Daily Geo 2/16 - 2/19

Map Test: Middle East - http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/MidEast.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?