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Italy Three: Malta, Gozo, and Comino.^33 Sicily Malta N E S W Syracuse ROME Palermo Naples Scuba diving Sardines Squid Mount Etn ...

What ingredient makes Hungarian goulash spicy? Europe 34 Central Eastern Europe Budapest is split by the Danube. Buda is on one ...

Central Eastern Europe Paprika.^35 BRATISLAVA NyiregyhazaDebrecen Pecs Split Szeged ZAGREB BUDAPEST Eger High Tatra MountainsThi ...

What are the Baltic States? Europe 36 Lithuania Estonia Latvia Poland Belarus MINSK Sugar beet Amber jewellery RIGA TALLINN Liep ...

Eastern Europe Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania – the countries bordering the Baltic Sea.^37 Ukraine N E S W The plant used to mak ...

What is Greece’s most important crop? Europe 38 Southeast EuropeThe mighty River Danube winds its way across southeast Europe, f ...

Southeast Europe Olives.^39 Chios Island in the Aegean Sea Yoghurt? People in Bulgaria eat lots of yoghurt because they think it ...

Which animal do Nenet people herd? Russia and Central Asia 40 The Russian Federation spans two continents: Europe and Asia. To i ...

Russia and Central Asia Reindeer.^41 A shrinking sea The Aral Sea, between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, is shrinking. The water is ...

Which country produces 65 per cent of the world’s hazelnuts? Asia 42 This part of the world is hot and dry, with large deserts. ...

Middle East Turkey.^43 Whirling dervish dancer Black (^) S ea Syria Mount Ararat 5,165 m (16,945 ft) Head of Zeus Olives Figs BE ...

When Hindus die, where are their ashes scattered? Asia 44 Camel market Tomb of Muhammad Ali Jinnah Green turtles Snow leopard La ...

Southern Asia In the River Ganges.^45 Mumbai (Bombay) B a y o f B e n g a l Nagpur Raipur Cuttack N E S W Kathkali Dancer Tiger ...

What is the largest lizard in the world? Asia 46 Southeast Asia is hot and rainy all year round. There are thousands of islands, ...

Southeast Asia The Komodo dragon. It can grow to 3 m (10 ft) long.^47 Rice paddies The wet climate is ideal for growing rice. Fa ...

What is the world’s second tallest mountain? Asia 48 Over 1 billion people live in China that’s one-fifth of the world’s peopl ...

China and neighbours K2 in the Himalayas. It is 8,611 metres (28,250 ft) tall.^49 Gobi Desert BEIJING Temple of Heaven Snow scul ...

How many people live in Tokyo? Asia 50 K ru eli I ls na sd Hokkaido Pollock Snow monkey Japanese crane Apples JapanJapan is made ...

Japan About 12 million.^51 TOKYO P a c i f i c O c e a n E a ts C ih an eS a Nagoya Hiroshima Kyoto Shikoku Kyushu C h u g o k u ...

What is a coral reef made from? Australia and the Pacific 52 Australia is the world’s smallest continent, but it is a huge count ...