1 Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world
2 In the autumn, the ground is covered in leaves that have fallen off the trees.
3 You find this animal in the semi-desert regions of Australia.
4 Brazil is a country of contrast: large empty areas inland, and cities near the coast.
5 The Amazon rainforest occupies 40% of the South American continent.
6 Mountains and lakes are typical of the landscape in Switzerland.
7 It was a freezing night. The temperature was well below zero.
8 Switzerland consists of three main geographical regions.
9 It takes the Moon just under 28 days to go round the Earth.
10 People say Cape Town in South Africa has a wonderful climate - sunny for much of the year, and never too hot or very cold.
11 The distance from London to Paris is 340 kilometres; that's less than the distance from London to Edinburgh.
12 When the temperature fell to mins 20 Celsius, all the schools in the town closed.