1. Harappa and Mohenjo Daro, prehistoric sites of the ancient Indus Valley civilization, were first excavated in the early 1920s in what present-day country?
2. Usually occurring in the winter, an Icelandic low is a subpolar area of low pressure lying over the North Atlantic Ocean between Iceland and what other island?
3. Dungeness Point, a cape located at the entrance to the Strait of Magellan, is found in which country?
4. In May 2005, women were given the right to vote and run for political office in which small country located on the Persian Gulf?
5. Arcuate, bird’s foot and cuspate are three terms that refer to what geographical feature?
6. Silesia, a major industrial area, is found in Poland and which neighboring country to the south?
7. Free association, a term referring to self- government without full sovereignty, describes the political relationship between New Zealand and which small island located bewteen Tonga and the Cook Islands?
8. Antique markets can be found in San Telmo, a neighborhood in which South American city on the Río de la Plata?
9. Austronesian languages are spoken on islands in both the Pacific and Indian oceans. Which large island is the westernmost home to this language family?
10. Once a German colony centered on the estuary of the Wouri River, English and French are now the official languages in which equatorial country?
National Geographic Bee, National Geographic Society
GEO QUIZ ANSWERS: 1. Pakistan 2. Greenland 3. Argentina 4. Kuwait 5. Delta 6. Czech Republic 7. Niue 8. Buenos Aires 9. Madagascar 10. Cameroon
