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There’s a lot to look forward to in 2021 and 2022, but this is certainly not one of
those things. Why should we be getting very familiar with cicadas right now?
Name: _________________________________
Date: _________
Here’s how this works: First, circle the correct answers to these questions…
1. EXAMPLE: According to the average ages of each
country, Russia is the ____ of them all.
YOUNGEST
OLDEST
MIDDLE
13. This natural feature is found only in Germany.
OIL
LIGNITE
ZINC
2. How many countries on the list have 100% safe water?
ONE
THREE
ALL
14. The United Kingdom is ruled by a constitutional…
REPUBLIC
FEDERATION
MONARCHY
3. Which indicator on the chart tells you how big the
country is in terms of physical size?
AREA
POPULATION
GDP
15. Which natural feature is found in all four countries?
COAL
NATURAL GAS
ZINC
4. Which indicator on the chart tells you how many people
live in that country?
AREA
POPULATION
GDP
5. Which country on the chart has the highest average
age?
ITALY
RUSSIA
GERMANY
6. The _______ resources listed on the chart are “gifts
of nature” that can be used or sold (exported).
NATURAL
HUMAN
POPULATION
16. This country is the smallest on the chart.
GERMANY
U.K.
RUSSIA
17. This country is the largest on the chart.
GERMANY
U.K.
RUSSIA
18. In this country you have to be 25 to vote for members
of the Senate.
A
B
C
D
19. Russia’s government is a…
REPUBLIC
FEDERATION
MONARCHY
7. Two countries on the list have this as a hazard.
PERMAFROST
EARTHQUAKES
AVALANCHES
20. Nearly ____ of Russia is forest land.
QUARTER
NONE
HALF
8. This natural resource is found only in Italy.
OIL
LIGNITE
ZINC
21. This hazard is found in the United Kingdom.
WINDSTORMS
EARTHQUAKES
9. This is the largest country on the chart.
A
B
C
D
10. This natural resource is only found in Russia.
OIL
LIGNITE
ZINC
11. Italy’s climate is hot and dry in the…
NORTH
SOUTH
EAST
FIRES
22. What color were the roses given to Jackie at every
stop except when they landed at Love Field?
RED
YELLOW
PINK
23. Lee Oswald served in the ____.
ARMY
NAVY
MARINES
WEST
12. This country has the highest percentage of its
population in poverty.
ITALY
RUSSIA
GERMANY
24. How many other assassination attempts had Oswald
made in his life?
ONE
TWO
THREE
 Now, turn the page over. Transfer the first letter of each correct answer to all the squares
containing the number of the corresponding question. For example, the answer to #1 is ‘YOUNGEST’,
so I’ll write a “Y” in every square that contains a “1”. Got it? Have fun!