1. In the 14th century, which present-day Baltic country that was ruled by the Gediminid dynasty expanded its empire into Russia and as far south as the Black Sea?
2. The Hecate Strait separates Haida Gwaii, formerly called the Queen Charlotte Islands, from the rest of which Canadian province?
3. What channel separates Wales from Ireland?
4. Name the largest city in Australia’s sparsely populated Northern Territory.
5. In 1535, while sailing from Panama to Peru, Tomás de Berlanga discovered a group of islands that straddle the Equator. Name this island group.
6. The city of Calais is located near the eastern terminus of the Chunnel, or ChannelTunnel, on what strait?
7. What is the term for cold ecosystems located above the tree line at high elevations?
8. Malabo, a city on the island of Bioko, is the capital of a country that has more than 90 percent of its area on the African mainland. Name this country.
9. Kourou, home to the European Space Agency’s main spaceport, is located in what overseas department of France?
10. The Volga-Don Canal allows cargo and tourists to move from the Volga watershed to a sea that is a shallow arm of the Black Sea. Name this sea.
National Geographic Bee, National Geographic Society
ANSWERS: 1. Lithuania 2. British Columbia 3. St. George’s Channel 4. Darwin 5. Galápagos Islands 6. Strait of Dover 7. alpine (Also acceptable: tundra, alpine tundra) 8. Equatorial Guinea 9. French Guiana 10. Sea of Azov
