GROW 4-8

Ms K Boring

GROW DAY 41. If you were traveling from Denver, Colorado to

Bismarck, North Dakota, what direction would you be going?

2. Which state is farther north, North Dakota or Maine?3. What two countries border Mongolia?4. Helsinki, the capital of Finland, is located on what sea?5. Which of these cities is in the Southern Hemisphere:

Paris, France; Tokyo, Japan; Lima, Peru; Washington, DC?

6. To which continent does Central America belong?

GROW DAY 5

1. If a state is outside of the contiguous US, what does this mean?

2. What is the capital of Alaska?3. Which four continents touch the Indian

Ocean?4. How many countries border Mexico?5. Is Mexico City north or south of the Tropic of

Capricorn?6. What is the capital of SC?

GROW DAY 6

1. What river flows just south of Cincinnati, Ohio?2. What is the capital of the state that is bordered by

Colorado, Nebraska, Missouri, and Oklahoma?3. Washington DC is north or south of the equator?4. Bolivia is one of two landlocked countries in South

America. What is the name of the other country?5. If you are in downtown Chicago and facing north,

what direction would you go to reach Lake Michigan?

6. How many states are there in the USA?

GROW DAY 7

1. What is the difference between a natural and a political boundary? Give an example of each.

2. Name 5 other states in the USA.3. How many countries are there in Central America?4. What color is probably found on a world map more

than any other?5. What is the difference between a physical and a

political map?6. What is the capital of the only country that borders

both the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea?7. What states border SC?

GROW DAY 8

1. Name the Gulf located east of Texas, west of Florida and north of southern Mexico?

2. What is the name of the country whose neighbors are Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina?

3. Does the Northern or Southern Hemisphere have more land?

4. What ocean borders Australia’s western coastline?

5. What is the capital of China?6. What are the two oceans through which the

Equator does not pass?