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Chile borders Peru, Bolivia and Argentina and the Pacific Ocean. It is very narrow, being only 350 kms wide at its widest point. Chile also governs Easter Island, home to the giant stone heads.

Colombia is in the north of the continent, and borders Panama. Cameroon is in Africa and Czech Republic (also known as Czechia) is right in the middle of Europe. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Czech Republic, Colombia, Cameroon

The Southern Ocean is the second-smallest of the five world oceans and fully surrounds Antarctica. It is the youngest of the oceans and was formed around thirty million years ago when South America and Antarctica drifted from one another forming the Drake Passage. Whilst these waters can be extremely cold, some large marine animals such as blue whales, Antarctic fur seals and colossal squids have been able to thrive here. The word 'Antarctica' itself actually comes from antarktikos, the Greek for 'opposite to the north'. Difficulty: Average.

 

Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean

Uluru (also known as Ayers Rock) is about 450 km by road from the nearest large town of Alice Springs. The rock is sacred ground to the Aboriginal people of the area known as the Anangu. Uluru is a monolith which is a single large rock of stone, similar to Stone Mountain in the USA. Uluru is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mount Augustus is classified as the world's largest monocline which is twice the size of Uluru. A monocline is an exposed slab of rock belonging to a layer beneath. The Bungle Bungle Range is found in Western Australia and is made up of bee-hive shaped sandstone and rocks. The Pinnacles are limestone formations also found in Western Australia and it is believed they came from seashells in an earlier era. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

The Bungle Bungle Range, The Pinnacles, Mount Augustus

Russia is the largest country with 6,602 million square miles. Then comes Canada, with 3,855 million square miles and then the United States with 3,797 million square miles. China has 3,705 million square miles. Difficulty: Easy.

 

China, United States, Canada

Georgia is located in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. It is part of both Western Asia and Eastern Europe. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Africa, North America, Australia

Many Australians live in cities on the east coast of the continent. Sydney has a large, scenic harbour and has a population of four and a half million people in 2014. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide

New Zealand is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, approximately 900 miles to the east of Australia. The continent of which New Zealand is a part has been variously referred to as Australia, Australasia and Oceania. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Indian, Atlantic, Arctic

English is the native language of more than 350 million people, and is estimated to be understood by another 500 million or more. It is the official language of over 50 countries. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

French, Spanish, Cantonese

Brazil is the only one of these that matches the clues, although you might well be able to celebrate Carnival in some of the others. Carnival is celebrated on the day (or days) just before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent for Christians. The name of the festival literally means 'farewell meat', a reference to the fact that strict observance of Lent traditionally involved eating no meat for forty days. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Bahrain, Bulgaria, Bolivia

Alaska was bought from Russia in 1867 and became the forty-ninth state of the USA in 1959. Its state capital is Juneau and the biggest city is Anchorage. The highest mountain in North America, called Mount McKinley, is situated in Alaska. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Canada, England, Iceland

Tornadoes are very common in the Midwest of the United States. They are nature's most violent storms. They can touch down on the ground and cause major damage to areas up to 1 mile wide and 50 miles long. The most important thing to do if a tornado is coming is to take shelter inside. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Monsoon, Tsunami, Ball lightning

Israel is located at the Eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt and the Palestinian Authority. Israel is a small country, about the same size as the American state of New Jersey. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Southern Europe, North Africa, Far East

It is in Melbourne's business district. Every year there is a race up the 1,450 steps it has. It is 251 meters high and has 63 floors. Difficulty: Hard.

 

London, Paris, New York

The continents are: Australia, North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Antarctica. There is evidence to show that at one time in the earth's history, all the world's landmasses were joined together in a super continent called Pangaea. Scientists discovered this partly because they noticed that the various parts of the world can fit together, like a jigsaw puzzle. Take a look at a map and see for yourself! Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

122, 6578, 2

With a population of around 12,000 Castries is one of the bigger cities in the Windward Islands, which St Lucia is part of. Castries was founded by the French in 1650 and previously, it was called "Carenage" (meaning safe anchorage). Difficulty: Hard.

 

Georgetown, Freetown, Anytown

Although Sydney is the biggest and most populated city in Australia, Canberra is the capital. It was created because of a continuing argument between Sydney and Melbourne, who both wanted the capital city to be theirs. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Sydney, New South Wales, Melbourne

Argentina means 'Land of Silver'. Argentina is the second biggest country in South America. Argentina gained its independence from Spain in 1816.

Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Africa, Asia, Antarctica

Australia is sometimes called the land "Down Under". This is because if you look on a map, it is located in the bottom half of the Earth. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Over There, Up Over, In The Middle

The water bubbled and ran over and around small rocks in the creek. Difficulty: Average.

 

River, Ocean, Pond

The River Amazon is the world's largest river. It is not the longest, the Nile is, but it has the largest volume of water and drains the largest area. For most of its journey from the Andes mountains it runs through the tropical rainforest of Brazil, until it reaches the Atlantic Ocean. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

North America, Africa, Asia

The Taj Mahal is beautiful building in Agra, India. It was built by an emperor in memory of his wife. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Iran, Iraq, Japan

 

Kentucky, South Carolina, West Virginia

The leaves of trees have chlorophyll in them. They use water, sunlight, chlorophyll and carbon dioxide to create their food and release oxygen as a byproduct. This oxygen is then used by many living organisms for respiration. In this process they release carbon dioxide which again is taken in by trees. This cycle keeps on going and helps in maintaining the balance between carbon dioxide and oxygen. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Nitrogen, Pure carbon dioxide, Helium

In 1983, the lowest ground temperature to that point of -89.2°C was logged at the Vostok Station. This is comparable to extreme temperatures of around -27°C in the British Isles, which are very rare cases - it's hard for us to imagine how cold it gets in Antarctica! Those who explore Antarctica must wear many light and warm layers, keep active, eat and drink well, and be prepared for wind chill from savage storms. Difficulty: Easy.

 

0°C - freezing, 8°C - fairly chilly, 20°C - balmy and pleasant

Bass Strait is a sea strait separating mainland Australia (mainly the state of Victoria) from the island state of Tasmania. The strait is named after George Bass (1771-1803) who was a naval surgeon and explorer of Australia. The Tasman Sea is the sea that separates Australia and New Zealand and is named after Abel Tasman (1603-1659) a Dutch explorer. He is recognised as the first European to sight Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania), New Zealand and Fiji between 1642 and 1644. The Gulf of Carpentaria is bordered by the state of Queensland, the Northern Territory and the Arafura Sea (which separates Australia from Papua New Guinea). The Great Australian Bight is a large open bay on the southern coast of Australia. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Tasman Sea, Gulf of Carpentaria, The Great Australian Bight

The Nile measures 4,180 miles and it is located in Africa. It flows through several countries; one of them is Egypt. The Amazon, in South America, is considered to be the second longest. It is 4000 miles long. The Amazon also flows through several countries; one of them is Brazil. The Yangtze is in Asia, flowing through China, and it measures 3,964 miles. The Mississippi is in the United States and it is 3,902 miles long. Difficulty: Easy.

 

The Amazon, The Mississippi, The Yangtze

Tbilisi is Georgia's capital and largest city. It is located on the Kura River. The city was established in about 479 A.D. Difficulty: Average.

 

Ankara, Luxembourg, Tallinn

The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space and is composed of over 2,900 individual reefs. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia

Auckland is the biggest city in New Zealand, but Wellington is the capital. It took its name from the famous British soldier and Prime Minister, the Duke of Wellington. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Christchurch, Auckland, Dunedin

Yiddish is a mixture of Hebrew and Aramaic, with sprinklings of other languages, and is written in the Hebrew alphabet. Israel and the United States are the countries where it is most commonly spoken. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Arabic, Portuguese, French

The Yellow River, also called the Huang He (and I grew up calling it the Hwang Ho) is also called the Black River in Mongolian, because it flows clear and dark in the upper reaches. The lower part, however, carries yellow silt that gives it a distinctive color. Its valley is often called the cradle of Chinese civilisation, because it was one of the most prosperous and developed regions in early Chinese history. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Blue River, Red River, Green River

Tehran is the capital of Iran, once called Persia. It is the country of origin of the Zoroastrian religion, over 3,000 years ago. They still celebrate Nowruz, or Persian New Year, on March 21, the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. Traditional family celebrations include bonfires. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Italy, Iceland, Ireland

Malik24 tells us the Notre Dame de Paris actually translates into 'Our Lady of Paris' - it is a beautiful building. Maybe you have heard of the Disney film 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'? Indeed, this was the castle used for the basis of that film! The castle has also been known for its five bells. They used to be used until people worried about the vibrations shaking down the building - they are really huge! But, at least we can still view this magnificent castle because of it.
Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Denmark, Japan, Portugal

The Victoria Falls are a large waterfall on the Zambezi river on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe in Africa. Livingstone first came across them in 1855 and named them after Queen Victoria. The native name translates as 'the smoke that thunders'. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Asia, Australia, South America

Hailstones are balls of ice that fall during a hail storm. Most hailstones are smaller than a penny but occasionally they can be as large as 6 inches. Hail storms can cause lots of damage to vehicles and the windows of houses. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Snow Flakes, Comets, Blizzard

Israel is the ancient homeland of the Jewish people, going all the way back to Biblical times. For two thousand years the Jewish people were exiled from Israel, but they never stopped praying and dreaming of their return. After the terrible Holocaust during the Second World War, when six million Jews died, the countries of the world realized that Jews needed their own country. The United Nations gave their support, and Israel declared independence on May 14, 1948. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Christian people, Muslim people, Buddhist people

The Westend Tower was awarded "Best Building of the Year" in 1995 by the American Chamber of Architects. The steel crown at the top of the building has to be heated in winter to stop it freezing over. It is 208 metres high and has 53 floors. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Poland, France, Mexico

France can be found in northern Europe and is bordered by Spain, Andorra, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy and Germany. In the mid 1990s, a 'chunnel' - a tunnel under the water - was built to connect England and France across the English Channel. The capital of France is Paris, and this capital is home to many famous buildings and sites, including the Louvre (an art museum) and the Eiffel Tower. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Asia, Africa, Australia

Mount Gimie stands at 950 m. St Lucia is a volcanic island and one of the most mountainous islands in the whole of the Carribbean. Did you know that St Lucia is the only island that boasts the only drive in volcano in the world?
Other high peaks include the twin Pitons (Gros Piton and Petit Piton), striking cone shaped peaks south of Soufriere (the next big town on the island), are one of the scenic natural highlights of the Caribbean. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Mount High Five, Mount Slap Ma Hand, Mount Gimme Skin

The Pacific Ocean is by far the largest body of water on planet Earth. Its area (64,186,300 sq mi) is almost twice that of the second largest ocean, namely the Atlantic (33,420,000 sq mi). The Pacific Ocean is also the deepest body of water, with the Marianas Trench descending 35,840 ft deep (or 10,924 meters). Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Indian Ocean