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Think you know your geography? Try out these five questions that finalists in the National Geographic Bee answered on Wednesday:

1. The indigenous peoples of Australia include the Aboriginal peoples and a second group whose name comes from what strait that separates Australia from New Guinea?

2. Bornean orangutans are threatened with extinction in the wild due to habitat destruction by expanding palm oil plantations on the island of Borneo. Most of this island is part of which country?

3. Tillya Tepe, near the ancient city of Balkh, is located in what present-day country?

4. After Brazil, which South American country has the most area covered by rainforest?

5. Makossa is a type of music popular in which country that lies northeast of the island of Bioko?

Geography answers

1. Torres Strait

2. Indonesia

3. Afghanistan

4. Peru

5. Cameroon