1. The Absheron Peninsula, rich in oil fields, is a part of which Asian country that borders the Caspian Sea?
2. Name the mountains that extend across much of Wales, from the Irish Sea to the Bristol Channel.
3. Lake Tanganyika forms the entire border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and what country to the east?
4. What South American desert is considered the driest desert on Earth?
5. Diamonds have helped give the country that borders both South Africa and Namibia one of the African continent’s fastest- growing economies. Name this country.
6. The name of a group of people who have traditionally been nomadic herders in the Middle East comes from an Arabic word that means “desert dwellers.” Name this group.
7. What large sea named for a British navigator is located east of the Antarctic Peninsula?
8. What gulf lies between the Arabian Peninsula and Somalia?
9. The cold Benguela Current contributes to the formation of a desert that stretches about 800 miles along the southwest coast of Africa. Name this desert.
10. The Paraná River forms part of the boundary between Argentina and what other country?
Answers
1. Azerbaijan 2. Cambrian Mountains 3. Tanzania 4. Atacama Desert 5. Botswana 6. Bedouin 7. Weddell Sea 8. Gulf of Aden 9. Namib Desert 10. Paraguay
National Geographic Bee, National Geographic Society
