North American Geography Bee

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Purcell, Bighorn, and Medicine Bow are ranges that are part of which North American mountains? Columbia Mts. Appalachians Rockies Catskills

2. Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and part of New York all border which Canadian province? Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Quebec

3. Vicksburg, an important Confederate stronghold during the Civil War, occupies a strategic location overlooking which river? Rio Grande Mississippi Arkansas Colorado

4. Glacier National Park reaches the boundary between Canada and which state? North Dakota Montana Minnesota Washington

5. In North America, which highway crosses the most lines of longitude? Interstate 80 Interstate 40 Blue Ridge Parkway Trans-Canada Highway

6. In 1907, the land that had been set aside as Indian Territory for the so-called Five Civilized Tribes became which south-central state? Arizona Arkansas Oklahoma Texas

7. What is the largest Caribbean Island? Cuba Jamaica Hispaniola St. Croix

8. As a result of the Seven Years War (1756-1763), Great Britain gained control of almost all of what other country's territory in North America? Germany Portugal France The Netherlands

9. How many states does British Columbia border? 3 2 4 1

10. Which North American river would you cross to travel from El Paso to Ciudad Juarez? Mississippi River Red River Rio Grande Pecos River