GeoQuiz Thursday, February 16th, 2006

PREVIEW:

• Quarter 1 Test: Introduction
• United States Geography: Small West Virginia...
• World Geography: Small Denmark...
• Interesting Article: Chertoff Acknowledge's FEMA's Faults...

QUARTER 1 TEST: Introduction to the Quarter 1 Test! The questions will not be based on past questions, but the information given in the questions. For example, take yesterday's question for United States Geography: Instead of asking you that same question on the test, it might ask you which five states border West Virginia. Similarly, the questions on the test will be taken from information in past questions.

FACT: Did you know that bamboo can grow up to three feet in a 24 hour period?

UNITED STATES GEOGRAPHY: The correct answer to yesterday's question is d. Kentucky shares the shortest border with West Virginia.

Today's question: West Virginia's boundaries are formed by the Ohio and Potomac Rivers, both which never join together. Because of West Virginia's area is relatively small, the contianment betweent the two rivers is not a surprise. Also, because it is small, West Virginia is the only state completely in which mountain range?

• a. Rocky Mountains
• b. Appalachian Mountains
• c. Piedmont Mountains
• d. Coastal Ranges

WORLD GEOGRAPHY: The correct answer to yesterday's question is c. Denmark's capital, Copenhagen, is located on the island of Zealand.

Today's question: Germany, Denmark's only land neighbor, contains the full 68 km boundary between the two countries. Because Denmark is so small, it can only receive that much of a land boundary with Germany. In fact, Denmark is slightly smaller in area than two times the area of which US state?

• a. Rhode Island
• b. Delaware
• c. Massachusetts
• d. Maine

WORD OF THE DAY: bevy - a group; an assembly

INTERESTING ARTICLE: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060215/ap_on_go_co/katrina_washington_24;_ylt=AoIb8FMzHeTJdXRs9S_UmBMbLisB;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl