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Geography Bee Practice
1) Which state has a larger area Connecticut or Oregon?
2) Which state is closer to the Pacific Ocean Idaho or Kentucky?
3) The original 13 colonies included which present day state Rhode Island or
Iowa?
4) Abraham Lincoln shown as a young man and the phrase “Land of Lincoln”
appear on the quarter of which state Illinois or Vermont?
5) A king stretching his hand toward a group of islands is portrayed on the
quarter of which state Florida or Hawaii?
6) A trumpet appears on the quarter of which state, known for its jazz music
heritage Louisiana or Pennsylvania?
7) Emperor penguins walk more than 50 miles inland to nest on the ice of
which continent?
8) Vancouver Island is a large island off the west coast of which continent?
9) Romance languages such as Romanian and Sardinian originated on which
continent?
10) Which is the term for the line where land and sky appear to meet horizon
or longitude?
11) Before entering the Aegean Sea, the Pinios River is a location for tourist
activities in Thessaly, a region in which country Greece or Slovenia?
12) The Rio de la Plata is a source of drinking water and forms part of the
boarder between Uruguay and which other country Argentina or Venezuela?
13) The Coppermine River, which is used for fishing but is difficult to navigate
due to many rapids, has its source north of Great Slave Lake in which country
Canada or Norway?
14) Which feature consists of a group of islands- peninsula or archipelago?
15) Which is the term for the leafy layer of treetops in a forest- rain shadow or
canopy?
16) Which is the term for the vertical distance from sea level to a point on
Earth’s surface- elevation or latitude?