Map: North American Lakes - http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/NorthAmerica/NorthAmericaLakes.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?
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Monday, October 11, 2010
Daily Geo and Map Test - Week of 10/12
Map Test: the 50 United States - http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/unitedstates.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?
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?
Monday, October 4, 2010
Daily Geo and Map Test - Week of 10/5
There are two map quizzes this week:
North American Mountain Ranges: http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/NorthAmerica/North%20American%20Mountain%20Ranges.html
and
North American Rivers: http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/NorthAmerica/NorthAmericaRivers.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.
North American Mountain Ranges: http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/NorthAmerica/North%20American%20Mountain%20Ranges.html
and
North American Rivers: http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/NorthAmerica/NorthAmericaRivers.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.
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