PROJECT CORNER: GEOGRAPHY

  • SPAIN

    This are our questions:

    1. What mountain range separates France from Spain? 
    2. What is the capital of Spain?
    3. What is the longest river of Spain?
    4. What is the widest river of Spain?
    5. What mountain range is in Galicia?
    6. What 2 seas and 1 ocean surround Spain?
    7. In what city can you visit the Giralda tower?
    8. In what mountain range is the "Cabañeros" National Park?
    9. Find a river that is 657 kilometers (408 miles) long, it begings in JAEN and ends in the GULF OF CADIZ.
    10. In which city were the 1992 OLYMPICS GAME held?

    Look for all these geographical things and make a map of Spain with them!

     

    SLOVAKIA:

    1. What is the capital of Slovakia ?

    2. What is our longest river? Plot it on the map.

    3. What is on the river Danube in Gabčikovo?

    4.  Where is the highest peak of Slovakia? Find out its name and hight.

    5. In which Slovak (two) towns was Ice Hockey World Championship in 2011?

    6. What is the largest and the smallest National park of Slovakia?

    7. Where are ice caves in Slovakia ? Plot them on the map.

    8. Where is most of Slovak lakes ?

    9. Where is the largest natural reservoir of groundwater in Slovakia and Central Europe?

    10. Where is the geographical centre of Europe in Slovakia?

    11. What is the oldest town of Slovakia, which has the nickname "Slovak Rome"?

    12. In which Slovak town  could you visit UFO and ordered a cup of coffee?

     

     

    QUESTIONS ABOUT LITHUANIA

    1. Where is the geographical centre of Europe?

    2. What is the capital of Lithuania?

    3. What main river does the capital of Lithuania stand on?

    4. What sea is Lithuania by?

    5. What is the former German city of Memel called now?

    6. What is the highest hill in Lithuania?

    7. What is the deepest lake in Lithuania?

    8. What is the longest lake in Lithuania?

    9. What is the biggest lake in Lithuania?

    10. Where are the underground lakes found?

    11. What is Cow’s Cave (Lithuanian: Karvės ola)

    12. What is the name of the town on the Curonian Spit (Lithuanian: Kuršių nerija)?

    GREECE

     GREECE GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS

    1. Which is the highest mountain in Greece, which in ancient times was considered to be " the residence of the Gods "?

    2. Where was Alexander the Great born?

    3.Which island was formed by an earthquake and you can see the most beautiful sunset in the world?

    4. On which lakes in Greece, meet 3 states?

    5. Which island was the homeland of Odysseus?

    6. Which Greek island is known for the cultivation of mastic trees?

    7. Where in Europe's largest maritime park dedicated to the protection of seals " Monachus Monachus"?

    8.On which island was born the famous painter Domenico Theotokopoulos, known as "El Greco" and the fictional hero Alexis Zorbas ( Zorba the Greek)?

    9. Where did the 1st Olympic Games take place and is the starting point of the Olympic flame's worldwide journey?

    10. Which is the location of the 1st Marathon in wotld history?

    11. Which island was the birthplace of Dr George Papanikolaou who invented the world famous " PAP TEST"?  

    12. What will be formed if we join with a line, the temples of Aphaia on Aegina, Poseidon at Sounion and the Parthenon in Athens? 

    SPANISH STUDENTS' ANSWERS:

    SLOVAKIA:

    1- Bratislava

    2- Vah

    3-   Gabcikovo - Nagymaros reservoirs 

    4- Mount Ararat (5.137 m)

    5- Bratislava and Ko^si ce

    6- The Pieniny National Park

    7-  Ice caves: Dob^sinská

    8- Sunny lakes

    9- Zitn

    10- ^Zuna

    11- Trnava

    12- Bratislava

    LITHUANIA

    1- Rad^ziuliai 15130

    2- Vilnius

    3- Neris river

    4- Baltic sea

    5- Klaipedos Kra^stas

    6- Auk^stas hill

    7 Lake Tauragnas

    8- Asveja

    9-  Lake Drūkšiai

    10- Aukštaitija National Park

    11-Istmo the Curlandia 

    GREECE

    1- The Olimpo

    2-In Macedonia

    3- Santorini

    4- Prespa lake

    5- Itaca island

    6- Chios island

    7- Alónnisos

    8- Creta

    9- Olimpia

    10- Athen hill

    11- Kimi, in Eubea island

    12 - a triangle