Quiz Master.

Answers towards the bottom of the page ...

QUIZ 1. Where in the world?

a. Which is further north? Glasgow or Aberdeen.

b. Where was the Statue of Liberty made? France or United States.

c. Which pole is completely dark in our summer? North or South.

d. What is the name of the ocean to the west of the United States? Atlantic or Pacific.

e. Which is further south? Ascension Island or Canary Islands.

QUIZ 2. How does it work? BEING DEVELOPED

a. Why do hurricane's die out when they move over the land?

b. Why does the air get so murky (low visibility) during hot, calm summer days?

c. Why is it so mild in Britain when we are the same distance (latitude) away from the equator as Moscow in Russia?

d. ...

e. ...

Web links:

Unfortunately you cannot click on these addresses, but copy a couple and try them out.

We are transfering these links to the Geography Link Page, where you can CLICK to open the Web page directly.

~ General: uk.geocities.co./hoad_geography/index.html

# Year 7, weather.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/

+ Year 8, Nigeria.

Type 'nigeria' into any search engine!

>> Year 9, Tectonics.

http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu

http://tamaraw69.tripod.com/mayon_index.html

http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/MSH/framework.html

>> Year 9, Rainforests.

http://www.animalsoftherainforest.com/

http://forests.org/

http://rainforest-australia.com/

http://www.africa-rainforest.org/home.html

* G.C.S.E Geography.

** Year 11 Coral Reef Research Homework. **

www.watamu.net/watamu-marine.html

www.coralreefalliance.org/

www.cep.unep.org/issues/crm.html

www.kenyatouristinfo.com/pilipipa/pilipipa.htm

* G.C.S.E. coursework.

www.bluewater.co.uk

* G.C.S.E. revision.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revision/index.shtml

And finally ...

Spend a bit of time looking at the walls inside the Geography mobile lobby.

There are all sorts of maps, and newspaper articles, or web pages there for you to look at during a wet lunch break.

Here are the quiz answers:

QUIZ 1. Where in the world?

a. Aberdeen.

b. France.

c. South.

d. Pacific.

e. Ascension Island.

QUIZ 2. How does it work?

BEING DEVELOPED

Quiz Number 3:

Under development.

1. What is the name of the deepest part of the Pacific Ocean?

2. What is the 'Pacific ring of Fire'?

3. Why will a Penguin never be eaten by a Polar Bear?

4. What is a 'Black Smoker'?

5. Why was Ernest Shakleton famous?

6. What happened in 1492? Hint link explorers!

7. What happened in 1969? Hint link explorers!

8. Where is the biggest known volcano?

9. What is the name of the man-made object which has travelled the furthest from its' starting point? How far away is it?

10. There are famous songs or rhymes about these places. However, which ones are real? Which one is closest to Gravesend. (a) Timbuktu (b) Tiperaree (c) Xanadu (d) ..............

ANSWERS ON A POSTCARD TO MR HOAD! We will put the answers up soon.