Can you check my answers please?
1. What Russian peninsula is located between the Bering Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk? Kamchatka Peninsula
2. How many degrees of longitude circle the Earth? 360 degrees of longitude
3. What continents are included in the "tropics"? Australia, Africa, North America, South America, and Asia
4. Which coastal area of South America has the highest elevation: north, east, west? Why? West, because the Andes Mountains are located on the Western coast
5. What is the line of latitude called that is located at 23 and a half degrees S? Tropic of Capricorn
All are correct. :-)
1. Your answer is correct. The Russian peninsula located between the Bering Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk is indeed the Kamchatka Peninsula.
2. Your answer is correct. There are 360 degrees of longitude that circle the Earth. Longitude lines run from the North Pole to the South Pole, intersecting the equator.
3. Your answer is incorrect. The continents that are included in the "tropics" are as follows: Africa, Asia, South America, Central America, and Australia. North America is not considered part of the tropics.
4. Your answer is correct. The coastal area of South America with the highest elevation is the west coast. This is because the Andes Mountains, one of the longest mountain ranges in the world, runs parallel to the western coast of South America.
5. Your answer is correct. The line of latitude located at 23 and a half degrees S is called the Tropic of Capricorn. This line marks the southern boundary of the tropics and is located at a distance of 23 and a half degrees south of the equator.