Travel Q&A

1. What is the term for a city, such as Paris, that has a much larger population than the country’s second most populous city and is the center of economic, political and cultural activities? a) primate city b) metropolitan center c) megalopolis

2. In May 2002, what South American country elected President Alvaro Uribe? a) Venezuela b) Guyana c) Colombia

3. South America’s lowest elevation is found on the Valdés Peninsula. This peninsula is along the Atlantic coast of what country? a) Chile b) Brazil c) Argentina

4. Gannett Peak, at 13,804 feet, is which state’s highest point? a) Montana b) Wyoming c) New Mexico

5. Name the portion of Earth’s stratosphere that is being diminished by chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCS: a) ozone layer b) lithosphere c) hydrosphere

6. Name the seismically active mountain range that runs most of the length of Italy. a) Campania b) Apennines c) Alps

7. Lake Powell, a reservoir on the Colorado River, is shared by Arizona and which state? a) Utah b) Connecticut c) Colorado

8. The Plain of Catania is to Italy as the Plain of Adana is to what? a) Turkey b) Canada c) Argentina

9. Traditionally, sugarcane and tobacco have been the chief export of which country a) Mexico b) Cuba c) Canada

10. The Deccan Plateau makes up much of the peninsula of which country? a) Myanmar b) India c) China

Questions provided by the National Geographic Bee. Visit nationalgeographic.org/bee/study/quiz