1. Place these countries in order according to their literacy rates from highest to lowest: Japan, Indonesia, Philippines.
2. Place these lakes in order according to their longitude from west to east: Lake Balaton, Lake Constance, Lake Ladoga.
3. Place these countries in order according to their land area from largest to smallest: Angola, Kenya, Nigeria.
4. Place these countries in order according to their date of independence from the United Kingdom from earliest to most recent: India, Botswana, Egypt.
5. Place these cities in order according to their average annual rainfall from most to least: Kabul, Belize City, Sydney.
6. Place these countries in order according to the length of their coastlines from longest to shortest: Iran, Iraq, Kuwait.
7. Place these capital cities in order according to their latitude from north to south: Minsk, Bucharest, Kiev.
8. Place these countries in order according to their population growth rate from largest to smallest: Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan.
9. Place these capitals in order according to their longitude from west to east: Tehran, Colombo, Khartoum.
10. Place these rivers in order according to their lengths from longest to shortest: Ganges, Mekong, Yangtze.
ANSWERS: 1. Japan, Philippines, Indonesia 2. Lake Constance, Lake Balaton, Lake Ladoga 3. Angola, Nigeria, Kenya 4. Egypt, India, Botswana 5. Belize City, Sydney, Kabul 6. Iran, Kuwait, Iraq 7. Minsk, Kiev, Bucharest 8. Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia 9. Khartoum, Tehran, Colombo 10. Yangtze, Mekong, Ganges
National Geographic Bee, National Geographic Society
