Home school geography – today’s questions

The protective layer in Earth’s atmosphere that absorbs some of the sun’s ultraviolet rays and reduces the amount of radiation reaching the surface is known by what term? Answer: ozone layer

Hurricanes are more likely to strike where in the United States? Atlantic or Pacific coast Answer: Atlantic coast

Of Japan’s four major islands, which has the lowest population density and the largest rural population? Answer: Shikoku

Muslims in the city of Mopti pray at mosques constructed of clay around a wooden frame. Mopti is southeast of Mauritania in what country? Answer: Mali

In the Treaty of Tordesillas, Spain and Portugal settled their conflict over lands in the New World using a dividing line near which line of longitude? Answer: 50 degrees west

Many legal terms come from the language of ancient Rome. Name this language. Answer: Latin

Which city is in western Texas and lies directly across the border from the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez? Amarillo, Houston, El Paso Answer: El Paso

Which country has a larger population of Maori people? New Zealand, Italy, Japan Answer: New Zealand

Which city was an important Confederate port during the Civil War? San Francisco, Mobile, Atlanta Answer: Mobile

Three volcanoes—Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira—make up what mountain about 140 miles (225 kilometers) south of Nairobi? Answer: Kilimanjaro