She found Mapman!Where in the world did Mapman go? That's what we challenged you to figure out in our "Find Mapman" contest. In our February 12 issue, we showed you a map that Mapman followed on his most recent trip. Your job: Answer eight questions correctly about the trip, then create your own map of Australia--Mapman's final destination. Grand-Prize Winner Katie Cassidy Katie Cassidy (born November 25, 1986) is an American singer and actress. Biography Early life Cassidy was born in Los Angeles, California, daughter of '70s pop idol David Cassidy and former model Sherry Benedon; the two had an "on-again, off-again" is this year's grand-prize winner. She is a seventh-grader at Gulfview Middle School in Naples, Florida. Congratulations to Katie or, as they say Down Under, "Good on you, mate!" About 6,000 students entered this year's contest. Student entries came from schools stateside state·side adj. 1. Of or in the continental United States. 2. Alaska Of or in the 48 contiguous states of the United States. adv. Informal 1. and abroad--from the small city of Paris, Arkansas, to the Bomet District in the Great Rift Valley Great Rift Valley, geological fault system of SW Asia and E Africa. It extends c.3,000 mi (4,830 km) from N Syria to central Mozambique. The northernmost extension runs S through Syria and Lebanon, the Jordan valley, the Dead Sea, and the Gulf of Aqaba. of Kenya. "Katie's map took the grand prize," says Mapman Jim McMahon, "because of its tactile nature. She created a collage of Uluru [Ayers Roc] from bits of colored paper and blades of grass. The texture of the map reflected the rugged terrain of the Outback." Katie 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. . She and each of the 25 runners-up will receive a handheld electronic sudoku puzzle and a Mapman T-shirt. Thanks to all the students and teachers--from 45 states, Canada, China, and Kenya--who helped make this year's contest an international success! The 25 runners-up Keegan Alley, Hughes Middle School Hughes Middle School is the name of many middle schools, including:
n. Plural of mons. , Our Lady of Help Christian School, Allentown, Pa.; Blake Palmer, Hughes M.S., Burleson, Tex.; April Reinicka, Saylesville School, Rubicon, Wis.; Andrew Repka, Smithfield M.S., Smithfield, Vs.; Alia Rubiner, Doolen M.S., Tucson, Ariz.; Hasanath Sajjad, Hibbard Elementary School, Chicago, III.; Shaimaa Saad, Al-Noor School, Brooklyn, N.Y. the answers: 1. International date line 2. North Island 3. Hobart 4. Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (păp`  ə, –y
5. East Timor 5. Southeast 7. Alice Springs 8. Australia |
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