GeoFact of the Day: June 2021

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Flag of the Day: Montserrado County, Liberia

This is the flag of Montserrado County, a county in western LIBERIA with about 1.5 million residents and home to Liberia’s national capital, Monrovia. Each of the 15 counties in Liberia has a miniature version of the Liberian flag in the top-left corner of its flag. The light blue circle in the center of Montserrado County’s flag contains a whimsical depiction of a small house surrounded by towering trees.

Map of Liberia with Montserrado County highlighted in orange

This county is one of the smallest in Liberia. Its geographic area is 1809.4 square kilometers and 1057.9 square miles, or about 2.5% of Liberia’s area. In addition to Monrovia, cities and communities in Montserrado County include Arthington, Bensonville (county capital), Careysburg, Jimoliba, Mount Coffee, Nyehn, Paynesville, and Zannah.

Monday, June 21, 2021

Flag of the Day: Amman, Jordan

This is the flag of Amman, a city home to about 4 million residents and serving as the national capital of JORDAN. A large part of this flag is the Arabic spelling, عمان, of Amman. Abstract shapes in the background represent buildings and hills in the city. Communities surrounding Amman in northern Jordan include Al Mafraq, As Salț, Az Zarqā’, Irbid, and Ma’dabā.

Saturday, June 12, 2021

National Geographic Quiz — June 12th, 2021

Questions for this quick geography quiz are found on the National Geographic Geo Bee Quiz (↗) website. You can further test your geographic knowledge (↗) with geography quizzes from GeoFact of the Day. The answers to this quiz are listed below; enjoy and good luck!

1)      A deep gorge called the Iron Gate is located on the border between SERBIA and what country located to the northeast?
A — SLOVAKIA
B — ROMANIA
C — CROATIA

2)      Which country is not a major producer of petroleum?
A — SPAIN
B — KUWAIT
C — VENEZUELA

3)      Which country currently hosts a larger refugee population?
A — PORTUGAL
B — JORDAN
C — HUNGARY

4)      In the year 1936, ETHIOPIA was made part of Italian East Africa after the occupation of what capital city?
A — Khartoum
B — Asmara
C — Addis Ababa

ANSWERS

Question 1: B . . . . . Romania

Question 2: A . . . . . Spain

Question 3: B . . . . . Jordan

Question 4: C . . . . . Addis Ababa

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