Geo practice questions Geo 2024

Which city is hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics?

• Paris

• Los Angeles

• Tokyo

• London

The spot on the Earth’s surface above which an earthquake has occurred is called what?

• Epicenter

• Focus

• Seismic Zone

• Fault Line

Which U.S. state was a former British colony established as a settlement for debtors and prisoners, as well as a buffer against the Spanish?

• Georgia

• Virginia

• Massachusetts

• New York

The Darien Gap is a choke point through which many Venezuelans funnel through enroute to emigrating to the U.S. Just north of Colombia, in which country is the Darien Gap?

• Panama

• Costa Rica

• Ecuador

• Brazil

Tejon Tribal Nation Headquarters is located south of Bakersfield and include which tribe based in Ventura County.

• Chumash

• Yokuts

• Paiute

• Miwok

Utter Pradesh is larger in population than all but 4 countries in the world. It is a state in which country?

• India

• China

• United States

• Brazil

Sciroccos are winds that can reach hurricane speeds and can devastate southern Europe. From which desert do these winds originate?

• Sahara Desert

• Gobi Desert

• Kalahari Desert

• Arabian Desert

A treaty signed in 1959 by 12 countries reserved most of a continent for free and peaceful scientific research. Name the continent.

• Africa

• Antarctica

• Asia

• Europe

Which Mexican state borders California?

• Baja California

• Sonora

• Chihuahua

• Coahuila

Which National Park, featuring the world’s tallest trees, is the northernmost National Park in California?

• Yosemite National Park

• Sequoia National Park

• Redwood National and State Parks

• Joshua Tree National Park