Can you name the Largest US cities on the ocean? by quizer500

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Largest US cities on the ocean Quiz

by quizer500

Created Jun 12, 2010 in Geography
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	Trek222:	Jun 13th, 2010 at 01:47 GMT	3 points
	Charleston, South Carolina should definitely be on there if Newport News, Virginia is.

	theologystudent:	Jun 13th, 2010 at 02:09 GMT	3 points
	Good idea, but you need some more clarification of what you mean by "on the ocean." I.e., is San Jose really "on the ocean?" What about Fremont, CA, then? Or why isn't Portland, OR on here if Vancouver, WA (I assume the one in WA - maybe you need states on at least some of these) is on here? In what sense is Hialeah "on the ocean?"

	quizer500:	Jun 13th, 2010 at 03:00 GMT	-1 points
	Sorry,I'll edit this quiz.Its just that when I look at a map, it can sometimes be quite difficult to distinguish about what the citie's border reaches and doesn't quite reach.

	theologystudent:	Jun 13th, 2010 at 03:04 GMT	2 points
	I don't mean that it's necessarily bad by any means. You just need to clarify your definition of "on the ocean" in the game note section and then make sure that the cities you've listed conform to it. For the most part, I like this quiz as it is (though you might want to split it into multiple columns also).

	nemoaccord:	Jun 13th, 2010 at 03:30 GMT	2 points
	I believe that Mobile, Alabama and Brownsville, Texas should be on here.

	cantthinkofaname:	Jun 13th, 2010 at 05:17 GMT	5 points
	put it in 2 columns.

	Onno:	Jun 13th, 2010 at 07:37 GMT	1 point
	According to the census map on Wikipedia, Inglewood's city limits don't touch the ocean, and the same for Santa Clara, and maybe some other California cities too.

	troncy:	Jun 13th, 2010 at 07:45 GMT	2 points
	The idea is great, you just need to fine tune it a bit. Get a Rand-McNally atlas and you should be able to tell which cities are on the ocean/bay and which ones aren't. And FYI, Vancouver, WA is definitely not on the ocean. :) As Theo said, it will help if you clarify what "on the ocean" means. :) Good luck!

	goldenboy100:	Jun 13th, 2010 at 11:49 GMT	2 points
	I think you need to clarify what you mean by "on the ocean", as some cities here border a sea and not an ocean.

	newenglander:	Jun 13th, 2010 at 15:34 GMT	3 points
	how is jersey city not here if bridgeport is?

	johnlk:	Jun 13th, 2010 at 17:43 GMT	0 points
	Why is Baltimore on the ocean, but Philadelphia is not?

	cantthinkofaname:	Jun 13th, 2010 at 20:50 GMT	1 point
	@ johnlk because Philly isn't on the ocean, Penn. doesn't touch the ocean at all.

	JRL:	Jun 13th, 2010 at 22:42 GMT	0 points
	Way too inconsistent. You need to articulate specific criteria for "on the ocean." For example, distinguish the waterways of Houston and Baltimore (which you included) versus Washington and Philadelphia (which you excluded). Also, Tacoma seems to have a large enough population to be included, and it's on the exact same body of water as Seattle. Also, I believe you should allow "Ft Lauderdale" as a shortcut for Fort Lauderdale.

	quizer500:	Jun 13th, 2010 at 23:40 GMT	1 point
	FYI,Washington D.C. and Philadelphia are actaually on rivers that empty out into bays(which I consider part of the ocean).And also if you look,I did put Tacoma,WA on there.I may have made a few flaws in this game(which I immediately fixed as long as I agreed with them),but not this extreme

	sharpdale:	Jun 14th, 2010 at 22:20 GMT	1 point
	One thing no one seems to have mentioned is that many of the cities on the list in the southeastern U.S. are actually on the Gulf of Mexico. Your quiz, so you're free to include it, but if you're going to include it, you should mention it up front so that players don't restrict their thinking/visualizing to the two oceans that border the country.

	senob44:	Sep 16th, 2010 at 22:17 GMT	1 point
	Interesting quiz :) May I suggest adding Newark and Elizabeth, NJ as they border Newark Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. One of the busiest seaports in the country as well. ;)

	pita:	May 5th, 2011 at 13:17 GMT	0 points
	If Houston is on the ocean, you might as well put every river city like St Louis and Kansas City in as well.