World Geography Topics

This section has two different sets of information.  On the left we list important lists we have compiled from the CIA Factbook, which we believe are important for the exam.  On the right, we included some Q&A questions prepared by the Department of State and listed in its Facebook page (answers are provided through links after each question or at the end of all the questions).

Lists from CIA Factbook

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Largest Exporters and Importers

Top Exporters (2012) -- in $ Trillion
1)     China:  2.1
2)     USA:  1.6
3)     Germany:  1.5
4)     Japan:  0.8
5)     France:  0.6


Top Importers (2012) -- in $ Trillion
1)     USA:  2.4
2)     China:  1.8
3)     Germany:  1.3
4)     Japan:  0.9
5)     France:  0.7


Largest US Trading Partners

US Exports (2011) -- in %
1)     Canada:  19%2)     Mexico:  13%
3)     China:  7%
4)     Japan:  5%

US Imports (2011) -- in %
1)     China:  18%
2)     Canada:  14%
3)     Mexico:  12%
4)     Japan:  6%
5)     Germany:  4%



Natural Resources

Crude Oil Production (2012) -- in MM bbl/day
1)     Russia:  10.4
2)     Saudi Arabia:  10.0
3)     USA:  9.0
4)     Iran:  4.2
5)     China:  4.2
6)     Canada: 3.6
7)     UAE: 3.1
8)     Mexico:  2.9
9)     Iraq:  2.9
10)  Kuwait:  2.7
11)  Brazil:  2.6
12)  Nigeria:  2.5

Crude Oil Reserves -- in BB bbl
1)     Saudi Arabia:  265
2)     Venezuela:  209
3)     Canada:  174
4)     Iran:  151
5)     Iraq:  143
6)     Kuwait:  102
7)     UAE:  98
8)     Russia:  60
9)     Libya:  48
10)  Nigeria:  39
11)  Kazakhstan:  30
12)  Brazil:  26

Crude Oil Exports -- in MM bbl/day
1)     Saudi Arabia:  6.9
2)     Russia:  4.7
3)     Iraq:  2.6
4)     Iran:  2.3
5)     Nigeria:  2.1
6)     UAE:  2.0
7)     Norway:  1.8
8)     Angola:  1.8
9)     Venezuela:  1.6
10)  Kuwait:  1.4
11)  Canada:  1.4
12)  Mexico:  1.3

Natural Gas Production -- in CUM BB
1)     Russia:  653
2)     USA:  651
3)     Canada:  160
4)     Iran:  146
5)     Qatar:  117
6)     China:  108
7)     Norway:  103
8)     Saudi Arabia:  99
9)     Algeria:  85
10)  Indonesia:  83

Natural Gas Reserves -- in CUM Trillion
1)     Russia:  200
2)     Iran:  113
3)     Qatar:  98
4)     Turkmenistan:  93
5)     Saudi Arabia:  56
6)     USA:  55
7)     UAE:  43
8)     Venezuela:  41
9)     Nigeria:  40
10)  Algeria:  35

Natural Gas Exports -- in CUM BB
1)     Russia:  200
2)     Qatar:  113
3)     Norway:  98
4)     Canada:  93
5)     Algeria:  56
6)     Netherlands:  55
7)     USA:  43
8)     Indonesia:  41
9)     Bolivia:  40
10)  Turkmenistan:  35

Q&A on World Georgraphy

(Information from Facebook Page of Department of State.  Adar Review has reformatted questions to resemble the format of exam questions)


1)  Which of the following countries gained independence before 1850, boasts the highest (de facto) capital in the world at 11,975 ft above sea level and has an incredible biodiversity, including more than 4,000 types of potatoes?
a)   Bolivia
b)   Nepal
c)   Peru
d)   Tibet
Click to see answer to question 1

2)  Which of the following island nations known for its tourism is the third most populous Anglophone country in the Western Hemisphere.?
a)   Bahamas
b)   Barbados
c)   Falkland Islands
d)   Jamaica 
Click to see answer to question 2

3)  Which of the following is a landlocked West African nation that won independence from France in 1960 and was formerly called Upper Volta?
a)   Burkina Faso
b)   Cameroon
c)   Senegal
d)   Tunisia 
Click to see answer to question 3

4)  This country, located in the Gulf of Guinea gained independence in 1960 and was the first country in Africa to transition peacefully from a dictator to a democratically elected president.
a)   Benin
b)   Democratic Republic of Congo
c)   Liberia
d)   South Africa 
Click to see answer to question 4

5)  This island nation is a former British colony, with 4 official languages, a population of less than 6 million, a landmass about half the size of Los Angeles, and is ranked 7th in the world in average income.
a)   Bahrain
b)   Bermuda
c)   Hong Kong
d)   Singapore 
Click to see answer to question 5

6)  The Dayton Accords, signed in 1995, formally ended the conflict in which area:
a)   Bosnia
b)   East Timor
c)   Northern Ireland
d)   Sudan 
Click to see answer to question 6

7) This young European country's flag has six stars representing its six major ethnic groups: Albanians, Serbs, Turks, Gorani, Roma, and Bosniaks.
a) Bosnia
b) Kosovo
c) Macedonia
d) Romania
Click to see answer to question 7

8) This country has over 17,000 islands, the world's fourth largest population, and its inhabitants speak over 700 different languages.
a) India
b) Indonesia
c) Malaysia
d) Philippines
Click to see answer to question 8

9) Which country has the 6th largest overall population and the 2nd largest muslim population in the world?
a) Egypt
b) Indonesia
c) Pakistan
d) Turkey
Click to see answer to question 9