Geography Quiz Bee 2021 (Senior)

He is credited with inventing the concept of longitude and latitude, as well as mapping thousands of locations at a time when such practice was not yet widespread, even among educated communities.

• Claudius Ptolemy

• Eratosthenes of Cyrene

• Democritus

• Aristoteles

Jamaica is considered part of which continent?

• South America

• North America

• Africa

• Australia

What is the name of the highest uninterrupted waterfall in the world, which is located in Venezuela?

• Niagara Falls

• Angel Falls

• Victoria Falls

• Iguazu Falls

Which river flows through the Grand Canyon?

• Mississippi River

• Coumbia River

• Colorado River

• Ohio River

What is the capital city of Australia?

• Sydney

• Canberra

• Melbourne

• Perth

Who is the man for whom the Faustini moon crater is named?

• Armando Faustini

• Arnaldo Faustini

• Antonius Faustini

• Albert Faustini

If Pacific is the largest, then what is the world's smallest ocean?

• Arctic Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Southern Ocean

These are large landforms that are higher in elevation than the surrounding area. They have steep slopes and a summit, which is the highest point of elevation.

• Hills

• Volcanoes

• Mountains

• Ridges

These are elevated vast tracts of big, flat terrain. They, are created by volcanic activity and erosion, but they lack a summit.

• Cinder Volcanoes

• Mointains

• Plateaus

• Compsite Volcanoes

NASA’s Perseverance rover made a successful and safe descent onto Mars last February 18, 3:55 p.m. EST. When was it launched from the Earth?

• May 25, 2020

• March 29, 2020

• July 30, 2020

• June 30. 2020