And the winner is. (She found the Mapman!).Congratulations go to Hilary Dowdy dow·dy adj. dow·di·er, dow·di·est 1. Lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby: a dowdy gray outfit. 2. Old-fashioned; antiquated. n. pl. of Gulfview Middle School, Naples, Florida Naples is a city in Collier County, Florida, USA. As of 1 July 2006, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population at 21,804.[3] Naples is the County seat of Collier County, and is a Principal City of the Naples-Marco Island, Florida Metropolitan Statistical . Hilary won the grand prize in our Mapman[TM] Contest. In our February 11 issue, we challenged you to answer eight questions and draw a map showing where Jim McMahon--the Mapman--went on a recent trip. We received about 10,000 entries from 49 states (no aloha from Hawaii Aloha from Hawaii is an Elvis Presley music concert broadcast live via satellite around the world on January 14, 1973. The first-ever such performance to be broadcast live via satellite, Presley taped a January 12 rehearsal concert as a fail-safe in case anything went wrong ). Nearly 75 percent of you answered all eight questions correctly. Hilary won a $500 U.S. Savings Bond Savings bond A government bond issued in face value denominations from $50 to $10,000, with local and state tax-free interest and semiannually adjusted interest rates. savings bond A nonmarketable security issued by the U.S. for her map, at right. She--and each of the 25 runners-up--will also receive a Mapman T-shirt and Encarta[R] Reference Suite 2002 software, compliments of Microsoft[R]. Correct answers: 1. Alaska; 2. Bering Sea Bering Sea, c.878,000 sq mi (2,274,020 sq km), northward extension of the Pacific Ocean between Siberia and Alaska. It is screened from the Pacific proper by the Aleutian Islands. The Bering Strait connects it with the Arctic Ocean. ; 3. Tokyo; 4. Honiara; 5. Equator; 6. Asia; 7.Sunday; 8. Midway Islands. JS Talks with MAPMAN JS: Where were you, Mapman? MAPMAN: Sand Island, one of two islands that make up Midway, a U.S. territory halfway between Hawaii and Japan. The islands are too small to appear on many maps. JS: Tell us about the islands. MAPMAN: They were first spotted in 1859 by an American captain, N.C. Brooks, and became a U.S. territory in 1867. JS: Does anyone live on the islands? MAPMAN: Some U.S. Fish and Wildlife rangers and about 400 foreign nationals. Midway is a key refueling stop for military and commercial aircraft. JS: Tell us about the entries. MAPMAN: We were concerned that students wouldn't be able to find much information about the islands because they are so small. But the entrants surprised us--both with their research skills and their creativity. Some students have relatives who fought in the Battle of Midway Noun 1. Battle of Midway - naval battle of World War II (June 1942); American planes based on land and on carriers decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands Midway . Their entries were a tribute to all of the U.S. soldiers who served in the Pacific during World War II. The 1942 attack, which lasted from June 4 to June 6, was a turning point of the Pacific campaign, putting the U.S. on the offensive for the first time since the war began. Other students celebrated Midway's wildlife--including monk seals, dolphins, sea turtles the size of golf carts, and birds. One student created a Mapopoly game; another made a boat ladder highlighting Midway's history. A special salute goes to the students in Seward, Alaska Seward is a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 3,016.[1] It was named after William H. , for their impressive maps. |
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