Geography Game

[jansenov]

Uluru - supposedly the largest rock in the world

[Blais_13]

Utah-I don't think I have to introduce this state into any dinofans,since it's home to many found fossils,including  Utahraptor ,Troodon,Allosaurus,Apatosaurus,Torosaurus,and Stegosaurus just to name a  few.

[The Chronicler]

Hawaii - 50th state to join the United States. It is the only state that was once its own kingdom, until the monarchy was overthrown and the islands were annexed as a U.S. territory in 1898. It is also the only state that is actually growing in land area (not surprising, considering that they're volcanic islands).

[aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato)]

Isla Vista - A college town wrapped around University of California Santa Barbara. Raucous parties 7 days a week at all times. I may or may not have been involved in some of them. Most popular for its Halloween 'parties' where enough outsiders infiltrate the town to partake in the drinking, risque costumes and general hedonism that in recent years police action and roadblocks are a regular event.

[Ducky123]

Hawaii - 50th state to join the United States. It is the only state that was once its own kingdom, until the monarchy was overthrown and the islands were annexed as a U.S. territory in 1898. It is also the only state that is actually growing in land area (not surprising, considering that they're volcanic islands).

currently mainly Kilauea Volcano is responsible for the new land since its erupting since ehm... dunno, but some year in the 80s, the other Volcanos( Mauna Loa, the biggest mountain of the earth btw, is inactive atm)

[The Chronicler]

Arkhangelsk - A city in northwestern Russia, on the coast of the White Sea. Although people had lived in (and fought over) this area since the early days of Vikings, the present city was founded in 1584 by order of Ivan the Terrible, serving as Russia's only link to sea trade for over a hundred years. During WWII, it was one of the two port cities (the other was Murmansk) through which Allied aid came into the Soviet Union.

[aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato)]

Kilauea Volcano - A volcano in Hawaii, its responsible for all of Hawaii's new land since its eruptions from the 1980s, the other Volcanos (including Mauna Loa, the biggest mountain of the earth) are inactive at the moment.

(You'll never guess where I got this information; took hours of searching)

[The Chronicler]

Oahu - The most populated of the Hawaiian Islands and third largest in land area. 44mi long and 30mi across, it is the 20th largest island in the United States. 75% of Hawaii's population lives on this island, and 75% of those people live in or near the city of Honolulu on it's southern shore. Kamehameha conquered this island in 1795, marked as the start of the Kingdom of Hawaii that would last until the annexation to the U.S. in 1898.

[aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato)]

I gotta get us out of Hawaii

Ulan Bator  - One of the oldest cities in the world, it is currently the capital of Mongolia. It's also nowhere near Hawaii in any way.

[The Chronicler]

Rochester - The third largest city in New York state, after New York City and Buffalo. Became one of America's first boomtowns after the Erie Canal opened in 1823. In the 1830s, it was the largest producer of flour in the United States, giving it the nickname of the "Flour City," until later in the 19th century when the flour industry moved westward with the agriculture.

[aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato)]

RomÊ - A duchy in Rome, named after the collective term for the offspring of the city founder, Romulus. (Have fun with this next one! ;D )

[jansenov]

?sica - A Roman fort whose ruins lie near Haltwhistle, Northumberland. It's function was to protect Haltwhistle Burn, a river crossing Hadrian's Wall.

[The Chronicler]

Avignon - A city in southern France. Best know for once replacing Rome as the Pope's residence for much of the 12th century. The city and surrounding area remained Papal territory until it was annexed by France in 1791, during the French Revolution.

[aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato)]

Northumbria was the kingdom of around AD 800 that later became the United Kingdom. It was founded by ?thelfrith, but mythologically its founding is attested to Brutus of Troy.

[The Chronicler]

Amarillo - 14th largest city in Texas, and the largest city in the Texas Panhandle. It's name comes from the Spanish word for yellow. In the 1930s, it was the world's only source of commercial Helium. Historic Route 66 runs through this city.

[aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato)]

Okay, Arkansas is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Arkansas, United States with a funny name.

[The Chronicler]

Yellow (River) - Also known as Huang He, it is the 6th longest river in the world, and 2nd longest in Asia, after the Yangtze. It is known as "the cradle of Chinese civilization." It has also been nicknamed "China's Sorrow" due to its many devastating floods throughout history. In fact, the two deadliest natural disasters in recorded history (not counting famines or epidemics) were caused by the flooding of this river (2nd worst in 1887, and the worst in 1931, which killed 1 to 4 million people). Its name comes from the appearance of its muddy water. The saying "when the Yellow River flows clear" is basically a Chinese version of the phrase "when pigs fly."

[aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato)]

Willamette Valley - A famous location for anyone who played the classic kid's edutainment game Oregon Trail, this Oregon fruit basket was a popular destination for settlers who traveled west during the mid to late 1800s. The final stretch to the valley required settlers to either brave the Columbia River or the Dalles road.

[Ducky123]

Yucatan peninsula: It's part of the states of Mexico, Guatemala and Belize. Close to Yucatan a huge asteroid hit planet earth 65 million years ago ending the era of the dinosaurs.

[aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato)]

Aberwyvern castle is a fictitious medieval castle built in 13th century Wales, invented by David Macaulay in order to explain the construction and features of such a fortification in his book Castle. I freaking loved that book as a kid.