Monday, April 11, 2011

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?

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