Geography Quiz

[larazovich]

Re: Geography Quiz

Savannah

Amazon is the longest river?

What is hottest location?

[C L]

Re: Geography Quiz

Savannah

Amazon is the longest river?

What is hottest location?

Hawaii



.....hmmm, has to be in Africa..maybe Australia

[WSBlue]

Re: Geography Quiz

How about make this more than just a game.
Provide some information about these places to make it more educative.
When I was in The USA,
Of course, All American knew about the name of Vietnam but
not many students knew where this country is located.
Please spend a little of time doing it. I think it won't cause any interruption of this thread.
Example:
Genoa
is a city and a seaport in northern Italy, the capital of
the Province
of Genoa and of the region of Liguria. The city has
a population of ca. 620,000 and the urban area has a
population of ca. 890,000.
Genua was a city of the ancient Ligurians. Its name is probably
Ligurian, meaning "knee" (from Ancient Greek gony "knee"),
i.e. "angle", from its geographical position,
thus akin to the name of Geneva.

Aberdeen is Scotland's third largest city with a population
of over 250,000.
Nicknames include the Granite City and the Silver City with the
Golden Sands. During the mid-18th to mid-20th centuries, Aberdeen's
buildings incorporated locally quarried grey granite, whose
Tourmaline deposits sparkle like silver.The city has a long,
sandy coastline.
Since the discovery of North Sea oil in the 1970s, other nicknames
have been the Oil Capital of Europe or the Energy Capital of Europe

Oshawa (2006 population 141,590, CMA, 330 594) is a city in
Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline, approximately 60 km
east of downtown Toronto. It is commonly viewed as the eastern anchor
of both the Greater Toronto Area and the Golden Horseshoe. It is not,
however, part of the Toronto CMA but has its own metropolitan area,
the fourteenth largest in Canada. It is the largest community in the
Regional Municipality of Durham. The name Oshawa originates from the
Ojibwa term aazhaway, meaning "crossing to the other side of a river
or lake" or just "(a)cross".

[larazovich]

Re: Geography Quiz

Hawaii



.....hmmm, has to be in Africa..maybe Australia

EL AZIZIA, LIBYA, recording temps up to 150 degrees..good grief

and the windiest?


Iceland

[C L]

Re: Geography Quiz

How about make this more than just a game.
Provide some information about these places to make it more educative.
When I was in The USA,
Of course, All American knew about the name of Vietnam but
not many students knew where this country is located.
Please spend a little of time doing it. I think it won't cause any interruption of this thread.
Example:
Genoa
is a city and a seaport in northern Italy, the capital of
the Province
of Genoa and of the region of Liguria. The city has
a population of ca. 620,000 and the urban area has a
population of ca. 890,000.
Genua was a city of the ancient Ligurians. Its name is probably
Ligurian, meaning "knee" (from Ancient Greek gony "knee"),
i.e. "angle", from its geographical position,
thus akin to the name of Geneva.

Aberdeen is Scotland's third largest city with a population
of over 250,000.
Nicknames include the Granite City and the Silver City with the
Golden Sands. During the mid-18th to mid-20th centuries, Aberdeen's
buildings incorporated locally quarried grey granite, whose
Tourmaline deposits sparkle like silver.The city has a long,
sandy coastline.
Since the discovery of North Sea oil in the 1970s, other nicknames
have been the Oil Capital of Europe or the Energy Capital of Europe

Oshawa (2006 population 141,590, CMA, 330 594) is a city in
Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline, approximately 60 km
east of downtown Toronto. It is commonly viewed as the eastern anchor
of both the Greater Toronto Area and the Golden Horseshoe. It is not,
however, part of the Toronto CMA but has its own metropolitan area,
the fourteenth largest in Canada. It is the largest community in the
Regional Municipality of Durham. The name Oshawa originates from the
Ojibwa term aazhaway, meaning "crossing to the other side of a river
or lake" or just "(a)cross".

yep, ok....good idea

[WSBlue]

Re: Geography Quiz

Hawaii



.....hmmm, has to be in Africa..maybe Australia

Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian: Republik Indonesia), is a nation in Southeast Asia. Comprising 17,500 islands, it is the world's largest archipelagic state. With a population of over 200 million, it is the world's fourth most populous country and the most populous Muslim-majority nation, although officially it is not an Islamic state. Indonesia is a republic, with an elected parliament and president. The nation's capital city is Jakarta. The country shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Malaysia. Other neighboring countries include Singapore, the Philippines, Australia, and the Indian territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The Indonesian archipelago has been an important trade region since at least the seventh century, when the Srivijaya Kingdom formed trade links with China. Indonesian history has been influenced by foreign powers drawn to its natural resources. Under Indian influence, Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms flourished from the early centuries CE. Muslim traders brought Islam, and European powers fought one another to monopolize trade in the Spice Islands of Maluku during the Age of Exploration. Following three and a half centuries of Dutch colonialism, Indonesia secured its independence after World War II. Indonesia's history has since been turbulent, with challenges posed by natural disasters, corruption, separatism, a democratization process, and periods of rapid economic change.
Across its many islands, Indonesia consists of distinct ethnic, linguistic, and religious groups. The Javanese are the politically dominant and largest ethnic group. As a unitary state and a nation, Indonesia has developed a shared identity defined by a national language, a majority Muslim population, and a history of colonialism and rebellion against it. Indonesia's national motto, "Bhinneka tunggal ika" ("Unity in Diversity" lit. "many, yet one"), articulates the diversity that shapes the country. However, sectarian tensions and separatism have led to violent confrontations that undermine regional stability. Despite its large population and densely populated regions, Indonesia has vast areas of wilderness that support the world's second highest level of biodiversity. The country is richly endowed with natural resources, yet poverty is a defining feature of contemporary Indonesia

[C L]

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EL AZIZIA, LIBYA, recording temps up to 150 degrees..good grief

and the windiest?


Iceland

Dover

England, is famous for it white cliffs, near the English Channel.


windiest.....is it Chicago.....or is that just an assumption

[C L]

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....you put my little blurb to shame Blue.....lol

[WSBlue]

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....you put my little blurb to shame Blue.....lol

What they mean? English is not my first language.

[C L]

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What they mean? English is not my first language.

Blurb......slang for "message" "sentence" "note"


shame......means "disgrace"


.....it's a saying, when put together.......means you did well, I, on the other hand did not.

[WSBlue]

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Now I learn something .
OK. Now start with with Country or City?

[C L]

Re: Geography Quiz

Now I learn something .
OK. Now start with with Country or City?

ok Blue, either or but.....I'm signing off....very late, be around tommorrow.....practice up....lol

Looks like I need to be the one practicing.....g'night

[WSBlue]

Re: Geography Quiz

Start with the closest town to North Pole.
Resolute Bay,
Canada
Resolute Bay is a small bay located on the southern side of Cornwallis Island, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. The community of Resolute is located on the northern shore of the bay and Resolute Bay Airport to the northwest. The current population in a 2001 census was 210 [1] and it is one of the mostnorthernmost settlements in the world.
On the western shore, at 74°41′N, 094°54′W, the Defence Research Telecommunications Establishment (DRTE) and the Communications Research Centre operated a launch site for sounding rockets. Between 1966 and 1971 rockets of the types Black Brant and Boosted Arcas were launched.

[WSBlue]

Re: Geography Quiz

Some of the northernmost settlements in the world are:
Location********PopulationBarneo, Arctic Ice Sheet (Russian Ice Camp)89°06' N100Alert, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada82°28' N74 Jørgen Brøndlund Fjord, Greenland, Denmark (hut, former radio station)82°11' N0Fort Conger, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada (former exploration camp, 1881-1883 and 1957-19581°44' N0Nord, Greenland, Denmark81°43' N4Na Nagurskoye, Franz Josef Land, Russia (former meteorological station)80°49' N0

[PIREP.org]

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That's a great font of knowledge there, WSBlue.

Do you write for Wikipedia - or simply copy & paste

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resolute_Bay

"Resolute Bay is a small bay located on the southern side of Cornwallis Island, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. The community of Resolute is located on the northern shore of the bay and Resolute Bay Airport to the northwest. The current population in a 2001 census was 210 [1] and it is one of the most northernmost settlements in the world.
On the western shore, at 74°41′N, 094°54′W, the Defence Research Telecommunications Establishment (DRTE) and the Communications Research Centre[1] operated a launch site for sounding rockets. Between 1966 and 1971 rockets of the types Black Brant and Boosted Arcas were launched."