1. Which country spans more degrees of latitude — Malaysia or Vietnam?
2. Which French island territory is located closer to mainland France — Reunion or Guadeloupe?
3. The state of Amazonas is home to Jaú National Park, one of the largest tropical forest reserves in which South American country?
4. Peshawar, the capital of the North-West Frontier Province, is located near the mostly Pashtun-populated eastern regions of Afghanistan in which country?
5. In March 2009, a municipal archive building in the city of Cologne collapsed. This city, located on the Rhine River, is in which country?
6. In February 2009, the world’s largest diamond producer by value announced it would cut production due to decreased demand. This company’s largest mining operations are in an African country located just south of Namibia’s Caprivi Strip. Name this country.
7. Place the following countries in order according to the number of other countries they border from most to fewest — Bangladesh, Rwanda, San Marino.
8. Place the following countries in order according to their gross domestic product per capita, from highest to lowest — Ethiopia, Brunei, Lithuania.
9. Duikers are a genus of small African antelopes, with some species having been illegally hunted to very low numbers. These animals live in a range whose westernmost parts include a country formerly known as the Grain Coast. Name this country.
10. The Siberian tiger, the largest subspecies of tiger, is sometimes hunted for its fur and is reported to be found in Russia, China, and the smallest country that borders them both. Name this East Asian country.
ANSWERS: 1. Vietnam 2. Guadeloupe 3.Brazil 4. Pakistan 5. Germany 6.Botswana 7.Rwanda, Bangladesh, San Marino 8.Brunei, Lithuania, Ethiopia 9. Liberia 10.North Korea (Also acceptable: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) National Geographic Bee, National Geographic Society
