1. Geography Pre-Test!
Whatcha know bout that!?

2. Watch Video located at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_pw8duzGUg

3. Question 1
• What countries make up Great Britain?

4. Answer
• The United Kingdom of Great
Britain is made up of 4
countries:
• England
• Scotland
• Wales
• Northern Ireland

5. Question 2
• If you met someone from Amsterdam, what
nationality would they be?

6. Answer
• Amsterdam is a city in the Netherlands. People
from the Netherlands are known as Dutch.

7. Question 3
• What are people from Denmark called?

8. Answer
• People from Denmark
are known as Danes or
Danish.

9. Question 4
• How many Great Lakes are there? Can you
name them?

10. Answer
• There are 5 Great
Lakes. Lake
Michigan, Huron,
Superior, Erie and
Ontario.

11. Question 5
• How many oceans are there? Can you
name them?

12. Answer
• There are 5 Oceans in the world. They are the
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic and the newest
ocean, the Southern Ocean.

13. Question 6
• What is the largest country in South
America?

14. Answer
• The larges country in
South America is
Brazil.

15. Question 7
• In what continent is Iraq?

16. Answer
• Though the region is
called the Middle
East, Iraq is located
on the continent of
Asia.

17. Question 8
• What is the significance of the Panama
Canal?

18. Answer
• The Panama Canal
connects the Pacific
and Atlantic Oceans.
It is extremely
important for trade
purposes.

19. Question 9
• Where is the Berlin Wall located? Does it
still exist today?

20. Answer
• The Berlin Wall was
located in
Berlin, Germany. It was
put up by the Soviet
Union to separate East
Berlin (Soviet Union)
and West Berlin
(US, England and
France).

21. And yes, David Hasselhoff was there…

22. Question 10
• Where is “the Outback”?
• What is it?

23. Answer
• The dry, interior of
Australia is more
commonly referred to
as “the Outback”. It
consists of very
dry, arid, deserts.
• In fact, most of Australia
is considered “the
Outback”.