PEOPLE & PLACES

In which of these countries does everyone live in a city and no one in the countryside: Yemen, Iceland or Singapore?

He was the first man in space, in April 1961

He was the first person to walk on the moon, in July 1969.

It joins the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea and was finished in 1869. Ships use it to go from Europe to India and China. Then, they don´t have to go all around Africa.

Three of the largest islands in the group are called Oahu, Maui and Kauai. These islands became the fiftieth state of the United States in 1950.

The official languages of the United Nations are the six most-spoken languages in the world. They are Chinese, French, English, Arabic, Russian and which language?

G8 is a group of eight rich and powerful countries. They are the USA, Japan, Germany, the UK, France, Italy, Russia and which country?

Which country makes the most money per person per year: Switzerland, Saudi Arabia or Singapore?

Which country has the largest population: China, India or Russia?

Where do people make the most rubbish: Japan, Sweden or the USA?

He was from Norway. He was the first person to reach the South Pole in Antarctica, in 1911.

Charles Darwin visited these islands in Ecuador in the 1860s. Many animals on the islands don't live in other parts of the world.

Which country has a much larger population of men than women: Saudi Arabia, the Philippines or Belgium?

Where do the most people own cars: Portugal, Italy or South Korea?

He came from Venice. He travelled across Asia through China, India and Persia from 1271 to 1295.

Which country has the fewest people per square kilometre: Lybia, Australia or Kazakhstan?

He was the first man to sail across the Pacific Ocean. He gave his name to a piece of water in the far south of South America.

It is a great waterfall on the Zambezi River in central Africa.

It is a line of naturally growing rocks under the sea near Australia. Millions of wonderful fish live there in the shallow waters.

In which country are there zero births per year?