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SPPS - Geography - # 37 - 72
3rd Grade - Lexington, KY.
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Geography
3rd Grade
11/03/2009

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37. Which country is our closest northern neighbor?
Definition
Canada
Term
38. South America is a ___________.
Definition
Continent
Term
39. Including Minnesota and Louisiana there are 24 states west of the Mississippi River. How many states then are east of the Mississippi?
Definition
26
Term
40. Which state is to the west of Colorado and to the east of Nevada?
Definition
Utah
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41. Which of the following baseball teams play their home games in cities near an ocean: Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Kansas City Royals?
Definition
New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers
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42. Denver is the capital of ________.
Definition
Colorado
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43. What ocean is north of Asia?
Definition
Artic
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44. Which of these state capitals is farther south: Columbia, Oklahoma City, Jackson?
Definition
Jackson (it's in Mississippi)
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45. Which continent has more land, Asia or South America?
Definition
Asia
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46. What ocean is west of California?
Definition
The Pacific
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47. What continents does the equator pass through? 1._______ 2.________.
Definition
Africa and South America
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48. What is the only direction a person can travel from the South Pole ?
Definition
North
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49. What two countries border the U.S.?
Definition
Canada and Mexico
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50. What ocean surrounds Hawaii?
Definition
The Pacific
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51. What state has 4 Great Lakes touching it?
Definition
Michigan
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52. Besides Canada, Mexico and the United States, name 3 countries located in North America.
Definition
Puerto Rico, Cuba and The Bahamas
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53. What continent is cut almost in half by the equator?
Definition
Africa
Term
54. How many states border Lake Erie?
Definition
Four - Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York
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55. What ocean is east of North America?
Definition
The Atlantic
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56. Write a definition of the equator.
Definition
A line that goes around the middle of the earth that divides it into halves
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57. Which of these states is NOT bordered by the Atlantic Ocean: Vermont, New Jersey, Delaware?
Definition
Vermont
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58. Which continent has the smallest area of land?
Definition
Australia
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59. Which is largest: a sea, a lake, an ocean?
Definition
An ocean
Term
60. Which continent is south of Europe?
Definition
Africa
Term
61. Which of the following is NOT a city: Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Ohio, Dallas?
Definition
Ohio
Term
62. Which state has more land, Texas or Oklahoma?
Definition
Texas
Term
63. Which state has a longer border on the Pacific Ocean, Oregon or Washington?
Definition
Oregon
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64. What two states border both Lake Superior and Lake Michigan?
Definition
Michigan and Wisconsin
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65. Which of the five Great Lakes is farthest east?
Definition
Lake Ontario
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66. Is the North Pole located on a continent? If not, where is it located?
Definition
No. The northernmost point on the earth's surface is the geographic North Pole
Term
67. Of the forty-eight states that touch each other, name the state farthest north and the state farthest south.
Definition
Maine is farthest North and Florida is farthest South
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68. What is the only state bordered by two oceans?
Definition
Alaska
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69. What is the state capital of Kentucky?
Definition
Frankfort
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70. How many states are there in the United States?
Definition
50
Term
71. Which continent has more land, Europe or Asia?
Definition
Asia
Term
72. What state is due north of Pennsylvania?
Definition
New York
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