1. Methods to capture methane gas from landfills and convert it to energy are being tested in areas near the Eyre (air) Peninsula on the Indian Ocean coast of what country?
2. In 2009, one of the largest wind farms in the world was built on an isthmus southwest of the state of Campeche (kham-pay-chay) in which country that borders Guatemala?
3. One of the world’s largest farms for harnessing energy with solar panels is northeast of the city of Faro in which country that borders Spain?
4. Sugar cane used to make the biofuel ethanol is produced in a state that borders Minas Gerais (mee-nus zhuh-rice) and Paraná. These states are in what country?
5. A country with a large desert region stretching from the Atlas Mountains to the Niger (nee-zher) border has plans to harness solar power and export electricity to Europe. Name this country.
6. Government tax incentives encourage renewable energy projects in a country where volcanoes on some of its several thousand islands are a potential source of geothermal energy. Name this country that borders the Indian Ocean.
7. Winds from the Adriatic Sea are being harnessed for energy along the western coast of a country that is disputing maritime borders with Slovenia. Name this country.
8. In 2010, nine countries began plans for a unified renewable power grid that would include energy harnessed from waves on the North Sea. This wave project is on the coast of what country south of the Skagerrak (ska-guh-rak)?
9. Renewable resources provide 90 percent of the energy used in an area that includes the Cassiar Mountains and the Skeena River. These features are in the western part of what country?
10. The island of Fyn (fin), which is surrounded by narrow straits, is in what country?
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GEO QUIZ ANSWERS: 1. Australia 2. Mexico 3. Portugal 4. Brazil 5. Algeria 6. Indonesia 7. Croatia 8. Denmark 9. Canada 10. Denmark
