Our Wonderful World

Second graders are getting ready to end their year-long study of the seven continents. They will be using the clickers to answer review questions about the continents and oceans. How much do you remember learning in 2nd grade? Take this review quiz to find out. Please use the comment feature to submit how many questions you answered correctly. There are a total of 12 questions.

2nd Grade End of the Year

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How many countries around the world can you name? Study this online atlas or the CIA World Factbook. Then take this 5-minute quiz. Spelling counts! Record your answer for this week’s blog.

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For Mother’s Day, my kids bought me a book called 100 Wonders of the World. The book has incredible pictures and information describing 100 of the world’s “man-made masterpieces and breathtaking surprises of nature.” I have seen pictures of many of them over the years, but I was excited to read about some new ones. Use the pictures and links to see if you can identify in which country the following four wonders are located:

Wonder #1: El Djem, built in just 8 years, it was one of the largest arenas built by the Roman Empire.

http://www.luc.edu/classicalstudies/images/amphithElDjem.jpg

Wonder #2: The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge is the longest suspension bridge in the world.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/8/8b/20060424101259!Akashi-kaikyo_bridge2.from_jp_wp.akadruid.jpg

Wonder #3: The Nazca Lines are lines etched across the Atacama Desert created by the Nazca people somewhere between 200BC to 700AD.

http://www.hat.net/album/south_america/peru/12_nazca/007_nazca_lines_-_spider.jpg

Wonder #4: Nemrud Dag, located in the Taurus Mountains, is the burial place of the kings of Commagene.

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/article/archaeology_0108/giant_statues.jpg

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1. St. Mary’s City was the 4th permanent British settlement in North America and was the first capital of this state? MARYLAND
2. Newark is the largest city in this mid-Atlantic state? NEW JERSEY
3. Omaha, “The Gateway to the West” is located on the west bank of the Missouri River and is one of the largest livestock markets and meat-processing centers in the world. It is located in which state? NEBRASKA
4. The city of New Haven, home to Yale University and Alma mater to five US presidents, is located on the coast of this state? CONNECTICUT
5. Hot Springs, a city that shares its name with the nearby national park, is a famous tourist attraction is this state? ARKANSAS

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Here are some more questions about cities around the United States. See if you can figure out in which state they are found. Then use the links to check your answers.

1. St. Mary’s City was the 4th permanent British settlement in North America and was the first capital of this state?
2. Newark is the largest city in this mid-Atlantic state?
3. Omaha, “The Gateway to the West” is located on the west bank of the Missouri River and is one of the largest livestock markets and meat-processing centers in the world. It is located in which state?
4. The city of New Haven, home to Yale University and Alma mater to five US presidents, is located on the coast of this state?
5. Hot Springs, a city that shares its name with the nearby national park, is a famous tourist attraction is this state?

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1. About 3/4 of the population of which state lives in the Honolulu metropolitan area? HAWAII
2. Pascagoula (pas-kuh-GOO-luh), a city nearly destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, lies on the Gulf Coast of which state? MISSISSIPPI
3. Flagstaff, known as an astronomical center and home to the Lowell Observatory, is a city in the northern part of which state? ARIZONA
4. The Merrimack River runs through Manchester, the largest city in which state? NEW HAMPSHIRE
5. Louisville, located on the Ohio River, is a major city in which state? KENTUCKY
   

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Before I write this next post, I want to say thank you to all the students in Mrs. LaDuke’s class who have been following the geography blog these last few weeks. Way to go. I hope you have learned some interesting things by participating.

So here is this week’s questions. See if you can identify the following states from the city clues provided below? Try to answer the five questions on your own first, then use the links provided to check your answers. Good luck!

1. About 3/4 of the population of which state lives in the Honolulu metropolitan area?
2. Pascagoula (pas-kuh-GOO-luh), a city nearly destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, lies on the Gulf Coast of which state?
3. Flagstaff, known as an astronomical center and home to the Lowell Observatory, is a city in the northern part of which state?
4. The Merrimack River runs through Manchester, the largest city in which state?
5. Louisville, located on the Ohio River, is a major city in which state?

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1. In the past, Mongol invasions greatly affected the way of life for people of Manchuria. Most of this region is now part of which Asian country? CHINA
2. The Siamese cat was named after Siam, which is the former name of what present-day country? THAILAND
3. Kana and Kanji are the two major characters in the written language of what Asian country? JAPAN
4. Karachi and Lahore, both cities which populations greater than 5 million, are located in which South Asian country? PAKISTAN

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Cultural geography is the study of countries’, cultures, customs, foods, clothing, music, architecture, traditions, religions and languages of the world. The world has about 200 different nations and over 6,000 languages in it. See if you can answer these questions about culture across the continent of Asia. You can get help by clicking on the links in each question:

1. In the past, Mongol invasions greatly affected the way of life for people of Manchuria. Most of this region is now part of which Asian country?
2. The Siamese cat was named after Siam, which is the former name of what present-day country?
3. Kana and Kanji are the two major characters in the written language of what Asian country?
4. Karachi and Lahore, both cities which populations greater than 5 million, are located in which South Asian country?

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Thanks to all of the 3rd graders in Mrs. LaDuke’s class who answered last week’s geography blog. Way to go! Here are the correct answers:

1. What is the only country to border both Venezuela and Paraguay? - Brazil
2. What is the only country to border both Congo and Egypt? - Sudan
3. What is the only country to border both France and Spain? - Andorra
4. What is the only country to border both Chile and Peru? - Bolivia
5. What is the only country to border both Indonesia and Thailand? - Malaysia

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