1. The Pamir Knot, a region where several major Asian mountain ranges meet, lies mainly in which country in Central Asia?
2. Name South Africa’s chief seaport, which is on Natal Bay.
3. The port city of Arica, which was taken from Peru in the War of the Pacific, is located in which country?
4. The atoll of Funafuti is part of which country in Oceania?
5. The Guggenheim art museum on the Nervion River has increased tourism in what major Spanish port near the Bay of Biscay?
6. Lake Assad, created by a major hydroelectric dam, is located on which river?
7. Rubies and sapphires are mined in a Southeast Asian country that borders India. Name this country.
8. What channel links the southern part of the Irish Sea to the Atlantic Ocean?
9. The islands of Caravela, Orango and Bolama are part of the Bissagos Islands off which West African country?
10. Río Muni is the mainland portion of the only African country that has Spanish as its official language. Name this former Spanish colony.
ANSWERS: 1. Tajikistan 2. Durban 3. Chile 4. Tuvalu 5. Bilbao 6. Euphrates River 7. Myanmar (Also acceptable: Burma) 8. St. George’s Channel 9. Guinea-Bissau 10. Equatorial Guinea
