1. The fertile floodplain of the Chao Phraya River is the chief rice-growing region in what country? a) Thailand b) Myanmar c) China

2. In which region of North America would you expect to find permafrost? a) Northwest Territories b) New England c) Great Plains

3. Which state produces more macadamia nuts? a) Hawaii b) Georgia c) South Carolina

4. Rocks form symbolic ships that mark Viking burial sites in the country that separates the North Sea and another body of water called the Kattegat. Name this country. a) Sweden b) Norway c) Denmark

5. Brownsville, an important border city on the Rio Grande, is located in which state? a) Texas b) Arizona c) New Mexico

6. Goa, a former Portuguese colony bordering the Arabian Sea, is now a state in which Asian country? a) Syria b) Iran c) India

7. The Gila River flows west from New Mexico across which other state? a) Wyoming b) Nevada c) Arizona

8. The residents of Andorra, a mountainous country located between Spain and France, have the longest life expectancy in the world. Name the mountain range that dominates Andorra’s landscape. a) Pyrenees b) Himalaya c) Apennines

9. Vietnam’s history and culture have been influenced by the fact that it was controlled by which European country from 1883 to 1954? a) Spain b) Germany c) France

10. A giant statue of Buddha at the confluence of the Min and two other Asian rivers was carved out of a cliff to protect boatmen from dangerous currents. This statue is in what officially atheist country? a) Vietnam b) China c) Bhutan

Answers

1. Thailand, 2. Northwest Territories, 3. Hawaii, 4. Denmark, 5. Texas, 6. India, 7. Arizona, 8. Pyrenees, 9. France, 10. China

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