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2001 MNRPCV GEOGRAPHY BEE
Multiple Choice: Circle the best response to each item. (2 points each)

1. Which city is farthest east?
a. Lima, Peru
b. Miami, Florida
c. Santiago, Chile
d. New York, New York

2. The Spratly Islands are claimed by all of the following EXCEPT:
a. China
b. Malaysia
c. Philippines
d. Indonesia
e. Taiwan
f. Vietnam

3. A double land-locked country-that is, it borders only land-locked countries and one must therefore cross two other countries to arrive at an ocean:
a. Turkmenistan
b. Uzbekistan
c. Kazakhstan
d. Tajikistan
e. Kyrgyzstan

4. Which continent spans the most degrees of longitude?
a. North America
b. South America
c. Antarctica
d. Africa
e. Asia

5. This year, the earth is closest to the sun during:
a. Spring
b. Summer
c. Winter
d. Autumn

6. Among United States, Japan, and South Africa, the ones in which there is a Mediterranean Climate:
a. United States and Japan
b. United States and South Africa
c. Japan and South Africa
d. All three

7. In the Southern Hemisphere:
a. Bangkok
b. Jakarta
c. Mogadishu
d. Lagos
e. Bogotá

Short Answer:
Write a response to each item in the space provided. (2 points each)

1. Beginning at the North Pole, a man walks 5 miles southward, then 1 mile eastward, then 5 miles northward. Accurately describe the point where the man ends. __________________________

2,3. In which of the 50 states is the United States' most easterly piece of land and in which state is the country's most westerly piece of land? westerly:______________, easterly:______________

4. Rounded off to the nearest billion, what's earth's population today? ________

5-13. The equator crosses the territory of nine countries total on the mainland of South America and the mainland of Africa. Name those countries.
______________________ ______________________ ______________________
______________________ ______________________ ______________________
______________________ ______________________ ______________________

Matching:
Among the choices provided, indicate the predominant language of each country. (1 point each)

Countries:	Languages:
1. Austria	English
2. Barbados	French
3. Haiti	Portuguese
4. Mozambique	German
5. Jordan	Arabic
6. Brazil	Spanish
7. Mali	Malay
8. Brunei
9. Yemen
10. Liberia

 

Among the choices provided indicate the capital of each country. (1 point each)

Countries:	Capitals:
1. Albania	Riyadh
2. Gambia	Tegucigalpa
3. Latvia	Gaborone
4. Papua New Guinea	Amman
5. Botswana	Yaren District
6. Honduras	Recife
7. Dominica	Port Moresby
8. Saudi Arabia	Tirana
9. Nauru	Banjul
10. Jordan	Riga
	Roseau

Indicate the continent in which each mountain range is situated. (1 point each)

Mountains:	Continents:
1. Carpathians	Antarctica
2. Kunlun Mountains	Europe
3. Sangre de Cristo Mountains	Asia
4. Atlas Mountains	Africa
5. Grampian Mountains	North America
6. MacDonnell Ranges	South America
	Australia

Indicate the ocean in which each of the following features is located. (1 point each)

Features:	Oceans:
1. Ninetyeast Ridge	Indian
2. Canary Current	Arctic
3. Chukchi Plateau	Atlantic
4. Kermadec Trench	Pacific
5. Carlsberg Ridge

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Answer Key - 2001 MNRPCV GEOGRAPHY BEE

Multiple Choice 1. c 2. d 3. b 4. c 5. c 6. b 7. b

Short answer 1. North Pole 2. Alaska 3. Alaska 4. 6 billion 5-13. (in any order) Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Gabon, Congo Republic (capital: Brazzaville), Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire, capital: Kinshasa), Uganda, Kenya, Somalia

Languages 1. German 2. English 3. French 4. Portuguese 5. Arabic 6. Portuguese 7. French 8. Malay 9. Arabic 10. English

Capitals 1. Tirana 2. Banjul 3. Riga 4. Port Moresby 5. Gaborone 6. Tegucigalpa 7. Roseau 8. Riyadh 9. Yaren District 10. Amman

Continents 1. Europe 2. Asia 3. North America 4. Africa 5. Europe 6. Australia

Oceans 1. Indian 2. Atlantic 3. Arctic 4. Pacific 5. Indian