The 24 th Annual Dr. Feinberg Geography Challenge Study Book Grade 3 and 4 Spring 2019 Mary Lee Burbank School 266 School Street Belmont, Massachusetts 02478 U.S.A. Dr. Tricia Clifford, Principal
Parents: Please review this with your child. Spring 2019 Dear Burbank Grade 3 and 4 Students: The Dr. Feinberg Geography Challenge for the Senior Division (Students in Grades 3 and 4) will take place on the morning of Friday, March 22 nd, from 9:00-10:00am. Your parents or guardians, grandparents and special friends or neighbors are welcome to attend the Challenge. All of the questions and answers for the Challenge are found in this book. At the Challenge your team will be asked a few of the questions in each section of the guide. Your final question will be a flag. We encourage you to study the questions both alone and with your teammates. All questions will be directed to your team, not to you as an individual. Don t forget to coordinate with your team on a theme or color to wear the day of the Challenge. The purpose of the Challenge is to learn and have fun. You may find that some of the questions are easiest to learn by using a map or atlas to find locations and features. If you are able to understand how locations relate to one another, you may be able to avoid simply memorizing some of the answers, and you may be better able to remember what you have learned even after the Challenge is over. Congratulations to all of you who have decided to participate in the Challenge this year! If you have any questions, please contact one of the committee chairs. Good luck! Sincerely, Heather Rubeski, hrubeski@gmail.com Kathy Collins DerKazarian, kaceycoll@yahoo.com Aida Parnagian, aida0519@yahoo.com Irina Zhygalko, irina.zhygalko@gmail.com PTA Geography Challenge Co-Chairs
Dr. Feinberg Geography Challenge 2019 Grade 3&4 Questions The World 1. Q: Where is the world s highest waterfall and what is it called? A: Angel Falls in Venezuela 2. Q: Name the body of water between Alaska and Russia. A: Bering Strait 3. Q: The Suez Canal, which connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, runs through which country? A: Egypt 4. Q: What is the largest island that lies off the coast of India A: Sri Lanka 5. Q: The Pampas are flat, fertile plains located mostly in Argentina and Uruguay. On which continent are the Pampas located? A: South America 6. Q: What is the largest island that lies off the east coast of Africa? A: Madagascar 7. Q: What body of water runs through Central America and connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans? A: Panama Canal 8. Q: Which continent is crossed by every line of longitude? A: Antarctica 9. Q: Which country is home to the Leaning Tower of Pisa? A: Italy 10. Q: In what mountain range is the second highest mountain in the world, K2? A: Himalayas 11. Q: The Amazon River starts in the Andes Mountains in Peru and generally flows east. Into what ocean does it empty? A: Atlantic 12. Q: What is the largest body of water on Earth? A: Pacific Ocean
13. Q: What river s delta is shared by India and Bangladesh? A: Ganges River 14. Q: The Great Barrier Reef is off the coast of which country? A: Australia 15. Q: What island country lies in the northern Atlantic Ocean and has Reykjavik as its capital city? A: Iceland 16. Q: Name the deepest known part of the world s oceans. A: Mariana Trench 17. Q: In which country is the Taj Mahal located? A: India 18. Q: Malta, Madagascar, and Sri Lanka are all examples of what type of physical feature? A: Island 19. Q: What is the name of the region at the southern end of South America shared by Argentina and Chile? A: Patagonia 20. Q: Russia is a large country with many coastlines, but what mountain chain divides Russia between two continents? A: Ural Mountains North America and the United States 21. Q: What is the capital of Canada? A: Ottawa 22. Q: Name the three oceans that border Canada. A: Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic 23. Q: The Golden Gate Bridge is located in which state? A: California 24. Q: Which province in Canada is known for having a predominantly French-speaking population? A: Quebec
25. Q: The Mississippi is one of the longest rivers in the United States. In what state is the mouth (end) of the river found? A: Louisiana 26. Q: The Appalachian Trail is the longest continuous trail in the world. In which states does it begin and end? A: Maine and Georgia 27. Q: Name the island which lies just off the coast of New York and Connecticut, stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean. A: Long Island 28. Q: Niagara Falls lie between which two of the Great Lakes? A: Lake Ontario and Lake Erie 29. Q: Which peninsula in southeastern Mexico separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico? A: The Yucatán Peninsula 30. Q: Name the four states that meet at the Four Corners. A: Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico 31. Q: Which of the Great Lakes lies completely within the United States? A: Lake Michigan 32. Q: What state is known as the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes? A: Minnesota 33. Q: When it is 2pm in Boston what time is it in San Francisco? A: 11AM 34. Q: In which harbor is Ellis Island located? A: New York Harbor 35. Q: Where is the lowest point in North America? A: Death Valley New England and Massachusetts 36. Q: Name the national park located near Bar Harbor Maine. A: Acadia National Park
37. Q: New England is made up of six states. Name any three of the six states and their capitals. (Note: State abbreviations may be used when answering this question.) A: Hartford, Connecticut (CT); Augusta, Maine (ME); Boston, Massachusetts (MA); Concord, New Hampshire (NH); Providence, Rhode Island (RI); and Montpelier, Vermont (VT) 38. Q: The highest peak in the northeast, this mountain is famous for its treacherous weather. A: Mt. Washington 39. Q: What is the longest river in New England? A: Connecticut River 40. Q: Which three New England states border Canada? A: Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont 41. Q: Name the Boston landmark that became America s first legally protected public park. A: The Boston Common 42. Q: New England includes three of the four most densely populated states in the United States. Name these three states. A: Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut 43. Q: In which Boston church were two lanterns hung in 1775 to signify that the British were coming by sea? A: Old North Church 44. Q: What New England state is the main supplier of paper to the United States Mint? A: Massachusetts (Crane Paper Company in Dalton) 45. Q: Mount Mansfield is located in which mountain range in Vermont? A: The Green Mountains 46. Q: Before settling onto and building Plimoth Colony, where did the Pilgrims first land? A: Provincetown, Massachusetts 47. Q: Name the Wampanoag tribe that had previously lived on the land that Plymouth Colony was built upon. A: Patuxet Tribe 48. Q: The Mayflower sailed across which ocean? A: Atlantic Ocean 49. Q: Prior to being named Boston, our city was known by this name. A: Shawmut Peninsula
Belmont 50. Q: What is the name of the man who has been credited with the incorporation of Belmont? A: John Perkins Cushing 51. Q: About how high is the highest point in Belmont? A: About 300 feet 52. Q: What road forms part of the boundary between Watertown and Belmont? A: Belmont Street 53. Q: Wellington Brook empties into this pond, which is located near Belmont High School. What is its name? A: Clay Pit Pond 54. Q: Belmont is approximately how many miles northwest of Boston? A: 7 Miles Geographical Terms 55. Q: What do we call the flat area that may form at the mouth of a river where it flows into a larger body of water? A: Delta 56. Q: Panama is a good example of a strip of land that connects two land masses surrounded by sea on either side. What is this geographical feature called? A: Isthmus 57. Q: What is the name of the molten rock found beneath the Earth s surface? A: Magma 58. Q: What system measures the strength of earthquakes? A: Richter Scale 59. Q: What do we call the imaginary point at each end of the earth s axis? A: Pole 60. Q: What is the height of an area measured from sea level? A: Altitude 61. Q: What is the imaginary line called that the Earth rotates around? A: Axis
62. Q: What is the term for a deep valley with very steep sides, often carved from the Earth by a river? A: Canyon 63. Q: What does the term landlocked mean? A: Having no border with an ocean 64. Q. What do we call a map that uses lines to connect points of equal elevation, thus showing how high or low the land is, and how steep the hills or valleys are? A: Topographical map. Bonus Question Q: Who is Dr. Feinberg and why is the Geography Challenge named after her? A: She was a previous Principal of the Burbank school and she started the Geography Challenge 24 years ago.
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