1. The second largest city in the Republic of Ireland is a port city originally founded on an island in the Lee River. Name this city that shares its name with its famous harbor.
2. Excellent surfing and the nearby Addo Elephant National Park attract tourists to a deepwater harbor in South Africa. Name this busy port located on Algoa Bay.
3. Name the port city located at the northern end of the Suez Canal that was once one of the largest coal refueling stations in the world.
4. In a strategic position on the Strait of Hormuz, this port city, formerly known as Gombroon, is home to the main base of the Iranian Navy. Name this city.
5. Located south of the Kouilou River, the Republic of Congo’s major port is also its second-largest city. Name this port.
6. Colombia’s most populous port city is located on the Caribbean Sea near the mouth of the Magdalena River. Name this city.
7. A city on Thailand’s west coast is a popular tourist destination and port focusing on tin
and rubber exports. Name this city, built on an island in the Andaman Sea.
8. The RMS Titanic departed from what present-day industrial port that is located on the English Channel just north of the Isle of Wight?
9. Located on South Korea’s southeast coast, the country’s largest port city was its provisional capital during the Korean War. Name this city.
10. What city located west of Lima, and destroyed by a tsunami in 1746, is now the chief port of Peru?
ANSWERS: 1. Cork 2. Port Elizabeth 3. Port Said 4. Bandar Abbas 5. Pointe Noire 6. Barranquilla 7. Phuket 8. Southampton 9. Busan (Also acceptable: Pusan) 10. Callao National Geographic Bee, National Geographic Society
