Geography help

by **btownmeggy** on Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:51 am

USSR didn't include Romania.

Finland, well, tanto fez, as they say. Cynthia thinks it's not part of Scandinavia. They speak a non-Scandinavian language.

Vatican City: WHY WOULD YOU ANSWER VATICAN CITY ON AN EXAM ABOUT 1989 GEOGRAPHY?

No, seriously. Your problem is that you didn't study for your test.

Stop complaining to us.

No, seriously.

by **Kahless** on Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:58 am

reverend_kyle wrote:
Kahless wrote:
DIRESTRAITS wrote:Our teacher just likes to feel superior to us by giving us hard questions.

I bet he doesn't know that the northernmost part of Ireland is in the Irish Republic
Are you talking about Donegal or not respecting N. Ireland's part of UK ness.

Donegal has a point further north than any of N.Ireland

by **Kahless** on Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:58 am

btownmeggy wrote:Vatican City: WHY WOULD YOU ANSWER VATICAN CITY ON AN EXAM ABOUT 1989 GEOGRAPHY?

Why not, it was still around back then

by **Smurf75** on Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:28 am

I would tell your teacher not to ask so stupid questions

... but anyway... I think its correct to say Finland is not a part of scandinavia. But try and browse the web for scandinavian countries and I would say a third says its not, a third says it is, and a third says it is..(sort of)

by **Cheesemore** on Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:10 pm

I agree with you on all except on #3, It was Berlin, though, were is Vatican City? In Italy?

by **Stopper** on Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:17 pm

I remember at school in 1987 (as a 9-year-old), I was feted at assembly for knowing ALL the capitals of every country in Europe. All 32 of them.

Little did I know how useless that information would become in a mere two years' time. :cry:

by **Stopper** on Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:20 pm

Cheesemore wrote:I agree with you on all except on #3, It was Berlin, though, were is Vatican City? In Italy?

'Tisn't just in (and therefore surrounded by) Italy, as far as I'm aware, it is in, (and therefore surrounded by) Rome itself.

by **DIRESTRAITS** on Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:08 pm

btownmeggy wrote:Vatican City: WHY WOULD YOU ANSWER VATICAN CITY ON AN EXAM ABOUT 1989 GEOGRAPHY?

Because A) it wasn't about 1989 Geography
B) I didn't know West Berlin was completely surrounded by East Berlin
C) Vatican City was right anyway

by **war_bloodline** on Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:43 am

Well answered.

by **Fish Breeder Boy** on Wed Feb 28, 2007 5:14 am

Good job Brett i'm proud, are you going to show Majors this thread?

Edit - Mrs. Major our teacher not Majors as in rank. :]

by **MeDeFe** on Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:20 am

DIRESTRAITS wrote:B) I didn't know West Berlin was completely surrounded by East Berlin

Good thing you didn't know that, because it wasn't.

West Berlin was surrounded by East Germany and was a part of West Germany, East Berlin was a part of East Germany.

by **DIRESTRAITS** on Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:55 am

MeDeFe wrote:
DIRESTRAITS wrote:B) I didn't know West Berlin was completely surrounded by East Berlin

Good thing you didn't know that, because it wasn't.

West Berlin was surrounded by East Germany and was a part of West Germany, East Berlin was a part of East Germany.

Yeah, I know. The Vatican is the only Largest city surrounded by another countrie's capitol

by **DIRESTRAITS** on Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:56 am

Fish Breeder Boy wrote:Good job Brett i'm proud, are you going to show Majors this thread?

Edit - Mrs. Major our teacher not Majors as in rank. :]

I might, If I get enough responses

by **reverend_kyle** on Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:00 am

btownmeggy wrote:USSR didn't include Romania.

Finland, well, tanto fez, as they say. Cynthia thinks it's not part of Scandinavia. They speak a non-Scandinavian language.

Vatican City: WHY WOULD YOU ANSWER VATICAN CITY ON AN EXAM ABOUT 1989 GEOGRAPHY?

No, seriously. Your problem is that you didn't study for your test.

Stop complaining to us.

No, seriously.

You sound/look like a teacher

by **Wisse** on Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:01 am

DIRESTRAITS wrote:2) Which Scandinavian country lies farthest to the East?

My Answer: Finland

"Correct" Answer: Sweeden

Teacher's Ratioale: Finland isn't considered part of Scandinavia

she is right and you are right,
geographicaly only a bit of finland belongs to scandinavia
political it is Denemarken, Noorwegen and Zweden
History it is Denemarken, Finland, IJsland, Noorwegen en Zweden
(from the dutch wikipedia)

so i think you must get a half point

by **skulkrinbait** on Wed Feb 28, 2007 11:53 am

The easternmost bit of Norway is further east than all of Sweden, so the question sucks.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/europe ... ap/map.GIF

by **Kahless** on Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:06 pm

DIRESTRAITS wrote:
MeDeFe wrote:
DIRESTRAITS wrote:B) I didn't know West Berlin was completely surrounded by East Berlin

Good thing you didn't know that, because it wasn't.

West Berlin was surrounded by East Germany and was a part of West Germany, East Berlin was a part of East Germany.

Yeah, I know. The Vatican is the only Largest city surrounded by another countrie's capitol

I thought the original Q said surrounded by another country, not neccesarily its capital

by **Kahless** on Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:07 pm

Fish Breeder Boy wrote:Good job Brett i'm proud, are you going to show Majors this thread?

Edit - Mrs. Major our teacher not Majors as in rank. :]

And her husband wasn't much of a prime minister :lol:

by **Stopper** on Wed Feb 28, 2007 1:31 pm

Kahless wrote:
DIRESTRAITS wrote:
MeDeFe wrote:
DIRESTRAITS wrote:B) I didn't know West Berlin was completely surrounded by East Berlin

Good thing you didn't know that, because it wasn't.

West Berlin was surrounded by East Germany and was a part of West Germany, East Berlin was a part of East Germany.

Yeah, I know. The Vatican is the only Largest city surrounded by another countrie's capitol

I thought the original Q said surrounded by another country, not neccesarily its capital

Yes, I only brought up the Vatican-surrounded-by-Rome thing as a point of interest. Stick with the programme, Direstraits, or you'll never pass any tests at this rate.

by **DIRESTRAITS** on Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:45 pm

Kahless wrote:
DIRESTRAITS wrote:
MeDeFe wrote:
DIRESTRAITS wrote:B) I didn't know West Berlin was completely surrounded by East Berlin

Good thing you didn't know that, because it wasn't.

West Berlin was surrounded by East Germany and was a part of West Germany, East Berlin was a part of East Germany.

Yeah, I know. The Vatican is the only Largest city surrounded by another countrie's capitol

I thought the original Q said surrounded by another country, not neccesarily its capital

oh oops

I guess I typed the Q in wrong

by **inyati** on Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:42 pm

skulkrinbait wrote:The easternmost bit of Norway is further east than all of Sweden, so the question sucks.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/europe ... ap/map.GIF

Very well spotted! If not Finland, its definitely not Sweden as well. Norway stretch's over to border even Finland, and hosts the northern most point of continental europa (IIRC).

by **skulkrinbait** on Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:56 pm

inyati wrote:
skulkrinbait wrote:The easternmost bit of Norway is further east than all of Sweden, so the question sucks.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/europe ... ap/map.GIF

Very well spotted! If not Finland, its definitely not Sweden as well. Norway stretch's over to border even Finland, and hosts the northern most point of continental europa (IIRC).

Yes, Hearts of Iron is educational, proof!

by **Kahless** on Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:39 pm

Norways probably the easternmost country in Europe, apart from some of the former soviet republics

by **Cachorro** on Sun Apr 29, 2007 12:46 pm

DIRESTRAITS wrote:
2) Which Scandinavian country lies farthest to the East?

My Answer: Finland

"Correct" Answer: Sweeden

Teacher's Ratioale: Finland isn't considered part of Scandinavia

Yep, your teacher is right that Finland isn't part of Scandinavia. Norway is the easternmost. Finland is geographically part of Fennoscandia, which consists of Scandinavian peninsula, Finland, Karelia and Kuola peninsula.

Culturally Finland is pretty close to the other Scandinavian cultures - however the language is very different from most of the other languages in the world.

This is how we consider it in Finland.