1. Bulgaria has two chief seaports that rival each other as economic centers and international resorts on the Black Sea. Name one of these cities.
2. Which South American country has phased out its former currency, the sucre, and adopted the United States dollar as its official currency?
3. Slavonia and Dalmatia are historic regions located in which present-day country?
4. What is the local name given to the katabatic winds in southern France that can cause damage to crops in the Rhône Valley?
5. The Esala Perahera, one of the largest Buddhist celebrations in the world, takes place in Kandy, a city in the interior highlands of which island country?
6. Expo 2008, an international exposition with the theme of “water and sustainable development,” was held in the largest city located on the Ebro River in Spain. Name this city.
7. The 2014 Winter Olympics will take place in Sochi, a Russian city located on what body of water?
8. Located northwest of Qatar, Sitrah is a port city in what oil-exporting island country?
9. Akimiski Island is the largest island in a bay that also marks the southernmost extent of the territory of Nunavut. Name this bay.
10. Timis County shares its name with a tributary of the Danube and is located in the western part of which European country?
ANSWERS: 1. Burgas (and Varna) 2. Ecuador 3. Croatia 4. mistral 5. Sri Lanka
6. Zaragoza 7. Black Sea 8. Bahrain 9. James Bay 10. Romania
