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8th Grade Geography Bee
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1. Bukhara [BOO-kuh-ruh], a city known for its bazaars and mosques, is located in which Central Asian country that shares the Aral Sea with Kazakhstan?

2. Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul [REE-oo GRAHN-di doo SOOL] are the two southernmost states in what large country?

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

4. The Chaparé [chap-uh-RYE] River Basin is located north of the city Sucre [SOO-cray] in what landlocked country?

5. To visit Tombstone, site of the famous showdown at he O.K. Corral, you would travel to which state?

6. Tar sands, found near Fort McMurray, are often extracted by surface mining and are creating jobs and economic growth in which province west of Saskatchewan?

7. Which state bordering Lake Michigan has the lowest youth soccer participation rate?

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

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

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

11. Batik [Buh-TEEK], a method of dyeing cloth, is an important art form on the island where Indonesia's capital city is located. Name this island.

12. Khone [CONE] Falls, a cataract on the Mekong River, has acted asa barrier preventing an upstream country from using the river as a major trade route. Kohne Falls is located in which landlocked country?

13. The Juan de Fuca Strait separates Vancouver Island from which U.S state?

14. Haiphong [hi-FONG], a major port at the mouth of the Red River delta, is found in what Southeast Asian country?

15. Gallatin National Park is located in the Rock Mountains near Bozeman in what state?

16. Mount Fitz Roy, known as the 'Smoking Mountain' because the summit is often covered in clouds, is located in Patagonia in what country?

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

18. 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?

19. In 1980, a British colony in Africa, formerly known as Southern Rhodesia, gained independence and changed its name. What is the present-day name for this country?

20. Uncompahgre [un-come-PAH-gray] Peak is one of approximately 55 peaks with an elevation above 14,000 feet in which Rocky Mountain state?

21. Khyber Pass, a centureis old caravan route, connects Pakistan with which other country?

22. Which state that is bordered by Louisiana to the south and Missouri to the north is the leading producer of rice in the United States?

23. Name the cold ocean current that meets the warmer Gulf Stream along the east coast of North America.

24. What large channel separates Madagascar from the mainland of Africa?

25. Christopher Wren designed and oversaw the rebuilding of St. Paul's Cathedral after it was destroyed during the Great Fire of 1666 in what European city?