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1 Which is the largest oceanic gulf in the world?
A Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf of Mexico is 600,000 square miles, making it the ninth-largest body of water in the world.
2 Which city is regarded as the capital of the Scottish Highlands?
A Inverness. Inverness Castle is an iconic landmark that overlooks the River Ness.
3 In which country are there large deposits of heavy and viscous form of petroleum?
A Canada. Canada has large deposits of bitumen, a heavy form of petroleum. Canada also has large deposits of oil sands.
4 Which South American country borders both Venezuela and Guyana?
A Brazil
5 On which island is the active conical volcano Mount Etna?
A Sicily. It’s Europe’s largest active volcano and one of the most active volcanoes in the world.
6 Which two countries does the Yucatán Channel or Straits of Yucatán separate?
A Cuba and Mexico
7 Which US city was until 1664 called New Amsterdam?
A New York City was called New Amsterdam until 1664, when the English took control of the area from the Dutch.
8 In which US state, is the Painted Desert?
A Arizona. The Painted Desert extends from the Grand Canyon in a southeasterly direction along the north side of the Little Colorado River to Holbrook.
9 In which EU country is the popular seaside town of Sopot?
A Poland (southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland – aside from Warsaw,
10 Which river flows through the city of Brisbane in Australia?
A Brisbane River. It’s the longest river in southeast Queensland and empties into Moreton Bay.