Week Three

Question 1

Greenland is considered part of North America but belongs to a European country that is one-fiftieth its size. Name it.

Answer 1

Denmark

Question 2

What does a star on a map usually mean?

Answer 2

state or provincial capital

Question 3

Define gulf.

Answer 3

a large part of an ocean or sea that extends into land

Question 4

What is the capital of North Dakota?

Answer 4

Bismarck

Question 5

Name the cardinal directions.

Answer 5

North, South, East, West

Question 6

After a hurricane, much of the sand on the beached is washed away by the waves. Is this corrosion or erosion?

Answer 6

erosion. Corrosion wears things away by another process called a chemical reaction.

Question 7

Does the Mississippi River form the eastern or the western boundary of Illinois?

Answer 7

Western

Question 8

A(n) __________ is a narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water.

Answer 8

strait

Question 9

Hurricanes are one kind of natural event that can cause people great problems. Name 10 more.

Answer 9

blizzard (snow), ice storm, avalanche, tornadoes, floods, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes, cyclone (tropical storm), typhoons (western Pacific or Indian Ocean)