1. The Madeira and Purus Rivers are major tributaries of what large river in South America?
2. Which African country borders both the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea?
3. The Celebes Sea separates the Philippines from the island of Celebes in what country?
4. Lake Constance, located on the Rhine River, borders Switzerland, Germany and what other country?
5. Auckland, a major port city with multiple harbors, is the largest city in which country?
6. Sapporo is the most populous city on which large Japanese island?
7. Traditional haymaking cultures survive in the Transylvania Plateau, a region located in which country that borders Hungary?
8. The critically endangered European sturgeon is known to breed only in the Garonne and Dordogne Rivers, which converge at Bordeaux near what large bay?
9. The ruins of Leptis Magna, a city of the Roman Empire, are located east of Tripoli in which country?
10. What present-day city, located northwest of the mouth of the Indus River, was a former capital of Pakistan?
National Geographic Bee; National Geographic Society
ANSWERS
1. Amazon River 2. Egypt 3. Indonesia 4. Austria 5. New Zealand 6. Hokkaido 7. Romania 8. Bay of Biscay 9. Libya 10. Karachi
