geography pre test!
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Geography Pre-Test!Whatcha know bout that!?
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Question 1
• What countries make up Great Britain?
Answer• The United Kingdom of Great
Britain is made up of 4 countries:
• England
• Scotland
• Wales
• Northern Ireland
Question 2
• If you met someone from Amsterdam, what nationality would they be?
Answer
• Amsterdam is a city in the Netherlands. People from the Netherlands are known as Dutch.
Question 3
• What are people from Denmark called?
Answer
• People from Denmark are known as Danes or Danish.
Question 4
• How many Great Lakes are there? Can you name them?
Answer
• There are 5 Great Lakes. Lake Michigan, Huron, Superior, Erie and Ontario.
Question 5
• How many oceans are there? Can you name them?
Answer• There are 5 Oceans in the world. They are the
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic and the newest ocean, the Southern Ocean.
Question 6
• What is the largest country in South America?
Answer
• The larges country in South America is
Brazil.
Question 7
• In what continent is Iraq?
Answer
• Though the region is called the Middle
East, Iraq is located on the continent of
Asia.
Question 8
• What is the significance of the Panama Canal?
Answer
• The Panama Canal connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. It is extremely important for trade purposes.
Question 9
• Where is the Berlin Wall located? Does it still exist today?
Answer
• The Berlin Wall was located in Berlin, Germany. It was put up by the Soviet Union to separate East Berlin (Soviet Union) and West Berlin (US, England and France).
• It was torn down in 1989.
And yes, David Hasselhoff was there…
Question 10
• Where is “the Outback”?
• What is it?
Answer
• The dry, interior of Australia is more commonly referred to as “the Outback”. It consists of very dry, arid, deserts.
• In fact, most of Australia is considered “the Outback”.