Do You Know as Much Geography as a Highlights Reader?

The following 10 questions are based on information found in stories and articles in Highlights and HighlightsKids.com. How many do you think you can answer?

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  1. What is the largest body of water in Ghana?

    Lake Lugano Lake Louise Lake Volta

  2. The distance from Vietnam to California is approximately

    3,000 miles 6,500 miles 10,500 miles

  3. The language spoken in Brazil is

    Spanish Brazilian Portuguese

  4. Transylvania is located on the border of

    Austria and Liechtenstein Hungary and Romania Germany and Poland

  5. The country of Burundi is in

    South America Africa Asia

  6. Which type of tree grows in Lebanon?

    Kauri Olive Hawthorne

  7. The city of Wanxian in China is located on which river?

    Po River Yangtze River Don River

  8. The Sonoran Desert is in

    The United States Nigeria Chile

  9. The Rincon Rainforest is in

    Spain Costa Rica Egypt

  10. A country just east of Russian Siberia is

    Slovakia Japan New Zealand

Answers:

Answers: See how you've done. You can also check out the related story or article from Highlights or HighlightsKids.com.

  1. What is the largest body of water in Ghana?

    Lake Volta Related story: "Blue Sausage Girl"

  2. The distance from Vietnam to California is approximately

    6,500 miles Related story: "Braving the Pacific on a Bamboo Raft"

  3. The language spoken in Brazil is

    Portuguese Related story: "The Magic Sand"

  4. Transylvania is located on the border of

    Hungary and Romania Related story: "Rodika"

  5. The country of Burundi is in

    Africa Related story: March 2008 Highlights, pages 10 and 11, "Soccer Speaks Many Languages"

  6. Which type of tree grows in Lebanon?

    Olive Related story: "The Olive Tree"

  7. The city of Wanxian in China is located on which river?

    Yangtze River Related story: "Two Hundred and Fifty Steps"

  8. The Sonoran Desert is in

    The United States Related story: July 2008 Highlights, pages 10 and 11, "Making the World's Rarest Syrup"

  9. The Rincon Rainforest is in

    Costa Rica Related story: August 2007 Highlights, page 19, "Evan Green"

  10. A country just east of Russian Siberia is

    Japan Related story: September 2007 Highlights, pages 8 and 9, "Tiger Cubs on the Move"

Read more stories about kids from different countries at HighlightsKids.com Around the World.

Kids can also learn about American geography from Highlights' Which Way USA?® book club.