1. Which of the four primary political units of the United Kingdom shares large deposits of oil and natural gas in the North Sea with Norway and other countries?
2. The Greek word meaning “the country between two rivers” is the historical name for what region located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
3. Kourou, home to the European Space Agency’s main spaceport, is located in what overseas department of France?
4. Closed to non-Muslims, the second-most sacred city in Islam is the site of the Prophet Mohammed’s tomb. Name this Saudi Arabian city.
5. The greater metropolitan area of Osaka includes what other major port city located on Osaka Bay?
6. Name the city, originally a fishing village on the Strait of Dover, that is now the eastern terminus of the Chunnel.
7. What term best describes an embankment, usually made of earth and designed to control or hold back water, keeping it from flooding adjacent land?
8. The city formerly known as Leopoldville is an important center for trade and business in which country?
9. Yemen has campaigned unsuccessfully to join the Gulf Cooperation Council, a group dedicated to promoting economic and political ties in the region. Name Yemen’s capital.
10. Remittances from citizens living abroad help bolster the economy of a European country located on the Strait of Otranto, a body of water that connects the Adriatic and Ionian Seas. Name this country.
ANSWERS: 1. Scotland 2. Mesopotamia 3. French Guiana 4. Medina 5. Kobe 6. Calais 7. dike (Also acceptable: levee) (Not acceptable: dam) 8. Democratic Republic of the Congo 9. Sanaa 10. Albania
National Geographic Bee, National Geographic Society
