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TX Finalist | National Geographic Bee 2012


hi I’m rockin out maker from sugarland

hi I’m rockin out maker from sugarland texas you do the summer

my hometown is named for the old

my hometown is named for the old imperial sugar factory which is behind

imperial sugar factory which is behind

imperial sugar factory which is behind me

although we’re definitely a disparate

although we’re definitely a disparate community we also have many modern

community we also have many modern

community we also have many modern attacking

now i am in front of the beautiful city

now i am in front of the beautiful city hall of Chu Berlin

we also have an ice hockey centre and

we also have an ice hockey centre and Sugarland is home to a new minor league

Sugarland is home to a new minor league

Sugarland is home to a new minor league baseball team the Sugarland skeeters

let’s say you could trade places with

let’s say you could trade places with any historical figure who would you pick

any historical figure who would you pick

any historical figure who would you pick and why let’s see I think there are a

and why let’s see I think there are a

and why let’s see I think there are a lot of people whose shoes I’d like to be

lot of people whose shoes I’d like to be

lot of people whose shoes I’d like to be in but i would take nelson mandela this

in but i would take nelson mandela this

in but i would take nelson mandela this impact on the world has been very

impact on the world has been very

impact on the world has been very positive and i would certainly like to

positive and i would certainly like to

positive and i would certainly like to have that kind of an impact myself one

have that kind of an impact myself one

have that kind of an impact myself one day if you are given a free ticket to

day if you are given a free ticket to

day if you are given a free ticket to travel anywhere in the world where would

travel anywhere in the world where would

travel anywhere in the world where would you go oh my I think I’d need multiple

you go oh my I think I’d need multiple

you go oh my I think I’d need multiple tickets because I’d have a long list of

tickets because I’d have a long list of

tickets because I’d have a long list of places to visit remote exotic locales

places to visit remote exotic locales

places to visit remote exotic locales like Antarctica and Iceland would come

like Antarctica and Iceland would come

like Antarctica and Iceland would come first but if you were to ask for a

first but if you were to ask for a

first but if you were to ask for a specific country I think it would be New

specific country I think it would be New

specific country I think it would be New Zealand how do you switch all that

Zealand how do you switch all that

Zealand how do you switch all that information and knowledge into your

information and knowledge into your

information and knowledge into your brain what’s your secret I don’t have

brain what’s your secret I don’t have

brain what’s your secret I don’t have any secrets but I will say that I study

any secrets but I will say that I study

any secrets but I will say that I study lots of maps so that I can visualize

lots of maps so that I can visualize

lots of maps so that I can visualize places and their positions better this

places and their positions better this

places and their positions better this helps me remember a lot more information

helps me remember a lot more information

helps me remember a lot more information if you are put in charge of the earth

if you are put in charge of the earth

if you are put in charge of the earth for an entire day what would be the

for an entire day what would be the

for an entire day what would be the first problem you would tackle well

first problem you would tackle well

first problem you would tackle well there are a lot of people in the world

there are a lot of people in the world

there are a lot of people in the world who are suffering from chronic illnesses

who are suffering from chronic illnesses

who are suffering from chronic illnesses right now and many of them could be

right now and many of them could be

right now and many of them could be cured if they had access to the proper

cured if they had access to the proper

cured if they had access to the proper medicines or clean drinking water or

medicines or clean drinking water or

medicines or clean drinking water or something basic that could easily be

something basic that could easily be

something basic that could easily be provided to them I think that saving the

provided to them I think that saving the

provided to them I think that saving the lives of at least some of these people

lives of at least some of these people

lives of at least some of these people is one of the most useful things that I

is one of the most useful things that I

is one of the most useful things that I could do if I were running the earth for

could do if I were running the earth for

could do if I were running the earth for a single day ok try to stump the

a single day ok try to stump the

a single day ok try to stump the National Geographic share one weird but

National Geographic share one weird but

National Geographic share one weird but true fact that you have learned ah here

true fact that you have learned ah here

true fact that you have learned ah here we go the plain of jars is a collection

we go the plain of jars is a collection

we go the plain of jars is a collection of large jar shaped stones that some

of large jar shaped stones that some

of large jar shaped stones that some archeologists believe could have been

archeologists believe could have been

archeologists believe could have been used as a burial site by

used as a burial site by

used as a burial site by groups of people who lived during the

groups of people who lived during the

groups of people who lived during the Iron Age these stones are situated in

Iron Age these stones are situated in

Iron Age these stones are situated in the northern part of an Asian country

the northern part of an Asian country

the northern part of an Asian country can Union this country what is your

can Union this country what is your

can Union this country what is your favorite geography fact and why the name

favorite geography fact and why the name

favorite geography fact and why the name of croatia in the Croatian language is

of croatia in the Croatian language is

of croatia in the Croatian language is Robert Scott I just find that very

Robert Scott I just find that very

Robert Scott I just find that very interesting what do you want to be when

interesting what do you want to be when

interesting what do you want to be when you are an adult I really haven’t

you are an adult I really haven’t

you are an adult I really haven’t decided that yet hopefully as time

decided that yet hopefully as time

decided that yet hopefully as time passes I will find something interesting

passes I will find something interesting

passes I will find something interesting and pursue it before we finish could you

and pursue it before we finish could you

and pursue it before we finish could you tell us the answer to the plain of jars

tell us the answer to the plain of jars

tell us the answer to the plain of jars question well the plain of jars is in

question well the plain of jars is in

question well the plain of jars is in Laos I hope you have enjoyed this brief

Laos I hope you have enjoyed this brief

Laos I hope you have enjoyed this brief video about me and my city and I look

video about me and my city and I look

video about me and my city and I look forward to the trip to Washington DC

forward to the trip to Washington DC

forward to the trip to Washington DC thank you

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