Geography Bee Study Guide: Due December 2
Name:
U.S. City Comparison
Date:
1. Which city is situated on an isthmus between two lakes—Madison, Wisconsin, or Carson City,
Nevada
2. Which city has a smaller population—Phoenix, Arizona, or Boise, Idaho?
3. Which city is at a lower elevation—New Orleans, Louisiana, or Wichita, Kansas?
4. Which city is more likely to be affected by the landfall of a hurricane—Burlington, Vermont, or
Mobile, Alabama?
5. Which city is a larger port of entry for Chinese goods—Long Beach, California, or Houston,
Texas?
6. Which city has a lower average rainfall each year—Albuquerque, New Mexico, or Louisville,
Kentucky?
7. Which city is located on the banks of a river that flows from south to north—Jacksonville,
Florida, or Washington, D.C.?
8. Which city is closer to the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers—Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, or Cincinnati, Ohio?
9. Which city is located further east—Portland, Maine, or Baltimore, Maryland?
10. Which city can better be described as a “bedroom community,” from which workers commute to
a larger city nearby—San Francisco, California, or Stamford, Connecticut?
Continents
1. Which continent includes the Balkan Peninsula, which juts into the Mediterranean Sea?
2. Shintoism and Sikhism are religions founded on which continent?
3. The Great Victoria Desert and the Nullarbar Plain are physical features of which continent?
4. Saguaro cactus can be found in the Sonoran Desert on which continent?
5. Callao [kye-ow] and La Güaira [gwhy-ah-EE-rah] are port cities on which continent?
6. The Weddell Sea and the Ross Sea border which continent?
7. Angel Falls, the world’s highest waterfall, is located on which continent?
8. The Great Dividing Range runs along the eastern coast of which continent?
9. Which continent has the most speakers of Celtic languages, such as Welsh and Gaelic?
10. Which continent lies entirely north of the Tropic of Cancer?
11. Either Portuguese or Spanish is spoken by the majority of people living on which continent?
12. The Pamirs and the Tian Shan are two mountain ranges located on which continent?
ANSWER KEY: Geography Bee Study Guide: Due December 2
Name:
U.S. City Comparison
Date:
1. Which city is situated on an isthmus between two lakes—Madison, Wisconsin, or Carson City,
Nevada
Madison, Wisconsin
2. Which city has a smaller population—Phoenix, Arizona, or Boise, Idaho?
Boise, Idaho
3. Which city is at a lower elevation—New Orleans, Louisiana, or Wichita, Kansas?
New Orleans, Louisiana
4. Which city is more likely to be affected by the landfall of a hurricane—Burlington, Vermont, or
Mobile, Alabama?
Mobile, Alabama
5. Which city is a larger port of entry for Chinese goods—Long Beach, California, or Houston,
Texas?
Long Beach, California
6. Which city has a lower average rainfall each year—Albuquerque, New Mexico, or Louisville,
Kentucky?
Albuquerque, New Mexico
7. Which city is located on the banks of a river that flows from south to north—Jacksonville,
Florida, or Washington, D.C.?
Jacksonville, Florida
8. Which city is closer to the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers—Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, or Cincinnati, Ohio?
Cincinnati, Ohio
9. Which city is located further east—Portland, Maine, or Baltimore, Maryland?
Portland, Maine
10. Which city can better be described as a “bedroom community,” from which workers commute to
a larger city nearby—San Francisco, California, or Stamford, Connecticut?
Stamford, Connecticut
Continents
1. Which continent includes the Balkan Peninsula, which juts into the Mediterranean Sea?
Europe
2. Shintoism and Sikhism are religions founded on which continent?
Asia
3. The Great Victoria Desert and the Nullarbar Plain are physical features of which continent?
Australia
4. Saguaro cactus can be found in the Sonoran Desert on which continent?
North America
5. Callao [kye-ow] and La Güaira [gwhy-ah-EE-rah] are port cities on which continent?
South America
6. The Weddell Sea and the Ross Sea border which continent?
Antarctica
7. Angel Falls, the world’s highest waterfall, is located on which continent?
South America
8. The Great Dividing Range runs along the eastern coast of which continent?
Australia
9. Which continent has the most speakers of Celtic languages, such as Welsh and Gaelic?
Europe
10. Which continent lies entirely north of the Tropic of Cancer?
Europe
11. Either Portuguese or Spanish is spoken by the majority of people living on which continent?
South America
12. The Pamirs and the Tian Shan are two mountain ranges located on which continent?
Asia