Title: This insane Geography Concord Monitor Quiz

Sub-title- A Project about “Searching” for the Correct Information.

Ryan G___________________________

Date March 14-18, 2016_________________________

Color Group Yellow_________

This is a quiz that was found in the Sunday January 3 2010 Concord Monitor newspaper…. Answers are there, too. You need to read the question, and… if you KNOW the correct answer, that’s good… but you must still VERIFY that correct answer. And write out your source for that correct answer. And, MOST importantly, I want to you also write out your thinking process- especially for the questions you do NOT know the answer to. Can you eliminate any of the answers? How? And how did you search for the correct answer? Did you search the QUESTION, or did you search the possible answers?

Write it out! Be complete. A good paragraph per answer is what we are after here…

• Use Google AND Bing and at least 2 other search engines... any search engine you desire. In your paragraphs, write down which search engine you used.

• Use Search Terms that make sense. Do NOT just type/copy the entire question. Use Search Terms. Use search terms that make sense. In your paragraph, write down what search terms you used.

• Use Advanced Search methods, or at least look for .edu sites, .gov sites and .com sites. At LEAST these 3 types of sites. You can have others, such as .org and .net. In your paragraph, write down how you searched for different domains (such as .edu, .gov .com, etc. Those are called “domains”.)

• And... Write down the correct answer in the paragraph. Perhaps that is the last sentence in your paragraph.

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1. What are the three places that make up the points of the Bermuda Triangle?

1. Bahamas, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico
2. Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and Tortola
3. Miami, Bermuda, Puerto Rico

I am going to use the search engine google. I am going to use this search engine because it’s reliable and everyone puts information and shows links for Wikipedia and so on so I could tell if the links are trustworthy. I think the correct answer is A. because I love the Bahamas. I am going to use the key words Bermuda, Triangle, and location. I typed the key search box, but the words jumped up into a different box. Then I scrolled through the snippets and decided to look at the page. The correct answer is C this is my link I used http://www.history.com/topics/bermuda-triangle. The 3 locations is Miami, Bermuda and Puerto Rico.

2. Recife is the popular, pretty capital of Pernambuco state in what country
1. Italy
2. Spain
3. Brazil

I am going to use the search engine dogpile. I am going to use this because it has many things on it like news saying its pie day and has favorite searches today and it runs smooth and good. I think the correct answer is C because it sounds like a Brazilian name. Also Pernambuco is a type of tropical wood and from Brazil. I will use the search term Pernambuco’s Capital other terms started filling in automatically like it predicted what I wanted. Then I scrolled through all of possible sites until I found a reliable one. I used this link to gather my information and to see if it’s right. Here is the link I used this as my link http://www.brazil.org.za/pernambuco.html. The answer I found was C, Brazil.

3. Historic Nara, Japan, celebrates a huge anniversary in 2010. How old is the country’s first capital city?

1. 570 years (in 2010)
2. 1,300 years (in 2010)
3. 4,000 years (in 2010)

This time I’m going to use the search engine Bing. I am going to use this search engine because of the quality and how it remembers all of your recent searches on there so I know it’s reliable because it remembers my recent sources and my information. I feel like the answer is B, 1300 years (in 2010) because it’s not too long ago and it’s not far away for how long Nara, Japan has been around for. So I went to Bing seeing all of my recent searches and I clicked on searched and type how old is Japans first Capital City. Many answer came up fast and I looked down and looked at the description and then I knew witch one I was going to pick. I picked this link because it was reliable and had all of the information I was looking for. Here is the link http://www.archaeology.org/news/2775-141212-japan-nara-capital. I then knew the answer and it was B, 1,300 years (in 2010)

4. The Northern Pacific Gyre lies in the Pacific Ocean between Japan and the west coast of the United States. What does it contain?

1. A huge pod of an estimated 2,000 endangered gray whales
2. A giant debris field of garbage trapped in a spinning circle
3. An underground sea mountain 7 miles tall

I am going to use the search engine web crawler. I am going to use this search engine because it sounds different and old fation and I want to see how reliable all of the sources our so maybe I could use them some other time. I belief the answer is B. because I heard about the area of water what was a pile of trash and could form the size of California and it’s all bye Japan and California and it’s a huge body of water and a huge area of trash. I am going to search what lies in the west coast of the United States Pacific Ocean. I scrolled and scrolled for minutes then I found it I clicked on it in amazement I knew this was the link I wanted here is the link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_garbage_patch I then knew the answer was B. A giant debris field of garbage trapped in a spinning circle

5. This year (in 2010) a mosaic of an angel was discovered under the floor of the Hagia Sophia. Where and what is the Hagias Sophia?

1. Istanbul, Turkey. It’s a museum that previously was a Byzantine Christian Church and a mosque.
2. Luxembourg. It’s a cathedral built to honor St. Sophia, the country’s patron saint.
3. Mexico City. It’s a traditional market where the image of the angel is said to have healing powers.

I am going to use the search engine ixquick. I am going to use this because Mr. Woolner likes it so I think it must be reliable. We also have to use other like Duck Duck Go and Google and another one is web crawler and I belief the answer is A because I heard a history about Turkeys museum. The Website are really different from the names and qualities I found google the best because of quality and how fast everything came up. I also thought Duck Duck go worked well but not the best it worked well and gave me lots of results and Web Crawler was slow because it was kind of old so it works kind of slow. After researching the answer I found was A, Istanbul, Turkey. It’s a museum that previously and a Byzantine Christian Church and a mosque. I got this link on Google right here http://www.britannica.com/topic/Hagia-Sophia. I chose this link because it had the answer I was looking for.

6. If you want to go whitewater rafting on the Kampar River, where do you have to go?

1. Wheeling, West Virginia.
2. Gopeng, Malaysia
3. Johannesburg, South Africa

We are about to start. We are going to do something difficult. We are going to limit the search using site: tricks. I am going to the search engine Google for this question. I am going to use these key words Kampar River, whitewater rafting. Google was amazing it gave me similar results what people searched. I belief the answer is B because my parents been to Malaysia and told me about their white water rafting and I still remember it and I know for a fact it’s B. After searching Kampar River site:*.edu and I searched this because Mr. Woolner told me to and it worked. I found a perfect web site and I found the answer B Gopend, Malaysia. Here is the link what got me the answer http://seasiavisions.library.cornell.edu/?f%5Bauthor_tesim%5D%5B%5D=Skeat%2C+Walter+William&f%5Bimage_format_tesim%5D%5B%5D=drawings&f%5Bimage_geo_tesim%5D%5B%5D=+Malaysia--West+Malaysia--Perak--Changat+Bertam+%7C+Malaysia--West+Malaysia--Perak--Kampar+River&page=5.

7. Most tourists love Devonshire cream tea – scones, clotted cream and raspberry jam with tea. But where in England is Devonshire?
1. In dairy country east of London
2. Southwest England
3. Near the Scottish border

I am going to use the search engine Bing. I am going to use this search engine because it has my recent searches and it always keeps me updated and I know many people who use this search engine and they say how reliable it’s and I try trust them because their trustful friends. I believe the answer is A because diary is a type of ingredient or a piece of food

And A says a place and has food. So I used Bing and search this England Devonshire:*.org. After searching I got my answer the answer was B Southwest, England. I found a great website it was amazing and had everything I needed come check it out http://seasiavisions.library.cornell.edu/?f%5Bauthor_tesim%5D%5B%5D=Skeat%2C+Walter+William&f%5Bimage_format_tesim%5D%5B%5D=drawings&f%5Bimage_geo_tesim%5D%5B%5D=+Malaysia--West+Malaysia--Perak--Changat+Bertam+%7C+Malaysia--West+Malaysia--Perak--Kampar+River&page=5.

8. What and where are the Adirondacks?

1. The Amish region in Indiana where craftsmen make chairs
2. Mountain range in New York state
3. American Indian reservations in the Florida Everglades

I am going to use the search engine Yahoo because I haven’t used it yet and it sounds like a good search engine to use to see if my answer is correct. I belief the answer is B, because I belief I heard of the Adirondacks and I belief it was New York but I’m not sure. I think it’s in New York because I know for a fact it’s located there because my parents have seen that building and told me about it. So I went to google chrome and searched Yahoo and then got ready to find the answer. I am going to use key words like where is the Adirondacks location. So I searched seeing many results and after looking I knew my answer. The answer was B, Mountain Ranges in New York State. Here is the great website I used to make sure I had the right answer http://www.schroonlakeregion.com/.

9. Most people just call the region the Caribbean, but what is its formal name?

1. The West Indies
2. The East Indies
3. The South Indies

I am going to use the search engine Google again and I am going to the trick site:*.org what my teacher Mr. Woolner told me. I belief the answer is going to be the C, the South Indies because I know the Caribbean is by the Gulf of Mexico and I know that’s by the South so I am going to use my prior knowledge to get the answer. So I went onto google and search what I said and I found many results and I found the answer right away. I used key words like Caribbean and region. Here is great link I found and the correct answer was actually A, The West Indies. Here is the link I used http://www.bbc.co.uk/caribbean/news/story/2007/10/071011_afrosaxon.shtml.

10. Almost all tourists who visit the Galapagos Islands leave for their trip from what city?

1. Quito, Ecuador
2. Santiago, Chile
3. La Paz, Bolivia

11. What was the United States’ first national park?

1. Great Smoky Mountain
2. Yellowstone
3. Yosemite

12. Of Hawaii’s six major islands, which is the smallest and least developed?

1. Lili’uokalani
2. Kauai
3. Lanai

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