GeoQuiz Thursday, December 19th, 2006

PREVIEW:

• United States Geography: New York City Climate...
• World Geography: Singapore's Communications...
• Interesting Article: Hackers Attack UK Student's Site...

FACT: Did you know that the parachute was invented by Leonardo da Vinci in 1515?

UNITED STATES GEOGRAPHY: The correct answer to yesterday's question is a. 35.31% of New York City is covered in water.

Today's question: New York City has a humid continental climate. Although its winters are cold and summers are hot, it manages to maintain a moderate climate. It's winters are milder than cities of the same latitude in other places, but it's summers usually exceed 90 degrees. What close physical feature keeps New York City's winter temperatures moderate?

• a. mountains
• b. orographic precipiation
• c. sea/ocean
• d. all of the above

UNITED STATES GEOGRAPHY: The correct answer to yesterday's question is c. About 4,425,720 people live in Singapore.

Today's question: Singapore has excellent general, domestic, and international communications services. For such a small country, the phones are high in number and apparent in almost every household. Owned cell phones are almost double that of owned main lines in use. Phone lines, email, and correspondence are rapidly developing as strong ways of communication. About what percent of the population uses the internet?

• a. 50%
• b. 60%
• c. 75%
• d. 90%

WORD OF THE DAY: ratiocination - the process of reasoning

INTERESTING ARTICLE: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060118/ap_on_hi_te/britain_internet_ransom