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8th Grade Geography Bee
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8th Grade Geography Bee
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1. The Skagerrak [SKAG-uh-rak], a deep and narrow waterway, separates Norway from what peninsular country to the south?

2. Grand Teton National Park and Devil's Tower are physical features located in which state?

3. Camp David, a presidential retreat in Catocin [kuh-TOCK-tin] Mountain Park, is located in which state that borders Delaware?

4. The Adirondack Mountains, a southern extension of the Canadian Shield, are located in which state?

5. Lewes [LOO-iss], located just west of Cape Henlopen, was founded in 16321 as a Dutch settlement in which mid-Atlantic state?

6. What landlocked country shares a border with Mauritania and Niger

7. Which state that borders Kansas has the highest youth soccer participation rate?

8. What river forms much of the western border of New Hampshire

9. Which Rocky Mountain state with a northern panhandle is a leading producer of potatoes?

10. The Vistual River, rising in the Carpathian Mountains in southwest Poland flows north into what sea?

11. Which New England state has a youth soccer participation rat between 5 and 7 percent?

12. Beaufort and Hilton Head Island are located in a region known as the 'Lowcountry' in which state that borders Georgia?

13. Skiing and snowboarding enthusiasts flock to resorts near Sapporo on the northernmost of Japan's four main islands. Name this island.

14. The Near Islands, including Attu and Agattu, are part of what larger chain of Alaskan islands?

15. The movie 'Dolphin Tale is based on a true story about a Bottlenose dolphin named Winter. Winter was injured and rescued near Cape Canaveral off the coast of which Atlantic state?

16. Cherbourg-Octevillem abd a seaport and naval arsenal on the English Channel, is located in what country?

17. What is the name of the arid U.S. valley that lies between Panamint Range and the Amargosa Range?

18. L'anse aux Meadows [LANCE-oh-MEE-dows], believed to be the first European settlement in the New World, is located on what large eastern Canadian island?

19. Which state that borders the Gulf of Mexico has between 3 and 3.9 percent of it's youth population participating in soccer?

20. Angkor Thom, a temple complex built by the Khmer empire, is located in what present-day country?

21. The Gila [HEE-luh] River flows south of Phoenix and is a tributary of what major river?

22. In what country would you find the `6th-century Cloth Hall, the centerpiece of Krakow's main square?

23. Ramadan, a hoy month of prayer and fasting, is observed by adherents of what religion?

24. Palau, Nauru and Guam are just a few of the numerous islands that make up which of the three main divisions of the Pacific islands?

25. Gamla Stan is the 800-year old medieval center of what Scandinavian city?