1. Which country shares its name with Africa’s third-largest lake?
2. Baguio was the summer capital of a western Pacific country that was formerly controlled by United States. Name this country.
3. Descendants of escaped slaves live in the mountainous region known as Cockpit Country on which Caribbean island?
4. The Nangnim Range is a mountainous region located along the northern border of what peninsular Asian country?
5. Which present-day country, which shares a border with Serbia, declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1908?
6. Since 1945, the Habomai Islands have been occupied by the Soviet Union, and subsequently by Russia, but are claimed by which other country?
7. The Hala’ib Triangle has been the site of an international boundary dispute between Sudan and which neighboring country?
8. Spain’s third-most-populous city, founded by the Romans and fortified by the Moors, hosted the America’s Cup sailing race in 2007. Name this coastal city.
9. The Cordillera Central, a mountainous region found north of Ponce, is located on which Caribbean island?
10. Ventspils, an ice-free port, is a major site for the export of oil from which Baltic country?
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ANSWERS: 1. Malawi 2. Philippines 3. Jamaica 4. North Korea (Also acceptable: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) 5. Bulgaria 6. Japan
7. Egypt 8. Valencia 9. Puerto Rico 10. Latvia
National Geographic Bee, National Geographic Society
