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Which continent includes the Balkan Peninsula, which juts into the Mediterranean Sea?:

Europe

North America

Asia

The majority of the world's proven oil reserves are found near the Persian Gulf in the southwestern part of which continent?:

South America

North America

Asia

Shintoism and Sikhism are religions founded on which continent?:

Africa

Asia

Australia

The Guiana Highlands and the Pantanal region can be found on which continent?:

South America

North America

Europe

Casablanca and Tripoli are historic cities on the northern coast of which continent?:

Europe

Africa

Asia

The Weddell Sea and the Ross Sea border which continent?:

Europe

Antarctica

North America

Peanuts are produced in the Kano region, which is located in the Sahel on which continent?:

Asia

Australia

Africa

Veracruz and Acapulco are popular vacation destinations on which continent?:

North America

South America

Australia

On which continent did political leaders meet for the Congress of Vienna from 1814 through 1815?:

North America

Europe

Asia

The Labrador Peninsula, which borders the Hudson Bay and Labrador Sea, is located on which continent?:

Europe

Africa

North America

About 90 percent of the world's ice can be found on which continent?:

Antarctica

South America

North America

The Great Dividing Range runs along the eastern coast of which continent?:

Australia

North America

Europe

Which continent has the most speakers of Celtic languages, such as Welsh and Gaelic?:

Europe

North America

Asia

The Maya civilization, which flourished between A.D. 250 and 850, was located on which continent?:

Australia

North America,C

Antarctica and which other continent lie entirely in the Southern Hemisphere?:

Australia

Africa

Bengali is the official language of a densely populated Asian country in which over 70 percent of the population lives in rural areas. Name this country.:

Bangladesh

India

Sri Lanka

Monte Alban, once a center of Zapotec culture, is located in Oaxaca, one of the southernmost states in what country?:

Venezuela

Mexico

Peru

Although Arabic is the official language, French is often used for the economic activities in a country dominated by the Atlas Mountains. Name this country.:

Egypt

Morocco

Jordan

There are more than 150 ethnic groups living within the borders of a large country that borders both the Pacific and Arctic Oceans, but not the Atlantic. Name this country.:

India

Sweden

Russia

More than 75 percent of the population practices both Shinto and Buddhist traditions in what Asian country where trains are a common form of long-distance travel?:

Pakistan

Japan

India

Puerto Limon is the center of Afro-Caribbean culture in a Central American country that has not had a standing army since 1948. Name this country.:

Haiti

Puerto Rice

Costa Rica

What northern African country, known for historic Roman cities on the Mediterranean Sea, has benefitted economically from the discovery of oil deposits in the 1950s?:

Chad

Niger

Libya

Le Havre, a port city in Normandy, was heavily bombed during World War ll, but was rebuilt and named a World Heritage Site in 2005. In which country is this city located?:

France

Belgium

Switzerland

Danzon, a dance incorporating both European and African music traditions, is an important dance in what island country located northwest of Hispaniola?:

Dominican Republic

Cuba

Haiti

A marae is a sacred meeting space for the Maori people of which country, where the majority of the population lives on the North Island?:

Austraila

Indonesia

New Zealand

The Sultan Mosque, originally built in 1826 by the East India Company, is located on what small island country at the south end of the Malay Peninsula?:

Singapore

Malaysia

Indonesia

After more than 150 years of losing population, what European country northwest of St.George's Channel has had a population increase because of its strong economy?:

Ireland

Scotland

Germany

Desmond Tutu spoke out against apartheid and separatist policies in what African country that held open elections for the first time in 1994?:

South Africa

Ghana

Kenya

In 2006, a Southeast Asian country made up of more than 17,000 islands, including the island of Bali, changed its laws to erase the legal difference between native and nonnative residents. Name this country.:

Malaysia

Indonesia

Singapore

What country, located on the Anatolian Peninsula, has a secular government and more than 90 percent of the population is Muslim?:

Syria

Jordan

Turkey

Which country does not have substantial capacity for generating hydroelectric energy?:

China

United Kingdom

Brazil

Which country does not border Paraguay?:

Chile

Argentina

Brazil

Which country's currency is not called the dollar?:

El Salvador

Australia

Malaysia

Which island is not an overseas territory of France?:

Bermuda

Guadeloupe

Tahiti

Which city is not a major financial center?:

Hong Kong

London

Venice

On which continent would you not find bears in the wild?:

Europe

Africa

Asia

The Niger River does not flow through which country?:

Nigeria

Algeria

Mali

Which country does not have French as an official language?:

Canada

Nicaragua

Haiti

Penguins are not indigenous to which continent?:

Asia

South America

Antarctica

The Danube River does not flow through which country?:

Poland

Romania

Hungary

Which country is not a major producer of beef?:

Argentina

Ecuador

Canada

Which country is not a major exporter of petroleum?:

Russia

Nigeria

Mozambique

Which sea is not adjacent to the African coastline?:

the Red Sea

the Mediterranean Sea

the Andaman Sea

The historic Silk Road does not run through which country?:

Afghanistan

Bhutan

Turkmenistan

Which country's population does not include a large percentage of Hindus?:

India

Nepal

Cambodia