GeoQuiz Friday, February 10th, 2006

CORRECTION: Sorry for the inconsistency, but the all posts from February 6th were recorded as in the month of January.

PREVIEW:

• United States Geography: Puget Sound Environmental Issues...
• World Geography: Shipping in Great Barrier Reef...
• Interesting Article: Cheney in CIA Leak Case...

FACT: Did you know that Calvin Coolidge was sworn into office by his own father?

UNITED STATES GEOGRAPHY: The correct answer to yesterday's question is b. The Port of Vancouver in Puget Sound is the largest in Canada.

Today's question: Puget Sound is the site of quite a few environmental issues. Although overall defined by the decreasing salmon population, many other problems are existing, if not evident. What is one of the environmental issues?

• a. Hood Canal depletion of oxygen
• b. Accidental dumping of chemicals
• c. Fish farming
• d. all of the above

WORLD GEOGRAPHY: The correct answer to yesterday's question is d. The Great Artesian Basin is the main water source of inland Australia.

Today's question: Shipping is a major problem in Great Barrier Reef because many shipping routes pass through it. Two times containers have been grounded, releasing what into the Great Barrier Reef?

• a. oil
• b. gasoline
• c. chemicals
• d. all of the above

WORD OF THE DAY: hinterland - backcountry; an area remote from urbanization

INTERESTING ARTICLE: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060210/pl_nm/bush_leak_dc