Daily Geo and Map - Week of 4/26/11

Map: Middle East Mountain Ranges: http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/middleeast/middleeastmountains.html

1) A region of Guyana west of the Essequibo River is also claimed by which bordering country?
2) What term is used for the imaginary line on Earth that marks the boundary where one day ends and the next begins?
3) China and which Southeast Asian country border the Gulf of Tonkin?
4) Mines near Bogota make this South American country one of the world’s leading producers of emeralds.
5) Which state is known as the cornhusker state?
6) Name the largest city on the island of Taiwan.
7) The Inland Sea borders three of the four major islands that make up which country in Asia?
8) The Cayman Islands are a dependency of which European country?
9) Saginaw bay lies off the coast of which state?
10) The Seine River is to France as the Orinioco River is to what?
11) Which country in Europe is famous for its fjords – Norway, Spain, Switzerland?
12) Sinhala is the principal language of which island country off the coast of South Asia?
13) The Gulf of Oman is to the Arabian Sea as the Gulf of Tonkin is to what?
14) Ruins of centuries-old pueblos can be found in which state – Minnesota or New Mexico?
15) Which large country bordering the Coral and Arafura Seas has a population more than 85 % urban?

Daily Geo and Map - Week of 4/18

Map - Same as last week: all of Asia - http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/asia3.html

1) Pearls are harvested in the Sulu Archipelago, a group of islands off the coast of which country?
2) Central America’s most populous country has more than 12 million people. It borders Mexico. Name it.
3) What country on the Mediterranean Sea endured over 10 years of civil war between two groups, Muslims and Christians?
4) Which U.S. site is the location of the United States depository for silver?
5) Since 1797, what commercial center on the Erie Canal has been the capital of New York?
6) Chapultepec Park, which was once the site for Aztec rulers, is in what capital city?
7) Oil production in the United Arab Emirates is centered on the country’s capital city. Name the city.
8) Which country, once under the control of Ghengis Khan, has an economy dependent on cashmere and wool?
9) Which country is bordered by the Netherlands and Denmark?
10) Which state is known as the Ocean state because of its 400 miles of coastline?
11) Which country does not have English as an official language – Bahamas, Costa Rica, Jamaica?
12) Which country’s government continues to struggle with flood abatement projects along the Po River.
13) Peanuts are the principal export of this African country that is almost completely surrounded by Senegal. Name it.
14) Most Sikhs live in an Indian state that shares its name with a region that was divided between India and Pakistan in 1947.
15) In 1980, the United States broke diplomatic relations with what country? -

American Government - Supreme Court Case Studies

Directions:

1.) Complete the worksheets completely. Responses of unduly abbreviated length will get little to no credit. In other words, fill up the space provided.
2.) Write your case study. Requirements:
* 1 page per case study
* Title of the case at top of page
* 1.5 line spacing, size 12 font, normal margins
* Content:
- Summarize the case
- Analyze the arguments (Are they strong or weak? Where do they fall apart? What makes them persuasive? etc.)
- Which side do you take? What is your argument? Explain your reasoning.
3.) Bibliography - turn in on a separate sheet of paper, titled Bibliography
- Each case study must be supported by two sources. One may be an encyclopedic source, such as Wikipediea, but the other should be a .Edu website - or some other site approved by me.
- Use this website to fill out your bibliography: http://citationmachine.net/ - Use MLA style.

Some useful websites:

http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/supreme_court/supreme_court.cfm

http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html

http://www.supremecourt.gov/

http://www.enotes.com/supreme-court-drama

http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/home.html

http://www.streetlaw.org/en/landmark.aspx

http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/page.aspx?pid=469

Daily Geo and Map - week of 4/11/11

Map - Asia: http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/asia3.html

Questions:

1) Name the sea that has a warming effect on the climate on Germany’s Northwestern coast.
2) A major nickel deposit was discovered on the mainland of Newfoundland near what sea?
3) Mother Teresa’s work among the poor was centered in which Indian city – Bombay, Kolkata, Madras?
4) What vegetable is most often associated with the states of Maine and Idaho?
5) Which state is not a major producer of wheat – Connecticut, Montana, N. Dakota?
6) The city of Reykjavik originated on the site of the first Viking farmsteads of what island country?
7) A Hutu majority and Tutsi minority make up most of the population of what African country?
8) Which island is farther north - Ellesmere Island, Ireland, Sicily?
9) Lake Havasu, on the Arizona-California border, was created when a dam was built across what river?
10) The largest group of freshwater lakes is on what continent?
11) Which cape is part of Massachusetts – Cape Cod or Cape Hatteras?
12) Which state borders more states – Missouri or Wisconsin?
13) What country has the world’s largest reserves of natural gas?
14) Friesland, Limburg, and Zeeland are provinces in which European country?
15) A booming economy has given which European country the nickname, the Celtic Tiger?

Daily Geo and Map - Week of 4/5/2011

Map - Middle Eastern Countries: http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/MidEast.html

Questions:

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?