7th Grade Geography Bee 2024

Which country installed the world's largest hydroelectric dam, the Three Gorges Dam, along the Yangtze River and has the Gobi Desert stretching between it and Mongolia?

• India

• China

• Russia

• Egypt

What is the capital of France where the Place Charles de Gaulle and the Arc de Triomphe are located, and an engineer who worked on the Statue of Liberty constructed a namesake tower?

• Berlin

• Madrid

• Paris

• Rome

What is the name of the river that originates from the Andes Mountains, empties into the Atlantic Ocean, and shares its name with a massive rainforest?

• Nile

• Amazon

• Mississippi

• Yangtze

What is the name of the South American mountain range where the volcano of Licancabur is located, which recorded the world's highest UV index in 2003?

• Rocky Mountains

• Andes Mountains

• Himalayas

• Alps

What is the name of the city located on the Nile River, where Tahrir Square protests resulted in the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak?

• Nairobi

• Cairo

• Beijing

• Johannesburg

What is the largest city of Turkey, known for its business district of Levent, the Topkapi Palace, and the Hagia Sophia?

• Ankara

• Istanbul

• Izmir

• Antalya

Which Arab country has been building the Jeddah Tower since 2013, contains Mecca and the capital city of Riyadh, and is known for the Rub' al Khali desert?

• United Arab Emirates

• Saudi Arabia

• Qatar

• Kuwait

Which body of water in Russia has nearly dried up?

• Aral Sea

• Lake Superior

• Dead Sea

• Volga River

What is the largest and one of the least populated state in the U.S., governed from Juneau, known for its oil-rich "North Slope" and the borough seat at Barrow?

• California

• Texas

• Alaska

• Florida

Which city includes Brooklyn and Manhattan and has a subway network that connects to Howard Beach and Jamaica Bay?

• Chicago

• New York City

• Los Angeles

• Boston