The Americas
With about 15 million people, it's Canada's most populous province
Ontario
While this chilly region makes up about 75% of Russia's territory, only 25% of the people live there
Siberia
Swahili gives us this phrase that means "no worries"
hakuna matata
Civilizations in the Middle East & the Mediterranean basin began in the agricultural region with this 2-word nickname
the Fertile Crescent
Fiji's main commercial export is this product, collected from natural sources & sold globally
water
Cuba is about 90 miles south of the U.S.; this 4,200-square-mile island is about 90 miles south of Cuba
Jamaica
Moving at 4 mph, it should take you about 1/2 an hour to walk around the entire border of this country & its 882 residents
Vatican City
This island country off the coast of Africa is roughly the size of Texas
Madagascar
This language has 2 main written forms: modern standard & classical, the language of the Quran
Arabic
This traditional war dance of New Zealand's Maori people is performed by some Rugby teams today as a pre-game ritual
Haka
In July 2024 this park near the Mojave Desert reached at least 125 degrees on 9 consecutive days
Death Valley
This subcontinent collided with Eurasia some 40 to 50 million years ago
India
Only about 15 inches long, the fennec is the world's smallest fox & lives in this largest desert of Africa
the Sahara Desert
From the Persian for "market", it's a marketplace in a Middle Eastern country
bazaar
New Zealand sits where 2 tectonic plates collide, the Pacific plate & one named for this big neighboring country
Australia
This country borders every South American nation except Chile & Ecuador
The Viking Ship Museum is one of the top attractions in Oslo, the capital of this country
Norway
Known for its snows, this Tanzanian peak is both Africa's highest & the world's tallest free-standing mountain
Mount Kilimanjaro
If someone fries chickpea patties & puts them in a pita, he's serving this Middle Eastern specialty
falafel
There are more than 600 coffee farms on the Kona coast of this U.S. island
Hawaii
The 2 major contributions of the Olmecs, the mother culture of Mesoamerica, were writing & this time tracker
The calendar
The 4 most spoken languages in the world are Mandarin Chinese, English, Spanish & this other Asian one
Hindi
South Africa has 3 capitals; Pretoria (executive), Bloemfontein (judicial) & this one (legislative)
Cape Town
The globe's largest peninsula is this one found in the Middle East
Arabian Peninsula
n 2022 a fire damaged some of the iconic Moai statues on this remote Pacific island
Easter Island