1. The Nenets are nomadic reindeer herders, fishermen, and hunters of the tundra. They inhabit an area between the White Sea and the base of the Taymyr Peninsula, located in what country?
2. The Mayo people, who combine Roman Catholicism with native religious practices, mainly live in the irrigated valleys of the Mayo and Fuerte Rivers. These rivers are located in the states of Sonora and Sinaloa in what country?
3. Mursi women are famous for wearing clay plates in their lower lips. The Mursi are an African semi-nomadic tribe who live near the Omo River in what country on the Horn of Africa?
4. Thousands of Ilsavan tribespeople still lead a nomadic or semi-nomadic lifestyle in Ardabil province, located in the northwestern part of what Asian country bordering the Caspian Sea?
5. The Yedina tribe inhabit the islands and marshy shores of a shrinking African lake. This lake is located near the junction of Cameroon, Nigeria, Niger, and what other country?
6. The Mahafaly people, whose name is said to mean “Those Who Make Taboos,” are one of about 18 ethnic groups inhabiting a large island country located south of the Seychelles. Name this country.
7. Tamanduas break open insect nests with their claws and use their long sticky tongues to eat the insects. These animals live in parts of South America and also on a nearby island that borders the Gulf of Paria. Name this island.
8. Plundered and burned by the Romans in 146 B.C., the ancient city of Carthage was located on the North African coast near a present-day capital city. Name this present-day city.
9. Lying at the northern end of the Adriatic Sea, a present-day city was once the leading seaport of medieval Europe and the continent’s link to Asia. Name this city.
10. A major port on the Mediterranean Sea is located east of the Rhône River delta and was founded by Greek mariners around 600 B.C. Name this city.
ANSWERS: 1. Russia 2. Mexico 3. Ethiopia 4. Iran 5. Chad 6. Madagascar 7. Trinidad 8. Tunis 9. Venice 10. Marseille
National Geographic Bee, National Geographic Society
