miércoles, 8 de febrero de 2012
miércoles, 29 de agosto de 2007
Investigación sobre sitios de patrimonio internacional
Investigar 5 sitos de Patrimonio Internacional de cada uno de los siguientes lugares: 3 de Asia, 2 de Oceanía, 5 de Europa, 5 de Oriente Medio, 5 de África y 5 de América.
La investigación de los sitios de patrimonio internacional, deberá realizarse principalmente en los sitios de internet de la UNESCO y sitios oficiales del lugar. Deberá entregarse escrita a mano en inglés obligatorio y en el siguiente orden.
1. Portada: título, nombre de la materia, nombre del alumno, y fecha. (Puede no ser a mano)
2. Índice: por orden alfabético primero los continentes o zonas, dentro de cada zona en orden alfabético los sitos que se investigaron, página en la que se encuentran. (Puede no ser a mano)
3. Sitios: ordenados por continentes o zonas y al final de cada zona el mapa (los detalles de los mapas se explican abajo). Cada sitio deberá tener mínimo 2 fotos a color y de buen tamaño y un texto que conteste en orden las siguientes preguntas (no se revisarán trabajos que no estén contestados en estricto orden, indicando la pregunta que se está contestando, a mano con letra legible y en inglés) :
a) What makes this place unique, what will you see and experience once you arrive there? (describe el lugar buscando aspectos que lo hacen sobresalir de otros sitios similares, no uses adjetivos específicos y no generales como bonito, padrísimo, etc. Extensión mínima 6 renglones, máxima media cuartilla).
b) How do you get to these location? (main airport, road, country, car, etc. ) ( extensión mínima 3 renglones, máxima media cuartilla)
c) Based on climatic conditions, when would be the best time to visit? ( 3 renglones)
4. Bibliografía o fuentes de donde obtuviste la información.
La investigación de los sitios de patrimonio internacional, deberá realizarse principalmente en los sitios de internet de la UNESCO y sitios oficiales del lugar. Deberá entregarse escrita a mano en inglés obligatorio y en el siguiente orden.
1. Portada: título, nombre de la materia, nombre del alumno, y fecha. (Puede no ser a mano)
2. Índice: por orden alfabético primero los continentes o zonas, dentro de cada zona en orden alfabético los sitos que se investigaron, página en la que se encuentran. (Puede no ser a mano)
3. Sitios: ordenados por continentes o zonas y al final de cada zona el mapa (los detalles de los mapas se explican abajo). Cada sitio deberá tener mínimo 2 fotos a color y de buen tamaño y un texto que conteste en orden las siguientes preguntas (no se revisarán trabajos que no estén contestados en estricto orden, indicando la pregunta que se está contestando, a mano con letra legible y en inglés) :
a) What makes this place unique, what will you see and experience once you arrive there? (describe el lugar buscando aspectos que lo hacen sobresalir de otros sitios similares, no uses adjetivos específicos y no generales como bonito, padrísimo, etc. Extensión mínima 6 renglones, máxima media cuartilla).
b) How do you get to these location? (main airport, road, country, car, etc. ) ( extensión mínima 3 renglones, máxima media cuartilla)
c) Based on climatic conditions, when would be the best time to visit? ( 3 renglones)
4. Bibliografía o fuentes de donde obtuviste la información.
MAPAS
Locate the following:
Europe
Main religion and languages
Countries and their capital cities ( 42 aprox.)
Thames River (flows through London, England)
Rhine River (flows through Bonn, West Germany)
Seine River (flows through Paris, France)
Danube River (flows through Vienna, Austria)
Volga River (largest river, located in Russia)
Lake Ladoga (largest lake, located in Leningrad, Russia)
Vatnajökull Glacier ( largest glacier, located in Iceland)
Mont Blanc (highest mountain located border of Switzerland, France and Italy)
Mont Edna (active volcano located north of Sicily)
Alpes (located north of Italy, France, Switzerland, Austria)
Apenines (from north to south Italy)
Strait of Gibraltar (Entrance to the Mediterranean from the Atlantic Ocean)
Black Sea (coast of Hungary, Rumania )
Mediterranean Sea (from Spain to Greece)
America
Main religion and languages
Countries and their capital cities ( North America, including Greenland, Central and South America)
Greenland
Mount Mc Kinley (highest in North América)
The Giant Geyser at Yellow Stone
Mississippi River
Grand Canyon
Death Valley (deepest depression in N.A.)
Lake Titicaca
Andes Mountain Chain
Atacama Desert
Glacier de Patagonia
Cape Horn
Isla Grand at Tierra de Fuego
Iguacu Falls
Amazon River
Angel Falls in roraima Mountains
Middle East
Main religion and languages
Countries and their capital cities (Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Cyprus, Lebanon, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria, Israel, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbayan, Kazajstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Afganistan, Pakistan)
Gaza Strip
West Bank
Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Red Sea
Caspian Sea
Persian Gulf
Suez Canal
Arabian Sea
Dead Sea in the Jordan Valley ( world's deepest depression)
Asia
Main religion and languages
Countries and their capital cities
Himalaya Mountains: world´s highest mountain range (border of India, Nepal and China).
Mount Everest: world´s highest mountain ( Nepal )
Tibet (China , close to the border with India and Nepal)
Siberia (North of Russia)
Fedchenko Glacier: Asia’s largest ( border of Kyrgyztan and Kazakhstan).
Caspian Sea: largest lake in the world ( North of Iran).
Ural Mountains : natural boundary between Asia and Europe ( from the Caspian Sea to the North).
Islands: Sri Lanka (south of India), Maldives (west of Sri Lanka), Singapore, Indonesia, Japan.
Oceania
Main religion and languages
Countries and their capital cities
Austrialia’s Great Barrier Reef ( 1900 km east coast of Australia).
Sutherland Falls: highest falls in Oceania ( south or New Zealand).
Waimangu Geyser: world’s greatest 450m high column of water (North of New Zealand).
Islands: Philippines, Melanesia, Micronesia, French Polynesia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Fiji.
Africa
Main religion and languages
Countries and their capital cities
Sahara Desert: (covers 25% of Africa) earth’s greatest desert, 7,700,000km2
Congo River: (Zaire) 4,650 km long 8th longest in the world.
Victoria Falls: ( Zambia ) continent’s mightiest waterfalls.
Tugela in the Drakensberg: (South Africa) highest waterfall 948m.
Lake Victoria: (Tanzania and Uganda) third largest lake in the world.
Lake Tanganyika: (Congo and Tanzania) second deepest body of water in the world.
The Gorge of the Blue Nile: (Ethiopia) mightiest valley in the world.
Kilimanjaro: (Tanzania near Kenya) highest mountain in Africa 5,000 m.
Nile River: (Egypt, Sudan and Uganda) Longest river in the world 6,690km.
viernes, 17 de agosto de 2007
Geography Quiz 1
1. Why can Geography enrich our understanding of the Tourism Industry?
2. How can we classify Geography?
3. Explain what is Physical Geography
4. Explain what is Human Geography.
5. What is Regional Geography?
6. Give some examples of regional promotions, deals etc.
7. Which factors play an important role in the ease of travel?
8. What is GIS (Geographic Information Systems)?
9. How is Geographic Information used in Tourism Industry?
10. Name 5 classifications of heritage attractions.
11. Why do the UNESCO ecourages countries to upgrade their heritage to an international category?
12. Give 3 reasons why the UN ( United Nations ) established their resolutions regarding the protection of World Heritage.
13. Give 2 examples of each of the 5 heritage classifications (question 10) and why are they important.
2. How can we classify Geography?
3. Explain what is Physical Geography
4. Explain what is Human Geography.
5. What is Regional Geography?
6. Give some examples of regional promotions, deals etc.
7. Which factors play an important role in the ease of travel?
8. What is GIS (Geographic Information Systems)?
9. How is Geographic Information used in Tourism Industry?
10. Name 5 classifications of heritage attractions.
11. Why do the UNESCO ecourages countries to upgrade their heritage to an international category?
12. Give 3 reasons why the UN ( United Nations ) established their resolutions regarding the protection of World Heritage.
13. Give 2 examples of each of the 5 heritage classifications (question 10) and why are they important.
Geography Quiz 1B
1.- Major Religions and source locations:
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism
o Buddhism: Northern India
o Christianity ( Roman Catholicism): Middle East and Roman Empire.
o Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons): New York, USA.
o Confucianism: China
o Eastern Orthodox: Constantinople, Turkey.
o Hinduism: India
o Islam: Medina and Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
o Judaism: Israel / Palestine
o Protestantism: Europe
o Shinto: Japan
o Sikhism: India
o Taoism: China
2.- Major Languages
o Chinese / Mandarin.
o Spanish (Spain and most of Latin America).
o English (most widely spoken – often as a second language).
o Bengali (India, Bangladesh).
o Hindi (India).
o Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil).
3.- What is the North Magnetic Pole?
It is where compass needles point. It is located in Canada’s Northwest Territories about 900 miles away from absolute North Pole. It moves continuously, so to determine true north you have to look to a recent topographic map which should note the “magnetic declination”, which means the degrees east of west that you’ll need to rotate your compass to determine which way is actually north. Every 300,000 to 1 million years, the magnetic pole flips from north to south or form south to north. The Magnetic North Pole wanders, fortunately slowly enough that the compass is useful for navigation. At random intervals (averaging several hundred thousand years) the Earth's field reverses (the north and south geomagnetic poles change places with each other).
4.- Is the North Magnetic Pole antipodal to the South Magnetic Pole?
Its southern hemisphere counterpart is the South Magnetic Pole. Because the Earth's magnetic field is not exactly symmetrical, the North and South Magnetic Poles are not antipodal: a line drawn from one to the other does not pass through the geometric centre of the Earth.
5.- Why is a book of maps called an atlas?
The term “atlas” comes from the name of a mythological Greek figure, Atlas. As a punishment for fighting with the Titans against the gods, Atlas was forced to hold up the planet Earth ant the heavens on his shoulders. Because Atlas was often pictured on ancient books of maps, these became known as atlases.
6.- What do a.m. and p.m. mean?
Ante Meridiem and post meridiem, which mean before midday and after midday, respectively.
7.- When and why were time zones established?
There was no standard time until the late 1800s. Each town had a different time. A time standard was established for scheduling trains. Railroad companies in USA, could not keep track of all the different times in all the different towns they went through so a uniform standard was needed.
8.- What is Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)?
UTC is the time at Greenwich, England.
9.- Into how many time zones is the world divided?
In 1878, Sir Sanford Fleming proposed dividing the world into 24 time zones, each spaced 15 degrees of longitude apart. The contiguous US was covered by four time zones. By 1895, most states had begun to institute the standard time zones of Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific on their own. But it wasn’t until 1918 that Congress passed the standard Time Act, establishing official time zones in the U.S.
http://www.worldtimezone.com/datetime.html
10.- What happens when I cross the International Date Line?
If you travel across from east to west, such as from the USA to Japan, you add a day ( Sunday becomes Monday). When you travel west to east, you subtract a day.
11.- What time is it at the North and South Poles?
Because time zones get narrower the farther you get form the equator, time zones would be very thin near the North and South Poles. To simplify things, researchers living in Antarctica use UTC.
12.- Why is Russia always one hour ahead?
In an effort to take advantage of the limited amount of light available in winter months, each of Russia’s time zones are one hour ahead of the standard time for those zones. Russia also follows Daylight Saving Time and adds an additional hour during spring and summer months.
13.- How many time zones does China have?
Five time zones, but the entire country uses one time – eight hours ahead of UTC.
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism
o Buddhism: Northern India
o Christianity ( Roman Catholicism): Middle East and Roman Empire.
o Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons): New York, USA.
o Confucianism: China
o Eastern Orthodox: Constantinople, Turkey.
o Hinduism: India
o Islam: Medina and Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
o Judaism: Israel / Palestine
o Protestantism: Europe
o Shinto: Japan
o Sikhism: India
o Taoism: China
2.- Major Languages
o Chinese / Mandarin.
o Spanish (Spain and most of Latin America).
o English (most widely spoken – often as a second language).
o Bengali (India, Bangladesh).
o Hindi (India).
o Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil).
3.- What is the North Magnetic Pole?
It is where compass needles point. It is located in Canada’s Northwest Territories about 900 miles away from absolute North Pole. It moves continuously, so to determine true north you have to look to a recent topographic map which should note the “magnetic declination”, which means the degrees east of west that you’ll need to rotate your compass to determine which way is actually north. Every 300,000 to 1 million years, the magnetic pole flips from north to south or form south to north. The Magnetic North Pole wanders, fortunately slowly enough that the compass is useful for navigation. At random intervals (averaging several hundred thousand years) the Earth's field reverses (the north and south geomagnetic poles change places with each other).
4.- Is the North Magnetic Pole antipodal to the South Magnetic Pole?
Its southern hemisphere counterpart is the South Magnetic Pole. Because the Earth's magnetic field is not exactly symmetrical, the North and South Magnetic Poles are not antipodal: a line drawn from one to the other does not pass through the geometric centre of the Earth.
5.- Why is a book of maps called an atlas?
The term “atlas” comes from the name of a mythological Greek figure, Atlas. As a punishment for fighting with the Titans against the gods, Atlas was forced to hold up the planet Earth ant the heavens on his shoulders. Because Atlas was often pictured on ancient books of maps, these became known as atlases.
6.- What do a.m. and p.m. mean?
Ante Meridiem and post meridiem, which mean before midday and after midday, respectively.
7.- When and why were time zones established?
There was no standard time until the late 1800s. Each town had a different time. A time standard was established for scheduling trains. Railroad companies in USA, could not keep track of all the different times in all the different towns they went through so a uniform standard was needed.
8.- What is Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)?
UTC is the time at Greenwich, England.
9.- Into how many time zones is the world divided?
In 1878, Sir Sanford Fleming proposed dividing the world into 24 time zones, each spaced 15 degrees of longitude apart. The contiguous US was covered by four time zones. By 1895, most states had begun to institute the standard time zones of Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific on their own. But it wasn’t until 1918 that Congress passed the standard Time Act, establishing official time zones in the U.S.
http://www.worldtimezone.com/datetime.html
10.- What happens when I cross the International Date Line?
If you travel across from east to west, such as from the USA to Japan, you add a day ( Sunday becomes Monday). When you travel west to east, you subtract a day.
11.- What time is it at the North and South Poles?
Because time zones get narrower the farther you get form the equator, time zones would be very thin near the North and South Poles. To simplify things, researchers living in Antarctica use UTC.
12.- Why is Russia always one hour ahead?
In an effort to take advantage of the limited amount of light available in winter months, each of Russia’s time zones are one hour ahead of the standard time for those zones. Russia also follows Daylight Saving Time and adds an additional hour during spring and summer months.
13.- How many time zones does China have?
Five time zones, but the entire country uses one time – eight hours ahead of UTC.
miércoles, 15 de agosto de 2007
Geography Quiz 2
1.- Give 6 examples of different forms of maps
2.- Which are the most common representations of the world?
3.- Explain how is the Mercator Projection
4.- Explain how is the Robinson projections
5.- Explain how is the Goode’s Homolosine projection
6.- Which are the most common means of determining location?
7.- Give the names of other imaginary lines related to maps and location.
8.- Which is the prime meridian?
9.- What is on the opposite side of the earth from the prime meridian?
10.- What is an Index?
11.- What is a locator?
12.- What is a scale?
13.- What are legends on a map?
14.- What percentage of the world is covered by water?
15.-Into how many basic climatic zones is the world divided? Explain.
16.- What is an antipode?
17.- What island did Robinson Crusoe shipwreck on?
18.- What were the seven wonders of the ancient world?
19.- Where is the Third World?
20.-Which country has the most neighbors?
2.- Which are the most common representations of the world?
3.- Explain how is the Mercator Projection
4.- Explain how is the Robinson projections
5.- Explain how is the Goode’s Homolosine projection
6.- Which are the most common means of determining location?
7.- Give the names of other imaginary lines related to maps and location.
8.- Which is the prime meridian?
9.- What is on the opposite side of the earth from the prime meridian?
10.- What is an Index?
11.- What is a locator?
12.- What is a scale?
13.- What are legends on a map?
14.- What percentage of the world is covered by water?
15.-Into how many basic climatic zones is the world divided? Explain.
16.- What is an antipode?
17.- What island did Robinson Crusoe shipwreck on?
18.- What were the seven wonders of the ancient world?
19.- Where is the Third World?
20.-Which country has the most neighbors?
Geography Quiz 3 Answers
Europe
1.-What are the Alps?
Most famous mountain chain in Europe.
700 miles southeaster Spain to the Balkans.
Includes Mont Blanc.
2.- What is the Rock of Gibraltar?
Is a limestone mountain located on Gibraltar peninsula in southern Spain.
It is a British Colony used as a naval air base.
On the opposite side of the Strait of Gibraltar, at the northern tip of Morocco, Spain has its own autonomous community consisting of Ceuta and Melilla, which is also strategically located to control the Strait of Gibraltar. (14 km)
3.- What is Iceland’s leading export?
Three quarters of Iceland´s export are fish.
Due to a shortage of cod they are developing the industry of Geothermic Energy.
Iceland extends its cost line from 22 km to 93 in 1970 and then to 370 searching for cod . Cod War = Iceland vs. England. Iceland invents a weapon that cuts the nets under water.
4.- How many volcanoes does Iceland have?
More than 100 volcanoes. More than 20 have erupted over the past few centuries.
5.- Where is the Black Forest?
Located in south-western Germany is a popular location for vacationing, health resorts, and source of the Danube River . It is also renowned for its cuckoo clocks.
6.- What is a Reich?
Literally means “empire”. The First Reich is considered to be the Holy Roman Empire 800 to 1806. The Second Reich was Germany united under Otto von Bismarck, 1871 to 1918. The Third Reich was the Nazi regime from 1933 to 1945.
7.- What was the Berlin Wall?
At the end of World War II, Germany was divided into four zones, each occupied separately by the USA, UK, France and USSR. Berlin was divided as well in four zones. The USA, UK, and France were united to create West Germany, and the Soviet zone became East Germany. Over two million East Germans fled to the West within Berlin. In August, 1961, to stop the mass exodus, the USSR built the Berlin Wall. The 8 of November 1989, the Cold War ended and it came tumbling down.
8.- What was Check Point Charlie?
Most famous crossing point on the Berlin Wall. Now it is a museum.
9.- What is the European Union?
It started in 1951 when six western European countries joined under the name of European Coal and Steel Community.
In 1993 with fifteen members it was renamed The European Union. And by 2000 they had a flag, an anthem and a single monetary unit, the Euro.
10.-How does Netherlands keep getting bigger?
For hundreds of years, the Dutch have been expanding the size ot their country by building dikes and draining land. This is known as Polders, and are considered a wonder of the modern world. They use it for agriculture, there is no people living there, and they grow tomatoes.
11.- What are the two cultural groups that make up Belgium?
The Walloons on the south descendants of the Celts that speak French.
The Flemish on the north, speak Flemish (similar to Dutch). Only 10 % of Belgians are bilingual.
12.- What is the difference between England, Great Britain and the United Kingdom?
United Kingdom is England, Scotland , Wales and North Ireland.
Great Britain is England, Scotland and Wales.
13.- What are the British Isles?
United Kingdom and Ireland
14.- Where is Camelot?
The sixth-century castle of King Arthur, also the location of the Round Table and its famous knights. (Glastonbury in Somerset is reputed to be the birthplace of Christianity in Britain, and sometimes claimed to be King Arthur's Camelot)
15.- Where is Bath?
Once home of a large Roman bath now it is a resort town, renowned for its hot springs.
16.- Where is Catalonia?
A region in north-eastern Spain, home to more than six million Spanish Catalans, who have their own language and culture.
17.- Where is the French Riviera?
Also known as Cote d’Azur, is located in south-eastern France, near the border with Italy , is a major vacation spot. Monaco is located within it with its casinos and hotels at Monte Carlo.
18.- Where does the Tour de France begin and end?
It changes its course each year, but the last leg is always along Paris’ famous boulevard, the Champs-Elysees. It is approximately 2000 miles long and takes 25 to 30 days.
19.- Where is Gaul?
It was an ancient country that included most of modern-day France. It began as a Greek colony, and was a Roman province until the Roman Empire fell.
20.- What are the largest cities of Europe?
Paris, London, Milan, Madrid and Athens.
21.- What is the European country most visited by tourists?
France
22.- What was the first tunnel through the Alps?
The Mont Cenis railroad, it was also the first major railroad tunnel in the world. Opened in 1871 with 8.5 miles connected France and Italy.
23.- Where does Asia end and Europe begin?
Along the Ural Mountains in western Russia.
24.- What was the U.S.S.R.?
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics created in 1924 after the Russian Revolution. Consisted of Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and the Baltic States. It failed in 1991 with communism.
25.- What do the names St. Petersburg, Leningrad and Petrograd have in common?
Were three names for the same city. Founded as St. Petersburg in 1703 by Tsar Peter the Great. Changed to Petrograd in 1914, and after the death of Vladimir Lenin in 1924 it changed its name to Leningrad. After the fall of the Soviet regime in 1991 once again became St. Petersburg.
26.- Is it possible to drive across Russia?
Depending on the season, since the most prevalent type of road is dirt road during summer they become quagmires and are unusable, only in winter when they are frozen can be driven upon.
27.- What was the world's worst nuclear disaster?
In April 1986 the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. More than 100,000 people were evacuated. Deaths due to radiation poisoning continue as radioactive isotopes spread across Europe.
28.- What is the difference between the Baltic States and the Balkan States?
Baltic States are Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, because they lie on the Baltic Sea.
Balkan States are on the Balkan Peninsula between the Adriatic Sea and the Black Sea and include Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia and the portion of Turkey that lies in Europe.
29.- Does Yugoslavia still exist?
In 1991 the republics of Yugoslavia succumbed to internal ethnic pressures and broke apart into five independent countries: Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Albania, and Serbia and Montenegro. Serbia and Montenegro claim to be the successor country and continue to use the name.
30.- What is ethnic cleansing?
Deportation or murder of a minority group within a region. Examples are persecutions in Yugoslavia, the Holocaust, and the killing or two million Armenians in Turkey during World War I.
1.-What are the Alps?
Most famous mountain chain in Europe.
700 miles southeaster Spain to the Balkans.
Includes Mont Blanc.
2.- What is the Rock of Gibraltar?
Is a limestone mountain located on Gibraltar peninsula in southern Spain.
It is a British Colony used as a naval air base.
On the opposite side of the Strait of Gibraltar, at the northern tip of Morocco, Spain has its own autonomous community consisting of Ceuta and Melilla, which is also strategically located to control the Strait of Gibraltar. (14 km)
3.- What is Iceland’s leading export?
Three quarters of Iceland´s export are fish.
Due to a shortage of cod they are developing the industry of Geothermic Energy.
Iceland extends its cost line from 22 km to 93 in 1970 and then to 370 searching for cod . Cod War = Iceland vs. England. Iceland invents a weapon that cuts the nets under water.
4.- How many volcanoes does Iceland have?
More than 100 volcanoes. More than 20 have erupted over the past few centuries.
5.- Where is the Black Forest?
Located in south-western Germany is a popular location for vacationing, health resorts, and source of the Danube River . It is also renowned for its cuckoo clocks.
6.- What is a Reich?
Literally means “empire”. The First Reich is considered to be the Holy Roman Empire 800 to 1806. The Second Reich was Germany united under Otto von Bismarck, 1871 to 1918. The Third Reich was the Nazi regime from 1933 to 1945.
7.- What was the Berlin Wall?
At the end of World War II, Germany was divided into four zones, each occupied separately by the USA, UK, France and USSR. Berlin was divided as well in four zones. The USA, UK, and France were united to create West Germany, and the Soviet zone became East Germany. Over two million East Germans fled to the West within Berlin. In August, 1961, to stop the mass exodus, the USSR built the Berlin Wall. The 8 of November 1989, the Cold War ended and it came tumbling down.
8.- What was Check Point Charlie?
Most famous crossing point on the Berlin Wall. Now it is a museum.
9.- What is the European Union?
It started in 1951 when six western European countries joined under the name of European Coal and Steel Community.
In 1993 with fifteen members it was renamed The European Union. And by 2000 they had a flag, an anthem and a single monetary unit, the Euro.
10.-How does Netherlands keep getting bigger?
For hundreds of years, the Dutch have been expanding the size ot their country by building dikes and draining land. This is known as Polders, and are considered a wonder of the modern world. They use it for agriculture, there is no people living there, and they grow tomatoes.
11.- What are the two cultural groups that make up Belgium?
The Walloons on the south descendants of the Celts that speak French.
The Flemish on the north, speak Flemish (similar to Dutch). Only 10 % of Belgians are bilingual.
12.- What is the difference between England, Great Britain and the United Kingdom?
United Kingdom is England, Scotland , Wales and North Ireland.
Great Britain is England, Scotland and Wales.
13.- What are the British Isles?
United Kingdom and Ireland
14.- Where is Camelot?
The sixth-century castle of King Arthur, also the location of the Round Table and its famous knights. (Glastonbury in Somerset is reputed to be the birthplace of Christianity in Britain, and sometimes claimed to be King Arthur's Camelot)
15.- Where is Bath?
Once home of a large Roman bath now it is a resort town, renowned for its hot springs.
16.- Where is Catalonia?
A region in north-eastern Spain, home to more than six million Spanish Catalans, who have their own language and culture.
17.- Where is the French Riviera?
Also known as Cote d’Azur, is located in south-eastern France, near the border with Italy , is a major vacation spot. Monaco is located within it with its casinos and hotels at Monte Carlo.
18.- Where does the Tour de France begin and end?
It changes its course each year, but the last leg is always along Paris’ famous boulevard, the Champs-Elysees. It is approximately 2000 miles long and takes 25 to 30 days.
19.- Where is Gaul?
It was an ancient country that included most of modern-day France. It began as a Greek colony, and was a Roman province until the Roman Empire fell.
20.- What are the largest cities of Europe?
Paris, London, Milan, Madrid and Athens.
21.- What is the European country most visited by tourists?
France
22.- What was the first tunnel through the Alps?
The Mont Cenis railroad, it was also the first major railroad tunnel in the world. Opened in 1871 with 8.5 miles connected France and Italy.
23.- Where does Asia end and Europe begin?
Along the Ural Mountains in western Russia.
24.- What was the U.S.S.R.?
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics created in 1924 after the Russian Revolution. Consisted of Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and the Baltic States. It failed in 1991 with communism.
25.- What do the names St. Petersburg, Leningrad and Petrograd have in common?
Were three names for the same city. Founded as St. Petersburg in 1703 by Tsar Peter the Great. Changed to Petrograd in 1914, and after the death of Vladimir Lenin in 1924 it changed its name to Leningrad. After the fall of the Soviet regime in 1991 once again became St. Petersburg.
26.- Is it possible to drive across Russia?
Depending on the season, since the most prevalent type of road is dirt road during summer they become quagmires and are unusable, only in winter when they are frozen can be driven upon.
27.- What was the world's worst nuclear disaster?
In April 1986 the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. More than 100,000 people were evacuated. Deaths due to radiation poisoning continue as radioactive isotopes spread across Europe.
28.- What is the difference between the Baltic States and the Balkan States?
Baltic States are Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, because they lie on the Baltic Sea.
Balkan States are on the Balkan Peninsula between the Adriatic Sea and the Black Sea and include Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia and the portion of Turkey that lies in Europe.
29.- Does Yugoslavia still exist?
In 1991 the republics of Yugoslavia succumbed to internal ethnic pressures and broke apart into five independent countries: Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Albania, and Serbia and Montenegro. Serbia and Montenegro claim to be the successor country and continue to use the name.
30.- What is ethnic cleansing?
Deportation or murder of a minority group within a region. Examples are persecutions in Yugoslavia, the Holocaust, and the killing or two million Armenians in Turkey during World War I.
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