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GeoBee Preliminary Form A

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which state is located west of Lake Huron—Minnesota or Vermont?

a)

Minnesota

b)

Vermont

2.

Which state has coastline on the Atlantic Ocean—North Carolina or Wisconsin?

a)

North Carolina

b)

Wisconsin

3.

Black Elk Peak, one of the highest points east of the Rocky Mountains, is in which state—South Dakota or Oregon?

a)

South Dakota

b)

Oregon

4.

Which state, located on the Gulf of Mexico, is known as the Pelican State—Arkansas or Louisiana?

a)

Arkansas

b)

Louisiana

5.

Which corn-producing state is known as the Hawkeye State, a nickname that may be a tribute to Native American chief Black Hawk of the Sauk and Fox people—Iowa or New Hampshire?

a)

Iowa

b)

New Hampshire

6.

Known for the tree nuts resembling deer eyes, which midwestern state is called the Buckeye State—California or Ohio?

a)

California

b)

Ohio

7.

Koalas stay awake for only four hours a day. Koalas live in areas near the Great Dividing Range on which continent?

a)

North America

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

South America

e)

Africa

8.

A savanna elephant’s daily amount of dung contains more than 3,000 seeds. Savanna elephants can be found in Namibia and Mozambique on what continent?

a)

North America

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

South America

e)

Africa

9.

Blue Ridge and Natchez Trace are National Park Service units with what designation—National Battlefield or National Parkway?

a)

National Battlefield

b)

National Parkway

10.

Volcanic activity under Yellowstone National Park creates great spouts of heated water that erupt out of the ground. These water eruptions are called what—geysers or cyclones?

a)

Geysers

b)

Cyclones

11.

Assateague, home to populations of wild horses and shorebirds, is an example of what geographic feature—barrier island or lava dome?

a)

Barrier Island

b)

Lava Dome

12.

The vast North Maine Woods are made up largely of firs and cedars, types of what evergreen tree—conifer or moss?

a)

Conifer

b)

Moss

13.

Which country does not border the Atlantic Ocean—Moldova, Angola, or Ireland?

a)

Moldova

b)

Angola

c)

Ireland

14.

Which country does not contain territory in the Sahara desert—Chad, Mali, or Zambia?

a)

Chad

b)

Mali

c)

Zambia

15.

An advanced version of what time-keeping system was developed by the ancient Maya in Mesoamerica—calendar or obelisk?

a)

Calendar

b)

Obelisk

16.

Ancient Romans improved sanitation in their empire by building what structures to move water long distances—aqueducts or brigades?

a)

Aqueducts

b)

Brigades

17.

The ancient Babylonians of Mesopotamia developed an early example of what basic counting machine that is still in use today—abacus or sundial?

a)

Abacus

b)

Sundial

18.

Home to many ancient Roman ruins, Amman is the most populous city in what West Asian country?

(a)  

19.

Once called Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City is the most populous city in which Southeast Asian country?

(a)  

20.

Host of the 1984 Winter Olympics, Sarajevo is the most populous city in which European country that was once a part of Yugoslavia?

(a)