24-25 IAC White Set Geography Bee Study Guide

The ______ ______ is the world’s largest desert, bounded to the south by the semi-arid Sahel region in North Africa.

(a)  

The _____ _____ is Africa’s second-longest river, and the only river in the world to cross the equator twice.

(a)  

(a)   is a West African country governed from Monrovia that was founded by freed American slaves.

_ (a)   is South Africa’s largest city and the site of O.R. Tambo International Airport.

_ (a)   is the capital city of Nepal, located in Bagmati Province in the Himalayas.

_____ _____ is governed from Pyongyang and is separated from South Korea by the Demilitarized Zone

(a)  

____ ______ is the deepest lake in the world, located in Eastern Siberia, and contains 11% of the world’s supply of fresh water.

(a)  

The ______ _____ is the second-longest river in China, and is so named for the color of the loess and silt that makes up its bed.

(a)  

___ _____ is an Indian Ocean nation, separated from India by the Palk Strait.

(a)  

The _______ ___ is a saltwater sea, considered to be the world’s largest lake, that forms an inland depression with the Aral Sea.

(a)