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WL Geography Bee 23-24

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Lake Superior borders Michigan, Minnesota, and which other state?

a)

Wisconsin

b)

Ohio

2.

Gary, once a major steel-producing center, is located on Lake Michigan in which state?

a)

Michigan

b)

Indiana

3.

Which state borders Canada?

a)

South Dakota

b)

Idaho

4.

Which state has a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

South Carolina

b)

California

5.

The Appalachian Mountains pass through which state?

a)

Kentucky

b)

Montana

6.

Cape Cod Bay is a leading tourist destination that is important to the economy of which state?

a)

Virginia

b)

Massachusetts

7.

Which state is located west of Lake Huron?

a)

Minnesota

b)

Vermont

8.

Which state has coastline on the Pacific Ocean?

a)

North Carolina

b)

Oregon

9.

Lassen National Forest is located in the mountains of which western state?

a)

California

b)

Oklahoma

10.

Huntsville, once the state capital, lies near the Tennessee River in what southern state?

a)

Nebraska

b)

Alabama

11.

Which state averages more inches of rainfall per year?

a)

Florida

b)

Arizona

12.

Before flowing into New Brunswick, Canada, the Saint John River flows through which U.S. state?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Maine

13.

Which state is located east of the Mississippi River?

a)

Rhode Island

b)

North Dakota

14.

Which state has coastline on the Gulf of Mexico?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Kansas

15.

Raising hogs is a major industry in which midwestern state?

a)

Connecticut

b)

Iowa

16.

The Mississippi River forms the eastern border of which state?

a)

Missouri

b)

Illinois

17.

Oil production is an important economic activity in which Gulf Coast state?

a)

Louisiana

b)

Ohio

18.

Which state is known for its large production of potatoes?

a)

Idaho

b)

Florida

19.

The Grand Canyon is a major tourist attraction located in which state?

a)

Arizona

b)

Montana

20.

Which state is home to the city of Philadelphia, where the Constitutional Convention was held?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Washington

21.

Where did the Allied Powers land in France to take back Europe from the Nazis during World War II?

a)

Nice

b)

Marseilles

c)

Paris

d)

Normandy

22.

Which continent is known as the "Land Down Under"?

a)

South America

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

23.

The Amazon River is located on which continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

Europe

24.

What is the largest desert in the world by area?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Arabian Desert

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Antarctica

25.

The Great Barrier Reef is located off the coast of which country?

a)

Brazil

b)

Australia

c)

Mexico

d)

Japan

26.

Which country is known as the "Land of the Rising Sun"?

a)

China

b)

South Korea

c)

Vietnam

d)

Japan

27.

Which city is the capital of Canada?

a)

Vancouver

b)

Toronto

c)

Ottawa

d)

Montreal

28.

The Serengeti National Park, known for its wildlife, is located in which African country?

a)

Kenya

b)

Tanzania

c)

South Africa

d)

Nigeria

29.

Known for ancient Mayan ruins and waterfalls, what is the southernmost state in Mexico?

a)

Guerrero

b)

Chihuahua

c)

Oaxaca

d)

Chiapas

30.

The city of Istanbul is located on two continents. Which are they?

a)

Europe and Africa

b)

Asia and Europe

c)

Asia and Africa

d)

Europe and Australia

31.

Okinawa, an island in the Pacific, is part of which country?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

South Korea

d)

Philippines

32.

Which country is famous for its fjords and vikings?

a)

Finland

b)

Iceland

c)

Norway

d)

Denmark

33.

The Dead Sea, known for its high salt content, is bordered by which two countries?

a)

Israel and Jordan

b)

Egypt and Saudi Arabia

c)

Israel and Egypt

d)

Syria and Israel

34.

Which mountain range separates Europe and Asia?

a)

the Alps

b)

the Urals

c)

the Himalayas

d)

the Rockies

35.

The currency used in Japan is called:

a)

Baht

b)

Yuan

c)

Won

d)

Yen

36.

In which continent is the city of Cape Town located?

a)

Australia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

37.

Machu Picchu, an ancient Incan city, is located in which country?

a)


Bolivia

b)

Ecuador

c)

Peru

d)

Chile

38.

The Caribbean Sea is part of which larger body of water?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Mediterranean Sea

39.

The city of Marrakech is a popular tourist destination in which African country?

a)

Algeria

b)

Tunisia

c)

Egypt

d)

Morocco

40.

Lake Baikal, the deepest freshwater lake in the world, is located in which country?

a)

Canada

b)

Russia

c)

Mongolia

d)

China

41.

The city of Sydney is located in which Australian state?

a)

New South Wales

b)

Queensland

c)

Victoria

d)

Western Australia

42.

The Strait of Gibraltar separates which two continents?

a)

Europe and Asia

b)

North America and South America

c)

Europe and Africa

d)

Asia and Africa

43.

A flat-topped, rocky hill with steeply sloping sides is called a

a)

piedmont

b)

mesa

c)

crag

d)

headland

44.

What climate pattern is caused by weak easterly trade winds that affect the movement of warm water in the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Jet streams

b)

Precipitation

c)

El Niño

d)

La Niña

45.

What is the term for the farming method of clearing a rainforest or grassland and burning the remaining vegetation?

a)

scorched earth

b)

slash and burn

c)

biodynamic farming

d)

cover cropping

46.

What country does NOT share a border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo?

a)

Zambia

b)

South Sudan

c)

Kenya

d)

Angola

47.

Which country is NOT in the tropics?

a)

Eritrea

b)

Azerbaijan

c)

Suriname

d)

Brazil

48.

Which country does NOT have Buddhism as its dominant religion?

a)

Madagascar

b)

Laos

c)

Cambodia

d)

Sri Lanka

49.

Oil refineries supported the economy of the Caribbean Island of Curacao. Most of the oil came from which country?

a)

Peru

b)

Venezuela

c)

Cuba

d)

Saudi Arabia

50.

Thanks in part to its position as a global trading post, what small country at the tip of the Malay peninsula is one of the most religiously diverse in the world?

a)

Myanmar

b)

Thailand

c)

Malaysia

d)

Singapore

51.

Durban, a city located on an arm of the Indian Ocean, contains one of the largest concentrations of Indians in which African country?

a)

Tanzania

b)

Mozambique

c)

South Africa

d)

Kenya

52.

Which of the following is NOT a region of South America?

a)

Nayarit

b)

Altiplano

c)

Patagonia

d)

Pampas

53.

Which of the following lakes is natural?

a)

Lake Volta

b)

Lake Nasser

c)

Lake Kivu

d)

Lake Kariba

54.

Which is the most visited national park in the U.S.?

a)

Yosemite National Park

b)

Yellowstone National Park

c)

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

d)

Grand Canyon National Park

55.

This state was founded as a British colony by Roger Williams in order to provide religious freedom.

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Virginia

c)

New York

d)

Rhode Island