| Atlas Questions 1-25 1. What is the distance between the Earth and the Sun? p 21 92,960,000 miles (149,598,000) 2. What is the tallest mountain in the world? p 26 Mount Everest 3. What are the three most populous cities in North America ? p 38 Mexico City, New York, Los Angeles 4. Name the oceans of the world. p 52-53 Pacific, Indian, Artic, Atlantic, 5. Name the continents of the world. p 54-55 North America, Africa, Asia, Austrailia, Europe, Antartica, South America 6. Describe various kinds of climate found in Africa and which countries they can be found in . p56-57 Madagascar- tropical rain forest, tropical savanna, dry steppe, South Africa- temerate-humid subtropical, Egypt-desert, Zimbabwe-dry steppe, tropical savanna. 7. Which continent is the most mountainous? p 58-59 Asia 8. Which continent is the most populous? p 60-61 Asia 9. What type of environment is most abundent in Australia? p 62-63 shrub, sparse grass, wasteland 10. If it is 10am in Baton Rouge, what time is it in France? p 64-65 5pm 11. What other countries lie in the same time zone as Saudi Arabia? p 64-65 Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Madagascar, Iraq 12. Name several territories in Canada. p 72-73 Ontario, Quebec, Northwest, Alberta, Manitoba, Labrador, Lumbria, Saskatchewan 13. What major bodies of water can be found within Canada? p72-73 Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait, Foxe Basin, Coronation Gulf. 14. Which territories are landlocked? p72-73 Alberta, Saskatchewan. 15. Which of the United States of America border the Gulf of Mexico? p74-75 Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas 16. Which states border Canada? p74-75 Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, New York, Vermont, New Hamphire, Maine. 17. Which states border Mexico? p74-75 California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas 18. Which states have the highest eleveation? p76-77 New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho, Washington, California, Oregon, Utah, Montana. 19. Which states do the Appalachian Mountains appear in? p76-77 North Carolina, Tennesee, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsyvania. 20. Which areas of the North America has the highest precipitation? p78-79 Southern Florida, pan handle of Florida, southern Alabama, southern Mississippi, eastern Louisiana, western Washington, western Oregon, northwestern California (along the Pacific coast), northeastern tip of Georgia, northwestern tip of South Carolina. 21. How many coasts are there really in the United States? Name them. p 76-77 3, the Pacific Coast, Atlantic Coast, and the Gulf Coast. 22. Name three places that are near the Alaskan pipeline. p 81 Valdez, Bettles Field, Big Delta, Fairbanks 23. Name three areas of dense population in the northwestern United States. p 82-83 Seattle, Washington, Portland, Oregon, Salt Lake City, Utah. 24. Name three deserts in the northwestern United States and name which states they lie in. p 82-83 Black Rock Desert-Nevada, Great Sandy Desert-Oregon, Great Salt Lake Desert-Utah 25. Name threel areas of high altitude in the northwestern United States and name which states they lie in. p 82-83 Uinta Mountains-Utah, Big Horn Mountains-Wyoming, Granite Peak-Wyoming. Home |