News map of the week.(Brief Article)

From: Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication | Date: December 3, 2004 | Copyright information

Study the map. Complete the exercise below by writing A, B, or C in each blank.

--1. The capital of Indonesia is located on which island? (A) Sumatra, (B) Sulawesi, (C) Java

--2. Which country shares a land border with Borneo? (A) Malaysia, (B) Brunei, (C) Vietnam

--3. The South China Sea separates (A) Bali and Java, (B) Vietnam and the Philippines, (C...

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