1) Which country is Africa’s newest, gaining independence on July 9, 2011?

a) 3
b) 6
c) 10
d) 14
2) Which of the following countries do NOT have French as an official language?
a) 5
b) 8
c) 9
d) 18
3) Which of the following nations had the highest number of white settlers?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 12
d) 13
4) The Af Köppen climate classification, also known as tropical rainforest, is present in
which of the following countries?
a) 1
b) 6
c) 11
d) 17
5) The exclave of Cabinda belongs to what country?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 15

Source: Wikimedia Commons

6) What is the name given to the topography characterized by the dissolution of rocks
such as limestone seen above?
a) Volcanic
b) Monadnock
c) Karst
d) Pillnitz
Sources: CIA

(A) (B) (C)

7) Which of the above population pyramids shows a country with a fast-growing

population?
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) A & C
8) In 2010, which country’s population could be best depicted by pyramid B?
a) Colombia
b) China
c) Cuba
d) Chad

9) Upon the banks of which river was the

Gateway Arch built?
a) Ohio
b) Missouri
c) Mississippi
d) Illinois

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10) The state that is home to the Gateway Arch borders eight other states. Which of the
following is NOT one of those states?
a) Wisconsin
b) Oklahoma
c) Iowa
d) Arkansas

11) Pictured at left are three tarns

high in the mountains of Tasmania.
What phenomenon causes the
formation of tarns?
a) Cave collapse
b) Acid erosion
c) Meteor strikes
d) Glacial recession
12) Above is a map with 20 major American cities labeled. Which of the following is a
state capital?
a) 6
b) 9
c) 10
d) 11
13) Pierre L’Enfant planned which of these cities?
a) 2
b) 4
c) 8
d) 15
14) Which of these was once the capital of a declared independent nation?
a) 1
b) 4
c) 16
d) 18
15) Which of these is located on the Jordan River?
a) 2
b) 5
c) 7
d) 20

16) Which of these cities was once led by the mayors Tom Bradley and James Hahn?
a) 12
b) 10
c) 13
d) 4