1. Name the only overseas department of France in South America.
2. Along with Croatia, the northernmost former Yugoslav republic declared its independence in 1991. Name this country.
3. Victoria Falls, located along the Zambezi River, is shared by Zambia and what neighboring country?
4. An extensive public transit system, known as the TTC, serves the most populous city on the northern shore of Lake Ontario. Name this city.
5. Located south of the state capital of Merida, the Maya ruins at Ruta (ROOT-uh) Puuc (POOK) can be found on what peninsula in Mexico?
6. The Channel Islands, located close to the northern coast of France, are dependencies of the monarchy of which European country?
7. Wallonia, whose capital is the city of Namur, is in the French-speaking region that makes up the southern part of what country?
8. Nickel has been mined for more than a century near the city of Sudbury. This city is located in which Canadian province?
9. Finnmark, punctuated by fjords and inhabited by reindeer herders, is the northernmost and largest county of what country?
10. Roraima, a state with a shoreline on the Rio Negro, is located along the Equator in what country?
ANSWERS: 1. French Guiana 2. Slovenia 3. Zimbabwe 4. Toronto 5. Yucatán Peninsula 6. United Kingdom 7. Belgium 8. Ontario 9. Norway 10. Brazil
National Geographic Bee, National Geographic Society
