general vocabulary 28 Around the world ‘A. Choose the correct geo-political word in A, B or C to complete each of these sentences. 1. Japan, Korea and the Philippines are all in the A. Near East B, Middle East . Far East A Arctic B. Antarctic © Antarctica 3, New Zealand is part of A. Australia B. Australasia Austria 4, Bangladesh is part of A. the Indian Subcontinent B. India Indiana 5. Nicaragua is a country in A. North America B. South America Central America 6. Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Panama and Honduras all form part of A. Latin America B. Spanish America C South America 7. Apartheid was abolished in in the 1990s. A. southern Africa B. North Africa ©. South Africa 8. The United Kingdom and the Republic of ireland form a group of islands known as A. Great Britain B. England C The British Isles 9. The United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland form part of A. Continental Europe B. Mainland Europe Europe 10. Kuwait, Oman and the United Arab Emirates form part of what is known as A. the West Indies 2B. the Gulf States © the European Union 11. Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark are known collectively as A. the Baltic Republics 8. the Caribbean © Scandinavia Don't forget to keep a record of the words and expressions that you have learnt, review ‘your notes from time to time and try to use new vocabulary items whenever possible. Peter olin Fubliting, © 200, Far efarance, se the Eli Dictons for Stadt (09658052)