acca geography bee practice test 2

ACCA Geography Bee

Practice Test #2

1. The Yangtze River is the longest river in which continent?

1. The Yangtze River is the longest river in which continent?

2. Which museum, located in Paris, France, is the largest museum in the

world?

2. Which museum, located in Paris, France, is the largest museum in the

world?

3. Where is this cathedral located?

3. Where is this cathedral located? Moscow, Russia

4. The capital of Turkey is Istanbul. What was its name

from 330-1930?

4. The capital of Turkey is Istanbul. What was its name

from 330-1930?

5. What is the name of this country?

5. What is the name of this country?

Japan

6. Which of these countries is Israel?

A

B

C

6. Which of these countries is Israel?

Israel

Croatia

Austria

7. Is the climate at 45 degrees south warm or cold?

7. Is the climate at 45 degrees south warm or cold?

8. Cape Verde is an island country found off the western coast of which

continent?

8. Cape Verde is an island country found off the western coast of which

continent?

9. Which is the world’s coldest ocean?

9. Which is the world’s coldest ocean?

10. Buckingham Palace is the home of the royal family in

which city?

10. Buckingham Palace is the home of the royal family in

which city?

London

11. Which country is farther north: Iceland or Greenland?

11. Which country is farther north : Iceland or Greenland?

12. Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, and Cabo San Lucas are beaches found in what

country?

12. Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, and Cabo San Lucas are beaches found in what

country?

13. Which large Swiss mountain is unique for its pyramid-like

shape?

13. Which large Swiss mountain is unique for its pyramid-like

shape? Matterhorn

14. What is the most visited place in Arizona?

14. What is the most visited place in Arizona? The Grand Canyon

15. Which mountainous trail in the eastern United States is over 2,000 miles

long, and is a favorite of hikers?

15. Which mountainous trail in the eastern United States is over 2,000 miles

long, and is a favorite of hikers?

16. Which state would you need to visit to find the geographical center of the 48

continental United States?

16. Which state would you need to visit to find the geographical center of the 48

continental United States?

17. In what state is Mount Rushmore?

17. In what state is Mount Rushmore?

South Dakota

18. Arkansas, Oklahoma, Montana, and Missouri are some of the states that were

made part of the United States by what famous “purchase?”

18. Arkansas, Oklahoma, Montana, and Missouri are some of the states that were

made part of the United States by what famous “purchase?”

19. Cape Horn is the southernmost point of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago on what

continent?

19. Cape Horn is the southernmost point of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago on what

continent?

20. Construction on what canal through Central America began in 1881 and

wasn’t complete until 1914?

20. Construction on what canal through Central America began in 1881 and

wasn’t complete until 1914?

21. What peninsula in southeastern Mexico separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of

Mexico?

21. What peninsula in southeastern Mexico separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of

Mexico?

22. What is the deepest river in the world?

22. What is the deepest river in the world?

23. What is the name of the geographic zone between Africa’s Sahara desert and the

southern Savannas.

23. What is the name of the geographic zone between Africa’s Sahara desert and the

southern Savannas.

24. What is the deepest lake in the United States?

24. What is the deepest lake in the United States?

25. The “altiplano” is an extensive area of high plateau in what

continent?

25. The “altiplano” is an extensive area of high plateau in what

continent?

ACCA Geography Bee

Practice Test #2End