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Geography Bee Prep

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following states is not crossed by the Colorado River?

a)

New Mexico

b)

Colorado

c)

Arizona

d)

Nevada

2.

Which country is not crossed by the Great Rift Valley?

a)

Central African Republic

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Tanzania

d)

Kenya

3.

What is the term for a ring-shaped coral island in the open ocean?

a)

Key

b)

Aurora

c)

Atoll

d)

Reef

4.

The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, one of the world's largest churches, was built during the 1980s in the French-speaking country on Ghana's western border. Name this country.

a)

Togo

b)

Cote d' Ivoire

c)

Burkina Faso

d)

Benin

5.

One of the world's largest producers of nutmeg includes a clove of the spice on its national flag. Name this Caribbean island country.

a)

Grenada

b)

Jamaica

c)

Cuba

d)

Dominican Republic

6.

Which midwestern city is often described as the transportation hub of the United States?

a)

Chicago

b)

St. Louis

c)

Des Moines

d)

Cincinnati

7.

Long, narrow fields that resemble stair steps on steep hillsides are commonly known by what name?

a)

Terraces

b)

Furrows

c)

Dikes

d)

Trenches

8.

The Mediterranean fruit fly can destroy fruit crops. These flies have damaged citrus crops in Florida and which other state?

a)

North Dakota

b)

California

c)

Georgia

d)

Hawaii

9.

Which Canadian Province is home to Banff National Park, a popular tourist stop?

a)

Manitoba

b)

Ontario

c)

Quebec

d)

Alberta

10.

What city is located on the Potomac River and was built in the late 1700s according to the plans laid out by Pierre L'Enfant?

a)

Washington D.C.

b)

Pittsburgh

c)

New York

d)

Philadelphia

11.

Which state has the lowest per capita income?

a)

Texas

b)

Alabama

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Mississippi

12.

The Guadalupe River flows past New Braunfels and Victoria is which U.S. state?

a)

Texas

b)

Nevada

c)

Georgia

d)

New Mexico

13.

Why does the International Data Line make several zig-zags instead of following a straight line?

a)

To avoid war-torn regions

b)

To avoid low populated regions

c)

To avoid active volcanos

d)

To avoid crossing land

14.

The Indian mongoose was imported to a U.S. state to help control rats in sugarcane plantations. However, the mongoose has also killed many ground-nesting birds near Hilo in which state?

a)

Hawaii

b)

California

c)

Arizona

d)

Florida

15.

Perth is the most populous city on the west coast of what country?

a)

Syria

b)

Nambia

c)

Australia

d)

Israel

16.

The Gulf Stream is a warm ocean current in which ocean?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

17.

Landscape Arch, one of the world's longest natural arches, is found at Arches National Park in which state?

a)

Utah

b)

Colorado

c)

Alaska

d)

Missouri

18.

What landlocked country was awarded ownership of the Aozou by the United Nations International Court of Justice after years of territorial dispute with its neighbor, Libya?

a)

Uganda

b)

Niger

c)

Chad

d)

Egypt

19.

Which city lies along the Willamette River?

a)

Portland

b)

Sacramento

c)

Minneapolis

d)

Detroit

20.

Which state does not experience frequent earthquakes?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

California

c)

Alaska

d)

Nevada

21.

Worldwide, languages that belong to which language family are spoken over the widest geographical area?

a)

Sino-Tibetan

b)

Indo-European

c)

Austro-Asiatic

d)

Niger-Congo

22.

Which country, historically the heart of the Ottoman Empire, lies primarily on the peninsula of Anatolia, or Asia Minor between the Black and Mediterranean Seas?

a)

Vietnam

b)

Turkey

c)

Japan

d)

Australia

23.

The Panama Canal links the Pacific Ocean with which other body of water?

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Caribbean Sea

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

24.

Mahogany and rosewood are valuable timber trees that grow in what kind of climate?

a)

Tundra

b)

Tropical Wet

c)

Arid

d)

Mediterranean

25.

In May 2002, an invasive species of predatory fish was found in a pond about 10 miles from the Chesapeake Bay, alarming scientists and wildlife managers in which state?

a)

Michigan

b)

Maryland

c)

Maine

d)

Oregon

26.

Which of these cities is the most populous?

a)

Quito

b)

Buenos Aires

c)

Asuncion

d)

Perth

27.

Which country on the Scandinavian Peninsula is the largest in area?

a)

Sweden

b)

Norway

c)

Finland

d)

Denmark

28.

The highest mountain in Papau New Guinea has the same name as the last kaiser, or emperor, of Germany. Name this peak.

a)

Mount Wilhelm

b)

Mount Scherhorn

c)

Mount Ingolstadt

d)

Mount Ferdinand

29.

The Potala was the home of the Dalai Lama until he fled into exile in 1959. The Potala overlooks what Himalayan city?

a)

Thimphu

b)

Lhasa

c)

Kathmandu

d)

Manali

30.

The folk song "Waltzing Matilda" is associated with which region?

a)

Scottish Highlands

b)

Australian outback

c)

Ireland's countryside

d)

Appalachia

31.

The Appalachian Trail, which extends more than 2,000 miles, passes through which state?

a)

South Dakota

b)

California

c)

Nebraska

d)

Pennsylvania

32.

Port Harcourt, a major oil exporting center, is located on the southern coast of which West African country?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Ghana

c)

Algeria

d)

Chad

33.

Which city is located on the western tip of Lake Superior and is an important port for shipping grain and iron ore?

a)

Duluth

b)

Des Moines

c)

Chicago

d)

Cincinnati

34.

Which state does not border Tennessee?

a)

West Virginia

b)

North Carolina

c)

Mississippi

d)

Georgia

35.

Water from the Snake River makes it possible for which mountainous state to produce more than one-quarter of the country's potato crop?

a)

Iowa

b)

Wyoming

c)

Montana

d)

Idaho

36.

Which of these countries is the smallest?

a)

Kenya

b)

Angola

c)

Nigeria

d)

Algeria

37.

Which state has a greater gross state product?

a)

New York

b)

Montana

c)

Kentucky

d)

Illinois

38.

Which of the following is not an island group off the coast of Scotland?

a)

Shetland Islands

b)

Orkney Islands

c)

Falkland Islands

d)

Hebride Islands

39.

The Lofoten Islands are part of an archipelago that is more than 100 miles long located off the coast of which northern European country?

a)

Norway

b)

Finland

c)

Denmark

d)

Sweden

40.

Which state is not part of the famous "Four Corners"?

a)

Arizona

b)

Colorado

c)

New Mexico

d)

Nevada

41.

What is the capital of Spain?

a)

Barcelona

b)

Seville

c)

Valencia

d)

Madrid

42.

After Alaska, which U.S. states has the longest coastline?

a)

California

b)

Hawaii

c)

New York

d)

Florida

43.

What country is home to the tallest mountain in the world, Mount Everest?

a)

Nepal

b)

Turkey

c)

Japan

d)

Burma

44.

What country has the largest population in the world?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

United States

d)

Russia

45.

What is the largest U.S. state by area?

a)

California

b)

Texas

c)

Alaska

d)

Pennsylvania

46.

Burma, was the former name of which Asian country?

a)

Vietnam

b)

Myanmar

c)

Thailand

d)

Nepal

47.

On which continent is Tripoli located?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

South America

48.

Which state borders the east side of Texas and has a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico?

a)

Louisiana

b)

Mississippi

c)

Alabama

d)

New Mexico

49.

Which country has the longest coastline in the world?

a)

Canada

b)

Australia

c)

Japan

d)

South Africa

50.

The Richter scale is used to measure what natural event?

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Hurricanes

c)

Tornadoes

d)

Tsunamis