GeoQuiz Sunday, February 12th, 2006

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FACT: Did you know that Charlie Brown's father was a barber?

UNITED STATES GEOGRAPHY: The correct answer to yesterday's question is c. The 1846 Oregon Treaty granted Washington part of Puget Sound.

This week's topic is... West Virginia!

West Virginia: West Virginia was formed when it broke away from Virginia during the Civil War and was admitted to the Union. The Census Bureau considers West Virginia part of the South because of its location below the Mason-Dixon Line, but the United States Geological Survey
(USGS) designates it as a Mid-Atlantic state. West Virginia has a diverse community that feels affinity to different areas.

West Virginia feels affinity to different places, such as Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., and southerners. The differences in these likings is due to which reason?

• a. West Virginia is extremely mountainous.
• b. West Virginia has two panhandles. (the most for any US state)
• c. West Virginia was once part of Virginia.
• d. West Virginia ie very close to Washington, D.C.

WORLD GEOGRAPHY: The correct answer to yesterday's question is b. The Great Divding Range is a misnomer because it is not only of one range.

This week's topic is... Denmark!

Denmark: Denmark is the geographically smallest and southernmost Nordic country (the Nordic countries are Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, and Denmark). It lies in Scandanavia, in northern Europe, but not on the Scandanavian Peninsula. Denmark is on a peninsula and contains several major islands.

Today's question: Denmark is attached to northern Germany, its only land neighbor. On the north, east, and west, it borders the Baltic and North Seas, thus making it on a peninsula. Denmark is on what peninsula?

• a. Jutland Peninsula
• b. Iceland Peninsula
• c. Gerden Peninsula
• d. Denman Peninsula

WORD OF THE DAY: nadir - lowest point

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