GEOGRAPHY QUIZ

Questions are from the National Geography Bee, a program of the National Geographic Society. 1.Which country is home to Rigestan, an extensive desert region located north of Pakistan?
2.Houses with traditional heated floors called ondol are designed to help combat the cold winters in the city of Seoul, located in which country?
3.Shenandoah National Park is to Virginia as Yosemite National Park is to what?
4.The A r Massif, a region predominantly inhabited by the Tuareg people, can be found in which country located south of Algeria?
5.Which term best describes an area in a stream that is more shallow than the surrounding channel due to increased sedimentary deposits — oxbow or riffle?
6.Formerly known as Merv the city of Mary lies near the center of a country that was the southernmost part of the former Soviet Union. Name this present-day country.
7.The Kennet and Avon Canal once connected the towns of Bath and Newbury. Name the island country that is home to this canal.
8.The smallest non-island member of the European Union, located between the group's two most populous members, is also the E.U. country with the highest gross domestic product per capita. Name this country.
9.The world's lowest life expectancy, approximately 32 years, is attributed to a high prevalence of HIV/AIDS in what small, landlocked African kingdom that borders only two other countries?
10.The popularity of scrimshaw, an art form using the teeth and tusks of marine mammals like the Pacific walrus, has led to the poaching of many of these animals. Their range includes much of the Chukchi Peninsula in what country?
Answers on page C10
Geoquiz answers from C6
1.Afghanistan
2.South Korea
3.California
4.Niger
5.riffle
6.Turkmenistan
7.United Kingdom
8.Luxembourg
9.Swaziland
10.Russia
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