The geography adventure continues: through tragedy, terrorism, war, and recovery. (Geography Smart Quiz).We are halfway through the geography adventure we began on September 17. The following activities and questions are based on Junior Scholastic news coverage, Geography Smart features, the World Affairs Noun 1. world affairs - affairs between nations; "you can't really keep up with world affairs by watching television" international affairs affairs - transactions of professional or public interest; "news of current affairs"; "great affairs of state" Annual, maps, and articles. GEOGRAPHY AND NEWS 1. Mark a "T" on the map to indicate the two locations that were targets of terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Write the names here._______________ 2. Mark an "A" on the map to indicate the location of the surprise attack that propelled the U.S. into World War II. Write the name here._______________ 3. The Aleutian Islands Aleutian Islands (əl  `shən), chain of rugged, volcanic islands curving c.1,200 mi (1,900 km) west from the tip of the Alaska Peninsula and approaching Russia's Komandorski Islands. are now part of what state?_______________ 4. The Aleutian Islands were the scene of a Japanese land attack during World War II. Circle the islands on the map. 5. Japanese-Americans were evacuated from three coastal states The U.S. Coastal states are states in the United States that have a coastline. This can be an ocean coast, a gulf coast, or a Great Lake coast. There are twenty three ocean/gulf of Mexico states, and eight Great Lake states. (New York is both an ocean state and a Great Lake state. during World War II and sent to inland camps. Circle the three states on the map and write the names here._______________ ANSWERS 1. New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and the Pentagon (in Virginia near Washington, D.C.) 2. Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor, land-locked harbor, on the southern coast of Oahu island, Hawaii, W of Honolulu; one of the largest and best natural harbors in the E Pacific Ocean. In the vicinity are many U.S. military installations, including the chief U.S. , Hawaii 3. Alaska 4. (on the map) 5. California, Oregon, and Washington EYE ON THE STATES Write the letter of the correct answer on the line before each question. ___ 6. Which state has the second-largest population in the U.S.? (A) Texas; (B) New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ; (C) Florida; (D) Pennsylvania. ___ 7. Which state's population is growing the fastest? (A) California; (B) Colorado; (C) Nevada; (D) Idaho. ___ 8. Which state or district has the smallest population? (A) North Dakota North Dakota, state in the N central United States. It is bordered by Minnesota, across the Red River of the North (E), South Dakota (S), Montana (W), and the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba (N). ; (B) Utah; (C) District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). ; (D) Wyoming. ___ 9. If you were to fly directly from Cleveland, Ohio "Cleveland" redirects here. For the Cleveland metropolitan area, see . For other uses, see Cleveland (disambiguation). Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. , to Detroit, Michigan, over what lake would you travel? (A) Lake Huron; (B) Lake Michigan; (C) Lake Erie; (D) Great Salt Lake. _____ 10. Which state is on Canada's western border? (A) Washington; (B) Montana; (C) Maine; (D) Alaska. ANSWERS 6. A 7. C 8. D 9. C 10. D BEYOND OUR BORDERS Refer to the World Atlas on pp. 10-21 of the October 15 & 22 issue of Junior Scholastic for help with the following questions. Write the answer on the line after each question. 11. Much of the border between which two large Western Hemisphere countries is formed by 49[degrees]N latitude? __________ 12. Which country was President Bush referring to when he said, "America has no truer friend"? (The Prime Meridian runs through its capital.) __________ 13. Lake Nasser, located just south of the Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Cancer, parallel of latitude at 23°30' north of the equator; it is the northern boundary of the tropics. This parallel marks the farthest point north at which the sun can be seen directly overhead at noon; north of the parallel the sun appears less than near Sudan, is in which country? __________ 14. What South American country has the longest Pacific Ocean coastline? (It stretches from about 18[degrees]S latitude to about 56[degrees]S latitude.) __________ 15. The equator (0[degrees] latitude) runs through the second-largest country in Africa. Name the country. __________ ANSWERS 11. Canada and the U.S. 12. United Kingdom (Great Britain) 13. Egypt 14. Chile 15. Democratic Republic of the Congo MAP SKILLS: DEEP IN CENTRAL ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. Refer to Map B to complete the statements. Then write the names of the countries in the correct places on the map. 16. U.S. military efforts in the war against terrorism have been directed against which country? __________ 17. All the nations on Afghanistan's northern border were once parts of which former country? __________ 18. Which country has the longest border with Afghanistan along the south and east? __________ 19. Afghanistan is considered part of Central Asia, but its neighbor to the west, __________ is often considered part of the Middle East. 20. The high __________ mountain range runs through Afghanistan and Pakistan. ANSWERS 16. Afghanistan 17. U.S.S.R. (Soviet Union) 18. Pakistan 19. Iran 20. Hindu Kush TRUE, FALSE, OR OPINION Decide whether each sentence is true, false, or an opinion. ___ 21. The best bet for lasting peace in Afghanistan is a coalition government representing all regions and ethnic groups. ___ 22. Washington, D.C., is in the Atlantic Time zone. ___ 23. Afghanistan is a mostly flat and fertile land with many rivers. ___ 24. An "outstretched out·stretch tr.v. out·stretched, out·stretch·ing, out·stretch·es To stretch out; extend. outstretched Adjective finger" of mountainous land gives Afghanistan a short border with China. ___ 25. One of the four U.S. planes hijacked by terrorists on September 11 crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. ANSWERS 21. opinion 22. false: it is in the Eastern Time zone 23. false: it is a very mountainous country with several deserts 24. true 25. true |
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