Geography Cup Scores

Here is the curent leaderboard on Geography Cup I'm at number 10 (I'm geofreak) and I played 82 times to get there.

Geography Cup

Yesterday a new geography quiz site started called the Geography Cup . I think that U.K. and U.S. challenged each other. In it there are 13 questions the first ten are countries you have
to find then the last three are geography type questions
e.g. what country is the biggest producer of coacoa (which by the way is Cote D'ivory). Have fun.

It's Coming Off

It's Coming Off

Encompassing many different countries in east Africa, and at a length of about 2000 miles, you have probably not heard of this spectacular land formation. I will not tell you the name, but I will give you clues in this paragraph, as I have given you two already. Ready… Go! Three lakes lie in it, Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika and Lake Malawi. One of the tallest mountains in the world lies on its' edge, Mt. Kilimanjaro. The worlds' longest river has its source in its area, the Nile River. Most of the Serengeti Plain lies within it. But perhaps the most important, concerning and amazing thing about it, is that it will cut the entire continent in two someday. Have you guessed it by now? If you have, good job, if you have not, it is the Great Rift Valley.

The valley does run through a great many countries, from Eritrea in the north, to Mozambique in the south, crossing ten other countries in between. The center of the valley covered with fertile plains, bordered by huge mountains and steep cliffs. I know that you have knowledge of the Serengeti Plain, and that most animals of Africa live there. Now as I said before, the Great Rift Valley will some day spilt Africa in half. The reason for that is because two of the Earth's plates are pulling apart from each other, or they're 'rifting,' creating a lowland or valley in between. At their current speed today, the plates should fully come apart in about 125 million years from now.

Diagram credits here.

Answers to "More True or False"

1. Twenty-seven U.S. states have land north of Canada's southernmost point. True.

2. The 4,724-mi Trans-Canada Highway is the world's longest national highway. True.

3. Canada has fewer lakes than any other country in the Northern Hemisphere. False. With almost a million, Canada has more lakes than any other country in the world.

4. Canada's border with the U.S. is 5,525 mi long. True.

5. Since Toronto has no direct access to the Atlantic, all goods from the city must be shipped overland. False. The St. Lawrence Seaway connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic.

6. Canada has the longest coastline of any country. True.

7. Canada covers three time zones. False. There are six time zones in Canada.

8. The climate in British Columbia is the most severe in Canada. False. British Columbia has the most moderate climate of Canada's regions.

9. Canada has mountains named for Santa's reindeer--Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen. True.

10. Few people in Canada live near the U.S. border. False. Most of Canada's population live within a few hundred miles of the border.

Africa Map

Here's another map I drew. This time it's Africa.

Globe Coloring Page

I drew this coloring page I think it was pretty soon after I got interested in geography (which was in second grade) and I thought you might be interested.

More True or False

1. Twenty-seven U.S. states have land north of Canada's southernmost point.

2. The 4,724-mi Trans-Canada Highway is the world's longest national highway.

3. Canada has fewer lakes than any other country in the Northern Hemisphere.

4. Canada's border with the U.S. is 5,525 mi long.

5. Since Toronto has no direct access to the Atlantic, all goods from the city must be shipped overland.

6. Canada has the longest coastline of any country.

7. Canada covers three time zones

8. The climate in British Columbia is the most severe in Canada

9. Canada has mountains named for Santa's reindeer--Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen.

10. Few people in Canada live near the U.S. border.

The Country of Ethiopia

Last Saturday night, my family had some guests over for dinner. As you probably guessed from the title of this essay, their home country is Ethiopia. After they left, my mom told me that she had learned that since Ethiopia is such a mountainous country, their people are safe from most mosquito induced diseases, which are very common in that particular continent. A fact that I found to be very interesting is that eighty-percent of the mountains of Africa are located in Ethiopia.

I also think that it's very intriguing that Ethiopia is just barely landlocked by three countries; Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia. In the past, Ethiopia had a pretty funny name, Abyssinia. In World War II, Ethiopia was controlled by Italy, and the rest of Africa was controlled by the French, Spanish, British, German, and Portuguese. After the war however, the African modern nations started to form. One of these was Ethiopia, now a fully independent country.

Today, Ethiopia is a prosperous nation at the top of the Great Rift Valley. Some day that rift will split Africa in half because two of the earth's plates are drifting away from each other and three of the worlds largest lakes lie in that valley . Today, while it is still intact, Ethiopia seems like a really great country to visit.