Natural World

[Sweetpea]

ONE ANSWER PER DAY PLEASE!


1) Why are major fires in the city of La Paz in Bolivia almost impossible? - Lack of Oxygen due to high altitude - Bruv

2) What are pearls composed of? - Calcium Carbonate (Chalk) - Hekna

3) How many degrees of the Earth’s surface does the sun travel across in one hour? - 15 - Churchill

4) How many time zones are there in the USA? - 4 - Kels97

5) What are the Chinook, the Mistral and The Sirocco? - Winds - Bruv

6) If the Greenwich Meridian is at 0 degrees, what is at 180 degrees? - The International Dateline - Von

7) What is the worlds highest waterfall? - Angel Falls - Von

8) What mammal’s pregnancies last longer than any other on earth? - African Elephant - Hekna

9) What is England’s highest mountain? - Scafell pike in the Lake District - jaysay

10) Connacht, Ulster, Munster are 3 of the 4 provinces of Ireland, name the 4th? - Leinster - jaysay

I think until MODERATELY recently, Victoria was classed as the highest. (When I was at school) Then they dicovered Angel falls. Or something like that.

[Sweetpea]

Victoria is the widest.

Thought that was Niagra.. Ah well.

I DO know my ex geography teacher has put out a contract on me.

[Sweetpea]

Maybe I'm mixed up, someone said something was the widest.

[Kels97]

4.... 4.

[jaysay]

10 Lemster

[Sweetpea]

I'll give you that..

6. International date line. And LOTS of water, BIG NASTY water.

[Sweetpea]

Another one done!!