1. The Tatra Mountains, situated on the border of Poland and Slovakia, are the highest range in what European mountain system?
2. What river flows through Lake Kariba and forms the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
3. Bulgaria and Macedonia are located on what peninsula?
4. The Thames, Meuse and Schelde Rivers all flow into which sea?
5. Sabah, a state on the island of Borneo, belongs to which country?
6. The Luzon Strait separates the Philippines from what large island to the north?
7. The ancient city of Ur, one of the greatest cities of Sumer, was located near the Euphrates River in which present-day country?
8. Rastafari, a religious and political movement, emerged in which Caribbean country located directly south of Cuba?
9. Toros coleados, a form of bullfighting in which the bull is thrown by its tail, is practiced in the Llanos region of a country that borders Guyana. Name this country.
10. Tyva Republic is known for throat singing, in which a vocalist produces multiple musical tones simultaneously. Tyva is located near the Mongolian border in which country?
National Geographic Bee; National Geographic Society
ANSWERS
1. Carpathian Mountains 2. Zambezi River 3. Balkan Peninsula 4. North Sea 5. Malaysia 6. Taiwan 7. Iraq 8. Jamaica 9. Venezuela 10. Russia
