Geography pre test!

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”.