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Knowing the World
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 Approach: Independent |
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Questions / instructions: |
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1. The country with the most people |
China
England 3 Japan 13 U.S.A. 34 |
50 3 13 34 |
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2. The city where the United Nations has its headquarters. |
Brussels
London 48 New York 34 Paris 8 |
10 48 34 8 |
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3. What is the highest mountain in the world? |
Mt Cook Mt Everest 91 Mt Fuji 3 Mt Olympus 2 |
4 91 3 2 |
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4. What is the name of the country where the very first Olympics were held? |
Australia
Germany Greece U.S.A. |
4 6 85 5 |
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| 5. When did World War II start? |
1914
1929 1939 1965 |
27 23 39 11 |
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| 6.
Greece, Israel and Libya are all on the edge of a big area of water. What is that area called? |
Atlantic
Ocean Pacific Ocean 13 Caspian Sea 14 Mediterranean Sea 51 |
22 13 14 51 |
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you answer on the line. 7. North and South Korea, Thailand and India are all part of one continent. What is that continent called? |
Asia
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41 |
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France, Spain and Italy are all part of one continent. What is that continent called? |
Europe
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39 |
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lines to match these countries with their capitals. 9. |
France Australia Indonesia Peru United States |
83 46 58 61 63 |
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France Australia Indonesia Peru United States |
Lima Sydney Washington D.C. Paris Djkarta New York Canberra |
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Fiji
Tonga Western Samoa Papua New Guinea Cook Islands |
39 19 22 31 31 |
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Fiji Tonga Western Samoa Papua New Guinea Cook Islands |
Rarotonga (Avarua)
Apia Noumea Suva Port Moresby Nuku'alofa |
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