Satellite image of a country that is bordered by Italy and Switzerland.

Question 1 Clue:

Italy and Switzerland are among the nations that border this country on the east. The Pyrenees Mountains border it on the south. Name the country (marked with arrows).

MODIS image, courtesy of Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Science Team, NASA.GSFC

 Question 1 Answer

France
Satellite image of the Zambezi River. An arrow points to a large waterfall.

Question 2 Clue:

The Zambezi River plummets about 130 meters (over 420 feet), forming a giant waterfall (arrow). Name the waterfall.

ISS image, courtesy NASA/JSC

 Question 2 Answer

Victoria Falls
Satellite image of a state in the United States where the Appalachian Mountains cut through the state's southeast edge.

Question 3 Clue:

The Appalachian Mountains cut across this U.S. state. A major city on the state’s southeast edge was once the nation's capital. Name the state.

Landsat images with National Elevation Dataset topography, courtesy of USGS

 Question 3 Answer

Pennsylvania 
Satellite image of a large island country. The left side of the country is largely arid.

Question 4 Clue:

This island nation is among the largest countries of the world. Over 2/3 of its terrain is arid or semi-arid. Its isolation has made it home to many distinctive species of animals and plants. Name the country.

SRTM image, courtesy NASA/JPL/NGA

 Question 4 Answer

Australia 
Satellite image of Senegal. An arrow points to the city of Dakar.

Question 5 Clue:

Dakar (arrow), the capital city of Senegal, lies on the end of a small peninsula that marks the westernmost point of a continent. Name the continent.

MODIS image, courtesy of Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Science Team, NASA/GSFC

 Question 5 Answer

Africa 
Satellite image of a group of islands. Florida is to the west of the islands and Cuba is to the South.

Question 6 Clue:

Clear light blue waters mark the shallows around this group of islands. Name the island group.

MODIS image, courtesy of Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Science Team, NASA/GSFC

 Question 6 Answer:

Bahamas 
Satellite image of a seventeenth century marble building next to river. A city can be seen in the left corner of the image.

Question 7 Clue:

A beautiful 17th-century marble building (arrow) rests beside an Asian river. Name the building.

Satellite image courtesy of GeoEye

 Question 7 Answer

Taj Mahal 
Satellite image of coastline of the Rio de la Plata. Towards the bottom of the image is the muddy Parana River. An arrow points to a city on the banks of the Parana River.

Question 8 Clue:

The mud-colored Paraná River carries sediments to the estuary known as the Río de la Plata. A capital city (gray area marked with an arrow) lies along the estuary's southwest edge. It is one of the largest cities in the Western Hemisphere. Name the city.

MODIS image, courtesy of Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Science Team, NASA/GSFC

 Question 8 Answer

Buenos Aires