GeoQuiz Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006

PREVIEW:

• Test Tips: Introduction...
• United States Geography: Adirondack Geology...
• World Geography: Kingdom of Aksum...
• Interesting Article: Green Eggs and Ham?...

TEST TIPS: An introduction to test tips! Until the Quarter 1 Test, I will be giving you hints on my test. Today: As I said before, I will be taking the information out of the information of the questions, so I will be erasing those on the test day.

FACT: Did you know that the Granny Smith apple was used as the symbol for the Beatles' Apple Records label?

UNITED STATES GEOGRAPHY: The correct answer to yesterday's question is c. Millions of years ago is abbreviated as mya, and 5 million years is not considered long in geologic time.

Today's question: The Adirondack Mountains are said to have over 1300 ponds and lanks, causing rapids and falls in streams. Which of the following, while affecting the country not too much, created the ponds and lakes?

• a. Atlantic Ocean
• b. Laurentian Glacier
• c. Lake Erie lake effect snow
• d. Allegheny River

WORLD GEOGRAPHY: The correct answer to yesterday's question is d. Socotra belongs to Yemen, a republic on the Arabian Peninsula.

Today's question: The history of the Horn of Africa is great. Between the 3rd and 11th centuries, the Kingdom of Aksum was an African state in Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Yeman. The kingdom thrived during this period, and its strategic location allowed it to control which body of water?

• a. Red Sea
• b. Arabian Peninsula
• c. Persian Gulf
• d. Suez Canal

WORD OF THE DAY: deign - to condescend

INTERESTING ARTICLE: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060221/ap_on_bi_ge/farm_scene