FREE GEOGRAPHY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT WG SOL

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FREE GEOGRAPHY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT WG SOL

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Question 1: Precipitation

Answer:

Rain, Snow, Sleet, Hail

Question 2: Continental Islands

Answer:

Islands formed by rising and folding of ancient rock on the ocean floor

Question 3: Western and Eastern Ghats

Answer:

Mountains found in India

Question 4: Antarctica Treaty

Answer:

Created in 1959 to demilitarize Antarctica and make it a haven for scientists to study

Question 5: Caste System

Answer:

A part of the Hindu religion; illegal in India

Question 6: Chalets

Answer:

a-framed houses often found in Switzerland

Question 7: Great Plains

Answer:

area of grasslands found in the central area of North America

Question 8: Temperature

Answer:

How hot or cold it is at a given time

Question 9: Virginia State Capital Building

Answer:

Located in Richmond, Virginia

Question 10: Istanbul, Turkey

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Command of Bosporus and Dardanelles Straits; land bridge to Europe

Question 11: Fertile Triangle

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An area rest of the Ural Mountains; farming and industrial area

Question 12: Tornadoes

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Violent rotating columns of wind; found mostly in the US (Tornado Alley)

Question 13: Burma

Answer:

Also known as Myanmar

Question 14: Samovars

Answer:

Russian pots used to make tea

Question 15: Canal

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A manmade waterway that connects two bodies of water; usually created for trade or transportation

Question 16: Low Countries

Answer:

regions of the world that are at or below sea level

Question 17: Subarctic Climate

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Cold winters; cool summers; permafrost; taiga

Question 18: Angkor Wat

Answer:

Ancient building found in Cambodia

Question 19: Secondary Activity

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The second step in the economic process; manufacturing and processing

Question 20: Middle East

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A region that is also called Southwest Asia

Question 21: Easterlies

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Prevailing winds that blow from the east toward the west

Question 22: Castles

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architectural structure in Europe

Question 23: Erie Canal

Answer:

Manmade waterway that connects Lake Erie with the Hudson River

Question 24: Arctic Circle

Answer:

Found at 66 1/2 degrees north

Question 25: Aborigines

Answer:

The native inhabitants of Australia

Question 26: China's Sorrow

Answer:

another name for the Yellow River

Question 27: Robinson Projection

Answer:

general purpose map

Question 28: Syria/Israel

Answer:

Conflict dating back to 1967 when Israel took Golan Heights