This document outlines the rounds and questions from a geography bee for grades 1-3 held on February 28, 2013. It includes 20 multiple choice questions in the first round covering topics like countries, cities, languages, physical features. The second round has 10 similar geography-based multiple choice questions. The final round identifies three categories for the final questions: mountain peaks, world languages, and population trends.

1. ACCA Geography Bee
February 28, 2013
Grades 1-3

2. ACCA Geography Bee
Round 1

3. ACCA Geography Bee
1. Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, and Cabo San
Lucas are beaches found in what country?

4. ACCA Geography Bee
1. Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, and Cabo San
Lucas are beaches found in what country?

5. ACCA Geography Bee
2. What is the smallest state in the U.S.?

6. ACCA Geography Bee
2. What is the smallest state in the U.S.?

7. ACCA Geography Bee
3. Name the U.S. state outlined below.

8. ACCA Geography Bee
3. Name the U.S. state outlined below.
California

9. ACCA Geography Bee
4. Name all three countries in North America.

10. ACCA Geography Bee
4. Name all three countries in North America.

11. ACCA Geography Bee
5. Name the body of water that separates
Finland and Sweden from Lithuania,
Estonia, and Latvia.

12. ACCA Geography Bee
5. Name the body of water that separates
Finland and Sweden from Lithuania,
Estonia, and Latvia.

13. ACCA Geography Bee
6. Name a U.S. state that borders the Gulf of
Mexico.

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6. Name a U.S. state that borders the Gulf of
Mexico.

15. ACCA Geography Bee
7. Hispaniola is a Caribbean island that is
made up of two countries. Haiti is one of the
countries, what is the other?

16. ACCA Geography Bee
7. Hispaniola is a Caribbean island that is
made up of two countries. Haiti is one of the
countries, what is the other?

17. ACCA Geography Bee
8. Name a country that is located on the
equator.

18. ACCA Geography Bee
8. Name a country that is located on the
equator.

19. ACCA Geography Bee
9. Buckingham Palace is the home of the royal
family in which city?

20. ACCA Geography Bee
9. Buckingham Palace is the home of the royal
family in which city?
London

21. ACCA Geography Bee
10. The island state of Hawaii is located in the
middle of what ocean?

22. ACCA Geography Bee
10. The island state of Hawaii is located in the
middle of what ocean?

23. ACCA Geography Bee
11. What is the primary language spoken by
people in Saudi Arabia?

24. ACCA Geography Bee
11. What is the primary language spoken by
people in Saudi Arabia?

25. ACCA Geography Bee
12. What is the deepest freshwater lake in the
world?

26. ACCA Geography Bee
12. What is the deepest freshwater lake in the
world?

27. ACCA Geography Bee
13. If you were visiting the country of Austria,
what language would you most likely hear?

28. ACCA Geography Bee
13. If you were visiting the country of Austria,
what language would you most likely hear?
German

29. ACCA Geography Bee
14. What is the driest desert in the world?

30. ACCA Geography Bee
14. What is the driest desert in the world?

31. ACCA Geography Bee
15. If you were visiting the Leaning Tower of
Pisa, in what country would you be?

32. ACCA Geography Bee
15. If you were visiting the Leaning Tower of
Pisa, in what country would you be?
Italy

33. ACCA Geography Bee
16. What country is outlined below?

34. ACCA Geography Bee
16. What country is outlined below?
Spain

35. ACCA Geography Bee
17. The country of Nigeria is located on which
continent?

36. ACCA Geography Bee
17. The country of Nigeria is located on which
continent?

37. ACCA Geography Bee
18. What is the largest rainforest in the world?

38. ACCA Geography Bee
18. What is the largest rainforest in the world?
The Amazon

39. ACCA Geography Bee
19. Through which of the following countries
does the Prime Meridian pass; United
States, Australia, India or England?

40. ACCA Geography Bee
19. Through which of the following countries
does the Prime Meridian pass; United
States, Australia, India or England?
England

41. ACCA Geography Bee
20. In art, Mrs. Rodriguez taught the class to
paint circles in the style of artist Wassily
Kandinsky. Kandinsky was an artist from
which country?

42. ACCA Geography Bee
20. In art, Mrs. Rodriguez taught the class to
paint circles in the style of artist Wassily
Kandinsky. Kandinsky was an artist from
which country?
Russia

43. ACCA Geography Bee
Round 2

44. ACCA Geography Bee
1. What is the highest mountain peak in the
state of Georgia?

45. ACCA Geography Bee
1. What is the highest mountain peak in the
state of Georgia?

46. ACCA Geography Bee
2. What island chain is located east of Alaska
and west of Russia?

47. ACCA Geography Bee
2. What island chain is located east of Alaska
and west of Russia?
Aleutian Islands Aleutian Islands

48. ACCA Geography Bee
3. Tokyo is the capital of what country?

49. ACCA Geography Bee
3. Tokyo is the capital of what country?

50. ACCA Geography Bee
4. If you were sailing through the island nation
of Maldives, in what ocean would you be?

51. ACCA Geography Bee
4. If you were sailing through the island nation
of Maldives, in what ocean would you be?

52. ACCA Geography Bee
5. Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) is
the tallest building in the United States
located in which city?

53. ACCA Geography Bee
5. Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) is
the tallest building in the United States
located in which city?
Chicago

54. ACCA Geography Bee
6. What country is located between longitudes
28° and 74° west; Brazil, China, Egypt, or
Iceland?

55. ACCA Geography Bee
6. What country is located between longitudes
28° and 74° west; Brazil, China, Egypt, or
Iceland?

56. ACCA Geography Bee
7. The Yangtze river is the longest river on
which continent?

57. ACCA Geography Bee
7. The Yangtze river is the longest river on
which continent?

58. ACCA Geography Bee
8. Where is this cathedral located? Answer
with city and country.

59. ACCA Geography Bee
8. Where is this cathedral located? Answer
with city and country.
Moscow, Russia

60. ACCA Geography Bee
9. If you were sailing in the Great Salt Lake,
what state would you be in?

61. ACCA Geography Bee
9. If you were sailing in the Great Salt Lake,
what state would you be in?

62. ACCA Geography Bee
10. What is the most visited place in the U.S.
state of Arizona?

63. ACCA Geography Bee
10. What is the most visited place in the U.S.
state of Arizona?
The Grand
Canyon

64. ACCA Geography Bee
Round 3

65. ACCA Geography Bee
Final Round Category
Category A
Category B
Category C

66. ACCA Geography Bee
Final Round Category A
Mountain Peaks

67. ACCA Geography Bee
What is the highest mountain peak in the
United States?

68. ACCA Geography Bee
What is the highest mountain peak in the
United States?

69. ACCA Geography Bee
Final Round Category B
World Languages

70. ACCA Geography Bee
What is the primary language spoken in
Paraguay?

71. ACCA Geography Bee
What is the primary language spoken in
Paraguay?

72. ACCA Geography Bee
Final Round Category C
Population Trends

73. ACCA Geography Bee
Which of the following three countries has a
population of less than one million; Austria,
Mexico or Iceland?

74. ACCA Geography Bee
Which of the following three countries has a
population of less than one million; Austria,
Mexico or Iceland?

75. ACCA Geography Bee
February 28, 2013
Grades 1-3