Geography Terminology

Read these definitions:

Definition of country: here.

Definition of nation: here.

Definition of region: here.

D-Maps link: here. Choose a map which can fit your entire region.

Geo Point Practice

Practicing the major cities and capitals of the United States is recommended to improve your chances at earning Geo Points.

Use these links to start:

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Raleigh, North Carolina

U.S. Cities: Beginner Level
U.S. Cities: Intermediate Level
U.S. Cities: Advanced Level

U.S. Cities: The South
U.S. Cities: The West
U.S. Cities: The Northeast
U.S. Cities: The Midwest

U.S. State Capitals

Democratic Debate #5

Democratic Debate #5 will be held Wednesday, November 20, in Atlanta, Georgia.

So far, 9 candidates have qualified:

• Joe Biden
• Elizabeth Warren
• Bernie Sanders
• Pete Buttigieg
• Kamala Harris
• Cory Booker
• Andrew Yang
• Tom Steyer
• Amy Klobuchar

To learn the rules for qualifying for the fifth debate, and to see how close the other Democratic candidates are to qualifying, check out this Washington Post article.

Democratic Debate #4

The link to the debate is here.

The three-hour debate is broken up into four parts:

Part I: impeachment, healthcare, and jobs

Part II: taxes, Syria, and Russia

Part III: gun violence, opioid epidemic, age of candidates, tech companies

Part IV: reproductive rights, Democratic visions, surprising friendships

The moderators did not ask a single question about the climate crisis.

FiveThirtyEight analysis of polling data on "Who Won the Fourth Democratic Debate?" is here.