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what place was hit the hardest by hurricane katrina?
What does Easton mainly make now?
Geography Gap Proposal Quiz (Claire Smith)
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1
What does Easton mainly make now?
cheerleading and football equipment
baseball and softball equipment
tennis and baseball equipment
basketball equipment
2
what place was hit the hardest by hurricane katrina?
Cuba
Alabama
New Orleans
Louisiana
3
What do we call that magic number where the world’s population would stabilize?
1,888
rating
Replacement rate
28
4
who took control of the southern part of Korea?
England
USA
China
Australia
5
do plants use the sun's energy
no, they don't use the sun's energy
yes, they use it in photosynthesis
no, they are allergic to the sun
yes, they use the sun's energy for replication
6
Where is Bangladesh located?
North Korea
South Asia
South Korea
America
7
if the population increases what will happen to the businesses?
they will do the same amount
they will do better
they won't do better or worse
they will do worse
8
Where is HTC located?
Oran, Algeria
New Taipei City, Taiwan
Salvador, Brazil
Beijing, China
9
what is a business cycle
the cycle of businesses
a series of cycles of economic expansion and contraction
10
Where was Spalding outsourced to?
Congo
China
Greece
Denmark
11
what countries were affected by Hurricane Katrina?
New Orleans
Alabama
Louisiana
Cuba
12
Hurricane Katrina was the... in 2005
14th hurricane
1st hurricane
5th hurricane
10th hurricane
13
How many U.S. service personnel did the Beirut Military base bombing kill?
188
40
368
241
14
In 2011, the earth’s population reached how many?
10 million
7 billion
21 million
5 billion
15
when did the rain start in hurricane harvey?
August 25
August 27
August 24
August 1
16
hurricane katrina was a category (blank) hurricane
3
2
5
4
17
What does solar power use energy from?
the moon
the sun
planets
the earth
18
Where is Google located?
California
High Point, North Carolina
Mountain View, California
Mountain, California
19
How long did the Iran Hostage Crisis last?
2 years
16 months
444 days
1 year, 2 months, 2 weeks, and 2 days
20
What happened at the 1996 Olympics?
Erik Rudolph planted a knapsack bomb that exploded
it got shot up
there was a fight
there was a fire
21
What percent has access to clean drinking water?
40%
20%
60%
80%
22
Where was the 1996 Olympics?
New York City, New York
Houston, Texas
High Point, NC
Atlanta, Georgia
23
When was Easton founded and by who?
founded in 1968 by Doug Easton
founded in 1922 by William Easton
Founded in 1922 by Doug Easton
founded in 1800 by Doug Easton
24
What Happened in the Iran Hostage Crisis?
28 children were killed
64 girls were held hostage
18 adults were held hostage
52 American diplomats were held hostage
25
How long is the Nile River?
4,258 miles
8 miles
28,000 miles
5,000 miles
26
What was the problem with Hurricane Harvey?
The city is flat so the water just stays & it doesn’t leave
Houston is bumpy so the water stays in the bumps
the hurricane is flooding Houston and people can’t evacuate
everyone is leaving so they can't help clean up
27
North Korea made it a crime to go to South Korea
true
false
28
What are the problems of the Kissimmee River?
flooding homes
After straightening the river there was fast moving water
flooding farms and crops
all of te above
29
Google hired HTC so that they would have a group of hardware experts
true
false
30
in contrast to the past, more than half of the world’s population now lives where?
USA
Africa
In Urban areas
China
31
In the developed world, the population is getting older. What are some issues created by this?
all of the above
Who will support the elderly
Economic difficulties
May require national resources
32
What is the human impact of the Nile River?
provides water for different countries, has lots of farmland
provides water animals
provides rocks
provides clean drinking water
33
a nation’s positive population growth reflects two factors which are?
all of the above
immigration
birth rates
34
What is Spalding?
Most known for basketballs
American sports goods company
all of the above
Founded by Albert Spalding
35
Where is the Easton headquarters?
North Dakota
Van Nuys, California
South Dakota
Houston, Texas
36
Where was Spalding found?
New York City
Chicago, Illinois
Miami, California
Boston, Massachusetts
37
What was the time period of the Korean War?
1818-1919
1900-1908
1951-1954
1950-1953
38
Population follows a growth pattern we call what
population
growth and development
GDP
exponential growth
39
who was using brute force tactics?
the south
the Soviets
the Union
the north
40
Where does the Nile River flow through?
Egypt
Uganda
all of te above
Kenya
41
what started the Korean War?
started when they didn't like each other
Started when North Korea attacked South
started when south korea attacked the north
started when they were in agreement
42
The sun provides the Earth with 2 form of energy and those are heat and light
true
false
43
Google would not have a better chance to compete with Apple and Samsung
true
false
44
When was Google founded?
October 23, 1988
August 1, 2003
September 4, 1998
September 4, 1997
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When did the Beirut Military base bombing occur?
October 24th 1983
August 8th 1965
October 23rd 1983
January 1st 1988
