Daily Geography Week 9 Day 1

1. Which country has the largest land area in South America? Name as many kinds of precipitation as you can. Brazil Rain, sleet, snow, hail, dew, frost Daily GeographyWeek 9Day 1

2. Assuming that two cities have the same latitude, which would probably have a milder climate, one along the ocean coast or one farther inland? What is a continental divide? Where is the Continental Divide in the U.S.? Coastal city A high ridge that separates the direction in which rivers flow on a continent; in the Rockies Daily GeographyWeek 9Day 2

3. Washington, D.C., is to the U.S. as ________ is to China. What is humidity? Which is more comfortable, a day with high humidity or low humidity? Beijing Humidity is moisture in the air; low humidity Daily GeographyWeek 9Day 3

4. What are the two African nations with the same name that are separated by a river that shares their name? In west Africa and west central Africa, two other countries have almost the same name. They were named after a river that runs through both nations. What are the countries and the river? Democratic Republic of the Congo; Republic of the Congo Nigeria, Niger, Niger River Daily GeographyWeek 9Day 4

5. A series of lakes form much of the eastern border of Congo-Kinshasa. From north to south, what are the lakes, and for which country (ies) does each lake form a western border? Lakes Albert, Edward, Kivu, Tanganyika, & Mweru. Uganda- Lakes Albert and Edward; Rwanda- Lake Kivu; Burundi/Tanzania- Lake Tanganyika; Zambia- Lake Mweru Daily GeographyWeek 9Day 5