Daily Geography-due Friday, March 6, 2015
Remember to restate for full credit!
1. Which strait connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean?
2. Look at a physical map of the United States. Which state contains more lowland Texas or
Colorado?
3. Which country is west of Alaska?
4. What is the name given to small rivers that flow into larger rivers?
5. Which large bay separates Greenland from Baffin Island?
6. If you travel in a straight line from San Diego to Mexico City, you pass mountains. Name them.
7. Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California all have borders with which country?
8. What is the name of the only colony on the South American continent?
9. Which sea is at the mouth of the Nile River?
10. Why are places such as the Strait of Gibraltar, the Panama and Suez Canals, and the Strait of
Hormuz considered strategic areas? List one other strategic area.
Daily Geography-due Friday, March 6, 2015
Remember to restate for full credit!
1. Which strait connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean?
2. Look at a physical map of the United States. Which state contains more lowland Texas or
Colorado?
3. Which country is west of Alaska?
4. What is the name given to small rivers that flow into larger rivers?
5. Which large bay separates Greenland from Baffin Island?
6. If you travel in a straight line from San Diego to Mexico City, you pass mountains. Name them.
7. Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California all have borders with which country?
8. What is the name of the only colony on the South American continent?
9. Which sea is at the mouth of the Nile River?
10. Why are places such as the Strait of Gibraltar, the Panama and Suez Canals, and the Strait of
Hormuz considered strategic areas? List one other strategic area.
Daily Geography-Honors-due Friday, March 6, 2015
Remember to restate for full credit!
1. Which strait connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean?
2. Look at a physical map of the United States. Which state contains more lowland Texas or
Colorado?
3. Which country is west of Alaska?
4. What is the name given to small rivers that flow into larger rivers?
5. Which large bay separates Greenland from Baffin Island?
6. If you travel in a straight line from San Diego to Mexico City, you pass mountains. Name them.
7. Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California all have borders with which country?
8. What is the name of the only colony on the South American continent?
9. Which sea is at the mouth of the Nile River?
10. Which ocean touches the coast of Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica?
11. Which if farther south, the tip of Florida or the tip of Baja California?
12. Which is shorter distance, Iceland to the North Pole or New Zealand to the South Pole?
13. What is the name of the bay on Spain’s northwest coast?
14. Which ocean is at the mouth of the Amazon River?
15. Why are places such as the Strait of Gibraltar, the Panama and Suez Canals, and the Strait of
Hormuz considered strategic areas? List one other strategic area.