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| The Antilles | The islands commonly know as the West Indes also go by which of the following names: the Azores, the Moloucas, or the Antilles? |
| Lesser Antilles | The collective name if the island chain in the West Indian Ocean that stretches from Puerto Rico to Venezuela; it includes the Leeward, Virgin, and Windward Islands, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago: Lesser Antilles or Greater Antilles |
| keys (aka cays) | What are the small, low-lying coral or sand islands and commonly found in Florida or the West Indes called? |
| The Caribbean Sea | What is the name of the portion of the Atlantic Ocean that lies between the east coast of Central America, the north coast of South America, and the islands of the West Indes? |
| banking | What is the primary industry of the Bahamas (besides tourism) - textiles, banking, or oil? |
| hurricane | What is the term for large tropical storms that occur in the Caribbean Sea? |
| The Bahamas | New Providence, San Salvador and Andros are the chief islands making up this country - Jamaica or the Bahamas? |
| The Bahamas | Which is closer to the United States mainland - Honduras or the Bahamas? |
| Cuba | This island country, capital city Havanna, occupies the largest island in the West Indes and Greater Antilles, and is located about 100 miles from Key West , Florida. |
| Cuba | Fidel Castro is the leader fo this Communist Caribbean nation, famous for cigars, sugar, and baseball. |
| Cuba | Many people have migrated across the Straits of Florida to reach the United States from this country since 1960. |
| Jamaica | Located directly south of Cuba, capital city of Kingston, this island fuels its economy by producing bauxite, and bringing in tourists, who enjoy the reggae music there. |
| Jamaica | If you want to travel to Kingston, swim in Montego Bay, and dance under the stars to reggae music, what island would be your travel destination? |
| Jamaica | If you want to travel to the Greater Antilles and only speak English, which island would be your best choice - Jamaica, Haiti, or Cuba? |
| English | What is the official language of Jamaica? |
| Haiti | In which country on the island of Hispaniola is voodoo widely practiced - Haiti or Trinidad? |
| Haiti | Which Caribbean island country traces its cultural traditions to West Africa and France - Jamaica or Haiti? |
| Haiti and the Dominican Republic | The Caribbean Island of Hispaniola shares its land beween two countries; name them. |
| Dominican Republic | If your travel plans include seeing large sugarcane plantations and you plan to stay in Santa Domingo, what country would you visit? |
| Angola | Country in South Africa that was once te center of slave trade to Brazil. It won its independence from Portugalin 1975. |
| Islam | Primary religion of Mali, a landlocked counrty in West Africa |
| Kenya | Cashews are important export crop for Tanzania and this neighbor to the north. |
| Mount Kenya | A glacier-capped peak near the Equator in East Africa. It shares part of its name with a country that is known for its game parks and coffee production. |
| Chad | This landlocked country was awarded ownership of thee Aouzou (ah-oo-ZOO) Strip by the United States Court of Justice after years of territorial dispute with its neighbor, Libya. |
| Nigeria | Port Harcourt, a major oil exporting center, is located on the southern coast of which West African country? |
| Madagascar | Which of these African countries is an island - Tanzania, South Africa, or Madagascar? |
| Malagasy | What are people who live in Madagascar called? |
| Madagascar | the fourth largest island in the world lies off the coast of Africa. It is home to several rare species that live only there, including tenrecs (look like porcupines), and monkey-like lemurs. Two-thirds of the world's chameleons also live there. |
| Mauritius and Reunion Islands | Which of these island groups is located just east of Madagascar - Baffin and Elsmere Islands, Cyprus and Crete, or Mauritius and Reunion Islands? |
| Madagascar | Formerly known as te Malagasy Republic, what country is the world's fourth-largest island? (Its people are still called the Malagasy today.) |
| Comoros and Madagascar | Several species of lemurs are indigenous (native) to two island countries off the coast of Africa, are they the Falkland Islands, Comoros and Madagascar, or the South Georgia Islands? |
| Madagascar | Large island in the Indian Ocean known for its lemurs and other unusual wildlife. |
| The Canary Islands (Think "canine," the bird canary is named after the Canary Islands where they are found.) | Island group off the northwest coast of Africa that belongs to Spain. The English translation of the Spanish name means "Isle of the Dogs." |
| Africa | Continent where the dish couscous (KOOS-koos) is popular. |
| Ontario | More than one-third of Canada's population live in the only province that borders the Great Lakes. Name this province. |
| Pelee Island | Canada's southernmost point is in Lake Erie. Is it Kelly's Island, Pelee Island, or Prince Edward Island? |
| Canada | The story of Anne of Green Gables takes place on Prince Edward Island, a province of which country? |
| The Gulf of St. Lawrence | Prince Edward Island lies in a gulf that borders five Canadian provinces. Is it the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the Gulf of Bosnia, or the Gulf of Maine? |
| Manitoulin Island | The largest freshwater island in the world, 30 miles wide and 80 miles long is in the Canadian half of Lake Huron. |
| Victoria Island | Named for a famous English queen, this island is the third largest of the Canadian Arctic Islands and the 10th largest in the world, with an average winter temperature of -24 degrees Fahrenheit. Is it Queen Mary Island, Elizabeth Island, or Victoria Island |
| Nova Scotia | Cape Breton Islands National Park is the site of an annual festival that celebrates the Scottish heritage of people living in an eastern Canadian Maritime province; name it. |
| Mexico City | This Latin American capital city was built on the site of the Aztec Empire's capital, Tenochtitlan (tay-NOCH-teet-LAWN). |
| Panama | The Kuna, a people known for their colorful cloth designs, are native to the southernmost country in Central America; name it. |
| Maya | The ruins of Chichen Itza (chee-CHEN eet-SAH) provide archaeologists with information about the Toltec and which other pre-Columbian civilization? |
| Mexico | Tamales (tah-MAH-ees) are small, steamed cakes made with masa, or ground corn. tamales are a popular dish in which country that borders the Gulf of California? |
| Mexico | Oil pipelines cross the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (tay-WAHN-tah-PEK) to the port at Salina Cruz (sah-LEE-nah KROOS) in which country? |
| Mexico | The Rio Grande de Santiago runs through Lake Chapla, the largest natural lake in which country? |
| The Peso | The currencies (money) of Mexico and Argentina have the same name but different values. |
| Mexico | The second most populated country in North America |
| North America | The country with the longest coastline is located on which continent? |
| North America | Which continent borders the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic Oceans? |
| North America | Jazz music can trace its influences (roots) to many areas of the world. Jazz was actually created on which continent? |
| Guyana | English is the official language in what South American country, with approximately 50 percent of its population is East Indian (from the East Indies)? |
| Columbia | What South American Country elected President Alvaro Uribe (oo-REE-bay), the candidate who pledged to recruit one million citizens for a civilian defense force? |
| South America | This continent has the longest mountain system (above sea level) and the southernmost city in the world. |
| Bogotá | Which Columbian city lies on a plateau just west of the Llanos, a grassland region that stretches through eastern Columbia and western Venezuela? |
| Ecuador | Over one-fourth of the world's banana's are exported from this South American country whose capital is Quito (KEE-toh); name it. |
| Ecuador | The Galapagos Islands, of the coast of South America, are part of which country - Jamaica, Ecuador, or Chile? |
| Peru | Ceviche (se-VEE-cha), a dish made with seafood, fish, and lemon juice, is very popular in Lima, in what country? |
| Peru | Lake Titicaca (tee-tee-Kah-kah) is located on the border of Bolivia and which other country? |
| Chile | Valparaiso, founded by the Spanish in the mid-1500's, the oldest and largest port on the Pacific coast of which country? |
| Argentina | In which country that borders Chile, would you find Patagonia, an extensive ranching region? |
| Brazil | Candomble (kan-dom-BLAY), a mix of Roman Catholic and African religions, is associated with which South American country? |
| Brazil | About half the people in South America live in which country? |
| Brazil | This South American country has approximately 4600 miles of coastline along the Atlantic Ocean, contributing to its thriving tourism trade. |
| Rio de Janeiro | Brazil's second most populous city is divided by mountains into two zones; name it. |
| South America | Most people of which continent speak either Portuguese or Spanish? |
| South America | Pampas is a term used for temperate grasslands on which continent? |
| South America | This archipelago, Islas Malvinas (EE-las mahl-VEE-nahs), also called the Falkland islands, lies off the southeastern edge of which continent? |
| Sao Paulo | Rio de Janeiro and what other large city in Brazil are growing toward each other due to the high rate of urbanization? |
| Tierra del Fuego | Known as the "land of fire," it is one of the stormiest and bleakest island groups in the world. It is a large archipelago separated from mainland Argentina by the Strait of Magellan by the southern tip of South America. Is it the Seychelles, Sardinia, or |
| Hawaii | Pacific island group that includes Maui, Kuai, and Molokai and is part of the United States. |
| Aleutian Islands | Archipelago that lies south of the Bering Sea and includes the westernmost point in the Unites States. |
| Polynesia | Captain Cook discovered many of the islands in this group which stretches roughly from New Zealand to Hawaii. |
| Melanesia | Island region or group northeast of Australia and south of the equator and north of the Tropic of Capricorn |
| Micronesia | The Caroline Islands are a major part of this Pacific island region north of the equator and east of the continent of Asia. |
| Jamaica | Large Caribbean island south of Cuba and west of Haiti. |
| Puerto Rico | United States territory in the Caribbean, located between the Dominican Republic and the Virgin Islands. |
| Cuba | Communist country in the West Indies, south of Florida and the Bahamas. |
| Bahamas | Popular Caribbean vacation destination southeast of Florida. |
| Tahiti | Main island in the Society Islands: Maui, Barbados, or Tahiti? |
| Pacific Ocean | Ocean with the most islands. |
| Midway Island | A crucial naval and air battle of World War II was fought on this tiny (2 square miles) island, located approximately halfway between Asia and the United States. |
| Ring of Fire | Name the belt of volcanic and seismic activity that borders most of the Pacific Rim, (includes such major cities as San Francisco and Tokyo). |
| Pacific Ocean | Fire walking is traditionally done by men in the island country of Fiji, in what ocean - Pacific or Indian? |
| Yellow Sea | Name the body of water that separates the Korean Peninsula from mainland China. |
| China | The Manchu are an ethnic group of what Asian country? |
| China | Jagged limestone peaks, known as Karst formations, are found near the Li (LEE) River in which Asian Country? |
| Mongolia | The Gobi Desert is the main physical feature in the southern half of a country known also as the homeland of Genghis Khan. Name this country. |
| The Spratley Islands | This island group straddles the busy shipping lanes in the South China Sea and are thought to contain sizeable reserves of oil and gas reserves. They are contested wholly or partly by Malaysia, Taiwan, Brunei, Vietnam, the Philippines and China. Is this the Aegean Islands, Spratley Islands, or the Northern Mariana Islands? |
| Sri Lanka | Tamil (TAH-muh) separatists are in conflict with the Sinhalese majority in which island country off the coast of India? |
| Buddhism | What religion originated in India and spread across Asia via trade routes such as the Silk Road? |
| Sri Lanka | Which island country, with a Buddhist majority, was known as Ceylon (say-LAHN) before 1972? |
| Sri Lanka | The Sinhalese majority and Tamil separatists are in conflict in which island country off the coast of India. Is it the Maldives, Sri Lanka, or the Andemann Islands? |
| Sri Lanka | What island country with a Buddhist majority was known as Ceylon before 1972? |
| India | The Deccan Plateau makes up much of the peninsula of which country? |
| The Maldives | This group of about 1200 small coral islands, located about 300 miles southwest of the tip of India, will eventually disappear if sea level rises because of global warming. Their highest point is only ten feet above sea level: name these islands. |
| Island | Malta, Madagascar, and Sri Lanka are all examples of this type of physical feature? |
| Sri Lanka | This Island off the coast of India, formerly known as Ceylon, has as its major crops coconuts, rubber, rice, and tea and is a world power in the sport of cricket. |
| Indian Ocean | In which ocean would you find the Seychelle Islands - Atlantic, Indian, or Pacific? |
| Indian Ocean | In which ocean are the island nations located? |
| India | Maharashtra (mah-he-RAWSH-truh) borders the Arabian Sea and is one of the most urbanized states of which Asian country? |
| India | What Asian country traditionally organized its citizens into a strict caste system related to Hinduism? |
| Hinduism | Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu are three main deities of India's principal religion; name it. |
| Bay of Bengal | Chennai (CHEN-eye), the city in eastern India formerly known as Madra, is a port on which large bay? |
| Bangladesh | Which Asian country, formerly called East Pakistan, is located on the Bay of Bengal? |
| Himalaya | The collision of the Eurasian and Indian continental plates resulted in the creation of which major mountain system? |
| Indus River | Which river flowsfrom its source on the Tibetan Plateau through Pakistan before draining into the Arabian Sea? |
| Nepal | The Terai (te-RYE) is a region of plains that extend from India's northern border to the foothills of the Himalayas in which Asian country? |
| Asia | Angkor Wat and Cappadocia (KA-peh-DOE-shuh) are World Heritage Sites found on which continent? |
| Bangkok | Thailand's largest city and chief port is famous for its canal system known as khlongs. Name this city. |
| Asia | Which continent includes the landlocked countries of Bhutan (boo-TAWN) and Laos? |
| Indonesia and Papua New Guinea | The island of New Guinea is divide into two nations - are they Indonesia and Madagascar, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, or Cyprus and Greece? |
| China | The Turpan (Turfan) Depression, an oasis near the northern boundaryof the Taklimikan Desert, is the lowest point in which country in eastern Asia? |
| Java | Batik, a method of dying cloth, is an important atr form on Indonesia's most densely populated Island, name it. |
| north | Are the islands of Indonesia north or south of Australia? |
| Indonesia | Which country, made up of more than 13,000 islands, has the second largest area of tropical rain forest after Brazil? |
| Indonesia | Which of these countries on the island of Borneo has the smallest percentage of its population living in urban areas - Malaysia, Brunei, or Indonesia? |
| Indonesia | Which country, made up of more tan 13,000 islands, has the second largest area of tropical rainforest after Brazil? |
| Sumatra | This Indonesian Island, like Borneo, lies on the equator. It is home to many rare animals: an indigenous form of tiger, the Asiatic elephant, the two-horned rhinoceros, and the beautiful clouded leopard. Is it Java, Sumatra, or Hokkaido? |
| Uzbekistan | Samarkand, located on the famous Silk Road, isthe popular tourist destination in which Central Asian country? |
| Afghanistan | Pashto and Dari are major languages in a landlocked Asian country that borders Pakistan, name it. |
| Turkey | Which country, historically the heart of the Ottoman Empire, lies primarily on the Asia Minor peninsula between the Black and Mediterranean Seas? |
| Asia | The Yenisey-Angara (uih-nih-SAY an-gar-RAH) river system is the second longest river system onwhich continent? |
| Singapore | Chinese are the largest ethnic group in a small island country at the tip of the Malay Peninsula. Is it Indonesia or Singapore? |
| Kazakhstan | The largest country in central Asia stretches fromthe Caspian Sea to China, name it. |
| Asia | Borneo, one of the world's largest islands, is considered part of which continent? |
