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I just got a geography test back, and I missed three ridiculous problems. Please tell me if I am wrong.

1) Before 1989, which Country bordering the Black Sea was the farthest to the North

My Answer: USSR

"Correct" Answer: Romania

Teacher's Rationale: The USSR didn't border the Black Sea before 1989

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

3) Before 1989 which Nation's largest city was entirely surrounded by another country's capitol city?

My Answer: Vatican City

"Correct" Answer: Germany

Teacher's Rationale: Vatican City isn't a city, and Berlin was entirely owned by West Germany

I think you will need to talk to your teacher.

Your teacher is a dick and a half.

war_bloodline wrote:I think you will need to talk to your teacher.

I did. She said If I found enough people who agreed with me, she would change my score. Hence this thread

Number 3 is the on that gets me, I just don't understand it.

Me either. #2 is the only one I'm not sure about. I hope some Scandinavians post here. And how is Romania farther north than Russia?

DIRESTRAITS wrote:I just got a geography test back, and I missed three ridiculous problems. Please tell me if I am wrong.

1) Before 1989, which Country bordering the Black Sea was the farthest to the North

My Answer: USSR

"Correct" Answer: Romania

Teacher's Rationale: The USSR didn't border the Black Sea before 1989

teacher has got to be wrong because if I remember correctly Russia bordered it during WWI which was long before 1989

DIRESTRAITS wrote:[Teacher's Rationale: The USSR didn't border the Black Sea before 1989

The U.S.S.R was only around for another 2 years after 1989. And it would of bordered it along time before that.

What a stupid teacher.

1. bullsh*t. Ask your teacher about the damn Crimea, which is the peninsula that juts out into the Black Sea and was MOST CERTAINLY part of the soviet union.

2. bullsh*t. By traditional reckoning, Finland is part of Scandanavia.

3. Hate to tell you, but your teacher's got you there.

But 1 out of three for your teacher is awful. If she doesn't change your score for the first two, she sucks.

Oh, and sumatra doesn't share a border with brunei. Very important.

Hahaha brett history crap, dude Mrs.Majors is trippin because their is no way those answers were right we got the same thing as you team.

3) Before 1989 which Nation's largest city was entirely surrounded by another country?

My Answer: Vatican City

"Correct" Answer: Germany

Teacher's Rationale: Vatican City isn't a city, and Berlin was entirely owned by West Germany

why is the vatican not a city?
its an entire nation!

And if your being precise-which germany is this?

DIRESTRAITS wrote:1) Before 1989, which Country bordering the Black Sea was the farthest to the North

My Answer: USSR

"Correct" Answer: Romania

Teacher's Rationale: The USSR didn't border the Black Sea before 1989

I always thought the USSR collapsed in 1989, you should check some historical maps I think.

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

It depends, the scandinavian peninsula contains Sweden and Norway (and Denmark, too, for historical reasons), because of their close ties and history Finland, Iceland and the Faeroer are sometimes included. You're both sort of right.

DIRESTRAITS wrote:3) Before 1989 which Nation's largest city was entirely surrounded by another country?

My Answer: Vatican City

"Correct" Answer: Germany

Teacher's Rationale: Vatican City isn't a city, and Berlin was entirely owned by West Germany

Germany has NEVER been entirely surrounded by ONE other nation. It's true that West Berlin was entirely surrounded by the German Democratic Republic (aka. East Germany), but the rest of the Federal Republic of Germany (aka. West Germany) was NOT surrounded by the FDR nor by one other single nation.



So I think you're right about the Vatican

DIRESTRAITS wrote:Me either. #2 is the only one I'm not sure about. I hope some Scandinavians post here. And how is Romania farther north than Russia?

I hate to break it to ya, but Finland aint really a part of us Scandinavians!

DIRESTRAITS wrote:3) Before 1989 which Nation's largest city was entirely surrounded by another country?

My Answer: Vatican City

"Correct" Answer: Germany

Teacher's Rationale: Vatican City isn't a city, and Berlin was entirely owned by West Germany

Was West Berlin the biggest West German City? I'd have thought Munich would have been bigger.

DIRESTRAITS wrote:1) Before 1989, which Country bordering the Black Sea was the farthest to the North

My Answer: USSR

"Correct" Answer: Romania

Teacher's Rationale: The USSR didn't border the Black Sea before 1989

Pass. I'd have given the same answer as you, but perhaps Romania bordered the most northerly part of the Black Sea in 1988? I don't know ....

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

Again, I'd have given the same answer as you there - but according to Cynthia it isn't, and seeing as she's from Scandinavia I'm happy to take her word for it.

Wikipedia also says it isn't.

DIRESTRAITS wrote:3) Before 1989 which Nation's largest city was entirely surrounded by another country?

My Answer: Vatican City

"Correct" Answer: Germany

Teacher's Rationale: Vatican City isn't a city, and Berlin was entirely owned by West Germany

I'd have probably guessed that one, seeing as it started with "before 1989".
I agree with your teacher on this, though - Vatican City is the entire state, not an individual city. By the same thinking you could've also included San Marino, which isn't a city either.

EDIT: getting carried away with the old commas there

Kahless wrote:Was West Berlin the biggest West German City? I'd have thought Munich would have been bigger.

So would I, Mr Adams.

1. USSR, I've got an atlas here published in 1989 and there's no doubt about it.

2. I'd have said Finland too, but I'll concede to Cynthia on this one.

3. Berlin is the answer I'd have given here too.

I think Vatican's the right answer, it's what's known as a city state. If West Berlin was bigger than all the other cities in West Germany, it's also a valid answer.

As for the Finland debate, a Finnish guy described himself as Scandinavian in another thread today. (I think it was the one about Norwegians)

No doubt about the USSR though, the Ukraine (part of the old USSR), forms most of the Black Seas northern coastline

July 1990; Ukraine voted to proclaim sovereignty.

August 1991; Ukraine declares independence, and is recognised by the EC, USA and Canada, and joins the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

Didn't see the "largest city" part in Q3, well... then it's West Berlin, since it says "before 1989" (when east and west Germany reunited). but for your teachers information, Berlin was NOT wholly owned by west Germany, it had been divided into an american, a british, a soviet and a french section. The soviet section was part of east Germany, the others were part of west Germany. That's why they built the (in)famous Berlin wall, too.

I dont understand the first part, but I think your teacher has got you, scandinavia is just the peninsula sort of how france is near Iberia, but isn't part of the peninsula.


And its clear you are learning about the cold war and thus Berlin would have some importance where as Vatican City, does not seem relative or logical.


Passing history tests isn't just knowing random knowledge, its also being able to relate other knowledge to the topic at hand.

reverend_kyle wrote:

And its clear you are learning about the cold war

The funny thing is we're not. Our teacher just likes to feel superior to us by giving us hard questions. And was West Berlin West Germany's biggest city?

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

DIRESTRAITS wrote:

reverend_kyle wrote:

And its clear you are learning about the cold war

The funny thing is we're not. Our teacher just likes to feel superior to us by giving us hard questions. And was West Berlin West Germany's biggest city?

well with all the 1989's 2/3 of them aren't hard.

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.