Geo Bowl Nov. 20, 1999

The first U.S. Census as dictated by the U.S. Constitution was conducted in:

• 1760

• 1790

• 1812

• 1848

What two giant landmasses do scientists believe existed 135 million years ago?

• Pangaea and Laurasia

• Gondwana and Pangaea

• Laurasia and Gondwana

• Gondwana and Wrangellia

The largest oceanic plate in the world is the:

• Pacific

• Atlantic

• Indo-Australian

• Philippine

The Mississippi River has a well-developed delta in the:

• Gulf of California

• Atlantic

• Gulf of Mexico

• Gulf of St. Lawrence

Loess is:

• Stream-laid deposits

• Windblown deposits of mineral-rich dust and silt

• Wave-deposited sand

• Glacial deposits of silt

At the vernal equinox, the sun’s vertical rays occur at the:

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Equator

• Arctic Circle

The Benguela cold current is located off the southwest coast of:

• Africa

• Australia

• Madagascar

Basalt is an example of ___________ rock.

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Limestone

The most powerful earthquake to strike the west coast of North America during the 20th century was:

• San Francisco 1906

• Northridge 1994

The new territory formed for the Inuits of Canada in April is:

• Mackenzie

• Nunavut

• Aqviat

• Kugluktuk