn
Term
What country is the first to celebrate the new year?
Definition

1. Christmas Islands

 

2. New Zealand

Term
What gulf is north of Somalia and south of Yemen?
Definition
Gulf of Aden
Term

What is a lake?

 

What's the largest lake in the world?

Definition

body of salt or fresh water surrounded by land on all sides

 

Capsian Sea

Term
What is the largest lake in the United States?
Definition
Lake Superior
Term

What lake is located on the border between Jordan and Israel?

 

Why does it have this name?

Definition

Dead Sea

 

nothing can live in it- too much salt

Term
What's the largest gulf in the world?
Definition
Gulf of Mexico
Term
What states border the Gulf of Mexico?
Definition
Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana
Term

What is the time difference between the east and west coasts of the U.S.?

 

Which is earlier?

Definition

3 hours

 

west coast

Term
What is an isthmus?
Definition
A narrow strip of land, with water on both sides, connecting two larger bodies of land.
Term
What isthmus connects North and South America?
Definition
Isthmus of Panama
Term

Which continents contain the...

1. Nile River

 

2. Mississippi River

 

3. Amazon River

 

4. Yangtze/Chang Jiang River?

Definition

1. Africa

 

2. North America

 

3. South America

 

4. Asia

Term

What is the tallest mountain in the world?

 

 

In what countries is this mountain located?

Definition

Mount Everest

 

 

China & Nepal

Term

What U.S. event happened on December 7, 1941?

 

In which state did this event occur?

Definition

bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese

 

Hawaii

Term
What large natural feature is on the border between the U.S. and Mexico?
Definition
Rio Grande (big river)
Term

Where a river begins is called the ...

 

 

Where a river ends is called the ...

Definition

Source

 

 

Mouth

Term

What is the largest country in Central America?

 

 

What is its capital?

Definition

Nicaragua

 

 

Managua

Term

What is the smallest country in Central America?

 

 

What is its capital?

Definition

El Salvador

 

 

San Salvador

Term
What are the 3 largest islands in the world?
Definition

Australia (but a continent too),

Greenland, New Guinea, Borneo

Term
What is the smallest country in the world?
Definition
Vatican City
Term
What are the 3 largest deserts in the world?
Definition

Sahara (Africa)

 Arabian (Middle East in S.W. Asia)

Gobi (China in Asia)

Term
The Ural Mountains separate what two continents?
Definition
Europe & Asia
Term
What are the 3 largest seas in the world?
Definition
South China Sea, Caribbean, Mediterranean
Term
The Arabian Sea borders what two continents?
Definition
Asia & Africa
Term
What cities are located on the Nile River Delta?
Definition
Cairo & Alexandria
Term
Define delta.
Definition
deposit of earth and sand in a triangular shape at the mouth of a river.
Term
What are the 4 largest countries for land size?
Definition

1. Russia

2. Canada

3. China

4. U.S.A.

Term

What is the capital of North Korea?

 

What is the capital of South Korea?

Definition

P'yongyang

 

Seoul

Term
What boundary separates Texas from Mexico?
Definition
Rio Grande (river)
Term
If you were where the Prime Meridian meets the Equator, where would you be?
Definition
Atlantic Ocean
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