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? Appalachians Rockies Catskills Columbia Mts.

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

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

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

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? Arkansas Oklahoma Texas Arizona

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

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? Portugal France The Netherlands Germany

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

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