GeoQuiz Monday, February 20th, 2006

PREVIEW:

• United States Geography: New Topic...
• World Geography: New Topic...
• Interesting Article: Easy Disqualification in the Olympics...

ONLY EIGHT MORE DAYS UNTIL THE QUARTER 1 TEST!

FACT: Did you know that you're more likely to get stung by a bee on a windy day than in any other type of weather?

UNITED STATES GEOGRAPHY: The correct answer to yesterday's question is c. Huntington is the second-largest city in Virginia.

Although we were supposed to have a new topic yesterday, I'm sorry but I have to give it today.

Adirondack Mountains: The Adirondack Mountains are often included as part of the Appalachian Mountain chain, but actually belong to the Laurentian Mountains in Canada. In northeastern New York, the Adirondack Mountains mostly belong to the Adirondack State Park, although some don't.

Today's question: The eastern side of the Adirondack Mountains is bordered by Lake Champlain and Lake George, of which the latter drains into the former, and which were named by the French and the British, respectively. These lakes separate the Adirondacks from which other mountain range?

• a. Green Mountains
• b. White Mountains
• c. Canada Mountains
• d. West Virginian Range

WORLD GEOGRAPHY: The correct answer to yesterday's question is b. Odense is the capital of the island of Funen and the third-largest city in Denmark.

This week's topic is... the Horn of Africa!

Horn of Africa: The Horn of Africa, obviously located in Africa, is an eastern peninsula on the continent, also known as the Somali Peninsula. It juts into the Arabian Sea and lies on the southern coast of Gulf of Aden. Mainly, it is used to describe a greater portion of which part of is on the peninsula.

Today's question: The Horn of Africa contains four countries in its greater region: Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia. Djibouti being the smallest and Ethiopia being the the largest country in area, the Horn of Africa resembles the horn of an animal. Although this greater region is what is mainly ascribed in the "Horn of Africa", which of these four countries contains most or all of the peninsula part?

• a. Djibouti
• b. Eritrea
• c. Ethiopia
• d. Somalia

WORD OF THE DAY: mien - demeanor

INTERESTING ARTICLE: http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/torino2006/news?slug=reu-rulesdc&prov=reuters&type=lgns