GeoQuiz Friday, January 27th, 2006

PREVIEW:

• United States Geography: Trading City: New York City...
• World Geography: Singapore's Capital Is...
• Interesting Article: Ethanol - Energy Crisis Cure?

FACT: Did you know that China's largest city is Shanghai?

UNITED STATES GEOGRAPHY: The correct answer to yesterday's question is c. Air pollution is a serious problem in New York City.

Today's question: One of the global cities of the world, New York City remains prominent as a passage for migration, a center of culture, and a home to companies. Without all these elements, New York City might not have developed into the sprawling complex it is today. One very important element, its role as a trading city, comese from the excellent natural harbor in which body of water?

• a. Chesapeake Bay
• b. Long Island Sound
• c. Upper New York Bay
• d. Lower New York Bay

WORLD GEOGRAPHY: The correct answer to yesterday's question is d. Piracy continues to be a problem along the Malacca Strait.

Today's question: Singapore's capital lies in the close to the Singapore and Main Straits and by a lake. East of Singapore Changi Airport but southwest of Bukit Timah, which contains the country's highest point, what is the name of Singapore's capital?

• a. Singapore
• b. Singapore City
• c. Bedok
• d. Queenstown

WORD OF THE DAY: extol - praise (verb)

INTERESTING ARTICLE: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060126/sc_nm/environment_ethanol_dc