1. Are you going to France or the Russian Federation? 2. The North Pole is situated in the Arctic. 3. My dream is to visit Lake Baikal in the Russian Federation. 4. The Suez Canal in Egypt connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea. 5. The tallest mountain in the world, Mount Everest, is situated in the Himalayas. 6. The Sahara desert covers most of North Africa. 7. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. 8. The Mississippi is the second longest river in the United States. 9. She was born in Kiev, in Ukraine.