GeoQuiz Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

PREVIEW:

• Quarter 1 Test

QUARTER 1 TEST: Our first quarter test (and first ever test) will be taken today. Questions will be given tomorrow on a regular basis as I have done before.

I've changed my mind and decided that there will be only 15 questions. There will be 10 multiple-choice questions, 4 short answer questions, and 1 essay question.

1. What can seiches lead to?

• a. flooding and a similar effect to a storm surge
• b. constant erosion and building of mountains
• c. replacing old buildings with new ones
• d. attacks by locusts on crops

2. Honduras borders which three countries?

• a. Guatemala, Mexico, and Costa Rica
• b. Cuba, Guatemala, and Nicaragua
• c. Nicaragua, Guatemala, and El Salvador
• d. Panama, Columbia, and Mexico

3. Cerro Aconcagua is located in which South American mountain range?

• a. Peruvians
• b. Brasilians
• c. Andes
• d. Pyrenees

4. What city is the capital of Alberta, Cananda?

• a. Alberta
• b. Odense
• c. Edmonton
• d. Calgary

5. Officially, Presidents' Day is actually what?

• a. Presidents' Birthday
• b. Washington's Birthday
• c. Lincoln's Birthday
• d. Birth of Mt. Rushmore

6. Which suburb is home to Mall of America?

• a. New York City
• b. Brooksnyn
• c. Detroit
• d. Bloomington

7. Which president was the first to be assassinated?

• a. George Washington
• b. Abraham Lincoln
• c. Andrew Johnson
• d. Ronald Reagan

8. Which of the following cities is located on the same latitude as New York City?

• a. Lansing
• b. Cleveland
• c. Washington, D.C.
• d. Sacramento

9. Singapore's capital, Singapore, lies in which section of the country?

• a. northern
• b. southern
• c. peninsular
• d. islandic

10. The Bay of Fundy is located on the northeastern border of which other body of water?

• a. Atlantic Ocean
• b. Gulf Stream
• c. Bering Strait
• d. Gulf of Maine

11. The islands of Denmark are Funen, Zealand, and _____________________________.

12. The Horn of Africa is equidistant from the equator and the ______________________.

13. Charleston is the capital and largest city of _________________________________.

14. The eastern side of the Adirondacks is bordered by Lake Champlain and ____________.

15. How did European expansion into South America in places such as the Amazon River and Cerro Aconcagua influence the languages in recent countries in the region?

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