"A Gallery of Brilliant Quotes"

 Basic Geographical Knowledge

 Q: What is the difference between physical and human geography?

A: Physical characteristics matter more because you have to know if it's safe where you live.  Human Characteristics is just how people are and that doesn't matter much.

 "Is there such a thing as the north pole?"  (Erin B.)

 "[Geography] is just like world Civ, but without the history!"  (J.F.)

 "Is there a difference between Austria and Australia?"  (E. Brown)

Physical Geography

 Q: Describe the physical characteristics of the place you live.

 A: A physical characteristic here is skating, biking, and exercising.

 A: Oxnard is a large piece of vegetation.

 "Shrub: is Bush backwards with an 'R'." (D.F.)

 "Atmosphere: a thin layer around the earth to keep the gravity and oxygen on the ground."  (C.R.)

 "Atmostfear." (V.T.)

 "Hemisphere: the layer before the atmosphere."  (T.B.)

 "Organic Weathering: the wind blows rocks and stuff and they are put in different places then they were before."  (A.S.)

 "Lichen:  Little parasitical vermin that attach themselves to fricken' rock and dissolve it over a period of ONE HUNDRED BILLION years."  (Ben G.)

 "Savanna: a swampy humid area typical of Georgia."  (C.H.)

 "Water Erosion: River water carrys homes, farms, and other stuff." (A. J.)

 "Tundra: sounds like tunder."

 "Ocean currents help distribute the sun's heat by the gravitational pull it has, it pulls the rays down."  (J.H.)

 Q: Why do coastal mountains have foggy, rainy climates?

 A: The pavement and concrete of large cities absorb vast amounts of solar energy.

 B: When you go outside, what do you see?

 S: Wind

 B: What kind of rock is that?

 A: Mold!

Q: What do acorns grow into?

A: Acorn trees.

 Q: What area of Canada enjoys a mild climate and plenty of rainfall?

 A: Huminental (C.F.)

 Q: Which of the Great Lakes lies furthest north?

 A: The Rockie Mountains (C.F. and E.S.)

 Q: Name the continent Alaska is part of.

 A: Canada (D.M.)

 A: Middle East (J.R.)

 Q: What form of chemical weathering can also contribute to deforestation?

 A: Assed rain. (A. O.)

 Q: Describe the advantage of using coal over non-fossil fuels.

 A: The advantages of using coal are that we could make bar-b-queues by using them.

Q: Why do rivers flood?

A: The melting of the mountains.

 Q: Why is El Nino called "El Nino"?

 A: Because lots of Children die because of it or children were responsible for bad things back in the day. (Thai N.)

 A: Because it is the birth of Jesus.

 Q: Why is global warming a threat?

 A: Its a world war death because I think that its because a lot of people die in the snow.

 A: Glovel Worming is a thread to the world because every thing coud freeze and turn into ice age again.

 Human & Cultural Geography

 B: Who knows which ethnic group is most populous in the US?

 S: Asians! Cuz they multiply like crazy! (Marco V.)

 B: Some of these capital cities you already know... like... what's the capital of the U.S.?

 S: Sacramento?

 B: For example, different cultures have different attitudes about sex.  In Hindu tradition they have statues of Shiva having sex with his wife.

 Marcos V: Wait, who's having sex with statues?

Q: What outdoor sports do most Canadians enjoy?

 A: Washing (C.U.)

 A: They ice skate, skate, and belt stones.

 "The two most populous cities in the largest formerly Communist country are New York and Losangeles."  (M. G.)

 "Pokemon is an extreme form of diffusion."  (A.A.)

 "My families way of culture distinguishes us in English."  (E.D.)

 "People buy and sell capitalism."  (E.M.)

 Q: List 5 differences between the US and North Korea.

 A: "They [the North Koreans] all look the same." (Jose A.)