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WorksheetsGeography Bee Prep
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which of the following states is not crossed by the Colorado River?
New Mexico
Colorado
Arizona
Nevada
Which country is not crossed by the Great Rift Valley?
Central African Republic
Ethiopia
Tanzania
Kenya
What is the term for a ring-shaped coral island in the open ocean?
Key
Aurora
Atoll
Reef
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.
Togo
Cote d' Ivoire
Burkina Faso
Benin
One of the world's largest producers of nutmeg includes a clove of the spice on its national flag. Name this Caribbean island country.
Grenada
Jamaica
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Which midwestern city is often described as the transportation hub of the United States?
Chicago
St. Louis
Des Moines
Cincinnati
Long, narrow fields that resemble stair steps on steep hillsides are commonly known by what name?
Terraces
Furrows
Dikes
Trenches
The Mediterranean fruit fly can destroy fruit crops. These flies have damaged citrus crops in Florida and which other state?
North Dakota
California
Georgia
Hawaii
Which Canadian Province is home to Banff National Park, a popular tourist stop?
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
Alberta
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?
Washington D.C.
Pittsburgh
New York
Philadelphia
Which state has the lowest per capita income?
Texas
Alabama
Massachusetts
Mississippi
The Guadalupe River flows past New Braunfels and Victoria is which U.S. state?
Texas
Nevada
Georgia
New Mexico
Why does the International Data Line make several zig-zags instead of following a straight line?
To avoid war-torn regions
To avoid low populated regions
To avoid active volcanos
To avoid crossing land
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?
Hawaii
California
Arizona
Florida
Perth is the most populous city on the west coast of what country?
Syria
Nambia
Australia
Israel
The Gulf Stream is a warm ocean current in which ocean?
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Landscape Arch, one of the world's longest natural arches, is found at Arches National Park in which state?
Utah
Colorado
Alaska
Missouri
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?
Uganda
Niger
Chad
Egypt
Which city lies along the Willamette River?
Portland
Sacramento
Minneapolis
Detroit
Which state does not experience frequent earthquakes?
Massachusetts
California
Alaska
Nevada
Worldwide, languages that belong to which language family are spoken over the widest geographical area?
Sino-Tibetan
Indo-European
Austro-Asiatic
Niger-Congo
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?
Vietnam
Turkey
Japan
Australia
The Panama Canal links the Pacific Ocean with which other body of water?
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Southern Ocean
Mahogany and rosewood are valuable timber trees that grow in what kind of climate?
Tundra
Tropical Wet
Arid
Mediterranean
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?
Michigan
Maryland
Maine
Oregon
Which of these cities is the most populous?
Quito
Buenos Aires
Asuncion
Perth
Which country on the Scandinavian Peninsula is the largest in area?
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Denmark
The highest mountain in Papau New Guinea has the same name as the last kaiser, or emperor, of Germany. Name this peak.
Mount Wilhelm
Mount Scherhorn
Mount Ingolstadt
Mount Ferdinand
The Potala was the home of the Dalai Lama until he fled into exile in 1959. The Potala overlooks what Himalayan city?
Thimphu
Lhasa
Kathmandu
Manali
The folk song "Waltzing Matilda" is associated with which region?
Scottish Highlands
Australian outback
Ireland's countryside
Appalachia
The Appalachian Trail, which extends more than 2,000 miles, passes through which state?
South Dakota
California
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Port Harcourt, a major oil exporting center, is located on the southern coast of which West African country?
Nigeria
Ghana
Algeria
Chad
Which city is located on the western tip of Lake Superior and is an important port for shipping grain and iron ore?
Duluth
Des Moines
Chicago
Cincinnati
Which state does not border Tennessee?
West Virginia
North Carolina
Mississippi
Georgia
Water from the Snake River makes it possible for which mountainous state to produce more than one-quarter of the country's potato crop?
Iowa
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
Which of these countries is the smallest?
Kenya
Angola
Nigeria
Algeria
Which state has a greater gross state product?
New York
Montana
Kentucky
Illinois
Which of the following is not an island group off the coast of Scotland?
Shetland Islands
Orkney Islands
Falkland Islands
Hebride Islands
The Lofoten Islands are part of an archipelago that is more than 100 miles long located off the coast of which northern European country?
Norway
Finland
Denmark
Sweden
Which state is not part of the famous "Four Corners"?
Arizona
Colorado
New Mexico
Nevada
What is the capital of Spain?
Barcelona
Seville
Valencia
Madrid
After Alaska, which U.S. states has the longest coastline?
California
Hawaii
New York
Florida
What country is home to the tallest mountain in the world, Mount Everest?
Nepal
Turkey
Japan
Burma
What country has the largest population in the world?
India
China
United States
Russia
What is the largest U.S. state by area?
California
Texas
Alaska
Pennsylvania
Burma, was the former name of which Asian country?
Vietnam
Myanmar
Thailand
Nepal
On which continent is Tripoli located?
Europe
Africa
Asia
South America
Which state borders the east side of Texas and has a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico?
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
New Mexico
Which country has the longest coastline in the world?
Canada
Australia
Japan
South Africa
The Richter scale is used to measure what natural event?
Earthquakes
Hurricanes
Tornadoes
Tsunamis
