what do you know about geography and the western hemisphere?
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What Do You Know About Geography and
the Western Hemisphere?
How would you label the circle in this compass
rose?EN
NW
NE
NS
If you drove from your town to Canada, what direction would you be
traveling?
North
South
East
West
Which city is farther east?
New York City
Miami
Which is furthest west?
Vancouver, Canada
Los Angeles
Santiago, Chile
Mexico City, Mexico
If you went from Venezuela, South America to California, what
direction would you be traveling?
SW
NW
NE
SE
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In which hemisphere is Mexico?
Northern hemisphere
Southern hemisphere
On which continent is Costa Rica?
Central America
South America
North America
Which country is mostly north of the equator?
Bolivia
Argentina
Peru
Colombia
Which is farther east?
Venezuela
New York City
Which country straddles the equator?
Venezuela
Bolivia
Brazil
Paraguay
Which is larger in square miles?
Canada
United States
Which of these are Canadian provinces?
Quebec
Ottawa
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Montreal
Alaska
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Yes!
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Right!
Mexico is north of the equator.
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Yes! Venezuela is farther east than New York
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Yes, you’re right!
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Yes! The U.S. is 3,717,796 sq. mi. and
Canada is 3,851,792 sq. mi.
3,851,792 3,717,796
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500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
3,000,000
3,500,000
4,000,000
Country
Canada U.S.
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Right, Venezuela is southeast of California.
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Right!
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Yes, Costa Rica is on the North American continent. It is part of
Central America*.
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Yes, there are 10 provinces and 3
territories:• Manitoba• British Columbia• Newfoundland• New Brunswick• Nova Scotia• Prince Edward
Island• Ontario
• Alberta• Saskatchewan• Quebec• Yukon Territory• Northwest
Territories• Nunavut
Vancouver
Los AngelesMexico City
Santiago, Chile
Vancouver, Canada is furthest west.
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You’re done!