Geography Bee 2024

The driest place in the world, Arica, Chile, is in what desert

Atacama Desert

What Alaskan peak, whose name means "tall one" in the indigenous Denaakk'e language, is the highest in North America?

Denali

Name the capital of Nepal

Kathmandu

Nigeria has extensive oil reserved in the Gulf of Guinea and the delta of which major river?

Niger River

One of these structures, near the ancient city of Tarraco, is called the Pont del Diable, or "Devil's Bridge." Another of these structures is displayed on the coat of arms of Segovia. The Porta Maggiore [[mah-ZHOR-eh]] Gate was created from one of these structures called Claudia, one of the four "great ones" that supplied a city along with Aqua Marcia, Anio Vetus, and Anio Novus. The Pont du Gard exemplifies, for the point, what structures used to carry water?

(Roman) Aqueducts

The Indian Ocean covers about how much of Earth's surface area?

15%

Alaska's far north city of Utqiagvik experiences round-the-clock sun for roughly how many days each year?

80 Days

This sea's islet of Sveti Stefan was converted into a luxury hotel from a fishing island by connecting it to Budva Municipality via tombolo. This sea's inlets include the Bay of Kotor and Gulf of Trieste, and this sea is used as a vertical datum to measure peaks of the Dinaric Alps. Said to contain its "pearl" at Dubrovnik, for the point, what is this sea between Italy and the Balkans?

Adriatic Sea (accept Pearl of the Adriatic)

Red imported fire ants from South America have a painful sting and can be found in parts of the southern US. These ants were first seen in Mobile, a city in which state bordering the Gulf of Mexico?

Alabama

Annually, Roman Catholics recreate a 14th century miracle where the sacramental bread would not burn by taking the "Silent Walk" around this city. The Singel was a medieval moat that is now the innermost canal in this city's extensive 100-kilometer canal system. This city's Rijksmuseum (pr. RIKES-museum) hosts many native artworks like The Milkmaid by Johannes Vermeer and The Nightwatch by Rembrandt. For the point, name this city on the Amstel River, the capital of the Netherlands.

Amsterdam

The Inca Empire stretched across which mountain range?

Andes

The world's longest mountain range entirely above sea level is found in South America. Name the mountain range:

Andes Mountains

It's not in the UK, but this city at the mouth of the Severn River is the seat of Anne Arundel County. This city and Trenton are the only modern U.S. state capitals to also have previously served as the capital of the United States. This city, the host of the penultimate meeting of the Constitutional Convention in 1786, contains the United States Naval Academy on Chesapeake Bay. For the point, name this capital of Maryland.

Annapolis

A treaty originally signed by 12 countries in 1959 reserved most of a continent for free and peaceful scientific investigation. Name this continent.

Antarctica

One city of this name contains the NFL's largest stadium, AT&T Stadium, as well as the original Six Flags theme park. Another city of this name contains Crystal City, a neighborhood set to house Amazon's HQ2 and which has hosted the IAC High School National Championships. For the point, what name is borne by a Texas city in the Dallas/Fort Worth metro area and a Virginia city north of Alexandria, home to the Pentagon?

Arlington

This city on the Roaring Fork River contains Smuggler Mine, where the largest silver nugget in history was found. This city's namesake mountain in the Elk Mountains is called "Ajax" by locals, and that peak is one of this city's four ski areas along with Highlands, Buttermilk, and Snowmass. Situated west of Mount Elbert, for the point, what posh Colorado ski resort town shares its name with a type of tree?

Aspen

The easternmost portion of this mountain range is known as the Aures, which is the home of a Berber ethnic group called the Chaoui, and the northernmost point of this range is known as the Rif. The rain shadow of this mountain range helped form the Sahara Desert. Mount Toubkal is the highest peak of, for the point, what mountain range in Africa that stretches from Tunisia to Morocco, named for a mythical Titan who held the sky on his back?

Atlas Mountains

This country, home to the Sandy Lane Resort where Jacqueline Kennedy vacationed, also contains the George Washington House, the only place Washington visited outside the US. This country's locals are known as Bajans [[BAY-juns]] and include Rhianna. This country, that displays a trident on its flag, is the easternmost of the Caribbean. For the point, name this country which is governed from Bridgetown.

Barbados

This city, home to Del Rosario University, is home to a historic quarter known as La Candelaria. This former capital of the viceroyalty of New Granada is the world's highest capital lying north of the equator. One museum in this city contains the world's largest collection of gold artifacts, and this city is served by El Dorado Airport. For the point, name this capital of Colombia

Bogotá

What is North America's largest country by area?

Canada

Africa is home to some of the world's fastest land animals, including which member of the feline species?

Cheetah

Nepal lies between what two powerful countries?

China and India

The Philippines is one of the world's leading produces of which fruit?

Coconuts

"Hills" that bear this plant's name include a region which is home to the highest point of Saskatchewan, and Montezuma's "Bald" version of this plant is the national tree of Mexico. A version of this tree is known as macrocarpa in New Zealand, while a "lone" example on Pebble Beach is an iconic symbol of the Monterey Peninsula. For the point, name this type of tree, not to be confused with an island that has its capital at Nicosia [[nikoh-SEE-ah]].

Cypress Tree

Cotopaxi National Park takes its name from snowcapped volcano summits. This park, which is located 50 miles south of the Equator, is in which country along the eastern rim of the Pacific?

Ecuador

This river's Qal'at Ja'bar fortress was formerly an exclave that housed the tomb of Tomb of Suleyman Shah, and this river is formed from the Kara Su and Murat Su north of the Keban Dam. This river roughly forms Rojava's southwestern border, and Lake Assad was formed from a dam on this river that flows past Raqqah in Syria. For the point, name this river that bounds western Mesopotamia, which it defines with the Tigris River

Euphrates River

The westernmost part of the Jura Mountains is located in which country?

France

Which Norwegian explorer allowed his ship to freeze in the Arctic Ocean in 1893 to see which way it would drift?

Fridtjof Nansen

Nepal lies within the drainage basin of which major South Asian river?

Ganges River

More than 1,500 species of fish inhabit what natural wonder off the coast of Australia?

Great Barrier Reef

This river begins two and a half miles from Gannett Peak and passes by the La Barge oil field after merging with the Big Sandy River. This river passes through the Flaming Gorge Reservoir and Dinosaur National Monument before meeting its end in Canyonlands National Park, where it merges with a river formerly known as the Grand River. For the point, name this longest tributary of the Colorado River, named for a color.

Green River

This is a warm Atlantic current that significantly affects the climate of the Untied States and Western Europe

Gulf Stream

The highest mountain range in the world can be found in Nepal. name that range

Himalayas

This city's Munhak Stadium hosted some matches of the 2002 FIFA World Cup and is the home of the SK Wyverns baseball team. A free economic zone in this city is home to Yeongjongdo [[YONG-JONG-DOH]], an island that is home to an airport that replaced Gimpo. The Russo-Japanese War began at this city's Chemulpo Bay, where US forces landed in 1950 to ease pressure on troops in the Pusan Perimeter. For the point, name this third-largest city in South Korea.

Incheon Metropolitan City

This peninsula was the home of Europe's first anti-fascist organization, created in the region of Goriška [[goh-REESH-kah]]. The Kvarner Gulf, which includes islands such as Cres [[CHRESS]] and Krk [[KID-ik]], bounds this peninsula, traditionally represented by a goat on a national flag, along with regions like Slavonia and Dalmatia. Pula is the largest city of this peninsula. The Italian city of Trieste is found on, for the point, what largest peninsula on the Adriatic?

Istrian Peninsula

Mezzogiorno, a word meaning "midday" and referring to the hot noon-time sun, is also a name given to the southern, less-prosperous region of which European Country?

Italy

This country is home to the Hlane Royal National Park, and this country's flag, displaying a black and white shield flanked by a staff and two spears, was designed by Sobhuza II. His son, Mswati III, is the "lion-king" of this country and rules with the "SheElephant" queen, or Ndlovukati [[nnd-loh-voo-KAH-tee]]. With capitals at Lobamba, known for its reed dance ceremony, and Mbabane, for the point, what is this country between Mozambique and South Africa?

Kingdom of Eswatini (accept Swaziland)

This country's Failaka Island was named Icarus by Alexander the Great and is the site of a Huwala population. This country's "Silk City" project included the construction of the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway, the longest bridge in the Middle East. This country's dinar is the world's most-highly valued currency, and this country was the site of history's largest oil spill in 1991. For the point, name this country between Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

Kuwait

This region's northernmost portion contains the Torngat Mountains, where a weather station known as "Kurt" established the only armed German presence in the Americas during World War Two. This region's town Happy Valley-Goose Bay is located on the Churchill River, which contains the world's second-largest manmade lake, the Smallwood Reservoir. For the point, what is this region in Canada that forms a province with Newfoundland?

Labrador (accept Newfoundland and Labrador)

On this body of water lies the town of Wadi Halfa, and the Toksha Lakes were created by diverting water from this body via a canal named for Anwar Sadat. The Abu Simbel Temples were relocated from this lake to prevent their flooding due to the construction of the Aswan High Dam. For the point, name this reservoir in Southern Egypt.

Lake Nasser

Important islands in this lake include Maboko and Ukerewe [[oo-keh-REH-weh]] Island. This lake is fed by the Kagera and Katonga Rivers, the latter of which links this lake to Lake George. This lake is the sole natural habitat of nearly 500 cichlid fish species which are threatened by invasive perch. This lake, which is the source of the White Nile, lies on the junction between Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania. For the point, name this largest lake in Africa, named for a British queen.

Lake Victoria

This lake is overlooked by the Urquhart Castle in the city of Drumnadrochit. This lake is fed by the River Oich in the Great Glen valley, and David Munro water-skied the length of this lake from Lochend to Fort Augustus in 1974. This lake is the largest by volume in the Caledonian Canal, which connects Fort William to Inverness and also includes Loch Lomond. For the point, name this Scottish lake which allegedly houses a mythical monster.

Loch Ness

This city's international airport contains the UPS Worldport and has a logo that features a victorious man against the backdrop of a butterfly. The Muhammad Ali International Airport is located in this city that is also home to the "World's Largest Baseball Bat" outside a factory that makes this city's namesake Slugger. For the point, name this city with many sporting connections including the Kentucky Derby.

Louisville (accept Louisville Slugger)

In 1911, American archeologist Hiram Bingham rediscovered an ancient Inca settlement in Peru called

Machu Picchu

Name the capital of the Philippines

Manila

Which body of water separates Africa from Europe?

Mediterranean Sea

This region's namesake reef system includes the Cayos Cochinos in the Bay Islands as well as the Great Blue Hole popularized by Jacques Cousteau. This region includes the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, which derives its name from "jaguar mountain," and ruins in this region include Monte Albán, used by the Zapotecs. For the point, name this historic region of Mexico and Central America, the former home of the Aztec civilization.

Mesoamerica

This border between a country and a division of another country runs past the Altar Desert, Tohono O'odham Nation, and Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and has Nogales as its largest city. This border, created by the Gadsden Purchase, consists of one diagonal and one straight line, barring a section near Yuma on the Colorado River. For the point, name this border that separates a state governed from Phoenix from a country to the south.

Mexico-Arizona Border

This city is the largest non-terminus stop on Amtrak's Empire Builder, and Target is headquartered in this city which is known for its large Somali community. The I-35 West Bridge, that carried visitors over Saint Anthony Falls of the Mississippi, collapsed in this city in 2007, and this city's Hennepin County Government Center was the site of the Derek Chauvin trial. A "Twin City" with St. Paul, for the point, what is this largest city in Minnesota?

Minneapolis

This city contains an office building called "The Pavilion" that forms an urban area with Barre. This shire town of Washington County on the Winooski River takes its name from a major port in Occitania, France. A gold-domed capitol building overlooks this smallest state capital of the U.S., which contains a statue of Ethan Allen. For the point, name this capital of Vermont

Montpelier

The highest elevation above sea level on Earth can be found in Asia, at the top of what mountain?

Mount Everest

The opening of a cable railway on this mountain was commemorated with the song "Funiculì, Funiculà." This mountain's peak is contained within the Gran Cono, formed from the collapse of a structure called Mount Sommo. An observatory on this mountain monitors the Phlegraean Fields as part of the Campanian volcanic arc, and this mountain destroyed Herculaneum. For the point, name this volcano that overlooks Naples and buried Pompeii in 79 AD

Mount Vesuvius

This city isn't Boston, but it contains Back Bay, home to the Girgaon Chowpatty beach known for its Vinayaka Chaturthi festival where idols of Ganesh are immersed in the Arabian Sea. This city's "Navi" counterpart administers the Elephanta Caves, and this city, out of which the Marathi cinema is based, contains the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. For the point, name this largest city of India, known for its Bollywood Film Industry.

Mumbai

The ancient Egyptians did what to their dead because they believed that the physical body would be important for the next life?

Mummified

This language has been used as a secret code in the New Folsom prison, referring to gang leaders as achautli, or "chiefs." Huasteca is the most-spoken variant of this language that forms a family with the Ute [[YOOT]] languages, and it was documented in the Florentine Codex. The words for tomato and chocolate originate from this language, which La Malinche [[mah-LEEN-cheh]] translated into Spanish for Hernán Cortés. For the point, name this language spoken by the Aztec people in Mexico.

Nahuatl (accept Aztec or Mexicano before mentioned)

This city, served by Lynden Pindling Airport, hosts the world's largest Junkanoo festival and shares its name with a New York county located east of Queens. Slave revolters from the ship Creole settled in this city which is situated on New Providence island and named in honor of William of Orange. Paradise Island's Atlantis Resort is connected to, for the point, what capital of the Bahamas?

Nassau

This country's highest point, Mount Scenery, is located on an island which is home to the world's shortest commercial airport runway at Zion's Hill and is called Saba. This country, that administers the BES Islands as well as islands where the Portuguese-based creole Papiamento is spoken, is home to one of the oldest synagogues of the Americas at Willemstad, the capital of Curacao. For the point, name this European country

Netherlands

Volcanoes named Concepción [[kohn-sep-see-OHN]] and Maderas make up this country's largest island, Ometepe [[oh-meh-TEP-eh]]. Major ports in this country include Puerto Cabezas [[kah-BEH-sahs]], Bluefields, and Corinto. With its northern neighbor, this country contains the Mosquito Coast. This country's namesake lake and the San Juan River were once considered potential locations for what became the Panama Canal. For the point, name this largest country of the Central American isthmus.

Nicaragua

This island, that administers the atolls of Layson and Kure, has its highest peak at Ka'ala. This island, the site of the royal Iolani Palace, has attractions such as Waikiki Beach and Pearl Harbor that are located on the southern coast of this island. Found between Molokai and Kauai, for the point, what is this most populous island of Hawaii where a majority of residents live near Honolulu?

Oahu

This city is known for its keyhole-shaped Mozu Tombs from the Kofun Era, which are adjacent to Daisen Park. This city's CBD of Umeda is known for its uniquely shaped "sky building" located on an island between the Dojima and Yodo Rivers, the latter of which originates from Lake Biwa. This city is the center of the Kansai Region which also includes Kobe and Kyoto. For the point, name this city, the center of Japan's second-largest metro area.

Osaka

A proposed tunnel to connect this polity's two sections would have its eastern end near Hebron, and Ramallah is the de facto capital of this polity that controls the town of Bethlehem. This polity was officially established by Yasser Arafat, and Egypt and Jordan formerly occupied the territory of this polity whose smaller portion is controlled by Hamas. For the point, name this claimed state that consists of Gaza and the West Bank, much of which is occupied by Israel.

Palestine

The north region of this landmass included the Caledonian Mountains. This landmass was originally dominated by lycopod forests, although it later came to be dominated by conifers. This landmass surrounded by the Panthalassa Ocean and began to split during the late Mesozoic Era, forming the Tethys Ocean between Gondwanaland and Laurasia. For the point, name this ancient supercontinent present during the Triassic Period.

Pangaea

This region's Cueva de las Manos, or Cave of Hands, depicts hundreds of handprints and a herd of guanacos, a type of camelid. This region's divisions include Neuquén [[nooKEN]] and Chubut [[CHOO-boot]], and this dry region, that forms the southernmost part of the "Arid Diagonal" with the Monte and Atacama Deserts, is separated from Tierra del Fuego by the Strait of Magellan. For the point, name this region of Southern Argentina that shares its name with a coat company

Patagonia

) On Perdido Key, southwest of this city, an annual festival has contestants throw a dead mullet between state lines. This city contains an obelisk dedicated to William Dudley Chipley, a man who orchestrated the construction of a railroad that stretched 160 miles west to the Apalachicola River at the town of Chattahoochee. The country seat of Escambia County is, for the point, what westernmost city in the panhandle of Florida?

Pensacola

The source of the Amazon River is believed to be in which South American country?

Peru

Silesia, one of Europe's principle coal-producing regions, is mostly in what country?

Poland

The Inca are among the first peoples known to have grown what tuber, which is a kind of starchy vegetable?

Potato

This first trading port of African enslaved persons in the Americas was formerly known as Mauritsstad and is the site of Kahal Zur Israel, the first synagogue in the Americas. This capital of Pernambuco administers Fernando de Noronha and is known for its Frevo style of dance. The easternmost city to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup was, for the point, what Brazilian city whose name translates to "reef"?

Recife

This sea's resorts include Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheik, and this sea contains the world's northernmost shallow water coral reef in the port of Eilat. This sea is overlooked by the planned kilometer-high Kingdom Tower, and this sea's southern exit is called the Bab alMandab Strait, the site of a proposed bridge between Yemen and Djibouti. For the point, name this sea that borders on Saudi Arabia and Sudan, named for a color.

Red Sea

A national symbol of this country is actually located in Turkey, Mount Ararat, the believed landing site of "Noah's Ark." After a border conflict with Azerbaijan, the NagornoKarabakh autonomous region's area decreased following the defeat of this country. For the point, name this smallest country located in the Transcaucasia Region with its capital at Yerevan

Republic of Armenia

While not independent yet, a narrow strip of territory from this modern-day country was ceded to Afghanistan's Badakhshan Province. Recent conflicts with this country's neighbor, Kyrgyzstan, erupted over water scarcity in the Transoxania Region. Other recent conflicts with China over this country's Pamir region have weakened their international cooperation. For the point, name this Central Asian country whose capital city is Dushanbe.

Republic of Tajikistan

This island's highest point, Diana's Peak, is located in Longwood. This island contains a steep re-purposed funicular track, now known as Jacob's Ladder, that connects Half Tree Hollow to Jamestown. This island, that administers Tristan da Cunha and Ascension Island, is served by a weekly flight to Johannesburg via Windhoek [[WINDhook]]. For the point, name this British island in the Atlantic Ocean, the site of Napoleon's second exile from 1815 until his death.

Saint Helena

This city, the largest before Detroit to file for bankruptcy in the US, contains the Glen Helen Amphitheate, the largest outdoor music venue in the US. This "Gate City" is nicknamed such due to its location south of the Cajon [[kah-HOHN]] Pass as the seat of the U.S.'s largest county. The original McDonald's restaurant opened on Route 66 in this city, southeast of the San Gabriel Mountains, which forms the Inland Empire's population hub with Riverside. For the point, name this California city.

San Bernadino

This province's McArthur River uranium mine is the world's largest. Lloydminster and Moose Jaw are cities in this province that doesn't observe Daylight Savings Time and which has completely rectangular borders. Reindeer and Athabasca are both lakes in this province that borders North Dakota and the Northwest Territories. Regina [[ree-JY-nah]] is the capital of, for the point, what province bordering Manitoba, home to Saskatoon?

Saskatchewan

A waterway in this country is situated on the Great Glen fault. The Shetland Islands and Hebrides are archipelagos in this country, the flag of which displays St Andrew's Cross, consisting of a white "X" shape on a blue background. For the point, name this constituent country within the United Kingdom with its capital at Edinburgh.

Scotland

This lake's outflow is regulated by the Degania Dam, and Redbelly tilapia from this lake are served as "St. Peter's fish." This lake's port of Tiberias holds the Tomb of Maimonides [[my-MOH-nee-dess]], and this lake, that receives waters from Mount Hermon, is the world's second lowest. The western border of the Golan Heights swoops around this lake, drained by the Jordan River into the Dead Sea. For the point, name this "sea," associated with Jesus, in Northern Israel.

Sea of Galilee

In this region, which gained its popular name in 1971, a four-story building nicknamed "The Spaceship" is located at 1 Infinite Loop in Cupertino. This region's town Palo Alto is home to the garage where Hewlett-Packard was founded. This region, which is named after the fourteenth element of the periodic table, has its largest city at San Jose. For the point, name this "Valley" in the Bay Area of California known for its technology sector.

Silicon Valley

This peninsula's Lake Bardawil is guarded from the Mediterranean by a sandbar, and this peninsula is bounded by the Great Bitter Lake. This peninsula contains the world's oldest operating library at Saint Catherine's Monastery. This peninsula, home to the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, is located between the Gulf of Aqaba and the Gulf of Suez. For the point, name this peninsula where Moses received the Ten Commandments on a namesake mount.

Sinai Peninsula

The Amazon is the world's largest tropical forest. It can be found on which continent?

South America

This country's Ruweng Administrative Area contains the disputed Unity Oil Field which was previously part of the Unity State. This country's southern region of Equatoria controversially claims ownership of the Ilemi Triangle. This country's largest ethnic groups are the Dinka and the Nuer. This country contains the Sudd swamp which is formed by the White Nile. Governed from Juba, for the point, what is this country that gained independence in 2011 from Sudan?

South Sudan

This country's Khawr al Udayd, or "Inland Sea," is the proposed site of the Salwa Canal, which would make this country an island. This country, with the highest GDP per Capita in the Muslim world, is ruled by the al-Thani family and was blockaded by the Gulf Cooperation Council after it was accused of supporting terrorism. For the point, name this peninsular country that extends off Saudi Arabia.

State of Qatar

This island's FDR Boardwalk stretches from Fort Wadsworth to New Dorp. Todt Hill is the highest point of this island and the entire Atlantic Coastal Plain. Synonymous with Richmond County, this island receives the busiest ferry route in the U.S. at St. George Terminal, and this island is connected to Brooklyn via the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. For the point, name this southernmost borough of New York City.

Staten Island

The ancient city of Bosra, home to a well-preserved theater in the Roman period, can be found in which modern-day country located in-part along along the east coast of the Mediterranean sea?

Syria

This island, governed from Flying Fish Cove, is mainly inhabited by Peranakans, or Straits Chinese. Exmouth is the mainland town closest to this island which hosts the westernmost of its country's immigration detention facilities. The world's only "crab bridge" is located on this island, which is 600 miles to the east of the Cocos, or Keeling, Islands. For the point, name this Australian island named for the day it was first sighted, December 25.

Territory of Christmas Island)

Running through the north of the Amazon rainforest is a network of many hundreds of waterways. Together, they form what?

The Amazon River

The Ming Dynasty reinforced what 5,500-mile-long structure to keep enemies from invading?

The Great Wall of China

Anna Hingley was the first woman to cross this region by horse, travelling from Broome to Cairns, and this region is bounded by areas nicknamed "the bush." This region hosted nuclear tests at Emu Field, and the Dingo Fence stretches across this region which is home to Lake Eyre [["AIR"]]. Including Uluru, or Ayers Rock, for the point, what is this region that consists of Australia's brutal desert interior?

The Outback

This region's namesake archipelago includes Isola del Giglio, the site of the Costa Concordia Cruise disaster, along with the island of Elba between the Ligurian and Tyrrhenian Seas. The Etruscans formerly inhabited this region, home to the Arno River, and this region was once ruled by the Medici family. For the point, name this region of Italy which is home to Florence.

Tuscany

This mountain range formerly housed the "closed town" of Snezhinsk used for nuclear development and located near the site of a 2013 meteorite impact in Chelyabinsk Oblast. Yekaterinburg is the largest city in this mountain range which forms the northernmost part of a continental boundary stretching to the Caucasus Mountains and Istanbul. For the point, name this mountain range that separates European Russia from Siberia.

Ural Mountains

This state's Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Station produces five percent of its country's energy. This state, which is home to the archaeological sites Tres Zapotes, has its capital at Xalapa [[hah-LAH-pah]], and this state controls the east side of Pico de Orizaba. Upon landing in what is now Mexico, Hernán Cortés founded, for the point, what Mexican state whose namesake city has the prefix "Heroica"?

Veracruz

Which Canadian provincial capital city is located in a region of a marine west coast climate?

Victoria

This U.S. state's town of Blaine contains one half of the Peace Arch Park and has a shoreline on the Strait of Georgia. This state has its southeastern border formed by the Snake River, and this state, home to some of the snowiest places in the continental U.S. at Mount Baker and Mount Rainier, also contains Tacoma. For the point, name this state which is home to Olympia and the Seattle Space Needle.

Washington (state)

Alaska is surrounded on three sides by the ocean. Which sea does it NOT boarder?

Weddell Sea

A 1971 convention signed in Ramsar governs the conservation of these areas, important examples of which include Keoladeo National Park and Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Bengal Tigers thrive in one of these areas called the Sundarbans, and boglands are a type of these areas that accumulate peat. The Pantanal, translating as "big quagmire," is an example of, for the point, what areas exemplified by the Everglades?

Wetlands

This river's upper section is called the Jinsha, which flows through Tiger Leaping Gorge in Yunnan. This river receives Poyang Lake near the border of Anhui and Jiangxi [[JAHNG-SHEE]] provinces and flows past the cities of of Wuhu and Wuhan. This river hosts a possibly extinct species of dolphin called the baiji, the survival of which was further threatened by the Three Gorges Dam. For the point, name this longest river of China.

Yangtze River

Which two rivers were most important to life in ancient China?

Yellow and Yangtze Rivers

Which mythical beast is said to live in the mountains of Nepal?

Yeti

The number of countries that make up the Balkan Peninsula in Europe almost doubled in 1992 as a result of the breakup of which country in Eastern Europe?

Yugoslavia

The Philippines is a group of more than 7,000 islands. It forms which geographical feature?

an archipelago

Throughout much of ancient history, China was ruled by powerful families known as

dynasties