1. A plant community dominated by thickets of shrubs and small trees and usually found in Mediterranean climates is known as what — deciduous forest or chaparral?
2. The protective layer in Earth’s atmosphere that absorbs some of the sun’s ultraviolet rays and reduces the amount of radiation reaching the surface is known by what term — ozone layer or asthenosphere?
3. Which country is not bordered by the Orinoco River — Ecuador, Colombia or Venezuela?
4. Which country is not crossed by the Tropic of Cancer — Mexico, Cameroon or Saudi Arabia?
5. Which country does not include a portion of the Andes Mountains — Chile, Colombia or Uruguay?
6. Which country is not a major producer of oil — Iran, Japan, or Russia?
7. Which country is not a major producer of iron ore — the United States, Brazil or Saudi Arabia?
8. Which country does not share a border with Bangladesh — India, Myanmar or Vietnam?
9. Which country does not contain a desert — Romania, Algeria or Chile?
10. Which country is not crossed by the Great Rift Valley — Central African Republic, Ethiopia or Tanzania?
ANSWERS: 1. chapparal 2. ozone layer 3. Ecuador 4. Cameroon 5. Uruguay 6. Japan 7. Saudi Arabia 8. Vietnam 9. Romania 10. Central African Republic National Geographic Bee, National Geographic Society
