1. The Miao, or Hmong, people are an ethnic group living in several Asian countries, including parts of Guizhou province in which country?
2. The Ariaal people live near the southern shores of Lake Turkana in which African country?
3. The city of Maribor, home to a 12th-century cathedral, is located on the Drava River in what country south of Austria?
4. The Mbuti people live in the Ituri forest region just west of Uganda in which country?
5. The delta of the Ganges River is one of the world’s most densely populated areas. This delta lies in India and which other country?
6. Terra-cotta sculptures made by the Nok people more than a thousand years ago have been excavated near the city of Jos in what country east of Benin?
7. Denim is a fabric that is said to be named for the city of Nîmes, where it was first made. This city is west of the Rhône River in what country?
8. Tugela Falls, one of the highest waterfalls in the world, is located in the Drakensberg Mountains on which continent?
9. The majority of the world’s proven oil reserves are found near the Persian Gulf in the southwestern part of which continent?
10. Which continent has the least vegetation?
National Geographic Bee; National Geographic Society
ANSWERS: 1. China 2. Kenya 3. Slovenia 4. Democratic Republic of the Congo 5. Bangladesh 6. Nigeria 7. France 8. Africa 9. Asia 10. Antarctica
