GeoQuiz 12/4

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• United States Geography: New Mexico's flag...
• World Geography: The Czech Republic's economy is rich...
• Interesting Article: Leak Ruling Has Mystery...

FACT: Did you know that grasslands receive 25 to 75 centimeters annually?

UNITED STATES GEOGRAPHY: The correct answer to yesterday's question is a. The Loretto Chapel's staircase was built to link to the choir room.

Today's question: New Mexico's state flag looks like this:

New Mexicans believe that the four groups of rays stand for:

• the four directions - north, east, south, and west
• the four seasons - spring, summer, fall, and winter
• the day - sunrise, noon, evening, and night

Which of the following is also a meaning of the flag?

• a. the four calendars - lunar, solar, traditional, and religious
• b. the unity of the four "original" tribes - Anasazi, Pueblians, Adobians, and Incatanian
• c. the stages of life - childhood, youth, middle age, and old age
• d. the unity of the four "original" tribes - Aztec, Incan, Mayan, and Houndoran

WORLD GEOGRAPHY: The correct answer to yesterday's question is c. The lowest elevation point is at the Elbe River at 115 feet.

Today's question: The Czech Republic is one of the most stable and prosperous states of Central and Eastern Europe. Demands for Czech products increased, and began to grow richer. The labor force played an enormous part in economy. What was the labor force (2004 est.)?

• a. 4.5 million
• b. 5.25 million
• c. 6.25 million
• d. 5.65 million

WORD OF THE DAY: dissimulate - to conceal under cloak or disguise; to hide under false appearance

INTERESTING ARTICLE:http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/03/politics/03leak.html?ex=1291266000&en=4a824f35db9385c8&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss