1. Bering Strait
   Atlantic Ocean
2. Lake Erie
   Arctic Sea

The Bering Strait separates North America from Asia. Specifically, the Bering Strait separates the U.S. from Russia.

1. Gulf of Morocco
   Gulf of Florida
2. Gulf of Mexico
   Gulf of Madrid

The Gulf of Mexico is the largest gulf in the world. A gulf is a basin of the sea that creeps over the land.

1. Mt. Aetna
   Mt. Vesuvius
2. Mt. Olive
   Denali

Denali is the highest point in North America. Named Mt. McKinley outside of Alaska for many years, a naming dispute between the Alaskan state legislature and the federal government restored the name "Denali", which was what it had been called by Alaskan indigenous peoples.

1. The Sahara Desert
   The Mohave Desert
2. The Great Plains
   Lake Erie

The Great Plains is the world's largest prairie. The Great Plains covers all of Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota, along with parts of other states.

1. Water
   Land
2. Mountains
   Ice

Water covers more than 70% of the Earth's surface. The world's oceans are largely unexplored.

1. Asia
   Africa
2. Canada
   South America

Canada is not a continent. Canada is located on the continent of North America.

1. Pacific
   Indian
2. Atlantic
   Arctic

The Pacific Ocean is the largest, deepest ocean in the world. The Arctic Ocean is the smallest.

1. International date line
   The North Pole
2. Equator
   The Atlantic Ocean

The imaginary line that separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres is called the equator. The equator is halfway between the North and South Poles.

1. Island
   Peninsula
2. Ford
   Canal

An extension of land surrounded by water on three sides is called a peninsula. Florida is a peninsula.

1. Temperature
   Thermometer
2. Barometer
   Climate

Weather patterns that exist within a particular region are referred to as climate. Climate relies on long-term observations.

1. North America
   South America
2. Asia
   Africa

Asia is the most populated continent. Antarctica is the least populated.

1. Map
   Globe
2. Ball
   Balloon

A globe is a scale model of the Earth. Globes show land, water, distance and direction.

1. Key
   Scale
2. Legend
   Chemical symbol

You will not find chemical symbols on a map. Look for those on a periodic chart in your chemistry class.

1. The Adirondacks
   The Mesa Mountains
2. Mount Vesuvius
   The Rocky Mountains

The Rocky Mountains are called the backbone of North America. Also called The Rockies, they run from Canada to New Mexico.

1. The Nile
   The Mississippi
2. The Congo
   The Rio Grande

The Rio Grande runs along part of the U.S.-Mexican border. The name is Spanish for "Big River."

1. Erie
   Washington
2. Huron
   Ontario

There is no Great Lake named Washington. The Great Lakes are Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior.

1. Arizona
   Florida
2. Ohio
   New York

North America's largest canyon is the Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon is located in Arizona.

1. Mt. Ararat
   Mt. Vesuvius
2. Mt. Logan
   Mt. Denali

Mt. Logan is Canada's highest point. The mountain was named after Canadian geologist, Sir William Edmond Logan.

1. Asia
   North America
2. South America
   Antarctica

Antarctica is the least populated continent. Asia is the most populated.

1. Atlantic
   Pacific
2. Indian
   Red

There is no such thing as the Red Ocean. There is, however, a Red Sea.

1. England
   Peru
2. Russia
   Mexico

Russia is the largest country by landmass in the world. Russia is over 6 million square miles.

1. Mt. Vesuvius
   Mt. McKinley
2. Mt. St Helens
   Mt. Everest

Mt. Everest is the highest point on earth. Everest stands a whopping 29,029 feet.

1. Lake Erie
   Lake Huron
2. Lake Ontario
   Lake Superior

Lake Superior is the world's largest freshwater lake. Lake Superior is one of the Great Lakes.

1. Atlantic
   Pacific
2. Indian
   Arctic

The Indian Ocean is the warmest ocean. The Arctic ocean is the coldest.

1. The Sahara Desert
   The Dead Sea
2. Mt McKinley
   The Pacific Ocean

The Dead Sea is the lowest point on land. The Dead Sea sits over 1,300 feet below sea level.

1. The Middle East
   North America
2. The South Pole
   The Gulf of Mexico

The Middle East is called the "Crossroads of the Ancient World." The Middle East controls much of the world's oil supply.

1. China
   India
2. Persia
   Turkey

Before World War I, Iran was known as Persia. The name was changed in 1935.

1. Tokyo
   Washington
2. Damascus
   Paris

Damascus is the capital of Syria. The city was settled over four thousand years ago.

1. The Panama Canal
   The Hoover Dam
2. The Suez Canal
   The Bering Strait

The Suez Canal separates Africa and Asia. The Suez Canal is in Egypt.

1. Hawaii
   Archipelago
2. Cuba
   Florida

A chain or cluster of islands is called an archipelago. The Bahamas are a well-known archipelago.

1. Map
   Globe
2. Ball
   Sun

A map is a flat representation of the Earth, or a portion of it. Maps, because they are flat, are actually distorted representations.

1. Turkey
   Washington State
2. Canada
   Peru

Mt. Ararat is in Turkey. It is the highest point in Turkey.

1. Russia
   Peru
2. Australia
   China

China is the world's most populous country. China is home to over 1.4 billion people.

1. latitude
   longitude
2. poles
   timelines

Imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator are called latitude. The Equator has a latitude of 0°.

1. rainforest
   green woods
2. mountain range
   arid desert

A tropical concentration of trees is called a rainforest. Rainforests typically have annual rainfalls of at least 100 inches.