1 Geography Bee Practice Round 1U.S. Geography and U.S. Cities

2 1. Which state has a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean-North Carolina or Wyoming?

3 2. Which city lies at the head of Narragansett Bay: Providence, Rhode Island or Rochester, New York?

4 3. Which city is located just inland from a chain of barrier islands known as the Sea Islands-Savannah, Georgia or Huntington, West Virginia? Savannah, Georgia

5 4. Which city is closer to Niagara Falls-Detroit, Michigan or Buffalo, New York?

6 5. The Big Sandy River forms part of the border between West Virginia and which state­: Iowa or Kentucky? Kentucky

7 6. North Cascades National Park is located on the border of British Columbia and which state - Tennessee or Washington? Washington

8 7. Which city shares its name with a Missouri city located just across the state boundary­ -Kansas City, Kansas or Birmingham, Alabama? Kansas City, Kansas

9 8. Which city lies on the Rio Grande - El Paso, Texas or Tucson, Arizona?EI Paso, Texas

10 9. Which state extends past the 180th meridian into the Eastern Hemisphere -Alaska or Kansas?

11 10. Which state has a longer border with Canada - North Dakota or New Hampshire?

12 11. Which city is located on the western edge of the Great Basin - Reno, Nevada or Denver, Colorado?

13 12. Which city lies on the Ozark Plateau -Shreveport, Louisiana or Springfield, Missouri?

14 13. Which state produces more cotton -Mississippi or Maine?

15 14. Which state borders the Great Lakes -Ohio or South Dakota?

16 15. Which city is located southwest of the Appalachian Mountains - Jackson, Mississippi or Wilmington, North Carolina? Jackson, Mississippi

17 16. Which city is located farther north -Harrisburg, Pennsylvania or Augusta, Maine?

18 17. The Big Sur region is located along the Pacific coast of which state - New Jersey or California?

19 18. Which state has more farmland - Nevada or Kansas?

20 19. Which state is located farther north -Maryland or New Mexico? ____________ ______

21 20. Which city is considered St20. Which city is considered St. Paul's twin -Minneapolis, Minnesota or Milwaukee, Wisconsin? Minneapolis, Minnesota

22 21. Which city receives more annual precipitation on average - Bismarck, North Dakota or Columbia, South Carolina? Columbia, South Carolina

23 22. The Sabine [suh-BEAN] River forms part of the border between Texas and which state -­ Oregon or Louisiana? Louisiana

24 23.Which city is located in the Willamette Valley - Salem, Oregon or Lincoln, Nebraska?

25 24. The Oregon Trail ran alongside the Platte River in which present-day state - Nebraska or South Carolina? Nebraska NEBRASKA

26 25. Which state has more acres of cropland -Iowa or Connecticut? Iowa

27 26.Which city is located closer to Channel Islands National Park - Los Angeles, California, or Norfolk, Virginia? Los Angeles, California

28 27. Which city is located closer to the Mississippi River Delta - New Orleans, Louisiana or Jacksonville, Florida? New Orleans, Louisiana

29 28. International Falls, a city that frequently has some of the coldest winter temperatures in the contiguous 48 states, is located in which state -Oregon or Minnesota? Minnesota

30 29. The Gila [HEE-luh] Cliff Dwellings are located southwest of Albuquerque in which state - Rhode Island or New Mexico? New Mexico

31 30. Which city is located in the Allegheny Mountains - Augusta, Georgia or Altoona, Pennsylvania?

32 31. Which city is located immediately east of Pikes Peak - Colorado Springs, Colorado or Boise, Idaho? Colorado Springs, Colorado