1.Place the following countries in order according to their latitude from north to south — Papua New Guinea, Panama, Belgium.
2. Place the following countries in order according to their population from largest to smallest — Venezuela, Spain, Mongolia.
3. Place the following countries in order according to their land area from largest to smallest — Botswana, Djibouti, Finland.
4. Place the following countries in order according to their total length of railroad tracks from greatest to least — China, Bulgaria, Canada.
5. Place the following countries in order according to the length of their coastlines from longest to shortest — New Zealand, Ecuador, Turkey.
6. Place the following countries in order according to their proven coal reserves from largest to smallest — South Africa, Russia, India.
7. Place the following countries in order according to the number of cars they produce each year, from most to fewest — Germany, Italy, Japan.
8. Place the following countries in order of their population densities from greatest to least — Algeria, Australia, Indonesia.
9. Place the following countries in order according to the percentage of their population that is rural from largest to smallest — Estonia, Laos, Syria.
10. Place the following countries in order according to number of years since independence from most to fewest — Uruguay, Benin, Ireland.
ANSWERS: 1. Belgium, Panama, Papua New Guinea 2. Spain, Venezuela, Mongolia 3. Botswana, Finland, Djibouti 4. China, Canada, Bulgaria 5. New Zealand, Turkey, Ecuador 6. Russia, India, South Africa 7. Japan, Germany, Italy 8. Indonesia, Algeria, Australia 9. Laos, Syria, Estonia
10. Uruguay, Ireland, Benin
National Geographic Bee, National Geographic Society
