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March 20, 2002 By: Betty Ramsey, LEOASC Passport Destination: Around the Equator Packing Round 1. The equator runs through a part of all these countries except ALGERIA . 2. Indonesia is a/an ARCHIPELAGO . 3. The equator passes across this fresh water lake that is Africa's largest. VICTORIA 4. The equator is the best place to observe this scientific phenomenon called the CORIOLIS affect. 5. The southern tip of Columbia, through which the equator passes, is best described as RAIN FOREST. 6. The GALLAPAGOS Islands, located west of Ecuador were made famous by Charles Darwin. Picture of monument in town square Departure Round 1. Mashed plantains called MATOKE are a mainstay of the Uganda diet. 2. A UN peace keeping operation is in effect on this Indonesia island. EAST TIMOR 3. In "Black Hawk Down" the original mission of the US elite corps in Somalia was to ABDUCT TWO MEN. 4. This Indonesian island is the world's third largest BORNEO . 5. Bull fight fans in Ecuador and Columbia know the red cloth that enrages the bull as a MULETA. Picture of many boats On Tour Round 1. George Bush said this man elected president of Brazil in 1989 reminded him of Indiana Jones. FERNANDO COLLOR DE MELLO 2. The Indonesian city of Pontianak is at the confluence of the Landak River and the KAPUAS River. 3. Equator's official currency is the SUCRE. 4. The river port of Pekanbaru is the OIL capitol of Indonesia. 5. The Democratic Republic of the Congo was known as ZAIRE between 1971 and 1997. 6. Tourists to "La Mitad del Mundo" the equator leave from this capitol of Ecuador. QUITO 7. Joy and George Adamson of "Born Free" fame were based at Kenya's MERU National Park. Picture of bay with palm trees and flowers 8. This city in northern Brazil lies directly on the equator. MACPA 9. People from all over the world travel to Uganda to go on a GORILLA tracking tour. 10. The collision between the Amazon River and the Atlantic tide in Brazil is called POROROCA 11. "Nasi gorenge," considered the most common dish in Indonesia is FRIED RICE. 12. The Uganda town of Entebbe on the shores of Lake Victoria is noted for its BOTANICAL GARDENS Bonus question 1 The second highest peak in Africa, a landmark in Kenya, is deified by the Kikuyu people. MOUNT KENYA Bonus question 2 In which section on the map of Africa does the equator pass? Section 3 Picture of beach and mountain Slide Show 1. The landmark cathedral in the central square of Quito, Ecuador contains the tomb of this hero. ANTONIO JOSE DE SUCRE 2. The large houseboats called "bandung" are landmarks in WEST KALIMANTAN , Indonesia. 3. Most of the people who live on the Riau Islands of Indonesia are of MALAY origin. 4. "Benteng Belgica" fort is a landmark of this cluster of Indonesian islands called the BANDAS. |