2018 International Geography Bee 6. Which of the following best defines the term ‘ancient International Geography Exam - Part 1 lake’? A. lakes of a specific geologic composition containing mostly metamorphic rocks Instructions – This portion of the IGB Exam consists of B. a lake containing certain types of aquatic species 100 questions. You will receive two points for a correct not found in other freshwater areas answer. You will lose one point for an incorrect answer. C. a lake that has consistently carried water for more Blank responses lose no points. Please fill in the bubbles than 1 million years completely on the answer sheet. You may write on the D. any lake that was formerly part of an ocean examination, but all responses must be bubbled on the answer sheet. Diacritic marks such as accents have been 7. In what district of Russia is Lake Baikal? omitted from place names and other proper nouns. You A. Ural have one hour to complete this set of multiple choice B. Siberia questions. C. Volga D. North Caucasus 1. All of these are true of megacities EXCEPT which of the following? 8. With regard to its formation, Lake Baikal is most similar A. there is dispute among academics and to which of the following? governmental organizations as to the precise A. Crater Lake in the United States definition of a megacity B. Lake Pontchartrain in the United States B. megacities are usually considered to be urban C. Lake Nasser in Egypt agglomerations of more than 10 million people D. the Rift Valley lakes of Africa C. most megacities in the world are in the Western Hemisphere 9. Cape Angela, the northernmost point on the African D. some definitions of megacities include large cities continent, is located in what nation? with population density over 2,000 per square A. Tunisia kilometer B. Libya C. Morocco 2. All of the following are urban agglomerations of more D. Algeria than 30 million people EXCEPT which of the following? A. Guangzhou 10. All of these countries are part of the African Great B. Shanghai Lakes region EXCEPT which of the following? C. Jakarta A. Burundi D. Tokyo B. Kenya C. Botswana 3. Taking into account metropolitan area, which of these D. Rwanda Southern Hemisphere cities has the largest urban agglomeration by population? 11. Ol Doinyo Lengai in Tanzania is significant for which of A. Kinshasa the following reasons? B. Sao Paulo A. it is the highest point in Tanzania C. Rio de Janeiro B. it is the world’s only active carbonatite volcano D. Buenos Aires C. it is the highest point in Africa D. it is the only active volcano in Africa 4. Which of these is the most densely populated megacity with a population over 20 million people? 12. Much of the Democratic Republic of the Congo would A. Manila be classified which of the following in the Koppen climate B. Shanghai system? C. Tokyo A. Af (equatorial) and Aw (tropical savanna) D. Seoul B. Cwa (humid subtropical) C. Cfa (warm oceanic) and Cfb (temperate oceanic) 5. All of these are true of Lake Baikal EXCEPT which of D. Bwh (warm desert) the following? A. it is an ancient lake 13. All of these drain into the White Nile EXCEPT which of B. it is the largest lake by area in Europe the following? C. it contains over 20% of the world’s fresh surface A. Lake Tanganyika water B. Lake Albert D. it is the deepest lake in the world C. Lake Victoria D. Lake Edward 14. Which of these two countries in the Americas share 21. Hainan Island was disputed between which of the the world’s longest land border? following sets of East Asian nations in the 1950s? A. Chile and Argentina A. China and Taiwan B. Mexico and the United States B. China and Japan C. Canada and the United States C. South Korea and Japan D. Argentina and Brazil D. South Korea and North Korea 15. Which of these cities is the capital of Suriname? 22. Which of these pairs are the two most common A. Georgetown religious affiliations in Japan? B. Paramaribo A. Buddhism and Christianity C. Belmopan B. Shinto and Buddhism D. Sucre C. Buddhism and ‘no affiliation’ D. Shinto and Christianity 16. Population density in Brazil is heaviest in which of the following areas? 23. Which of these is the second-largest ethnic group in A. the rain forests China? B. the Amazon Delta A. Han C. along the eastern and southeastern coast B. Tibetan D. the west and southwest C. Uyghur D. Zhuang 17. Crude petroleum, coal, and coffee are the three largest exports, in order from largest to smallest, of which 24. In order to reduce the environmental impact of South American nation? farming, the ‘locavore’ movement has begun to advocate A. Argentina all of these EXCEPT which of the following? B. Chile A. eating food produced within 100 miles of C. Peru consumption D. Colombia B. promoting sustainable, organic farming C. adopting a strict vegan lifestyle 18. Which of these best defines the term isogloss? D. patronizing farmers markets instead of grocery A. people within a country who speak the "native" stores for certain products language of a different country B. a relationship between languages or dialects in 25. In what region of the world is the HIV / AIDS crisis which speakers of different but related varieties most acute? can readily understand each other A. Southeast Asia C. a language area that is completely surrounded by B. Southern Africa a language border C. developing nations of Central America D. the geographic boundary of a certain linguistic D. Eastern Europe feature 26. All of these fall into the Uralic language family 19. Syncretism is best defined by which of the following? EXCEPT which of the following? A. the spread of ideas through writing or other forms A. Hungarian of literature B. Czech B. the merging or assimilation of several originally C. Estonian discrete traditions, especially in theology and D. Finnish religion C. the exchange of ideas and cultural practices via 27. All of these nations are among the top three countries immigration in HDI EXCEPT which of the following? D. the transition from an industrial to a postindustrial A. Norway economy B. Qatar C. Australia 20. Which of the following best describes the term D. Switzerland latitude? A. location on the earth east or west of the Prime 28. All of these countries produce over 4 million metric Meridian tons of wine per year EXCEPT which of the following? B. the ratio between distances on a map and actual A. the United States distances B. Italy C. a guide to the symbols used to depict objects, C. Spain locations or landforms on a map D. France D. location on the earth north or south of the equator 29. All of these are among the Five Pillars of Islam 37. All of these European rivers flow into the Caspian Sea EXCEPT which of the following? EXCEPT which of the following? A. the declaration of faith A. Volga B. alms-giving or charity B. Kura C. fasting at certain times of year C. Pechora D. proselytizing or attempting to convert others D. Ural 30. All of these stimulate erosion EXCEPT which of the 38. Ben Nevis, the highest peak in the British Isles, is following? located in what area? A. planting trees A. Northern Ireland B. road construction B. Wales C. urban sprawl C. the Scottish Highlands D. intensive agriculture D. the south of England 31. The transportation of sediments along a coast parallel 39. Which of the following forms one of the traditional to the shoreline is known by what name? divisions between Europe and Asia? A. mass movement A. the Dinaric Alps B. longshore drift B. the Cantabrian Mountains C. plucking C. the Ural Mountains D. bank erosion D. the Carpathian Mountains 32. Geologically, which of these are signs of an impact 40. The large islands of Severny and Yuzhny make up crater on earth? what part of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia? A. magma and tephra A. Kamchatka B. certain types of sandstone and sedimentary rock B. Novaya Zemlaya C. large deposits of igneous rock C. Franz Josef Land D. tektites and shocked quartz D. Svalbard 33. Which of these storms hit the Houston, Texas area in 41. The Boston Mountains and the St. Francois Mountains 2017, causing well over $100 billion worth of damage? collectively make up what American mountain range? A. Hurricane Wilma A. the Blue Ridge B. Hurricane Mitch B. the Great Smoky Mountains C. Hurricane Harvey C. the Ozarks D. Hurricane Andrew D. the Ouachita 34. Which of these South Asian nations has a flag 42. The Old River Control Structure controls the diversion comprised solely of a red circle on a green background? of water into the Atchafalaya River to do which of the A. Bhutan following? B. India A. to regulate flow of the Mississippi River as it C. Pakistan passes St. Louis, Missouri D. Bangladesh B. prevent the Mississippi River changing course into the Atchafalaya River 35. All of these describe the Maldives EXCEPT which of C. to enable upstream navigation on the Mississippi the following? and Atchafalaya Rivers A. it is located southeast of India and Sri Lanka D. prevent flooding above Vicksburg, Mississippi on B. it is composed of a chain of 26 atolls the Mississippi River C. its population is nearly 100% Muslim D. its total population is slightly less than 500,000 43. Badwater Basin in California holds what distinction in people the United States? A.