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Why is Greenland so big on the Mercator Projection?
It's an optical illusion
To encourage Viking settlement
Straight lines of longitude cause distortion at the poles
Greenland actually is that large
2
The central line of latitude is called the...
Prime Meridian
Bar Scale
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
3
Tennessee is _____ of Kentucky
East
North
South
West
4
What is the name of Ocean #4?
Pacific
Indian
Atlantic
Arctic
5
What school does the Oak Middle School Football Team play this weekend?
Hogwarts
Nantucket
Wachusett
Mountainview
6
What is the name of the continent labeled A?
South America
Europe
Asia
North America
7
What room are we in right now?
109
113
111
110
8
Which state is west of Texas?
Delaware
Louisiana
Oklahoma
New Mexico
9
Why is the climate at the Equator hot?
All the spicy foods
More greenhouse gas emissions
It gets the most direct sunlight
There are lots of rainforests
10
A large body of slow-moving ice.
Glacier
Forest
Iceberg
Tundra
11
What factor did NOT lead to a massive increase in world population in the last 200 years?
Better Public Health: clean water, education about hand-washing...
Improved Medicine: vaccines, anti-biotics, pharmaceuticals
People became more religious and choose to have more children than in past
Advancements in Farming, preserving, and transporting food
12
What is the name of Ocean #1?
Indian
Pacific
Atlantic
Southern
13
What is the name of this map tool?
Ruler
Legend
Key
Bar Scale
14
The the central line of longitude is called the...
Equator
Lordly Line
Prime Meridian
North Pole
15
Which country is NOT in the Top 10 for population?
Ireland
Brazil
Indonesia
Nigeria
16
The tool on maps used to show cardinal directions is the...
Compass Rose
Astrolabe
Bar Scale
Map Key
17
What is the name of the continent labeled F?
South America
Australia (Oceania)
Africa
Antarctica
18
What is the latitude and longitude of point C?
60N, 30W
30S, 60W
30N, 60E
60S, 30E
19
Which of these Founding Fathers was NOT a President of the United States?
John Adams
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
20
The elevation is highest in which part of the U.S.?
West
South
East
North
21
Three years ago, the U.S. withdrew all of its armed forces after 20 years at war in which country?
Pakistan
Iraq
Vietnam
Afghanistan
22
A group of islands:
Isthmus
Delta
Peninsula
Archipelago
23
What point can be found at 0 degrees N, 150 degrees W?
D
B
A
C
24
What factor does NOT influence the population density of an area?
Coasts for trade
Fresh water
Good sports teams
Climate
25
Where did Mr. O'Brien go to college?
Boston College
Holy Cross
Northeastern
Harvard
