What Do You Know About Geography and the Western Hemisphere?

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

0

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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Next Question*Central America is NOT a continent.

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!