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DG Final Exam Weeks 17-24 - (copy)
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| 18.3. What island group found northeast of Australia has a capital of Honiara? | Solomon Islands |
| 18.4. Which state is due south of Kentucky? | Tennessee |
| 18.5. A location exactly halfway between the Equator and North Pole has a latitude of how many degrees? | 45 degrees |
- What is the capital of the Scandinavian nation that shares the longest eastern border with Russia?
- Which area has a higher elevation eastern or western Brazil?
- What do Norwegians call Norway?
- What country is north of Brazil?
- Which country lies to the west of Brazil?
- What is Norway's nickname?
- What flag is Norway?
- Why is Sweden called Sweden?
- Where is Poland?
- Where is Sweden?
What is the capital of the Scandinavian nation that shares the longest eastern border with Russia?
Helsinki is the capital of Finland which shares and long border with Russia and it is in the Scandinavian nation.
Which area has a higher elevation eastern or western Brazil?
Which area has the higher elevation, eastern or western Brazil? Eastern. What is the capital of the landlocked country that borders Russia to the north and China to the south? Ulan Bator, Mongolia.
What do Norwegians call Norway?
Norway goes by many different names depending on who you ask and where you might be. For example, in Norwegian, you might call it Norge or Noreg, depending on whether you're more familiar with Bokmål (Norwegian) or Nynorsk (New Norwegian).
What country is north of Brazil?
About Brazil
It is bordered by French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, and Venezuela in north, by Colombia in north-west, by Peru, Bolivia, and Paraguay in west, by Argentina in south-west, and by Uruguay in south.
Which country lies to the west of Brazil?
Brazil faces the Atlantic Ocean along 4,600 miles (7,400 km) of coastline and shares more than 9,750 miles (15,700 km) of inland borders with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador—specifically, Uruguay to the south; Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia to the southwest; Peru to the west; Colombia to the ...
What is Norway's nickname?
1/3 of the country is in the Arctic Circle hence the nickname: “Land of the Midnight Sun“. Currently there are more Norwegian descendants living in the USA than there are Norwegians in Norway.
What flag is Norway?
The national flag of Norway (Bokmål: Norges flagg; Nynorsk: Noregs flagg) is red with an indigo blue Scandinavian cross fimbriated in white that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog, the flag of Denmark.
Why is Sweden called Sweden?
The name Sweden comes from the warlike Svea tribe that became powerful around 500 A.D. Swedes call their land Sverige, which means "land of the Svea." The Svea began to make raids along the coasts of northern Europe and became known as Vikings, which means "pirate" in an old Norse language.
Where is Poland?
Poland is located in central Europe. Poland is bordered by the Baltic Sea and Russia to the north, Germany to the west, Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, and Ukraine, Belarus, and Lithuania to the east.
Where is Sweden?
___ Sweden. Destination Sweden, one of the Scandinavian countries located in northern Europe on the Scandinavian Peninsula. It is bordered by the Baltic Sea, the Gulf of Bothnia, the Kattegat, Skagerrak, and Öresund straits, by Norway in west and north.
