Satellite image of a country near the Mediterranean Sea. Portugal is outlined on the west side of the same landmass.

Question 1 Clue:

This country (white arrows) is bordered on the north by the Bay of Biscay and the Pyrenees mountain range, on the east by the Mediterranean Sea, and on the west by Portugal. Name the country.

Terra/MODIS image courtesy of MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

 Question 1 Answer

Spain
Satellite image of a river in South America.

Question 2 Clue:

The muddy brown waters of South America’s longest river flow from west to east across this scene. Name the river.

Terra/MODIS image courtesy of MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

 Question 2 Answer

Amazon River
Satellite image of the northeast corner of a country in North Africa, which includes the Sinai Peninsula.

Question 3 Clue:

The Sinai Peninsula marks the northeast corner of this North African country (white arrows). The country’s landscape consists mainly of dry desert plateaus, but also contains a long fertile river valley and delta. Name the country.

Terra/MODIS image courtesy of MODIS Land Science Team, NASA/GSFC

 Question 3 Answer

Egypt
Satellite image of an ice covered ocean surrounded by Greenland, Russia, and Alaska.

Question 4 Clue:

Ice covers the world’s northernmost ocean in this scene from July 2011. Name the ocean.

Terra/MODIS mosaic courtesy of MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

 Question 4 Answer

Arctic Ocean
Satellite image of state in the United States. The western border is jagged and the north, east, and south borders are straight lines.

Question 5 Clue:

The Grand Canyon winds through the northwest portion of this U.S. state that is also home to Meteor Crater. Name the state.

Landsat image with National Elevation Dataset topography courtesy of USGS

 Question 5 Answer

Arizona
Satellite image of two large islands. The southern island appears more mountainous than the northern island.

Question 6 Clue:

This country consists of two main islands, the North and South, separated by the Cook Strait. The North Island contains many volcanoes, hot springs, and geysers. The South Island is mountainous and its highest peak is Mount Cook. Name the country. Aqua/MODIS image courtesy of Ocean Color Team, NASA/GSFC

 Question 6 Answer:

New Zealand
Satellite image of two vegetation covered islands and one brown island which has a volcano.

Question 7 Clue:

Lying between Java and Sumatra, two green vegetation-covered islands are the calm remnants of a volcano that erupted in 1883. This colossal eruption produced a devastating tsunami. The brown island covered with lava flows formed later and remains active today. Name the destructive 19th-century volcano.

ALI image courtesy of NASA EO-1 Team

 Question 7 Answer

Krakatau 
Satellite image of the largest greek island.

Question 8 Clue:

The largest of the Greek islands, it lies between the Aegean and Lybian seas. In Greek mythology, it is the home of King Minos and theMinotaur. Name the island.

ISS photograph courtesy of ISS Crew Earth Observations experiment and Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA/JSC

 Question 8 Answer

Crete