GeoQuiz Saturday, March 4th, 2006

Sorry for the delay!

PREVIEW:

• Test Answers
• United States Geography: New Topic Tomorrow...
• World Geography: New Topic Tomorrow...
• Interesting Article: Chicago: Privatizing Midway Airport...

TEST ANSWERS: Here are the answers from the Quarter 1 Test!

1. a.
2. c.
3. c.
4. c.
5. b.
6. d.
7. b.
8. b.
9. b.
10. d.
11. Bornholm
12. Tropic of Cancer
13. West Virginia
14. Lake George (George also acceptable)
15. Answers may vary. As you can see today, South America is filled with Spanish and Portuguese language. Francisco de Orellana, the first European to go on the Amazon River from the Andes to the sea. Also, Mathias Zurbriggen, the first person to ascend Cerro Aconcagua, even though Swiss, was still European.

FACT: Did you know that George Washington died the last hour of the last day of the last week of the last month of the last year of the 18th century?

UNITED STATES GEOGRAPHY: No question last time.

I promise that I'll begin a new topic tomorrow!

WORLD GEOGRAPHY: No question last time.

Refer to above.

WORD OF THE DAY: ignoble - not noble

INTERESTING ARTICLE: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060304/us_nm/transport_midway_dc