1. In which ocean can you find an island country, made up of parts of the Gilbert, Line, and Phoenix Island groups, that lies in both the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
2. The Agulhas Current, a warm current that flows mainly north to south along southern Africa, marks the western boundary of which ocean?
3. Cocos, a 9-square-mile island that is a national park and important habitat for many large marine animals, lies north of the Galápagos Islands in which ocean?
4. In which ocean are the South Sandwich Islands, which are important breeding grounds for chinstrap penguins?
5. Which ocean is home to the Ninetyeast Ridge, a long, linear mid-ocean ridge that is located northeast of the Kerguelen Plateau?
6. In which ocean is Ascension Island, home to one of the three ground stations for the Global Positioning System?
7. Sala-y-Gomez, a rocky islet of volcanic origin, is located on the Nasca Plate in which ocean?
8. Triangular trade is a term that refers to the movement of raw materials, finished goods, and slaves during the 18th century between ports in which ocean?
9. Which ocean borders the fewest continents?
10. Which ocean shares the longest stretch of open water with the Arctic Ocean?
National Geographic Bee, National Geographic Society
ANSWERS: 1. Pacific 2. Indian 3. Pacific 4. Atlantic 5. Indian 6. Atlantic 7. Pacific 8. Atlantic 9. Indian 10. Atlantic
