Daily Geography Week 29 Day 1

1. What chain of islands off the Alaskan Peninsula is part of the United States? What is an atoll? Aleutian Islands Daily GeographyWeek 29Day 1 • A ring of coral islands or a coral reef surrounding a lagoon

2. Which sea separates the continents of Europe and Africa? Name the three countries that border Bay of Bengal. Mediterranean Sea Daily GeographyWeek 29Day 2 • India, Myanmar (Burma), Bangladesh

3. Which island group is closest to the South Pole: Falkland, Hawaiian, or Solomon? Which country would you be most likely to visit if you enjoyed mountain climbing: Switzerland, Kuwait, Bangladesh, or Denmark? Why? Falkland Daily GeographyWeek 29Day 3 • Switzerland; it’s the only one with mountains.

4. Name two capes at the southern tip of Africa. The capital of Poland is Warsaw. Is this city east or west of 20° E? The Cape of Good Hope and Cape Agulhas Daily GeographyWeek 29Day 4 • East

5. You know that islands may be volcanic or built-up coral. What is another way islands are formed? Islands may be the peaks or coastal mountains that were cut off after sea levels rose at the end of an ice age. Islands off the coast of Maine are of this type. Islands may be formed when some of the land on a continent sinks and fills with sea water, cutting off another part of the continent. Japan and the British Isles were formed in this way. Daily GeographyWeek 29Day 5