TITLE

Ten Questions That Shook the Class

AUTHOR(S)

Cunningham, Glenn

PUB. DATE

October 1986

SOURCE

Phi Delta Kappan;Oct86, Vol. 68 Issue 2, p158

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article presents questions on geography that were used by a professor in quizzes during initial meetings with his students. First, how many members has the United Nations? Some student came close but the range was from 10 to 700. Second, how many national parks are there in California? Even those familiar with California's attractions had difficulty with this question because of their failure to distinguish among national parks, national monuments and state parks. Third, how many miles from Los Angeles to Bakersfield in California? Having lived all of one's life in Los Angeles, 110 miles from Bakersfield is not a guarantee that one knew the distance between the two locations. Fourth, how many miles from the earth to the moon? Fifth, what is the capital of West Virginia? Here the advantage should have been with the easterners. But it seemed to make no difference whether the student was from Pennsylvania or Oregon. Sixth, what time is it now in New York? Most of the students knew that there was a difference of three hours. Some, remembering that there were four time zones, insisted on a difference of four hours. Seventh, what direction are you facing? Next, how many feet in one mile? Another question was how do you spell Connecticut? And finally, what is 4 1/2 x 6?

ACCESSION #

15156018

Tags: GEOGRAPHY;  UNITED Nations -- Membership;  PARKS -- California

 

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