1. Bengali is the official language of a densely populated Asian country in which over 70 percent of the population lives in rural areas. Name this country.
2. Located on the North Sea and designed in accordance with Renaissance planning ideals, the Beemster Polder is an example of reclaimed land in what European country?
3. Monte Alban, once a center of Zapotec culture, is located in Oaxaca, one of the southernmost states in what country?
4. Although Arabic is the official language, French is often used for economic activities in a country dominated by the Atlas Mountains. Name this country.
5. There are more than 150 ethnic groups living within the borders of a large country that borders both the Pacific and Arctic oceans, but not the Atlantic. Name this country.
6. More than 75 percent of the population practices both Shinto and Buddhist traditions in what Asian country where trains are a common form of long-distance travel?
7. Due to migrants from the Balkans and nearby Asian countries, which large Southern Hemisphere country has recently seen a significant increase in immigration?
8. Puerto Limon is the center of Afro-Caribbean culture in a Central American country that has not had a standing army since 1948. Name this country.
9. Spanish, Quechua and Aymara are all official languages in what landlocked South American country?
10. What northern African country, known for historic Roman cities on the Mediterranean Sea, has benefited economically from the discovery of oil deposits in the 1950s?
ANSWERS: 1. Bangladesh 2. Netherlands 3. Mexico 4. Morocco 5. Russia 6. Japan 7. Australia
8. Costa Rica 9. Bolivia 10. Libya
National Geographic Bee, National Geographic Society
