Daily Geo - Week of 5/3/11

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Daily Geo

1) Many Irish immigrated to the United States in the mid-1800s due to the failure of what crop?
2) To learn about the history of the Crow Indians, which state would you travel to?
3) Which technology uses satellites to determine coordinates of a specific location on the earth’s surface?
4) Most of Turkey’s land area is located on which continent?
5) Which place would be more dangerous during a flash flood – a mesa or an arroyo?
6) Which African city was established at the head of the Nile River Delta more than 1000 years ago – Asmara, Cairo, Tripoli?
7) What country lost about half its population between 1865 and 1870 in a disastrous war with Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina?
8) The largest country in Central Asia lies between the Caspian Sea and China. Name the country.
9) The Mariana Trench is the deepest point in which ocean?
10) Which river forms much of Oklahoma’s border with Texas?
11) What word is used to describe the side of a mountain that faces the prevailing winds?
12) The source of the Rio Grande is located in the southwest corner of what state?
13) The Canary Islands are closer to which continent – Africa or Asia?
14) The Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers meet in Pittsburgh to form what other river?
15) Which country has Lake Eyre as its lowest point and Mount Kosciuszko as its highest point?