Daily Geo Questions and Map Quiz Link 12/1/08

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

1) What water supply systems were architectural masterpieces constructed by Roman engineers?
2) What is the process of crossbreeding in plants to produce desired traits?
3) What Indian feast involved giving away property or destroying it?
4) What sect of Buddhism favors meditation rather than scripture to attain enlightenment?
5) Much of Botswana is covered by what southern African desert?
6) Which Indians built the first cliff dwellings in the 1200s near present day Navajo, New Mexico?
7) What is Spain’s longest river?
8) In what year did the United States take its first census?
9) In the Islamic religion, what name is given to the head of a Mosque?
10) An industrial center on the Dnieper river, what is the capital of the Ukraine?

More links to Arab-Israeli Conflict

http://www.israel-palestina.info/arab-israeli_conflict.html


http://www.usip.org/arab_israeli/

Daily Geo Week 12 & Map Test

Middle East Lakes and Rivers:

http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/MiddleEast/MiddleEastRiversLakes.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

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Hello, my adoring Geography students,

Here are some links for you to research this issue:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/oslo/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/middle_east/2001/israel_and_the_palestinians/


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/issues/mideastpeace/

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/mideast/

Daily Geo and Map Week 11

Map Quiz Link

Asia Map Quiz: http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/asia3.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?

Week 10

Map Quiz Link: Middle Eastern Countries:

http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/MidEast.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?