GeoQuiz Thursday, December 8th, 2005

PREVIEW:

• United States Geography: The Truth Behind Dead Bark...
  
• World Geography: Environmental Problems...
  
• Interesting Article: Bird Flu in Asia...
  

FACT: Did you know that Lake Baikal, located in Asia, is the deepest lake in the world?

UNITED STATES GEOGRAPHY: The correct answer to yesterday's question is a. Spruce trees would most likely be located in a redwood environment.

Today's question: Dead bark is what allows redwood trees to be announced as some of the world's oldest plants, some at 2,000 years. But behind the dead bark? The living cells are no older than how many years?

• a. 30
• b. 300
• c. 700
• d. 3700
  

WORLD GEOGRAPHY: The correct answer to yesterday's question is b. The eastern border is greater than the western border.

Today's question: Honduras has a variety of environmental problems. With the urban population expanding and deforestation for agriculture, the forests and trees are losing out, as well as animals whose homes were destroyed. Also, pollution in Lago de Yojoa, the country's largest freshwater source, is caused by what?

• a. human litter
• b. mining and dumping of heavy metals
• c. nuclear wastes
• d. chemical dumps
  

WORD OF THE DAY: argot - a language or often secret vocabulary used by a specific group

INTERESTING ARTICLE: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051208/sc_nm/birdflu_tourism_dc