5th Grade Geo Bee Preliminary Round (by National Geographic)

Which state is located west of Lake Huron—Minnesota or Vermont?

• Minnesota

• Vermont

Which state has coastline on the Atlantic Ocean—North Carolina or Wisconsin?

• North Carolina

• Wisconsin

Black Elk Peak, one of the highest points east of the Rocky Mountains, is in which state—South Dakota or Oregon?

• South Dakota

• Oregon

Which state, located on the Gulf of Mexico, is known as the Pelican State—Arkansas or Louisiana?

• Arkansas

• Louisiana

Which corn-producing state is known as the Hawkeye State, a nickname that may be a tribute to Native American chief Black Hawk of the Sauk and Fox people—Iowa or New Hampshire?

• Iowa

• New Hampshire

Known for the tree nuts resembling deer eyes, which midwestern state is called the Buckeye State—California or Ohio?

• California

• Ohio

Koalas stay awake for only four hours a day. Koalas live in areas near the Great Dividing Range on which continent?

• North America

• South America

• Australia

• Africa

A savanna elephant’s daily amount of dung contains more than 3,000 seeds. Savanna elephants can be found in Namibia and Mozambique on what continent?

• North America

• South America

• Australia

• Africa

Blue Ridge and Natchez Trace are National Park Service units with what designation—National Battlefield or National Parkway?

• National Battlefield

• National Parkway

Volcanic activity under Yellowstone National Park creates great spouts of heated water that erupt out of the ground. These water eruptions are called what—geysers or cyclones?

• geysers

• cyclones