SAMPLE QUIZ 1

Regurgitation (10 pts.-one for correct answer, one for spelling):

1. What was the name of the sailing ship that undertook the first, purely oceanographic voyage?

2. What were the years of that journey?

3. Who was the first to carefully measure the circumference of the Earth?

4. Name one major oceanographic institute.

5. Who is the American Naval Officer who is considered the "Father of Oceanography"?

Short Answer (10 pts.):

1. On the map below, find the location of the (A) Caspian Sea; (B) Persian Gulf; (C) Arabian Sea; and (D) the mouth of the Volga River.