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| 1.What term is commonly used in the British Isles for an open area of rolling, boggy land where grasses and heather grow? | Moor |
| 2.Mediterranean climate is to coastal Algeria as what is to Singapore? | Tropical Climate |
| 3.Cortes is credited with introducing the cacao bean, from which chocolate is made, to Europe. The people of what civilization gave these beans to Cortes? | Aztec |
| 4.The Strait of Juan de Fuca separates a portion of British Columbia, in Canada, from a portion of which U.S. state? | Washington |
| 5.The island of Greenland is slightly larger in area than which North American country?Mexico,Canada,USA | Mexico |
| 6.Purcell, Bighorn, and Medicine Bow are ranges that are part of which North American mountains?Rockies, Appalachians , Catskill | Rockies |
| 7.Which of the following lakes is not in Africa’s Great Rift Valley?Lake Malawi , Lake Chad, Lake Tanganika | Lake Chad |
| 8.Vicksburg, an important Confederate stronghold during the Civil War, occupies a strategic location overlooking which river?Missippi, Arkansas, Rio Grande | Missippi |
| 9.Which continent has the largest land area within the tropics?Africa,Europe, Australia | Africa |
| 10.Glacier National Park reaches the boundary between Canada and which state?Minnesota, Montana, Idaho | Montana |
| 11.Which Caribbean island is largest in area?Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica | Cuba |
| 12.As a result of the Seven Years War, Great Britain gained control of almost all of what other country’s territory in North America?France, Netherlands,Portugal | France |
| 13.A survey is to cartography as what is to demography?Census,Map, radar | Census |
| 14.Which North American river would you cross to travel from El Paso to Ciudad Juarez?Rio Grande,Red River, Pecos | Rio Grande |
| 15.Siam was the only country in Southeast Asia that never came under European colonial rule. What is the present-day name of Siam?Thailand,Vietnam,Laos | Thailand |
| 16.In 1907, land that had been set aside as Indian Territory for the so-called Five Civilized Tribes became which south-central state?Texas,Oklahoma,Arkansas | Oklahoma |
| 17.If you wanted to live in a region that is warm throughout the year, at which of these latitudes would you choose to live?Mid Latitude,High Latitude,Low Latitude | Low Latitude |
| 18.In which of the following places would you be most likely to find plants known as succulents?Desert,Marsh,Rainforest | Desert |
| 19.The historic missions in the southwestern United States that worked to convert Native Americans to Christianity were built by missionaries from which European country?France, Spanish,Portugal | Spanish |
| 20.Parma, a city famous for its production of parmesan cheese, is in the heart of the agricultural region of which European country?Italy,Sweden,Romania | Italy |
| 21.In the mid-1800s, the Pony Express mail service ran from Sacramento to a town just north of Kansas City, in which present-day state?South Dakota,Iowa and Missouri | Missouri |
| 22.Name the long, narrow North American lake that is bordered by New York, Vermont, and Quebec.- Lake Winnipeg. Lake Superior, Lake Champlain | Lake Champlain |
| 23.Which is the easternmost state in the contiguous United States?Maine,Florida,Massachusets | Maine |
| 24.Zulus, Shona, and Xhosa are native peoples who live in which African country?Egypt,S.Africa,Algeria | S.Africa |
| 25.What is the term for the political units of Japan?States,Provinces,Prefectures | Prefectures |
| 26.Which continent has the Tropic of Cancer,Equator and Tropic of Cancer passing through it?Africa,Australia,South America | Africa |
| 27.Which area of Canada borders Alaska?Yukon Territory,Newfoundland,Ontario | Yukon |
| 28.Naturalist John Muir was instrumental in establishing Sequoia and which other park in California in 1890?Yosemite,Kings Canyon,Channel Islands | Yosemite |
| 29.A portion of which of these states is part of the region known as Appalachia?Idaho,Kentucy,California | Kentucky |
| 30.Which of the following does not contribute to the low temperatures of polar regions?shade from trees,low solar radiation,reflectivity of snow and ice | shade from trees |
| 31.Fort McHenry, site of the battle that inspired Francis Scott Key to write The Star-Spangled Banner, is in the harbor of Maryland’s largest port city. Name this city.Fredrick, Baltimore, Easton | Baltimore |
| 32.Known to ancient Romans as Lacus Asphaltites, the world’s saltiest body of water is known by what name today?Dead Sea, Great Salt Lake, Caspian Sea | Dead Sea |
| 33.The Platte is a tributary of which river?Missouri,Rio Grande, Columbia | Missouri |
| 34.Shanghai, China’s major port, is near the mouth of which river?Xi, Chang Jiang(Yangtze), Po | Yangtze |
| 35.The Namib is to Namibia as the Atacama is to what?Afghanistan, Chile,China | Chile |
| 36.The Phoenicians, an ancient seafaring civilization, lived in an area that borders the eastern Mediterranean. What present-day country is situated in this area?Lebanon, Turkey,Egypt | Lebanon |
| 37.The Detroit River, Lake St. Clair, and the St. Clair River link Lake Huron with which adjacent lake?Lake Superior,Lake Erie, Lake Ontario | Lake Erie |
| 38.Name the ancient Japanese religion that places importance on spirits of nature called kami.Kabuki,Shintoism,Islam | Shintoism |
| 39.The Wright brothers made their historic first flight over sand dunes at Kitty Hawk, on the Outer Banks in which state?Georgia, North Carolina,Florida | North Carolina |
| 40.Before its independence in 1965, the island country of Singapore was part of which other country in Southeast Asia?Malaysia,Myanmar,Vietnam | Malaysia |
| 41.Name the desert that covers much of the area between Los Angeles and Death Valley. Sonoran,Atacama,Mojave | Mojave |
| 42.Long Island Sound separates Long Island from which New England state?New Hampshire,Massachusetts,Connecticut | Connecticut |
| 43.French and Creole are the principal languages of the country on the western part of the island of Hispaniola. Name the country.Jamaica, Grenada,Haiti | Haiti |
| 44.Which of the following is the farthest from sea level?Bottom of Mariana Trench ,top of Mount Everest,basin of the Dead Sea | Bottom of Mariana Trench |
| 45.A canal near the mouth of the Colorado River provides irrigation for farms in the Imperial Valley of which state?New Mexico, Utah, California | California |
| 46.Niagara Falls is between Lake Erie and which other North American lake?Lake Ontario,Lake Superior,Lake Michigan | Lake Ontario |
| 47.Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe all gained their independence from what European country?U.K,Netherlands,France | U.K |
| 48.The Calgary Stampede, one of the world’s largest rodeos, is held each year in which Canadian province?Ontario,Alberta,Nova Scotia | Alberta |
| 49.Which of the following would be least likely to be hit by a tsunami?Japan,Chile,Finland | Finland |
| 50.The historic Erie Canal, which linked the Hudson River with the Great Lakes, stretched across most of which state?New York,Ohio,Pennsylvania | New York |
| 51.Many cruises to Alaska sail from which Canadian port?Vancouver, Halifax,St.John's | Vancouver |
| 52.Most Atlantic hurricanes begin as tropical disturbances over warm water off the northwest coast of which continent?Africa,Europe,South America | Africa |
| 53.Which of the following is spoken by the most people?Mandarin Chinese, Russian,Spanish | Mandarin Chines |
| 54.Which of the following West Indies islands are closest to South America?Trinidad and Tobago,Virgin Islands,Grenadines | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 55.In 1933, Congress established the TVA to control floods and to provide electricity to rural areas. What do the initials TVA stand for?Tennesse Valley Authority,Texas-Virginia Agency, Television Administration | Tennesse Valley Authority |
| 56.Which peninsula separates the Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Mexico?Florida Yucatan Baja California | Florida |
| 57.Quechua, one of the official languages of modern Peru, was the language of what highly advanced ancient civilization?Maya Inca Minoan | Inca |
| 58.The first successful English settlement in what is now Virginia was established on the banks of which river in 1607? | James |
| 59.The development of which present-day African country on the Indian Ocean was encouraged by the completion of a railroad between Lake Victoria and Mombasa in 1901?Somalia South Africa Kenya | Kenya |
| 60.Which city has a latitude similar to that of Washington, D.C.?Denver, Colorado Savannah, Georgia Buffalo, New York | Denver, Colorado |
| 61.Which ancient city was not destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79?Troy Herculaneum Pompeii | Troy |
| 62.Which continent was circumnavigated by Captain James Cook but never sighted by him?Australia, Africa, Antartica | Antartica |
| 63.Which city is halfway between the Equator and the North Pole?Minneapolis, Minnesota; Mexico City,New Mexico; New Orleans, Louisiana | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 64.What desert in South America has rich deposits of sodium nitrate, a resource used in the manufacture of fertilizers and gunpowder?Atacama Patagonia Mata Grosso | Atacama |
| 65.The Maginot Line, a fortified line of defense constructed after World War I, ran along the eastern border of which European country?Germany,Greece,France | France |
| 66.Most of which island is north of the Arctic Circle? Kodiak,Vancouver,Greenland | Greenland |
| 67.Ellis Island, which served as the principal point of entry for immigrants to the United States between 1900 and 1924, is in the harbor of which city? New Orleans,Los Angeles,New York | New York |
| 68.What is the name of the plateau region that is located in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas?Allegheny,Ozark,Appalachian | Ozark |
| 69.What is the name of the narrow belt of semiarid grassland that stretches across Africa just south of the Sahara?Caucasus,Sahel,Serengeti | Sahel |
| 70.Which of the following religions did not originate in what is now India?Hinduism Islam Buddhism | Islam |
| 71.If you went canoeing on the River Shannon and visited St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin, you would be in which country?Greece Poland Ireland | Ireland |
| 72.The ocean surrounding Antarctica supports vast populations of what tiny shrimplike animal that is the primary food for many whale and seabird species? krill crustaceans tube worms | Krill |
| 73.St. John’s, the easternmost city of the Trans-Canada Highway, is in which Canadian province?Newfoundland Quebec Ontario | NewFoundLand |
| 74.What is the name of the system of waterways that links the North American Great Lakes with the Mississippi River?Illinois Waterway St. Lawrence Seaway Sault Ste. Marie Canals | Illinois Waterway |
| 75.Which river has its source in the Canadian Rockies and its mouth along the Northwest Coast of the contiguous United States? Missouri Columbia Colorado | Columbia |
| 76.A region in Maryland known as the Eastern Shore is separated from the rest of the United States by which bay?Chesapeake Mobile Hudson | Chesapeake |
| 77.The mouth of the St. Lawrence River is in which Canadian province?Ontario Quebec British Columbia | Quebec |
| 78.What is the term for shock waves through solid rock that are generated by earthquakes or underground explosions?seismic waves tsunamis cyclones | Seismic |
| 79.Tagalog is one of the principal languages spoken in which country?Thailand Vietnam Philippines | Phillipines |
| 80.The discovery of what mineral attracted people to the Klondike region of North America?Gold Tin Uranium | Gold |
| 81.Which of the following groups of islands is farthest north?Bermuda, Bahamas, Lesser Antilles | Bermuda |
| 82.Which Caribbean island was ruled by Spain from 1492 until it gained independence in 1898 as a result of the Spanish-American War?Aruba, Cuba, Jamaica | Cuba |
| 83.Which of the following is the former name of Burkina Faso?Upper Volta, Gold Coast,Dahomey | Upper Volta |
| 84.What is the name of Islam’s holiest city?Mecca,Warsaw, | Mecca |
| 85.To which country would you travel to explore the Great Barrier Reef, visit a cattle station in the outback, and attend a performance at the Sydney Opera House?Australia,Indonesia,Phillipines | Australia |
| 86.Hundreds of thousands of acres of forest in Europe have been damaged by what form of pollution?Nitrate runoff,ozone poison,acid precipitation | Acid Precipitation |
| 87.Lake Tahoe, a popular mountain resort area, is on the border between Nevada and which other state?New Mexico, California,Colorado | California |
| 88.Poland’s most important seaport and shipbuilding center was called Danzig when it was under German control. The city is now known by what name?Warsaw,Gdansk,Krakow | Gdansk |
| 89.The Island of Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island mark the entrance to which gulf?Gulf of New Mexico,Gulf of St.Lawrence,Gulf of Alska | Gulf of St.Lawrence |
| 90.What country is consistently the world’s largest exporter of agricultural products?Russia United States China | United States |
| 91.The Appalachian National Scenic Trail extends from northern Georgia to which other state?Maine Michigan Wisconsin | Maine |
| 92.Which island in the eastern Mediterranean has been the site of continued conflict between its Greek and Turkish populations?Rhodes,Cyprus,Crete | Cyprus |
| 93.Which peninsula is part of Mexico?Florida, Gaspe, Yucatan | Yucatan |
| 94.What line of latitude commonly defines the southern limits of the region known as the Land of the Midnight Sun?Tropic of Cancer,180 Degrees,Arctic Circle | Arctic Circle |
| 95.The Green Mountains and the White Mountains are part of which North American mountains?Appalachians Rockies Alleghenies | Appalachians |
| 96.What term, used for the measurement of land, is based on the amount of land that could be plowed in one day by a team of oxen?league square mile acre | Acre |
| 97.Washington, D.C., is at approximately the same latitude as which other capital city? Vienna London Lisbon | Lisbon |
| 98.If you were watching gauchos herd cattle on the Pampas near Buenos Aires, you would be in the grassland region of which country?South Africa Argentina India | Argentina |
| 99.Most industries can be classified as primary, secondary, or tertiary. Mining and fishing are examples of which kind of industry?Primary Secondary Tertiary | Primary |
| 100.Which New England state is bordered by the Canadian province of Quebec?New Hampshire,Massachusetts,North Dakota | New Hampshire |
| 101.The longest tributary of the Mississippi River shares its name with which state?Ohio,Missouri,Arizona | Missouri |
| 102,The Strait of Juan de Fuca separates the Canadian island of Vancouver from which state? | Washington |
| 103.Which state borders Lake Michigan?Iowa,Illinois,Minnesota | Illinois |
| 104.Of the following states, which is the most densely populated?Idaho,Montana,Massachusetts | Massachusetts |
| 105.Which state is famous for its system of historic Spanish missions?California,Alabama,New York | California |
| 106.Which city is located in a humid subtropical climate zone?Orlando,Seattle,Denver | Orlando |
| 107.The longest suspension bridge in the United States, the Verrazano-Narrows, is located at the mouth of which river in New York?Hudson River,Delaware,Ohio River | Hudson |
| 108.Of the following cities, which has the lowest average annual temperature?Memphis Dallas Boise | Boise |
| 109.The Great Dismal Swamp lies on the border between North Carolina and which state to the north?Virginia,Kentucky,Pennsylvania | Virginia |
| 110.Jackson, Biloxi, and Vicksburg are major cities in which state?Virginia, Missisipi,Arizona | Missisippi |
| 111.Which capital city is in the Eastern Time Zone?Chicago,Des Moines,Albany | Albany |
| 112.The Rio Grande empties into which body of water? | Gulf of Mexico |
| 113.New York State borders which lake? | Lake Ontario |
| 114.Which state borders Lake Michigan?New York, Ohio,Illinois | Illinois |
| 115.Kodiak, Nunivak, and Baranof are islands that are part of which state?California,Texas,Alaska | Alaska |
| 116.Part of the Continental Divide runs through which state?Wyoming, Arkansas,Nevada | Wyoming |
| 117.Which city has a higher average annual rainfall?Seattle,Las Vegas,Phoenix | Seattle |
| 118.Which state has a smaller area?Texas,Idaho,Alabama | Alabama |
| 119.Which city is located on the Cumberland River and is known for its many country music recording centers?Nashville,Little Rock,Clarksville | Nashville |
| 120.Which city is known for its extensive freeway system and is located in the most populous county in the United States?Los Angeles, Dallas,Chicgo | Los Angeles |
| 121.Which city was founded as a fort between Lake Erie and Lake Huron and developed into one of the country’s leading manufacturing centers?Cleveland,Milwaukee,Detroit | Detroit |
| 122.Which city is located on a river delta?Austin,Oklahoma City,New Orleans | New Orleans |
| 123.Which city was named after the founder of a famous stagecoach line that once crisscrossed the West?Fargo,Boston,Topeka | Fargo |
| 124.Which city is the westernmost point on the Erie Canal?Buffalo,Cincinati, Syracuse | Buffalo |
| 125.Which city was an important Confederate port during the Civil War?Atlanta,San Francisco,Mobile | Mobile |
| 126.Which city was once a Spanish fort and is now home to an important naval base?San Diego,Honolulu,Houston | San Diego |
| 127.Which city is in southern Arizona and was part of the Gadsden Purchase of 1853?Tuscon,Santa Fe,Denver | Tuscon |
| 128.Which city is in southern Nevada and saw its population grow by more than 80 percent in the 1990s?Salt Lake City,Reno, Las Vegas | Las Vegas |
| 129.Which city has a higher annual rainfall?Hilo,Albuquerque,Cheyenne | Hilo |
| 130. Which continent includes the Atlas Mountains and the Kalahari Desert?Australia,Africa,South America | Africa |
| 131.Which city was ruled by royalty at one time?Honolulu,Wichita,Omaha | Honolulu |
| 132 Which city has a harbor that is an important port on the East Coast?Charleston,Orlando,Portland | Charleston |
| 133.Which city has weather affected by its location on a lake?Louisville,Atlanta,Chicago | Chicago |
| 134. Which city is located near the Chesapeake Bay on the banks of the Severn River?Boston,Columbus,Annapolis | Annapolis |
| 135.The archipelago Islas Malvinas, also called the Falkland Islands, lies off the southeastern edge of which continent?Asia,Europe,S.America | S.America |
| 136.Name the continent on which the Olympic Games originated.Asia,Europe,N.America | Europe |
| 137.Amundsen, Scott, and Byrd all explored which continent?Oceania,South America,Antartica | Antartica |
| 138.Brisbane and Adelaide are ports on which continent?Asia,Africa,Australia | Australia |
| 139.öland, Corsica, and Malta are islands that are part of which continent?Europe,Australia,Antartica | Europe |
| 140.Which city replaced Williamsburg as a state capital?Richmond,Juneau,Norfolk | Richmond |
| 141.Which city is farther south?Detroit,Houston,Indianapolis | Houston |
| 142.Which city is located on the Delaware River?Pittsburg,Wilmington,Jersey City | Wilmington |
| 143.Which capital city is located on the shores of the Narragansett Bay and was founded by Roger Williams in 1636?Providence,Baltimore,Dover | Providence |
| 144.Which city is famous for its steep hills and cable cars?San Francisco,Omaha,San Antonio | San Francisco |
| 145.Which city is in western Texas and lies directly across the border from the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez?El Paso,Kansas City,Tulsa | El Paso |
| 146.Which city is located on Biscayne Bay in southeast Florida?Miami,Savannah,Orlando | Miami |
| 147.Which city is located in the eastern part of Washington State?Olympia,Billings,Spokane | Spokane |
| 148.Which city is located in an arid climate zone?Milwaukee,Santa Fe, Eugene | Santa Fe |
| 149.Which New England city is located north of Boston and witnessed the execution of alleged witches in 1692?Hartford,Salem,Augusta | Salem |
| 150.Which state is not a major producer of wheat?N.Dakota,Connecticut,Montana | Connecticut |
| 151.Which of the following states is not crossed by the Colorado River?Arizona,Colorado,New Mexico | New Mexico |
| 152.Which state does not border Tennessee?Missisippi,N.Carolina,West Virginia | W,Virginia |
| 153.Which of the following is not a Great Plains state?Okhlahoma,Kansas,Ohio | Ohio |
| 154.Which state’s capital is not named after a President of the United States?S.Dakota,Mississippi,Nebraska | S.Dakota |
| 155.Which state does not include part of Yellowstone National Park?Oregon,Idaho,Wyoming | Oregon |
| 156.Which state does not have a continental climate?Minnesota,Iowa,Mississippi | Mississippi |
| 157.Which state does not border Saskatchewan?Montana,Wisconsin,North Dakota | Wisconsin |
| 158.Which state is not part of New England?New Hampshire, Pennsylvania,Connecticut | Pennsylvania |
| 159.Which state does not have a panhandle?Colorado,Florida,Oklahoma | Colorado |
