1. In late March 2007, Protestant and Catholic political leaders from Northern Ireland agreed to form a power-sharing government that took effect in early May 2007. The leaders met in what city that lies at the mouth of the Lagan River?
2. The second-largest oil producer in sub-Saharan Africa is also the richest Portuguese-speaking country in Africa. Name this country.
3. Lampedusa, an island whose geographical location has made it a target for illegal immigrants seeking to enter the European Union from Africa, is administered by which country?
4. A city that is divided by a river of the same name was the imperial capital of Vietnam for more than a century. Name this city, which is still an important cultural center.
5. Place these Caribbean islands in order according to their distance from the Tropic of Cancer from nearest to farthest: Grenada, Jamaica, Cuba.
6. Place these countries in order according to their population density from highest to lowest: Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia.
7. Which country has a larger area of semiarid climate — Myanmar or Mongolia?
8. Which country has a larger number of people who speak Arabic — Sudan or Tanzania?
9. Which country grows more rice annually — Russia or Bangladesh?
10. What term describes the air circulation pattern of rising air at the Equator and sinking air around 30 degrees latitude — Hadley Cell or westerly?
ANSWERS: 1. Belfast 2. Angola 3. Italy 4. Hue 5. Cuba, Jamaica, Grenada 6. Indonesia, New Zealand, Australia 7. Mongolia 8. Sudan 9. Bangladesh 10. Hadley Cell
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