Off the I-15

Look no further.

OK, this is for all of incurable geography enthusiasts out there who read Friday’s article “Contest challenges students’ knowledge of geography” in the print version of the Desert Dispatch. Yes, we know it may seem mean not to put the answers in the paper. Yeah, you have to boot up the computer and find your way to the blog, but it seemed appropriate to make you have to search for the answers to geography questions used in Barstow Junior High School’s geography bee.
So here they are, curious reader, the answers to the questions you seek:

Albany and New York City are major ports on which river — the Hudson or the Potomac?
Answer) The Hudson

Which waterway serves as a shortcut for most ships traveling from New York to Los Angeles — The Panama Canal or the Inside Passage?
Answer) The Panama Canal

Name the country in North Africa that is the most populous in the Arab world.
Answer) Egypt

Name the city on Lake Michigan that is the site of the world’s largest commodities exchange.
Answer) Chicago

And, yes, how’s this for irony, I almost got lost on the way to cover the geography bee today at BJHS. Good thing, a coworker helped me with directions.

Jason Smith
Staff writer