Wake up your brain! It's time for Travel's annual geography quiz.

Many Americans have lots to learn about geography. Last year, a survey by National Geographic found that 83 percent of young Americans couldn't even find Afghanistan on a world map.

So try this quiz and see how you score.

There's no prize, just the satisfaction of getting at least some of these questions right (many are adapted from this year's National Geographic Society-sponsored National Geography Bee).

By Chicago Tribune and Seattle Times staff

Global views

1. The Arabian Sea is part of which body of water?
Mediterranean.
Gulf of Suez.
Atlantic.
Indian Ocean.

2. Mont Blanc is the highest peak in which mountain system?
Alps.
Appenines.
Tantras.
Andes.

3. The Suez Canal links the Mediterranean Sea with what other body of water?
Gulf of Yemen.
Indian Ocean.
Red Sea.
Atlantic Ocean.

4. San Marino is completely surrounded by which other European country?
Switzerland.
France.
Italy.
Slovenia.

5. What is Canada's recently established region that's home to the native Inuit people?
Newfoundland.
Labrador.
Nunavut.
Northwest Territories.

6. Which of these U.S. presidents does not have a county in Washington state named after him?
Roosevelt.
Grant.
Garfield.
Adams.

7. What country is bordered by the Mediterranean, Black and Aegean seas?
Greece.
Bulgaria.
Lebanon.
Turkey.

8. Which desert covers a large area of northern China and southern Mongolia?
Gobi.
Kalahari.
Great Basin.
Thar.

9. Which South American city, located at the foot of Pichincha Volcano, has been designated a World Heritage Site due to its historic city center?
La Paz.
Santiago.
Lima.
Quito.

10. What's the name of Morocco's principal port and major economic center?
Rabat.
Casablanca.
Fez.
Tangier

11. The Plain of Sharon is a major citrus-growing region along the Mediterranean coast of what country?
Israel.
Lebanon.
Syria.
Turkey.

12. Which region of Canada produces more oil than all of the other Canadian provinces combined?
Newfoundland.
Yukon.
Alberta.
Saskatchewan.

13. What is the name of the body of water that separates Sweden and Finland?
Gulf of Finland.
Skagerrak.
Gulf of Bothnia.
Baltic Sea.

14. On the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, the sun is directly overhead at what named line of latitude?
Tropic of Cancer.
Tropic of Capricorn.
Tropic of Aquarius.
Equator.

15. Which South American country was once known as Dutch Guiana?
Venezuela.
Brazil.
Suriname.
Uruguay.

16. The Yalu River forms part of the political boundary between North Korea and what other country?
China.
South Korea.
Mongolia.
Laos.

17. Minsk is the capital of what European country?
Georgi
Belarus.
Uzbekistan.
Russia.

18. Which of the following are not real communities in Oregon?
Boring.
Drain.
Nimrod.
Medway.

19. Which is the farthest west of these Hawaiian islands?
Kauai.
Oahu.
Niihau.
Maui.

20. The Strait of Sicily separates Sicily from which North African country?
Libya.
Algeria.
Tunisia.
Morocco.

21. The Beaufort Sea is part of which ocean?
Pacific.
Indian.
Arctic.
Atlantic.

22. Aragon is the name of an autonomous region and former kingdom in which Mediterranean country?
Italy.
Spain.
Greece.
France.

23. The Llanos is a grassland region in South America that extends from Colombia into what other country?
Peru.
Ecuador.
Brazil.
Venezuela.

24. The world's largest natural bridge, in Rainbow Bridge National Monument, is located in which state?
Arizona.
Utah.
New Mexico.
Virginia.

25. Equatorial Guinea, Bolivia and the Philippines are all former possessions of what country?
Spain.
Portugal.
France.
Great Britain.

26. Moussaka and souvlaki are foods commonly associated with what Mediterranean country?
Italy.
Israel.
Greece.
Turkey.

27. Norway gained its independence from which European country?
Sweden.
Denmark.
Finland.
Russia.

28. Petra, once a thriving trading center on caravan routes, is in which present-day country?
Syria.
Lebanon.
Egypt.
Jordan.

29. Which city along the St. Lawrence River was first permanently settled by Samuel de Champlain in 1608?
Montreal.
Halifax.
Quebec City.
Ottawa.

30. Which U.S. state has the country's longest coastline?
Florida.
Texas.
Maine.
Alaska.

Matching game

Match these U.S. national parks with the states in which they are located.

1. Canyonlands 2. Big Bend 3. Rocky Mountain 4. Voyageurs 5. Denali 6. Grand Teton 7. Kings Canyon 8. Theodore Roosevelt 9. Great Smoky Mountains 10. Crater Lake

A. North Dakota B. Minnesota C. Wyoming D. Utah E. Tennessee F. Oregon G. Colorado H. Texas I. California J. Alaska

True or false

1. Russia extends across more degrees of longitude than India.
True
False

2. Andorra is completely surrounded by Spain.
True
False

3. Brazil's Sao Paulo has a larger population than Rio de Janeiro.
True
False

4. Cuzco, former seat of the great Inca Empire, is located in Ecuador.
True
False

5. Washington state has five major active or potentially active volcanoes.
True
False

6. Half.com is a town in Eastern Oregon.
True
False

7. Lake Victoria is bordered by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
True
False

8. Egypt's leading port is Cairo.
True
False

9. The Pyrenees mountain range separates France from the Iberian Peninsula.
True
False

10. The Great Plains lie west of the Rocky Mountains.
True
False

Student quiz

These geography stumpers were submitted by students at Chicago's Northside College Preparatory High School. Select the best available answer.

1. U.S. public lands, which include national parks, seashores, wildlife refuges and wilderness areas, cover how many acres?
50 million.
900 million.
250 million.
600 million.

2. What percentage of the world's carbon-dioxide emissions, generated by burning fossil fuels and a cause of global warming, comes from the United States, with 6 percent of the world's population?
10 percent.
25 percent.
6 percent.
12 percent.

3. What river has the largest watershed, draining one-sixth of the world's runoff?
Nile.
Amazon.
Mississippi.
Danube.

4. What is a deep, narrow valley with nearly vertical sides called?
Barrage.
Dam.
Gorge.
Reservoir.

5. How deep is the deepest point of the Chicago River, a link between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed?
123 feet.
78 feet.
41 feet.
26 feet.

6. What is the term for the diverse ecosystem where a river empties into the sea?
Estuary.
Dam.
Aviary.
Leachate.

7. What kind of trees lose their leaves in the fall?
Coniferous.
Evergreen.
Christmas.
Deciduous.

8. Approximately how many years does it take for an inch of coral reef to grow back?
1 year.
200 years.
100 years.
10 years.

How did you do? Check your answers.