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AZ Finalist | National Geographic Bee 2012


hi my name is Raja rangga I am an 8th
grader at st. Gregory college
preparatory school in tucson arizona and
i am the arizona state representative
for the National Geographic Bee 2012
the name Tucson comes from the Spanish
word took Sun which comes from the
Johanna Odom ward on meaning at
the base of the Black Hill this is a
reference to an ancient extinct
volcanoes in the Tucson area Tucson is
in a bowl start of a mountains on all
four sides it is in the Sonoran Desert
and it is surrounded by saguaro national
park I am surrounded by the native flora
of the Sonoran Desert the most famous of
which is the saguaro cactus the Saguaro
flower when it blooms in May is the
state flower of the state of Arizona the
attractions City of Tucson include the
desert museum the biosphere to keep the
observatory Mount Lemmon and kartchner
caverns
Arizona six largest state by area on the
United States and it has many
attractions including the Petrified
Forest complete four corners and the
Painted Desert in the Northeast the
Grand Canyon in the northwest and the
Sonoran Desert in the south
if I were to trade places any world
explorer or leader I opaque roald
amundsen because between 1903 1904
thouest passage and in 1911 he was the
first man to reach the South Pole having
pioneered both polar expeditions is a
great feat and I was inspired by him
since I visited the Fram museum in oslo
and i explored his amazing wooden ship
I love maps and I love to travel and my
love for travel has taken me to all six
inhabited continents
you
during my travels I absorb the native
culture language and history around me I
then make associations between those and
what I already know and that helps me to
remember I have acquired my father’s
love for travelling and my grandfather’s
love for history and geography
if I could lead the world for a day I
would try to end the human rights
violations the ethnic discriminations
and the totalitarian regimes worldwide I
believe that everyone should have an
equal voice and the right to live in
peace
he Nets you do you know that lee-char
gaga God bunch of the dog show is a lake
in webster massachusetts on the border
with Connecticut it is the longest name
for a link in the world and it has 45
litres it means I fish on my side your
side
if I could go anywhere in the world I
would probably go to Madagascar because
I’ve always been intrigued by the native
flora and fauna that can be seen there
like the Lemur
when I’m an adult I’d like to pursue a
career in medicine my love for geography
and travel makes me want to be a doctor
for the Red Cross or the United Nations
or for doctors without borders and to
serve the people in disaster struck
areas
here’s wishing all of you the best of
luck in the National Geographic finals
and I’m looking forward to meeting you
all in DC this may
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