TRAVEL QUIZ

1. Most people of which continent speak either Portuguese or Spanish? a) South America b) Australia c) Asia

2. Name the world’s largest saltwater lake, which has traditionally been a major source of sturgeon for caviar? a) Lake Superior b) Dead Sea c) Caspian Sea

3. The Lempa River, which flows into the Pacific Ocean, provides hydroelectric power in which Central American country? a) El Salvador b) Guatemala c) Belize

4. The westernmost part of the Jura Mountains is located in which country? a) France b) Greece c) Sweden5 . Albuquerque is to the Rio Grande as Bismarck, N. D., is to what? a) Missouri River b) Snake River c) Red River

6. What name is given to the major economic development that started the rural- to- urban population movement in Europe in the late 18th century? a) Irish Potato Famine b) industrial revolution c) Great Depression

7. In 1979, all of the Caroline Islands except Palau ratified a constitution and became what present- day country in the South Pacific? a) Federated States of Micronesia b) Indonesia c) New Zealand

8. A coup in 1980 prompted a former Portuguese colony to sever its ties with Guinea- Bissau. Name this present- day island country. a) Cape Verde b) Brazil c) Puerto Rico

9. The Han are the most populous ethnic group in which mainland Asian country? a) Thailand b) India c) China

10. The Arkansas River passes through which Great Plains state? a) North Dakota b) Kansas c) Iowa

Answers

1. South America, 2. Caspian Sea, 3. El Salvador, 4. France, 5. Missouri River, 6. industrial revolution, 7. Federated States of Micronesia,

8. Cape Verde, 9. China, 10. Kansas

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