Week 13: Geography questions to help students learn research skills and discover fun facts.
Geography ChallengeWeek 13Discover fun facts with three levels of geography questions. | |
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Level 1 (Grades 3-5)The Bering Strait is thought to be the place where Native Americans first crossed from Asia into the Americas. What two countries does the Bering Strait divide today? | |
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Level 2 (Grades 5-7)Some of our earth's natural resources are renewable; others are not. Solar energy and wind power are examples of renewable resources. What nonrenewable resources can you name? What do we do to conserve them? | |
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Level 3 (Grades 6 and up)West Virginia's most important mineral is coal. What is the name of the hardest coal? What is soft coal called? | |
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Geography Challenge AnswersWeek 13 | |
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Level 1The Bering Strait divides Russia and the United States. | |
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Level 2Nonrenewable resources are fossil fuels, like coal and oil. To conserve our nonrenewable resources, we try to use less of them and substitute renewable resources when we can. | |
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Level 3The hardest coal is called anthracite. The softest coal is called bituminous. | |
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