1. Name the country where Parima-Tapirapeco National Park, which includes the headwaters of the Orinoco River, is located.
2. An East Asian country, located on a peninsula east of the Yellow Sea, spent much of the 1960s and 1970s under autocratic rule but now has a democratic government. Name this country.
3. Masira, the site of a former British air base, is located in the Arabian Sea and is a Southwest Asian country’s largest island. Name this country.
4. An African country that has 11 official languages, two of which are Indo-European, also has a Mediterranean climate region in its western provinces. Name this country.
5. A mountainous country on the Balkan Peninsula that was closely aligned with China during the 1960s and 1970s was one of two countries to join NATO in 2009. Name this country.
6. A petroleum-producing country located at the eastern end of the Caribbean Sea is the only island country that lies on both the Caribbean and South American tectonic plates. Name this country.
7. A landlocked African country shares its name with a lake that was once one of the continent’s largest, but has been shrinking for many years due to decreased rainfall in the region. Name this country.
8. The smallest non-island member of the European Union, located between the group’s two most populous members, is also the E.U. country with the highest gross domestic product per capita. What is the name of this country?
9. A mountainous Central Asian country, which surrounds multiple enclaves belonging to its neighboring countries, has decided to evict United States military forces from the Manas air base. Name this country.
10. A landlocked South American country is divided into two sections by the river with which it shares its name. Name this country.
ANSWERS: 1. Venezuela 2. South Korea (Also acceptable: Republic of Korea) 3. Oman 4. South Africa 5. Albania 6. Trinidad and Tobago (Not acceptable: Trinidad) 7. Chad 8. Luxembourg 9. Kyrgyzstan 10. Paraguay
