Geography Bee Test! Basic Trivia Quiz

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    Freebie:  The largest city in the United States of America is ___________.

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About This Quiz

Well, hello everybody. I am sure you are aware of the Geography Bee going on each year. This quiz is just a quick checkup for whoever wants to do well on the Geobee. It is full of questions from past competitions and others to show you how things may be switched up to confuse you. Do give it a try and keep reading up for your geography class.

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  • 2. 

    United States:  Most of the countries potatoes comes from this state east of Washington.

    • Virginia

    • Oregon

    • Montana

    • Idaho

    • Vancouver

    Correct Answer
    A. Idaho
    Explanation
    Idaho gets most of its water from the Snake River. That water helps grow the potatoes.

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  • 3. 

    Travel to the Capital Cities:  Tehran is largest and most culturally influencial city in which Asian Nation?

    • Iran

    • Mongolia

    • Vietnam

    • Bhutan

    • Syria

    Correct Answer
    A. Iran
    Explanation
    Iran is currently experiancing Economic Sanctions due to the country not dismantiling its nuclear program.

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  • 4. 

    Cultural Geography:  Name the only country in the Western Hemisphere that has a Communist Government.

    • North Korea

    • Cuba

    • Jamaica

    • The United States of America

    • Venezuela

    Correct Answer
    A. Cuba
    Explanation
    The longtime dictator Fidel Castro was recently replaced by his brother Raul in the country of Cuba.

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    Cultural Geography:  Chittagong, a large city in this country, houses a shipyard that takes apart many used ships.  Name this country that is nearly surrounded by India.

    • Nepal

    • Georgia

    • Hill Tracts

    • Burma

    • Bangladesh

    Correct Answer
    A. Bangladesh
    Explanation
    Chittagong is the second largest city in Bangladesh.

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  • 6. 

    Current Events {2008}:  The regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia were overun by Russian forces from which Caucasian Nation?

    • Azerbaijon

    • Georgia

    • Nagorno-Karabakh

    • Armenia

    • Iowa

    Correct Answer
    A. Georgia
    Explanation
    Abkhazia and South Ossetia are autonomous regions of Georgia.

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  • 7. 

    Analogies:  The Dead Sea is to Israel and Jordan as the Aral Sea is to what?

    • Iran and Turkmenistan

    • Russia and Kazakstan

    • Uzbekistan and Kazakstan

    • Vermont and New Hampshire

    • China and Mongolia

    Correct Answer
    A. Uzbekistan and Kazakstan
    Explanation
    The Aral Sea is shrinking dramatically. Once the fourth largest freshwater lake, it is predicted to disappear by 2018 due to diverting the river suppliers from the lake.

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    Historical Geography:  Which country controlled most of West Africa after the Berlin Conference?

    • Germany

    • Mauritania

    • United Kingdom

    • France

    • Portugal

    Correct Answer
    A. France
    Explanation
    The area was called French West Africa.

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