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United States of America Alaska (see page 10-11).^13 Iowa Texas Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska North Dakota South Dakota Minnesota Mis ...

The Americas 14 Mexico and Central America form a natural bridge linking the USA to South America. The north of Mexico is dry an ...

Mexico and Central America As hooks to hang from branches.^15 Coral reef P an ama Co sta^ Ric a SAN JOSÉ Cuba Haiti C a ri b b e ...

What is the highest mountain in the Andes? The Americas 16 South America Ecuador Colombia R vi re A m az o n Bolivia Tit ica ca ...

South America Aconcagua, which is 6,960 m (22,834 ft) high.^17 Argentina Chile Uruguay A t l a n t i c O c e a n Llama Sheep far ...

Africa How long is Africa from north to south? Africa 18 Africa is a vast, sun-baked continent, famous for its amazing wildlife. ...

Africa About 8,000 km (5,000 miles).^19 The Suez Canal This canal is a man-made waterway that runs from the Red Sea to the Medit ...

Which Scandinavian warriors raided Europe in 800–1050 CE? Europe 20 ScandinaviaThe northernmost part of Europe is Scandinavia – ...

Scandinavia The Vikings.^21 Malmö The Øresund BridgeThe Øresund Bridge links Copenhagen in Denmark to Malmö in Sweden. There are ...

What is the name of the Queen’s official residence in London? Europe 22 UK andThe United Kingdom is made up of England, Scotland ...

UK and Ireland Buckingham Palace.^23 The Eden Project, CornwallThese giant greenhouses are home to lots of plants from different ...

What is another name for the Netherlands? Europe 24 The Low CountriesBelgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg are called the Low ...

Holland.^25 Did you know..? BRUSSELS Belgium Luxembourg Lace making Wild boar Deer Chocolates The Atomium AmsterdamThe tall hous ...

Where in France would you find pink flamingos and wild horses? Europe 26 Mont St-Michel A towering abbey sits on the island of M ...

France The marshes of the Camargue.^27 PARIS France Germany Massif Central Eiffel Tower Champagne Cycling Camargue horses Sunflo ...

Which composer was born in Salzburg, Austria, in 1756? Europe 28 Container ship eiK C (^) l na la Fehmarn Rügen Kiel Lake Müritz ...

Germany and the Alps Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.^29 Frankfurt skyline Wine Mercedes Mannheim Frankfurt Stuttgart Heidelberg France ...

Which is the rainiest city in Spain? Europe Spain and Portugal are in the sunny southwest corner of Europe. Together they make u ...

Spain and Portugal Santiago.^31 Majorca The Spanish island of Majorca is one of Europe’s top tourist destinations. Its rugged co ...

How many islands make up Malta? Europe 32 Italy is shaped like a boot, with the top in the Alps mountains and the toe swimming i ...