Geo Bee Quiz: Geography Questions and Answers

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• Geography Bee Questions
• 4th Grade Geography Bee Questions
• 5th Grade Geography Bee Questions
• 6th Grade Geography Bee Questions
• 7th Grade Geography Bee Questions
• 8th Grade Geography Bee Questions

• Which state is closer to the Pacific Ocean?

 Nevada  Kentucky

2. A physical map focuses on:

 land surface  boundaries  elevation  population

• Which state is located in New England?

 Virginia  New Hampshire

• The Klamath Mountains stretch south from Oregon into which other state?

 Montana  California

• A map that shows human-made features such as borders, states, and countries

 compass rose  political map  legendlegend

• The barrier islands of the Outer Banks lie off the coast of which Atlantic State?

 Maine  North Carolina

• The Pecos River drains into the Rio Grande in which state?

 Texas  Nevada

• Which state is located west of the Mississippi River? 1 / 4

 Oklahoma  Georgia

• Which state has a longer border with Canada?

 Minnesota  Vermont

• The city of Bangor lies north of Penobscot Bay in which state?

 Maine  South Carolina

• The Susquehanna River flows through which state on its way to the Chesapeake Bay?

 Pennsylvania  Connecticut

• Which state is farther north?

 Michigan  New Mexico

• Which blockbuster film was written by George Lucas in California in the 1970s to get kids interested in

space exploration? Star Wars  Divergent

• Which landmark in Washington, D.C. was burned by the British in 1814?

 Washington Monument  White House

• Warriors from which Native American tribe were attacked by U.S. troops at Wounded Knee in present-

day South Dakota? Sioux  Hopi

• Which carnival ride was first introduced at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1931?

 Ferris wheel  flume

• The owner of the Toll House Inn in Massachusetts created which treat by accidentally mixing

ingredients? Chocolate Chip Cookie  Apple Pie

• Frank Lloyd Wright, who designed Fallingwater in Pennsylvania, is mainly associated with which type

of work? Architecture  Painting 2 / 4

• Louis Armstrong, a famous musician who grew up in New Orleans in the early 1900s, is associated

with which form of music? Rock and Roll  Jazz

• Which of the maps listed below shows elevation by the use of contour lines and the horizontal position

of terrain features and land formations? tourist map  geographic map  topographic map  city or state road map

• Which is a body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides?

 prairie  plateau  peninsula

• Madagascar, one of the world’s largest islands, is located off the eastern coast of Africa in which

ocean? Pacific Ocean  Atlantic Ocean  Indian Ocean  Artic Ocean

• A giant squid is almost as long as a six-story building is high. Giant squid can be found in the waters

near the United Kingdom and Spain in which ocean? Atlantic Ocean  Pacific Ocean  Indian Ocean

• At nearly seven miles deep, the Mariana Trench is the deepest point on Earth. In which ocean is it

located? Pacific Ocean  Indian Ocean  Artic Ocean  Atlantic Ocean

• The Panama Canal connects the Pacific Ocean with which other ocean?

 Atlantic Ocean  Pacific Ocean  Indian Ocean

• The North Pole, the northernmost point on Earth, is located in which ocean?

 Indian Ocean  Artic Ocean  Atlantic Ocean 3 / 4

 Pacific Ocean

• The Ring of Fire, a region that experiences a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, is

mainly located along which ocean? Pacific Ocean  Indian Ocean  Artic Ocean

• The scalloped hammerhead shark is an endangered species that can be found off the coasts of

Oman and Yemen in which ocean? Indian Ocean  Pacific Ocean  Artic Ocean

• The Azores are a group of volcanic islands that lie west of Portugal in which ocean?

 Indian Ocean  Pacific Ocean  Atlantic Ocean

• What is a narrow, sandy island, formed from a larger bar, lying off the coast of the mainland?

 atoll  barrier island  islet

• The Somali current, a surface current that changes the seasonal monsoon in South Asia, is located in

which ocean? Pacific Ocean  Indian Ocean  Artic Ocean  Atlantic Ocean

• Weird but true: you can take a bath in coffee at a spa in Japan. Japan is an island country that is part

of which continent? North America  Africa  Asia  Europe

• Weird but true: Villagers in 5th century Italy played tennis with their bare hands. Italy is located on

which continent that includes the Alps? Australia  Africa  Europe

• Weird but true: The arches of a McDonald’s in Sedona, Arizona, are turquoise instead of

yellow. Arizona is located on which continent that includes the Sonoran Desert? Africa  South America

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