1. Desertification has become an increasing problem in what West African country, whose capital is Bamako?
2. In 1980, more than 120,000 people crossed the Straits of Florida bound for the United States. The Mariel Boatlift, as it became known, started in which country?
3. Obwarzanki, rings of bread similar to pretzels, can be purchased for around one zloty in which country on the Baltic Sea?
4. The Dome of the Rock, built over a site sacred to both Muslims and Jews, is located in what ancient city?
5. The Trans-Canada Highway, the world’s longest national highway, has its eastern terminus on which island?
6. Which country, known for its peanut production, is surrounded on three sides by Senegal?
7. The Indus River, one of the longest rivers in south Asia and the chief river of Pakistan, empties into what sea?
8. Adelaide, located on the Torrens River near the Gulf of Vincent, is a chief port for the southern part of which country?
9. The Libyan Desert covers parts of Libya, Egypt, and which other country?
10. The Old City of Dubrovnik, removed from the World Heritage endangered sites list in 1998, is in which Adriatic country?
ANSWERS: 1. Mali 2. Cuba 3. Poland 4. Jerusalem 5. Newfoundland 6. Gambia 7. Arabian Sea 8. Australia 9. Sudan 10. Croatia National Geographic Bee, National Geographic Society
