S T U DY TO O L K I T

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2019-2020

G E T R E A DY F O R T H E G E O B E E !

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This study toolkit is designed to help your students learn more about our world. It includes blank maps of the U.S., the world, and Africa, as well as past GeoBee questions related to each. Students should challenge themselves to fill out each map using their own knowledge and any atlases they may have available. If they get stuck, there are labeled answer key maps at the end of the toolkit!

PART 1 (PAGES 2-3)

Part 1 includes 10 questions and a blank map of the United States. Prior to answering the questions, students can test their knowledge of the locations of each state by filling out the map on page 3. Then, students can answer the questions using the map they completed!

PART 2 (PAGES 4-5)

Part 2 includes 10 questions and a blank map of the world. Prior to answering the questions, students can test their knowledge of the locations of each of the seven continents and four oceans by filling out the map on page 5. Then, students can answer the questions using the map they completed!

PART 3 (PAGES 6-7)

Part 3 includes 10 questions and a blank map of Africa. Prior to answering the questions, students can test their knowledge of the locations of each of the 54 countries of Africa by filling out the map on page 7. Then, students can answer the questions using the map they completed!

The answer key for both parts can be found starting on page 8, along with additional free study resources !

Students can prepare for the National Geographic GeoBee—either at home or in the classroom—using this study toolkit.

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PA RT 1 : U N I T E D S TAT E S

1. Which state has a longer coastline—Maine or Rhode Island?

2. Which state is farther north—Nevada or Montana?

3. Lake Superior borders Michigan, Minnesota, and which other state—Missouri or Wisconsin?

4. Which state is closer to Mexico—Utah or Pennsylvania?

5. Every year, more than 100 million passengers fly through the airport in Atlanta—the busiest in the world. Atlanta is the largest city in which state that borders Tennessee—Kansas or Georgia?

6. A $10 bill has a life span of less than five years. Most U.S. currency is printed at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Fort Worth, located in which state that borders the Gulf of Mexico—Wyoming or Texas?

7. Cape May, located at the entrance of Delaware Bay, is part of which state—New Jersey or Hawaii?

8. Lookout Mountain is a mountain ridge that stretches across Alabama, Georgia, and which other state—Missouri or Tennessee?

9. The Appalachian Mountains pass through which state—Kentucky or Iowa?

10. Which state has two panhandles—North Dakota or West Virginia?

Do you know where all the states are? Test yourself by filling in all 50 states on the blank outline map of the United States on page 3. Once you’re done, use your completed map to help you answer the questions below.

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PA RT 2 : WO R L D

1. Which ocean is not crossed by the Equator?

2. The U.S.-Canadian border runs through the middle of a library. This library is located northeast of Lake Ontario on which continent?

3. The Great Barrier Reef is roughly the size of Italy. This reef is located in the Coral Sea off the coast of which continent?

4. The Panama Canal connects the Pacific Ocean with which other ocean?

5. A giant anteater flicks its tongue in and out of its mouth up to 150 times per minute. Giant anteaters can be found from Guyana to Paraguay on which continent?

6. The Indus River forms a wide delta near its mouth at the Arabian Sea on which continent?

7. The first ice skates were made from animal bones. These skates were used thousands of years ago in present-day Finland on which continent?

8. Whales can only taste salty foods. Minke whales consume salty foods as they swim around what continent that lies south of 60 degrees south latitude?

9. The Somali current, a surface current that changes with the seasonal monsoon in South Asia, is located in which ocean?

10. At nearly seven miles deep, the Mariana Trench is the deepest point on Earth. In which ocean is it located?

Can you identify all the oceans and continents of the world? Test yourself by filling in Earth’s seven continents and four oceans on the blank world map on page 5. Once you’re done, use your completed map to help you answer the questions below.

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PA RT 3 : A F R I C A

1. Which country is not in the same time zone as the United Kingdom—Egypt, Mauritania, or Liberia?

2. Which landlocked country is bordered by Mozambique, Zambia, and Tanzania?

3. A spongy bread called injera and a stew called wat are distinctive dishes in the city of Addis Ababa and throughout the largest country by area on the Horn of Africa. Name this country.

4. Which country is bordered by Burkina Faso and Libya?

5. The Zambezi River rises in northwest Zambia and empties into what channel in the Indian Ocean?

6. The Vai script is a unique indigenous writing system found in Sierra Leone and what country to its southeast?

7. Casablanca is the chief port on the Atlantic coast of which country in North Africa?

8. Hundreds of butterfly species live on what large island country in the Indian Ocean east of Mozambique?

9. Wolof is widely spoken in Dakar and other cities throughout which West African country?

10. The most populous city in Angola is located on the country’s narrow coastal plain. Name this capital city.

Can you place all the countries of Africa? Test yourself by filling in Africa’s 54 countries on the blank outline map of the continent on page 7. Once you’re done, use your completed map to help you answer the questions below.

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A N S W E R K E Y

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1. Maine2. Montana3. Wisconsin4. Utah5. Georgia6. Texas7. New Jersey8. Tennessee9. Kentucky10. West Virginia

PART 2: WORLD

1. Arctic Ocean2. North America3. Australia4. Atlantic Ocean5. South America6. Asia7. Europe8. Antarctica9. Indian Ocean10. Pacific Ocean

PART 3: AFRICA

1. Egypt2. Malawi3. Ethiopia4. Niger5. Mozambique Channel6. Liberia7. Morocco8. Madagascar9. Senegal10. Luanda

The three labeled maps on the following pages can be used as answer keys to check your work after you fill out the three blank maps on pages 3, 5, and 7.

Once you’ve gone over your work, check out some of the other available study resources on page 12!

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