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Geography Bee Practice Questions

In addition to the daily practice tests on the National Geographic website and the app that many of you have requested to be downloaded on your iPads, here are a few more practice questions for next week’s Geography Bee.  Good luck!

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BEE SAMPLE QUESTIONS

1. Which state is known as the Peach State because peaches are one of its major crops—Hawaii or Georgia?

2. Which state is known as the Great Lakes State because it is bordered by four of the five Great Lakes—North Dakota or Michigan?

3. Which state, famous for its wealth and financial resources, is known as the Empire State—Idaho or New York?

4. A trumpet appears on the quarter of which state, known for its jazz music heritage—Louisiana or Pennsylvania?

5. The first successful airplane flight, at Kill Devil Hills, is commemorated on the quarter of which state—North Carolina or Iowa?

6. To walk in Lisbon’s Alfama district and to stay at a beach resort in the Algarve, you would travel to what country?

7. To bike around Stanley Park in Vancouver and see the northern lights near Yellowknife, you would travel to what country?

8. To take a rain forest tour and to dance at Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival celebration, you would travel to what country?

9. To see an acrobatics show in Beijing and walk along the Great Wall, you would travel to what country?

10. The threatened Canada lynx, which has large feet adapted for walking on top of deep snow, lives near Lake of the Woods in which state—Georgia or Minnesota?

1.  Georgia

2. Michigan

3. New York

4. Louisiana

5. North Carolina

6. Portugal

7. Canada

8. Brazil

9. China

10. Minnesota

Geography Bee Details

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One way to ease a little anxiety before competing in a school competition like the Geography Bee is to understand the format.  Here are some basic details:

Everyone will participate in the first 7 rounds.  Last year, the content for the first 4 rounds was:

  1. U.S. Geography (multiple choice)
  2. U.S. Cities (multiple choice)
  3. U.S. Historic Places (multiple choice)
  4. Continents (must say one of the 7 continents as the answer)

The top 5 or so scorers from the first 4 rounds will move to the final round.  In the finals, it’s double elimination so a contestant isn’t eliminated until they miss 2 questions.

The championship round will start when there are only 2 contestants left.

There isn’t a district Geography Bee.  The winner from each elementary building will take a written test sometime in late January/early February.  The top 100 contestants from Nebraska will be invited to take a test at UNO.

Hope this information helps!

Image Source: http://press.nationalgeographic.com/2014/03/24/top-geography-students-state-geographic-bees-april-4/

 

Geo Bee Practice

It’s never too early to start practicing for the Geography Bee!  Check out the resources below and get started!

1.  Click on the link to take a daily Geo Bee Quiz: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/quiz/today/?utm_source=NatGeocom&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=geobee_20141016&utm_campaign=Content

2.  We have access for the next 30 days (from Nov. 10-Dec. 10) to a website which contains several resources. Scroll down to the “Books” section and look for “How to Ace the National Geographic Bee Official Study Guide,” and the “Nat Geo Wild Animal Atlas: Earth’s Astonishing Animals and Where They Live.” http://www.galesites.com/trial/geobee/district66

2. Are you a Geo Genius?  Try to answer these questions.

3.  There’s an app for that!  If you are interested in having a Geo Bee app on your iPad, let the EY coordinator in your building know and we will do our best to get it installed on your iPad.

4.  Stack the Countries and Stack the States are free apps that you can download on your iPad.

2014-15 Geography Bee

During the week of November 10, 4th through 6th grade teachers will administer the qualifying geography bee test in the classroom.  The top 10-14 students will compete in a school geography bee which will be run a little different this year.

On Tuesday, December 9, Hillside, Westbrook, Swanson, Loveland, and Sunset will have their geography bees at Underwood Hills on 90th and Western.

On Friday, December 12, Westgate, Paddock Road, Oakdale, Rockbrook, and Prairie Lane will have their geography bees at the Community Conference Center (CCC) on 108th and Grover.

School vehicles will be used to transport the students to Underwood Hills and the CCC where they will compete in the geography bee.  Parents and family are welcome to attend.

Below is the tentative schedule for each day.

December 9 at Underwood Hills

  • Hillside 9:15-10:15
  • Westbrook 10:30-11:30
  • Swanson 11:45-12:45
  • Loveland 1:00-2:00
  • Sunset 2:15-3:15

December 12 at CCC

  • Westgate 9:15-10:15
  • Paddock 10:30-11:30
  • Oakdale 11:45-12:45
  • Rockbrook 1:00-2:00
  • Prairie Lane 2:15-3:15

Geography Bee Practice Links

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Geography Bee qualifiers should use these links to prepare for the school Geography Bee!  Good Luck!

1. All About the Geography Bee: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/

This is the official Geography Bee site.  A daily quiz is posted and you can take it by clicking on “Take the Quiz” on the top menu bar.

2. World Country Facts: http://www.theodora.com/wfb/abc_world_fact_book.html

This site contains facts about the countries of the world.

3. Fifty States: http://www.50states.com/

On this site,  you’ll find facts about the 50 states.

4. Geo Resources: http://georesources.co.uk/countries3.htm

This site provides hundreds of country links.  Some are good for Geography, others provide political, historical, sociological data and information.

5. World Atlas: http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm

6. Geography Games: http://www.quia.com/pages/all.html

7. GeoNet Game: http://www.eduplace.com/geonet/

8. Nine Tips & Techniques to Help Win the Geography Bee: http://geography.about.com/cs/geographybee/a/geobee.htm

9. Geo Bee Practice Test: http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=Geography-Bee-Prep-Quiz-2

10. Geo Bee Training: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/puzzlesquizzes/quizyournoodle-geography-bee/

11. Where is That?  Funbrain Game: http://www.funbrain.com/where/index.html

12. Geography Quizzes: http://geography.about.com/library/quiz/blpreviss.htm