1. Malaysia, China and the Philippines are among the countries that claim sovereignty over a group of islands in the South China Sea. Name these islands. a) Spratly Islands b) Mariana Islands c) Carolina Islands

2. Most of Central America’s chief ports are on which body of water? a) Pacific Ocean b) Gulf of Mexico c) Atlantic Ocean

3. Which country has more of the world’s forested landcover? a) Russia b) Libya c) Chile

4. Name the continent on which the Olympic Games originated. a) North America b) Europe c) Asia

5. Which South American country has approximately 4,600 miles of coastline along the Atlantic Ocean, contributing to the large tourism trade in that country? a) Uruguay b) Peru c) Brazil

6. Which South American country was a member of OPEC until 1992? a) Ecuador b) Chile c) Argentina

7. The kora, which is a musical instrument made from a gourd, is often played in Gambia on which continent? a) Australia b) Asia c) Africa

8. In the southwestern United States, a Spanish word is commonly used for a streambed that is usually dry except after heavy rains. What is the term for this kind of intermittent stream? a) lahar b) dendritic stream c) arroyo

9. If you were in Chicago, which would you be closest to? a) Tropic of Capricorn b) Tropic of Cancer c) Equator

10. The boundary between the United States and Russia passes between which two islands in the Bering Strait? a) Diomede Islands b) Kuril Islands c) Marshall Islands

Answers

1. Spratly Islands, 2. Pacific Ocean, 3. Russia, 4. Europe, 5. Brazil, 6. Ecuador, 7. Africa, 8. arroyo, 9. Tropic of Cancer, 10. Diomede Islands

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