Daily Geo and Map 1/5/10 - 1/9/10

Map Quiz: North Africa - http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/NorthernAfrica.html

1) In which cardinal direction would one travel to get to Panama from Cuba?
2) What French city on the Sarthe River is known for its 24 hour-long car race?
3) What theatre in downtown Washington D.C. was the site of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination?
4) Of which area are mosquitoes in greater number – tropical rain forest or tundra?
5) What is the official language of Pakistan?
6) What point occupies the southernmost point of Africa?
7) Dinosaur fossils from North America came from what geologic time scale period?
8) What dam was built in 1936 to span the Colorado River?
9) Kit Carson and John Fremont discovered what lake in 1844 which lies between Nevada and California?
10) What is the sacred month on the Islamic calendar which involves fasting from sunup to sundown?
11) The region called Kashmir lies in what Asian country?
12) What famous English prison was the home for Anne Boleyn?
13) Canada consists of ten provinces. What is the smallest?
14) English is the 2nd most spoken language in the world. What is the 1st?
15) What former Soviet republic now controls the warm water ports on the Black Sea?

Daily Geo and Map Quiz 12/14-12/18

Map Quiz: Middle Eastern Mountain Ranges - http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/middleeast/middleeastmountains.html

1) Chennai, the city in eastern India formerly known as Madras, is a port on which large bay?
Bay of Bengal Gwatar Bay Sonmiani Bay
2) Liverpool, historically an important city in England, is a port on which sea that separates England from Ireland?
Celtic Sea Irish Sea North Sea
3) What country’s agricultural region is located near the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
4) Which country is not crossed by the Arctic Circle- Canada, Finland or Poland?
5) The temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri is on the west bank of which African river?
Niger Nile Orange
6) Re and Osiris were among the gods of an ancient civilization that developed along a river that flows north into the Mediterranean Sea. Name this river.
7) Dubrovnik is considered one of the most scenic cities along the Dalmatian coast of what country?
8) Place these lakes in order according to their surface area, from largest to smallest: Lake Titicaca, Lake Huron, Lake Baikal.
9) The westernmost part of the Jura Mountains is located in which country?
10) To fly directly from Brazil to Angola, you would travel in which general direction- east or north?
11) The Tatar Strait separates Sakhalin Island from the mainland of which country?
12) In the southwestern United States, a Spanish word is commonly used for a streambed that is usually dry except after heavy rains. What is the term for this kind of intermittent stream?
13) Houston, the country’s second largest port, is located in which state- Texas or Florida?
14) Place these countries in order according to length of their coastlines, from longest to shortest: Guyana, Colombia, Chile.
15) Tropical rain forests are found on every continent except Antarctica and which other continent?

Constitution Review Site

http://www.swic.edu/adultbasiced/constitution/

Daily Geo and Map Test - 12/7 - 12/10

Middle East Map Quiz: http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/MidEast.html


1) What city on the Delaware River is Pennsylvania’s largest?
2) What Nazi concentration camp in Poland was equipped with gas chambers?
3) What is the 2nd largest city and the principal southern port of France?
4) What American President signed the Panama Canal Treaty in 1977?
5) What present day country was the home of the ancient civilization of the Phoenicians?
6) Though today it is a part Michigan Avenue, what was the first settlement of Chicago?
7) What desert of northwestern Mexico is part of the southwestern United States and Arizona.
8) Russians and Bulgarians use what Alphabet?
9) On what island was the colony of New Amsterdam founded?
10) What name is given to tropical rainforest vegetation of evergreens and heavy vines located in the Amazon Basin?
11) What feature does a contour map show?
12) Byzantium and Constantinople are what modern-day Turkish city?
13) Which country of Europe lies on the Jutland Peninsula?
14) What world famous gambling casino lies in Monaco?
15) Which continent has no timberline?

Bill of Rights Game

http://www.texaslre.org/BOR/billofrights.html

Website Links for Pompeii Research

www.pompeiisites.org


Pictures of Pompeii:

Special Thanks to John Murnane for finding this site: http://www.m-dash.com/pompeii/index.htm

http://www.jhauser.us/pictures/history/Romans/Pompeii/

http://wings.buffalo.edu/AandL/Maecenas/italy_except_rome_and_sicily/pompeii/thumbnails_contents.html

http://pompeii.virginia.edu/

http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~jjd5t/cww/1997/report2.html

Culture Shock Project - 9th Grade Geo

Objective: To understand, and hopefully appreciate, the many unique differences between cultures that exist.

Your Job: You are responsible for researching and presenting unique (what many would call strange) aspects of different cultures.

From the list below, choose 5 topics to explore. For each topic, you will try to find a different culture to represent it. You will present your research in both written and visual form.

For each topic include:

- a 7-10 sentence paragraph explaining the strange custom.
- a 7-10 sentence paragraph describing the people that practice this custom.
- a map of where these people live
- and at least one picture to visually show the cultural practice.


The List:

Gender roles
Religion
Food
Worship
Clothing
Architecture
Traveling
Body
Dance
Art
Literature
Beliefs
Entertainment
Living conditions
Concepts of beauty
Concepts of wealth
Concepts of God

The Links

Below you will find some links that should help you get started with your project. They are just, that, a start.

http://www.joshuaproject.net/peopctry.php?rog3=BM&rop3=107734

http://www.go2peru.com/cix_witch_market.htm
http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Bizarre_World
http://bizarre-blog.travelchannel.com/read/south-africa-diving-into-culture
http://travel.discovery.com/tv/bizarre-foods/bizarre-foods.html.
http://trifter.com/practical-travel/world-cuisine/extremely-controversial-bizarre-and-unusual-delicacies-around-the-world/
http://www.bukisa.com/articles/26013_bizarre-culture-of-primitive-tribes-from-around-the-world

Daily Geo and Map Quiz - 11/30 - 12/3

Map Quiz - European Rivers: http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/Europe/Europe%20Rivers.html


1) The Apennines are to Italy as the Elburz Mountains are to what?
2) Chittagong, a major port city near the mouth of the Karnaphuli River, is located in which South Asian country that borders Myanmar and India?
3) The Pharos lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was located in the harbor of Alexandria. This city is in what country in northern Africa?
4) The largest city in Wisconsin was a major center for German immigration between 1840 and 1900. Name this city.
5) In October 2004, scientists reported the discovery of a dwarf human species that lived about 18,000 years ago on the island of Flores in which Southeast Asian country?
6) Which city is located on a delta – Austin, New Orleans, Oklahoma City
7) Which state is not part of New England – Connecticut, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania?
8) The city of Victoria is on the largest island on Canada’s western coast. Name the island.
9) What is the term for tremors or vibrations that sometimes follow earthquakes?
10) Which city, located on the West bank of the Yamuna River, is home to the Taj Majal?
11) Which island is politically a part of Italy - Sardinia or Majorca?
12) The largest city in Slovakia is located on the Danube River near the country’s borders with Austria and Hungary. Name the city.
13) Uralic languages are spoken in Estonia, Finland, and what country where Budapest is located?
14) The St. Lawrence flows out of the easternmost of the Great Lakes. Name the lake.
15) Arabs from Africa named a large rock Gibraltar as they landed on what large European Peninsula

Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) 600-1500 Links

Link 1: Click Here

http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/imperialism/notes/byzantinechron.html

http://historymedren.about.com/library/blbyztime.htm


http://www.historyworld.net/timesearch/default.asp?conid=static_timeline&timelineid=304&page=1&keywords=Byzantine%20Empire%20timeline%20304

Natural Disasters Paper

You will be writing an article describing a major natural disaster. Your first job is to choose a disaster to research. Make sure that there are enough sources to write an article. For instance, the dike bursting in the Netherlands in 1228 may not have enough.

Here is a website that lists 66 major disasters dating back to the 1100s. http://across.co.nz/WorldsWorstDisasters.html

How to do the Research


You should be reputable academic websites. In order to pull up only .edu websites, go to google, type in your search terms, space, then type in exactly - site:.edu
This will tell Google to bring back only Academic websites.

You can also use access.newspaperarchive.com This has newspaper articles going back to the 1700s.

Keep track of all the sources you use in a separate word document, so that it will be easy to complete your Bibliography.


Things to include:

* You should use as many primary sources as possible. Try to get original newspaper articles and firsthand accounts to make your story more exciting.

* Include a separate Bibliography page, citing your sources properly. Here is a great website that does it for you. Just enter the data and it will spit out the proper format. Then copy and paste that into your word document. USE THE MLA version.
http://citationmachine.net/

* Remember, this should be between 500-600 words.

* Creative options: You may present your story as a newspaper article set at the time of the event. You may also write it as a journal, or diary.

World History: Ancient Rome Timeline

This is the website you need to go to: http://www.exovedate.com/ancient_timeline_two.html

Find your assigned time-period and begin your research.

Daily Geo and Map Test: 11/17 -- 11/20

Map Test: All of Europe: http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/Europe.html

1) The Murray River flows into what ocean on Australia’s southern coast?
2) The ruins of Persepolis, an ancient ceremonial capital of Persia, are located in which present-day country?
3) What Scandinavian country that has a short border with Russia decided in December 2003 to allow oil and gas exploration in the Barents Sea?
4) The Sonoran Desert extends from Mexico into the California and which other state – Nevada or Arizona?
5) Germany’s invasion of what European country marked the beginning of WW II?
6) In October 2003, 74 children from Benin were rescued from slavery in granite quarries and returned home. These quarries were located near Lagos in what African country?
7) Monument Valley’s dry landscape is located in Arizona and which other state - Mississippi or Utah?
8) The Danube river, the 2nd longest river in Europe, flows into which body of water?
9) If one wanted to see the hot-air balloon festival in Albuquerque, you would travel to which state?
10) Which of the following countries does not have one of the Romance languages as its official language - Albania, Italy, or Spain?
11) The Rio Grande de Santiago runs through Lake Chapala, the largest natural lake in which country – Brazil, Mexico, of U.S.?
12) Which country has more time zones, Brazil or Peru?
13) Which of the North American Great Lakes has the largest surface area?
14) Which city has a harbor that is an important port on the East Coast - Charleston, Orlando, Spokane?
15) An archipelago is a group of what physical features found in a body of water?

Seventh Grade Survey Link

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=ZrPXY2BkftHs809l3d3E_2bw_3d_3d

Daily Geo Week 10

Map Quiz: Eastern Europe - http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/Eastern%20Europe.html


1) Which country is landlocked? Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos
2) Which African country was known as the Gold Coast?
3) Which Colorado city was the capital from 1862-1867 and is the home of the National Earthquake Information Center? Golden, Boulder, Telluride, Aspen
4) Which country does not border the Gulf of Aqaba? Israel, Sryia, Saudi Arabia
5) Which Caribbean entity is an independent country? St. Lucia, Puerto Rico, Montserrat
6) Long, narrow fields that resemble stair steps on steep hillsides are commonly known by what name – dikes, furrows, terraces?
7) Lisbon is an important port in what country?
8) Canary wharf is located on what European river that rises in the Cotswold Hills?
9) What is the name for a graph that shows the rate of water flow in a river at a certain location during a period of time?
10) The Queen Elizabeth Islands are part of which Canadian Territory - Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Labrador?
11) Cuba is well known for exporting what TWO agricultural products?
12) Fast becoming the most populous city in the world, what city is the most populous in North America?
13) What native religion of Haiti works charms, invokes curses, and uses rituals to call forth spirits?
14) Most African countries received their independence during what decade of the 20th century?
15) Tikal National Park in Guatemala contains the remains of an ancient city representing what ancient Indian Civilization?

World History: Alexander the Great

Click this http://www.boisestate.edu/courses/westciv/alexander/ to begin your readings about Alexander the Great.

Read closely, take notes on key ideas, dates, and people. Write down questions about the reading that you have.

You are responsible for reading #s 1-5, from "Philip of Macedon to Asia Minor."

If you don't have the Internet at home, I suggest you print off the readings.

Be ready for a quiz tomorrow.

Daily Geo and Map Test 11/3 - 11/6

Map Quiz: http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/Western%20Europe.html


1) To visit Virginia City, which became a boomtown after silver was discovered at the Comstock Lode in the mid-1800s, you would travel to which state—Vermont or Nevada?
2) Which country, bordered by France, Belgium, and Germany, depends on foreign workers for at least 30 percent of its work force?
3) The only present-day state capital on the Hudson River was settled in the early 1600s. Name this city.
4) Which Brazilian city has a metropolitan population of more than 18 million people?
5) What city on the Pearl River Delta was the first Chinese port regularly visited by European traders?
6) Sapporo, located in the Hokkaido prefecture, is one of the most rapidly growing urban centers in which country?
7) Death Valley, one of the hottest and driest places in the United States, is just east of which mountains?
Adirondack Mountains Allegheny Mountains Sierra Nevada
8) Which peninsula borders the Mediterranean Sea?
Iberian Peninsula Indochina Peninsula Kola Peninsula
9) Sobo-Katamuki National Park is located on the southernmost of Japan’s major islands. Name this island.
Hokkaido Honshu Kyushu
10) Which causes more hurricane-related deaths?
Lightning Storm-surge flooding
11) A city on the Yangtze River northwest of Shanghai was China’s capital when the Communists took control of the country in 1949. Name this city.
Guilin Nanjing Norway
12) The Ozark Plateau covers the southwest corner of which state- Missouri or Wisconsin?
13) Haifa, located at the foot of Mount Carmel, is a port on the Mediterranean Sea in which Asian country?
14) In 1952, military officers in a North African country led a revolt to end almost 70 years of British political influence. Name this country.
15) In 1911 a revolution that began in the present-day city of Wuhan overthrew the imperialist government of what country?
China Mongolia Thailand

Holocaust Terms Link

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Link to Holocaust Websites

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Daily Geo and Map Test 10/27-10/30

Map Test: 50 United States

1) Which state is known as the Sooner State because some people arrived before, or sooner than, the land was officially opened for settlement?
2) In the 17th and 18th centuries, the present-day United States and Canada were settled by immigrants primarily from which continent?
3) The Erie Canal was constructed in the early 1800s to connect the Great Lakes with what river?
4) Pilgrims on their way to the two holiest Islamic cities are important to the tourism economy in the region of Hejaz in which country?
5) During the 1970s, the Khmer Rouge forced almost the entire population out of Phnom Penh in which present-day country?
6) To visit Harlem, a part of Manhattan that developed as a cultural center for African American music and literature in the early 1900s, you would travel to which state?
7) According to the 2000 census, nearly 30 percent of foreign-born residents of the United States are from which country?
8) On which continent do most people speak either Portuguese or Spanish?
9) Italy’s occupation of the capital of Eritrea in the early 20th century influenced the architecture of many of its buildings. Name this capital city.
10) Conflict between the Bhote and the Nepalese ethnic groups has caused large refugee movements away from the smallest country in the Himalaya. Name this country.
11) The Appalachian Trail extends more than 2,000 miles from Maine to which state—Georgia or Colorado?
12) Thousands of rural migrants arrive in Morocco’s largest city each year to look for work. Name this city.
13) Enslaved persons from Africa influenced the religion, food, and music of the region around Salvador in which South American country?
14) What present-day state capital city also served as the capital of Deseret, a territory organized by Mormon settlers in 1849?
15) What country lost about half its population between 1865 and 1870 in a disastrous war with Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay?

World History: Peloponnesian War

Go to the following website: http://www.boisestate.edu/courses/westciv/peloponn/

You will take notes on each of the 17 sections, from the Delian League to the Results of the War. Each section provides you with a short reading.

Each section title should get its own Roman Numeral. You should end with Q.

There will be a quiz on these readings tomorrow, 10/21.

Daily Geo and Map Test - 10/20 - 10/23

Map Test: South America


1) What present day country, located at the southwestern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, supplied frankincense and myrrh to the ancient world.
2) Which state straddles the Tropic of Cancer?
3) Transylvania is a region made famous by a fictional character, Count Dracula. This region is located in which European country?
4) Which state is not crossed by the Appalachian Mountains?
5) The Caprivi Strip gives Namibia access to a river that flows into the Mozambique Channel. Name this river in southern Africa.
6) The Mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh, a national hero in Vietnam, can be visited in which city on the Red River?
7) Ruins of centuries-old pueblos can be found in which state – Minnesota or New Mexico?
8) The West Bank, the Shatt al Arab, and Kashmir are all disputed regions on which continent?
9) West Nile Virus was once only found in tropical regions, but it has spread to many parts of the United States. What insect is responsible for this disease?
10) The Red River of the North runs along the border between Minnesota and which other state - North Dakota or Illinois?
11) Which state is known as the Land of Lincoln because Abraham Lincoln began his political career there?
12) A change in the course of a major river may led to the decline of the ancient city of Ur, a center of Sumerian culture. Name this river.
13) Which Slavic language is spoken by the largest number of people?
14) What river marks Iowa’s eastern border?
15) A climate graph shows annual patterns of precipitation and which other climate related information - direction, pressure, or temperature?

Daily Geo and Map Test: 10/13 - 10/16

Map Test: World's Highest Mountains (http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/mountainmaps/mountains.html)


1) Chinook winds are to North America as Harmattan winds are to what?
Africa Antarctica Australia
2) Which of the following states does not include part of the Missouri River- Arkansas, Montana, or South Dakota?
3) Sinhala is the principle language of which island country off the coast of South Asia?
4) Which sea boarders Italy and Croatia- the Adriatic Sea or the Black Sea?
5) Which Southeast Asian island country was granted full independence by the United States in 1946?
6) Which continent has the most cities with populations greater than ten million?
7) Skopje is the largest city in a former Yugoslav republic. Name this country.
8) The African city of Kampala lies near the northern shore of Lake Victoria in which country?
9) The Ryukyu Islands are to Japan as the West Frisian Islands are to what?
10) In November 2004, fierce storms in Mediterranean Sea caused three shipwrecks off the coast of which large country east of Morocco?
11) Which state is known as the Badger State because its early lead miners who lived in caves were called “badgers”—New York or Wisconsin?
12) The most densely populated region of Russia is centered around a city that has been the seat of the Russian Orthodox Church for 700 years. Name this city.
13) North Carolina’s most populous city is an important financial center. Name this city.
14) Between the 1850s and the 1930s, millions of European immigrants settled in the Pampas grassland region in which country?
15) In January 2005, hundreds of villagers were displaced by tribal clashes over land and water access near Naivasha, in an African country northeast of Tanzania. Name this country.

Daily Geo and Map Test - 10/6 - 10/9

Map Test for this week: The World's Ten Biggest Islands


1) Name the country with the smallest area on the west coast of South America.
2) Which African city was established near the head of the Nile River Delta, south of Alexandria, more than a thousand years ago?
Asmara Cairo Tripoli
3) Which port city in Morocco is located at the west end of the Strait of Gibraltar?
4) Which state is farther east- New Jersey or Ohio?
5) The Po River is to the Adriatic Sea as the Dniester River is to what?
6) In India, pilgrims travel to the sacred city of Varanasi, also called Banaras, to bathe in the waters of what river?
7) Which country is located between France and Spain- Luxembourg or Andorra?
8) Name the sea that was created by the spreading of the earth’s crust along the junction of the African and Arabian plates.
Baltic Sea Mediterranean Sea Red Sea
9) To visit massive rice terraces on Luzon and to walk through a palace in Manila, you would travel to what country?
10) Millions of workers went on strike in October 2003 to protest a government plan to reform the pension system in what European country south of Switzerland?
11) The longest river in New England shares its name with which state?
12) The Omaha, Crow and Sioux all have reservations along the Mississippi River’s longest tributary. Name this tributary.
Arkansas River Missouri River Ohio River
13) In January 2005, which country just south of Nicaragua announced that torrential rains had caused widespread damage to its banana and pineapple export crops?
14) The most populous city on the Tigris River is the setting for many of the stories of Arabian Nights. Name this city.
15) An Afrikaans word meaning separateness is used to refer to South Africa’s former policy of racial segregation. Name this term.

Daily Geo and Map Test 9/29 - 10/2

Map Test: The World's Longest Rivers

1. Which of Earth’s four oceans in the smallest?
2. What is the term for the ecosystem generally consisting of broadleaf evergreen trees that is found in wet tropical areas such as the Amazon basin?
3. In April 2004, the parliament in Vilnius impeached president Rolandes Paksas following accusations that he violated the constitution of which European country?
4. Although nearly 1,000 miles from the coast, a city near the confluence of the Rio Negro and the Amazon is accessible to oceangoing vessels. Name this port city.
Manaus Montevideo
5. More than 80 million people live in the European Union’s most populous member country. Name this country.
Austria Germany London
6. Which country, made up of more than 13,000 islands, has the second largest area of tropical rain forest after Brazil?
Brunei Indonesia Malaysia
7. Which country has a higher percentage of arable land- Venezuela or Nigeria?
8. Which country does not border the Dead Sea- Jordan, Egypt or Israel?
9. The northwestern part of the Cordillera de Talamanca is located in a Central American country that has no army and a long democratic tradition. Name this country.
10. Lake Constance is bordered by Germany, Austria, and what other country?
France Poland Switzerland
11. Oregon and Idaho share the Columbia Plateau with which other state?
12. Magyars are the largest ethnic group in a Central European country that borders Slovakia. Name this country.
Czech Republic Hungary Ukraine
13. Which fragmented state on the island of Borneo is separated into two parts by Malaysia?
14. Which factor determines whether a prairie region has tall grasses or short grasses?
the amount of precipitation the amount of wind
15. The union of the principalities of Moldavia and Walachia in the mid-1800’s led to independence for which European country?

Daily Geo and Map Test: 9/22 - 9/25

Map Test: World Mountain Ranges


1. Which country does not border the Mediterranean Sea- Lebanon, Italy or Moldova?
2. The archipelago Islas Malvinas, also called the Falkland Islands, lies of the southeastern edge of which continent?
Asia Europe South America
3. The Cape of Good Hope is located on the southwestern coast of which continent?
4. What name is given to the major economic development that started the rural-to-urban population movement in Europe in the 18th century?
Great Depression Industrial revolution Irish Potato Famine
5. Cliff dwelling constructed by the Anasazi can be found in Mesa Verde National Park in which state- Oklahoma or Colorado?
6. The collision of the Eurasian and Indian continental plates resulted in the creation of which major mountain system?
Himalaya Kashimir Kunlun Shan
7. Which East Asian country was opened to foreign trade in the 1850s by U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry?
8. In December 2004, a typhoon hit the island of Luzon, causing floods and landslides that killed hundreds of people in which Asian country?
9. The oracle of Zeus at Dodona is located in which European country?
Greece Portugal Romania
10. Which state is not a major producer of cattle?
New Hampshire Oklahoma Texas
11. The world’s longest coral reef is in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of which continent?
12. Name the Muslim country that is bordered by India and Myanmar.
Bangladesh Nepal Pakistan
13. Guaranan indigenous language, is widely spoken in and considered a national language of which South American country?
14. Which of the following heats the water that is ejected by a geyser?
Energy from the sun Nearness to magma
15. The source of the Missouri River is located in the mountains of which state- Montana or Pennsylvania?

Daily Geo and Map Test - 9/15 - 9/18

Map Test: World Continents

1) What is North America’s oldest mountain range?
2) In what year did India gain its independence from Great Britain - 1927, 1937, 1947?
3) What country is located off of the southern coast of India?
4) What former British Mandate was carved up to make way for Israel in 1947?
5) What country suffered the most casualties in World War II – Germany, Soviet Union, or Japan?
6) Name the bay which lies between Maryland and Virginia.
7) What peninsula of North American extends along the Pacific coast of Mexico and touches California?
8) What is the change in the path of wind movement caused by the earth’s rotation?
9) Mercedes-Benz is produced mainly in which European country?
10) What tributary of the Mississippi River meets at Cairo, Illinois?
11) How many hours of daylight does the equator experience on the September equinox - 6, 12, 18?
12) What is the capital of Liberia?
13) What is Canada's easternmost province?
14) Which continent is second largest in population – North America, Africa, Australia, or Europe?
15) St. Petersburg, Russia is adjacent to which water body?

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Daily Geo and Map Test 5/12/09

Map Test: World Continents http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/world/continents.html (You're welcome)

1) The giant tortoises of Aldabra live on an atoll in the island country that lies off the northeast coast of the Comoros Islands. Name the country.
2) Which country is not a major producer of petroleum – Algeria, Saudi Arabia, or France?
3) The Kuna, a people known for their colorful clothing, are native to the southernmost country in Central America. What country?
4) To see dingoes in the wild, you would travel to what country?
5) The Freedom Trail is in what New England port city?
6) What is the term for the lower limit of permanent snow cover on a mountain?
7) Which country is not considered a part of Southeast Asia – Iran, Laos, Thailand?
8) Mangrove trees, alligators, and manatees are commonly associated with what state?
9) To tour the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Finger Lakes, you would travel to what state?
10) The first successful airplane flight by the Wright Brothers occurred 100 years ago at Kitty Hawk in which U.S. state?
11) Lace headpieces were a traditional part of the peasant dress in a region where the seaport city of Brest is located. This region known for its Celtic influence is located in which country?
12) Which present-day state included parts of Alabama and Mississippi when it was founded?
13) What is the term for a tax that makes goods imported by a country more costly than similar goods produced within that country?
14) What is the specific term for a line on a map that connects points of equal temperature?
15) What large island is located about 200 miles northwest of Iceland?

Daily Geo and Map Test 5/5/09

Middle East Capitals: http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/CapitalMidEast.html

1) What monument built by Napoleon is the entombment of he Unknown Soldier of France?
2) Name three of the four countries in Europe whose names end in “y”.
3) English is only the second most spoken language in the world. What is the first?
4) What famous English prison was the home of Anne Boleyn and Sir Walter Raleigh.
5) At almost 900 feet in elevation, in what state is the “Devil’s Tower” found?
6) Canada consists of ten provinces. What is the smallest?
7) Mt. Hood can be send from what major city in Oregon?
8) The Niger River flows into what body of water?
9) What former Soviet republic now controls the warm water ports on the Black Sea?
10) What South African won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984?
11) What is the second largest city and the principal southern port of France?
12) What city is the center of the automobile industry in Italy?
13) Name the rift valley that stretches from the Middle East to East Africa?
14) What chief port of South China lies off the Hsi River?
15) What American President signed the Panama Canal Peace Treaty in 1977?

Militant Islam - Origins and Appeal

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6267194.stm

Questions to Answer about Middle East

Name: ______________________ Israel and Palestine: The Roots of Conflict


Who is involved in this conflict?

What region is at the heart of the conflict? Describe the claim that both groups have on this region.

What is Israel? When was it founded and by whom?

What is the Zionist Movement?

Describe the role of the United States in the establishment of Israel, a Jewish state?

How did the Holocaust affect the formation of a Jewish homeland?

What is the PLO? Whom does it represent?

What do Israel’s Arab neighbors think about them?

What was the intifada? Who was involved? What caused it?

What effect did WW II have on the conflict?

What caused the rise of militant Islam? What is Hamas?

What official position did these people have? What country did each represent? What are they most famous for?

Yasser Arafat:
Menachem Begin:
Anwar Sadat:
Jimmy Carter:
Yitzhak Rabin:
Bill Clinton:
Simon Peres:
Benjamin Netanyahu:
Ehud Barak:
Ariel Sharon:

Middle East Research Sites

• The Road from Oslo (see “Parallel Realities”)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/oslo/

• BBC News: In Depth: Israel and the Palestinians (see “Voices from the Conflict”)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/middle_east/2001/israel_and_the_palestinians/

• CNN: Mideast: Land of Conflict (see articles under “Issues”)
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/mideast/

• Washington Post: War and Peace in the Middle East (see “Life in Wartime” photo essay)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/issues/mideastpeace/

• Online NewsHour: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (see “Newsmakers: Two Views of the Conflict”and “Coping with Conflict”)
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middle_east/conflict/

Daily Geo and Map Questions 4/21 - 4/24

http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/CapitalUnitedStates.html


1) Which state is not a leading producer of coal – New Hampshire, W. Virginia, Wyoming?
2) Many of Russia’s industrial centers have developed on the banks of this river that flows into the Caspian Sea. Name it.
3) The Jaffna Peninsula, a region inhabited by Tamils, forms the northern tip of what island country off the coast of India?
4) Cinco de Mayo is a holiday celebrated by immigrants from which country?
5) Cliff Dwellings constructed by the Anasazi can be found in Mesa Verde park, which is located in which state?
6) Coral reefs are found off the coast of which state – Connecticut or Florida?
7) Geothermal activity caused by diverging tectonic plates creates steaming hot springs in Thingvellir National Park. This national park is in what island country – Iceland, Japan, Madagascar?
8) The Delaware River separates New Jersey from which other state – Pennsylvania or Massachusetts?
9) Sareks National Park is in one of the most remote parts of which country that borders the Gulf of Bothnia – Estonia, Finland, Sweden.
10) Before the rise of cotton, African slaves were used to in the Americas to farm indigo, rice, sugarcane, and what other plantation crop – pineapples, tea, tobacco?
11) Most people of what continent speak either Portuguese or Spanish?
12) France’s largest overseas department borders the Atlantic Ocean. Name the department. (French Guiana, Gabon, Haiti).
13) Which country has four official languages, including Romansh, which is based on Ancient Latin – Canada, Switzerland, Italy?
14) Which country is not predominantly Muslim – Egypt, Indonesia, South Africa?
15) The Guadalupe River flows past New Braunfels and Victoria in which U.S. state?

Daily Geo and Map Quiz 4/14 - 4/17

50 States: http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/unitedstates.html


1) What is the term for the prevailing winds occurring between 30 and 60 degrees north latitude that helped carry European explorers from the Americas back to Europe?
2) Oranjestad is the chief port of what island off the coast of Venezuela?
3) Uzbek is a Turkic language spoken primarily in the countries of which continent?
4) Andorra is located in what mountain system?
5) Name the only national capital city on the island of New Guinea.
6) The river that forms part of Mauritania’s southern border shares its name with what bordering country - Algeria, Mali, Senegal?
7) Which islands, located about ½ way between North America and Asia, served as a U.S. naval station near the site of a famous WW II battle?
8) Which country does not use a peso as its method of currency – Mexico, Italy, of Philippines?
9) Which state has a longer border with Mexico – Texas or New Mexico?
10) What is the name for the part of the map that explains the meaning of symbols used on the map – scale, index, legend?
11) The Adriatic Sea borders the eastern coast of which European country?
12) Which state is farther from the Mississippi – Indiana or West Virginia?
13) Some of the oldest sagas, stories based on history and legend, were written in the 13th century in what island country in the North Atlantic?
14) To see the U.S.S. Arizona memorial at Pearl Harbor, you would travel to what U.S. state?
15) To visit the Forbidden City in Beijing or to walk the Great Wall, you would travel to what country?

Map Quiz and Daily Geo Questions Week 11 4/6 - 4/9

Caribbean Map Quiz http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/Caribbean.html

Daily Geo Questions

1) Which of the following is not a country in Eastern Europe - Albania, Mauritania, Romania?
2) In February 2004, scientists began a tiger census in which country bordering India? Bangladesh
3) Which state has a mountain range along its coast – Massachusetts or Oregon?
4) Which state does not have a coastline – Georgia, Kentucky, or New York?
5) Loam, a kind of soil valued by farmers, is a mixture of sand, silt, and what other material?
6) Pineapples and which other crop are Hawaii’s chief plantation crop – Bananas, Rice, or Sugarcane?
7) Luanda is a major port in which African country?
8) Although Sierra Leone’s language has Portuguese origins, what is its official language?
9) What country, where Toros coleados is practiced, borders Guyana?
10) The hajj is- the pilgrimage made by followers of what religion that began in the Middle East?
11) What two Caribbean countries were the last two Spanish colonies in the Americas?
12) What country was the center for the Dutch East India and West India Companies?
13) Which TWO tectonic plates meet to form the San Andreas fault?
14) Yellowstone National Park touches what other national park?
15) The second largest desert in the world lies to the east of the Sahara Desert. Name it.

Week 8 Daily Geo and Map Test 3/10 - 3/13

Map Test: African Rivers - http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/Africa/AfricaRivers.html

1) To visit Virginia City, which became a boomtown after silver was discovered at the Comstock Lode in the mid-1800s, you would travel to which state—Vermont or Nevada?
2) Which country, bordered by France, Belgium, and Germany, depends on foreign workers for at least 30 percent of its work force?
3) The only present-day state capital on the Hudson River was settled in the early 1600s. Name this city.
4) Which Brazilian city has a metropolitan population of more than 18 million people?
5) What city on the Pearl River Delta was the first Chinese port regularly visited by European traders?
6) Sapporo, located in the Hokkaido prefecture, is one of the most rapidly growing urban centers in which country?
7) Death Valley, one of the hottest and driest places in the United States, is just east of which mountains?
Adirondack Mountains Allegheny Mountains Sierra Nevada
8) Which peninsula borders the Mediterranean Sea?
Iberian Peninsula Indochina Peninsula Kola Peninsula
9) Sobo-Katamuki National Park is located on the southernmost of Japan’s major islands. Name this island.
Hokkaido Honshu Kyushu
10) Which causes more hurricane-related deaths?
Lightning Storm-surge flooding
11) A city on the Yangtze River northwest of Shanghai was China’s capital when the Communists took control of the country in 1949. Name this city.
Guilin Nanjing Norway
12) The Ozark Plateau covers the southwest corner of which state- Missouri or Wisconsin?
13) Haifa, located at the foot of Mount Carmel, is a port on the Mediterranean Sea in which Asian country?
14) In 1952, military officers in a North African country led a revolt to end almost 70 years of British political influence. Name this country.
15) In 1911 a revolution that began in the present-day city of Wuhan overthrew the imperialist government of what country?
China Mongolia Thailand

Daily Geo and Map Test Week 7 3/3-3/6

Map Quiz for this week: North American Rivers http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/NorthAmerica/NorthAmericaRivers.html


1) Which state is known as the Sooner State because some people arrived before, or sooner than, the land was officially opened for settlement—Oklahoma or Tennessee?
2) In the 17th and 18th centuries, the present-day United States and Canada were settled by immigrants primarily from which continent?
3) The Erie Canal was constructed in the early 1800s to connect the Great Lakes with what river?
4) Pilgrims on their way to the two holiest Islamic cities are important to the tourism economy in the region of Hejaz in which country?
5) During the 1970s, the Khmer Rouge forced almost the entire population out of Phnom Penh in which present-day country?
6) To visit Harlem, a part of Manhattan that developed as a cultural center for African American music and literature in the early 1900s, you would travel to which state—California or New York?
7) According to the 2000 census, nearly 30 percent of foreign-born residents of the United States are from which country?
8) On which continent do most people speak either Portuguese or Spanish?
9) Italy’s occupation of the capital of Eritrea in the early 20th century influenced the architecture of many of its buildings. Name this capital city.
10) Conflict between the Bhote and the Nepalese ethnic groups has caused large refugee movements away from the smallest country in the Himalaya. Name this country.
11) The Appalachian Trail extends more than 2,000 miles from Maine to which state—Georgia or Colorado?
12) Thousands of rural migrants arrive in Morocco’s largest city each year to look for work. Name this city.
13) Enslaved persons from Africa influenced the religion, food, and music of the region around Salvador in which South American country?
14) What present-day state capital city also served as the capital of Deseret, a territory organized by Mormon settlers in 1849?
15) What country lost about half its population between 1865 and 1870 in a disastrous war with Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay?

World Economies and Governments - Geography Assignment 2/25/09

Due:

This project is due Friday at the beginning of class. You will be in the Computer Lab today and tomorrow to work on it. You will likely have to work on this using your own time as well.

Resource:

Your major resource for this project will be the CIA World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/, a website which gives incredible details about every country in the world, from types of governments to common infectious diseases found there.

Assignment:

Your task is to research two different countries. They have to be from two different continents. You are to compare / contrast their types of government, economies, and respective histories.

1.) One one page: summarize the historical and economic history of each country. Describe the government type of each.
2.) On the next page: Make two columns, one labeled Similarities, and one labeled Differences. List similarities and differences between these two countries.
3.) Then, make a folder for me in your folder on the student server. In this folder, make a folder for each country you are researching. Here you will 1.) Save the maps of each country you find on the CIA site, and 2.) Save a minimum of 3 pictures that represent the resources of the countries you are researching. For example, if a country relies on lobster fishing, you'd need to find a picture of a lobster.

How to navigate the website:

When you get to the site, click on the drop down box and browse through the list of countries. Select one at a time.

On the top right hand side of the page, you'll see a box labeled categories. You are responsible for reading the introduction, government, and economy tabs.

Week 6 Daily Geo and Map Test 2/24 - 2/27

Weekly Map Test: European Rivers http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/Europe/Europe%20Rivers.html


1) What present day country, located at the southwestern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, supplied frankincense and myrrh to the ancient world.
2) Which state straddles the Tropic of Cancer?
3) Transylvania is a region made famous by a fictional character, Count Dracula. This region is located in which European country?
4) Which state is not crossed by the Appalachian Mountains?
5) The Caprivi Strip gives Namibia access to a river that flows into the Mozambique Channel. Name this river in southern Africa.
6) The Mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh, a national hero in Vietnam, can be visited in which city on the Red River?
7) Ruins of centuries-old pueblos can be found in which state – Minnesota or New Mexico?
8) The West Bank, the Shatt al Arab, and Kashmir are all disputed regions on which continent?
9) West Nile Virus was once only found in tropical regions, but it has spread to many parts of the United States. What insect is responsible for this disease?
10) The Red River of the North runs along the border between Minnesota and which other state - North Dakota or Illinois?
11) Which state is known as the Land of Lincoln because Abraham Lincoln began his political career there?
12) A change in the course of a major river may led to the decline of the ancient city of Ur, a center of Sumerian culture. Name this river.
13) Which Slavic language is spoken by the largest number of people?
14) What river marks Iowa’s eastern border?
15) A climate graph shows annual patterns of precipitation and which other climate related information - direction, pressure, or temperature?

Natural Resources Project

Assignment:

Write a report based on a specific example showing how natural resources lead to armed conflict between groups or nations.

Due:

Friday, 2/20


Requirements:

- 300 Word Report
- Typed, double-spaced, size 12 font
- Heading: Name, Date, Class
- Title
- A bibliography: 3 citations of the articles you used for your report. Use this website (http://citationmachine.net/index2.php?reqstyleid=2) to create your citations, and then copy and paste them onto a separate page labeled "Bibliography."

Directions:

Read through the following articles and choose one topic to report on. The news articles are to give you a start. Your report needs to reference three articles if you want full credit. Once you have targeted a topic, use Google News and http://access.newspaperarchive.com to get you going.

Rush for natural resources still fuels war in Congo
http://www.alertnet.org/thefacts/reliefresources/109232454075.htm

Background of conflicts over resources in the Middle East
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/mideast/questions/resource/index.html

Tons of links to articles on resource-based conflict in Africa
http://www.pacweb.org/e/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=47&Itemid=70

China Stokes Furnace in Iron Ore War
http://www.asiamoney.com/Article/2054760/Channel/18883/NATURAL-RESOURCES-China-stokes-furnace-in-iron-ore-war.html

Natural Resources are Fueling a New Cold War
http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518,429968,00.html

Daily Geo Week 5 and Map Test

Map Quiz for the Week: World Mountain Ranges: http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/mountainmaps/MountainRanges.html


1) Chinook winds are to North America as Harmattan winds are to what?
Africa Antarctica Australia
2) Which of the following states does not include part of the Missouri River- Arkansas, Montana, or South Dakota?
3) Sinhala is the principle language of which island country off the coast of South Asia?
4) Which sea boarders Italy and Croatia- the Adriatic Sea or the Black Sea?
5) Which Southeast Asian island country was granted full independence by the United States in 1946?
6) Which continent has the most cities with populations greater than ten million?
7) Skopje is the largest city in a former Yugoslav republic. Name this country.
8) The African city of Kampala lies near the northern shore of Lake Victoria in which country?
9) The Ryukyu Islands are to Japan as the West Frisian Islands are to what?
10) In November 2004, fierce storms in Mediterranean Sea caused three shipwrecks off the coast of which large country east of Morocco?
11) Which state is known as the Badger State because its early lead miners who lived in caves were called “badgers”—New York or Wisconsin?
12) The most densely populated region of Russia is centered around a city that has been the seat of the Russian Orthodox Church for 700 years. Name this city.
13) North Carolina’s most populous city is an important financial center. Name this city.
14) Between the 1850s and the 1930s, millions of European immigrants settled in the Pampas grassland region in which country?
15) In January 2005, hundreds of villagers were displaced by tribal clashes over land and water access near Naivasha, in an African country northeast of Tanzania. Name this country.

Map Quiz and Daily Geo Week 4

Map Quiz for week 4: North America - http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/NorthAmerica.html


Daily Geo Questions Week 4

1) Name the country with the smallest area on the west coast of South America.
2) Which African city was established near the head of the Nile River Delta, south of Alexandria, more than a thousand years ago?
Asmara Cairo Tripoli
3) Which port city in Morocco is located at the west end of the Strait of Gibraltar?
4) Which state is farther east- New Jersey or Ohio?
5) The Po River is to the Adriatic Sea as the Dniester River is to what?
6) In India, pilgrims travel to the sacred city of Varanasi, also called Banaras, to bathe in the waters of what river?
7) Which country is located between France and Spain- Luxembourg or Andorra?
8) Name the sea that was created by the spreading of the earth’s crust along the junction of the African and Arabian plates.
Baltic Sea Mediterranean Sea Red Sea
9) To visit massive rice terraces on Luzon and to walk through a palace in Manila, you would travel to what country?
10) Millions of workers went on strike in October 2003 to protest a government plan to reform the pension system in what European country south of Switzerland?
11) The longest river in New England shares its name with which state?
12) The Omaha, Crow and Sioux all have reservations along the Mississippi River’s longest tributary. Name this tributary.
Arkansas River Missouri River Ohio River
13) In January 2005, which country just south of Nicaragua announced that torrential rains had caused widespread damage to its banana and pineapple export crops?
14) The most populous city on the Tigris River is the setting for many of the stories of Arabian Nights. Name this city.
15) An Afrikaans word meaning separateness is used to refer to South Africa’s former policy of racial segregation. Name this term.

Map Quiz and Daily Geo Questions Week 3

Map Quiz for this week: Continents and Islands: http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/world/continentsandislands.html


1. Which of the Earth’s four oceans in the smallest?
2. What is the term for the ecosystem generally consisting of broadleaf evergreen trees that is found in wet tropical areas such as the Amazon basin?
3. In April 2004, the parliament in Vilnius impeached president Rolandes Paksas following accusations that he violated the constitution of which European country?
4. Although nearly 1,000 miles from the coast, a city near the confluence of the Rio Negro and the Amazon is accessible to oceangoing vessels. Name this port city.
Manaus Montevideo Rio de Janiero
5. More than 80 million people live in the European Union’s most populous member country. Name this country.
Austria Germany London
6. Which country, made up of more than 13,000 islands, has the second largest area of tropical rain forest after Brazil?
Brunei Indonesia Malaysia
7. Which country has a higher percentage of arable land- Venezuela or Nigeria?
8. Which country does not border the Dead Sea- Jordan, Egypt or Israel?
9. The northwestern part of the Cordillera de Talamanca is located in a Central American country that has no army and a long democratic tradition. Name this country.
10. Lake Constance is bordered by Germany, Austria, and what other country?
France Poland Switzerland
11. Oregon and Idaho share the Columbia Plateau with which other state?
12. Magyars are the largest ethnic group in a Central European country that borders Slovakia. Name this country.
Czech Republic Hungary Ukraine
13. Which fragmented state on the island of Borneo is separated into two parts by Malaysia?
14. Which factor determines whether a prairie region has tall grasses or short grasses?
a. the amount of precipitation b. the amount of wind c. the amount of cows
15. The union of the principalities of Moldavia and Walachia in the mid-1800’s led to independence for which European country?

Daily Geo and Map Quiz Week 2 (6)

Map Quiz - Ten Biggest Islands: http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/world/10biggestislands.html


1. Which country does not border the Mediterranean Sea- Lebanon, Italy or Moldova?
2. The archipelago Islas Malvinas, also called the Falkland Islands, lies of the southeastern edge of which continent?
Asia Europe South America
3. The Cape of Good Hope is located on the southwestern coast of which continent?
4. What name is given to the major economic development that started the rural-to-urban population movement in Europe in the 18th century?
Great Depression Industrial revolution Irish Potato Famine
5. Cliff dwelling constructed by the Anasazi can be found in Mesa Verde National Park in which state- Oklahoma or Colorado?
6. The collision of the Eurasian and Indian continental plates resulted in the creation of which major mountain system?
Himalaya Kashimir Kunlun Shan
7. Which East Asian country was opened to foreign trade in the 1850s by U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry?
8. In December 2004, a typhoon hit the island of Luzon, causing floods and landslides that killed hundreds of people in which Asian country?
9. The oracle of Zeus at Dodona is located in which European country?
Greece Portugal Romania
10. Which state is not a major producer of cattle?
New Hampshire Oklahoma Texas
11. The world’s longest coral reef is in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of which continent?
12. Name the Muslim country that is bordered by India and Myanmar.
Bangladesh Nepal Pakistan
13. Guaranan indigenous language, is widely spoken in and considered a national language of which South American country?
14. Which of the following heats the water that is ejected by a geyser?
Energy from the sun Nearness to magma
15. The source of the Missouri River is located in the mountains of which state- Montana or Pennsylvania?

5 themes movie

5 themes of Geography / Daily Geo Questions / Map Test

Map Test

Label the oceans, continents, Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer, Equator, and Prime Meridian.

Week 1 (5)

1) What is North America’s oldest mountain range?
2) In what year did India gain its independence from Great Britain - 1927, 1937, 1947?
3) What country is located off of the southern coast of India?
4) What former British Mandate was carved up to make way for Israel in 1947?
5) What country suffered the most casualties in World War II – Germany, Soviet Union, or Japan?
6) Name the bay which lies between Maryland and Virginia.
7) What peninsula of North American extends along the Pacific coast of Mexico and touches California?
8) What is the change in the path of wind movement caused by the earth’s rotation?
9) Mercedes-Benz is produced mainly in which European country?
10) What tributary of the Mississippi River meets at Cairo, Illinois?
11) How many hours of daylight does the equator experience on the September equinox - 6, 12, 18?
12) What is the capital of Liberia?
13) What is Canada's easternmost province?
14) Which continent is second largest in population – North America, Africa, Australia, or Europe?
15) St. Petersburg, Russia is adjacent to which water body?

Southern Africa Map Quiz

http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/SouthernAfrica.html