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Week 5. Daily Geography. Week 5 Day 1. 1. What is the capital of the country whose neighbors are Colombia, Brazil, and Guyana? 2. If you are a resident of Canberra, Australia, are you a resident of a island or a continent?. Answers Day 1. 1. Caracas, Venezuela 2. Continent.
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Week 5 Daily Geography
Week 5 Day 1 • 1. What is the capital of the country whose neighbors are Colombia, Brazil, and Guyana? • 2. If you are a resident of Canberra, Australia, are you a resident of a island or a continent?
Answers Day 1 • 1. Caracas, Venezuela 2. Continent
Week 5 Day 2 • 1. Why are lines of latitude and longitude important? • 2. Name the 7 countries that are part of Central America.
Answers Day 2 # 1 1. Latitude and Longitude Lines form the Earth’s Grid System and provide a systematic way of locating absolute location.
Answer Day 2 # 2 2. The Central American countries are Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Week 5 Day 3 • 1. Which continent is smaller in area than Europe? • 2. What is the capital of the country through which the 40 degrees North line of latitude and the 20 degrees East line of longitude pass?
Answers Day 3 1. Australia 2.Tirana , Albania
Week 5 Day 4 • 1. How many degrees of longitude is the Earth divided into? • 2. If it is dawn in the eastern United States, what is it in the western United States and why?
Answer Day 4 # 1 1. 360 degrees
Answer Day 4 # 2 2. In darkness because of the Earth’s rotation the western United States is 3 hours behind the Eastern United States.