Travel Q&A

1. Nigeria has extensive oil reserves in the Gulf of Guinea and in the delta of what major river? a) Volta River b) Niger River c) Congo River

2. Since the 1820s, a plant called leafy spurge, which is difficult for ranchers to control, has spread, causing problems in which grassland region? a) Adirondack Mountains b) Great Plains c) Intermontane Plateaus

3. Parliament Hill, site of Canadian national government buildings, is in which city? a) Ottawa b) Vancouver c) Montreal

4. Lima is home to more than a quarter of the population of a country on the Pacific Ocean. Name the country in which it is located. a) Peru b) Chile c) Colombia

5. Fort Mchenry, site of the British attack that inspired Francis Scott Key to write “The Star-spangled Banner,” is in the harbor of what city in Maryland? a) Frederick b) Baltimore c) Annapolis

6. Which Canadian province is home to Banff National Park, a popular tourist stop? a) Ontario b) Manitoba c) Alberta

7. The Jos Plateau, also known as the Bauchi Plateau, is an area of tin mining located northeast of Abuja in which West African country? a) Nigeria b) Burkina Faso c) Benin

8. Which city has a harbor that is an important port on the East Coast? a) Spokane b) Orlando c) Charleston

9. Ghana, Mali, Kanem-bornu and Songhai are names associated with which of the following? a) major religions in Africa b) early empires in West Africa c) Arab centers in East Africa

10. Chile has extensive copper reserves in what desert? a) Sonoran Desert b) Atacama Desert c) Antofalla Desert

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