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Geography Challenge: Part 2
Geography Challenge: Part 2
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Muir Fundamental Geography Challenge 4th and 5th grade questions
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1
What does a seismograph measure?
earthquakes
volcanic eruptions
tornadoes
water flow
2
What is the largest inland body of salt water in the United States?
Great Barrier Reef
Great Salt Lake
Lake Elsinore
Lake Shasta
3
Name the large canyon formed by the Colorado River.
Grand Canyon
Canyon de Rio
Rio Grande
Canyonlands
4
Name the seven continents.
Africa, Europe, China, Australia, Atlantic, N. America, Asia
Africa, Europe, Australia, Alaska, N. Am., S. Am., Asia
Asia, Africa, N. Am., S. Am., Australia, Europe, Antarctica
Asia, S. Am., Africa, Europe, China, Australia, N. Am.
5
Which state is the largest state in the United States?
New York
Alaska
Texas
California
6
What are the inter-cardinal directions?
eastnorth, westnorth, eastnorth, eastsouth
northern, southern, eastern, western
north, south, east, west
northwest, southwest, northeast, southeast
7
What two countries border the United States?
Mexico and Canada
Mexico and Baja California
Mexico and Alaska
Mexico and Cuba
8
What California national park was established through John Muir's influence?
Yosemite
Yellowstone
The Redwoods
San Francisco Bay
9
Name the five Great Lakes.
Heron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
Heron, Superior, Shasta, Erie, Ontario
Superior, Ontario, Envy, Heron, Michigan
Erie, Superior, Ontario, Ottawa, Heron
10
What country is also a continent?
Alaska
Australia
Antarctica
Asia
11
What discovery in 1848 brought thousands of people to CA before it became a state?
gold
golden compass
oil
silver
12
What three states border California?
Oregon, Nevada, Arizona
Oregon, Mexico, Nevada
Oregon, Washington, Arizona
Oregon, Nevada, Utah
13
What do we call a time of major water shortage?
conservation
flooding
drought
tidal wave
14
To which state would you travel to see carvings of 4 U.S. presidents on Mount Rushmore?
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Nebraska
15
Which continent is the largest?
Africa
North America
Asia
Australia
16
In which harbor is the Statue of Liberty located?
Hudson Bay
New York Harbor
Cape Cod
Boston Harbor
17
Name the four oceans.
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic
Indian, Arctic, Pacific, Asian
Pacific, Baltic, Indian, Altantic
Atlantic, Pacific, China Sea, Arctic
18
How long does it take the earth to travel once around the sun?
366 days
365 1/2 days
365 1/4 days
364 days
19
Which state is the smallest state in the United States?
Vermont
Delaware
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
20
When all the animals of one kind have died, the species is called what?
extinct
dangerous
equalized
extracted
21
What is the imaginary line that divides the world into northern & southern hemispheres?
equator
latitude
equinox
longitude
22
In what states does the Mississippi River begin and end?
Michigan and Mississippi
Minnesota and Louisiana
Minnesota and Mississipi
Michigan and Louisana
23
Which mountains are younger?
Appalachian Mountains
Santa Ana Mountains
Saddleback Mountains
Rocky Mountains
24
Name two states that are not part of the continental United States.
Hawaii and Puerto Rico
Hawaii and Cuba
Alaska and Cuba
Hawaii and Alaska
