1. Recent excavations have helped archaeologists learn more about Woodhenge, a circular monument related to the famous Stonehenge. These sites are located less than 2 miles apart, near the largest city in the county of Wiltshire. Name this city.
2. The tomb of Herod the Great, king of Judaea in the second half of the last century B.C., was discovered in the Herodium complex, a hill located approximately 15 miles northeast of the largest city in the West Bank. Name this city.
3. Recently published photos of the 48- million-year-old fossil remains of a pregnant whale suggest how whales evolved from land- to ocean-dwelling animals. These fossils were found in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. Name the capital of this province.
4. Evidence helping to identify the mummy of the pharaoh Hatshepsut has been found in the area of the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. Name the present-day large city and important tourist destination across the Nile River from Hatshepsut’s tomb.
5. In 2007, researchers discovered a frozen woolly mammoth calf in the permafrost on the Yamal Peninsula in northern Russia. Name the major river that flows into the gulf located to the east of this peninsula.
6. The discovery of grave sites on the island of Éfate helped archaeologists understand the Lapita people, believed to be the first to colonize islands of the South Pacific. Éfate is a part of which country located northeast of New Caledonia?
7. In 2008, archaeologists announced the discovery of special stones at a Caribbean site. The stones are believed to have been status symbols for the Arawak tribe that inhabited the site, located near the present-day city of Holguín on what island?
8. In 2005, archaeologists discovered an Aegean Sea shipwreck that contained marble columns bound for Rome. The ship was found near the Turkish town of Kizilburun, located southwest of Turkey’s second largest port city. Name this city.
9. Alexander Selkirk was marooned on Robinson Crusoe Island, but the location of his shelter was unknown for over 300 years until archaeologists discovered evidence of his dwelling in 2005. Name the island group that includes Robinson Crusoe Island.
10. The discovery in December 2000 of fossilized remains from a hominin baby was just one of many finds in an Ethiopian state known for fossil discoveries, including the famous “Lucy” fossil. Name this state, which borders Djibouti and Eritrea.
GEOQUIZ ANSWERS: 1. Salisbury 2. Hebron 3. Quetta 4. Luxor 5. Ob River 6. Vanuatu 7. Cuba 8. Izmir 9. Juan Fernández Islands 10. Afar
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