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2018 International Geography Bee 7. Which of these Washington cities is driest due to rain International Geography Exam - Part 2 shadow? A. Seattle B. Tacoma Instructions – This portion of the IGB Exam consists of C. Bellingham 100 questions. You will receive two points for a correct D. Spokane answer. You will lose one point for an incorrect answer.

Blank responses lose no points. Please fill in the bubbles 8. The Karakum in is bordered by completely on the answer sheet. You may write on the what two mountain ranges? examination, but all responses must be bubbled on the A. Ural and Atlas answer sheet. Diacritic marks such as accents have been B. Caucasus and omitted from place names and other proper nouns. You C. Hindu Kush and Yin have one hour to complete this set of multiple choice D. Caucasus and Ural questions.

9. All of these contain parts of the 1. Which of these best defines the term intergovernmental EXCEPT which of the following? organization? A. South A. a multinational corporation B. B. a treaty with multiple nations as signatories C. C. an organization composed of sovereign states D. established by a charter or treaty

D. an international aid agency 10. All of these border the Red Sea’s western shore

EXCEPT which of the following? 2. Which of the following is an example of an A. Saudi Arabia intergovernmental organization? B. A. the United Nations C. B. the International Red Cross D. C. the Quartet

D. the Coca-Cola Corporation 11. North Africa is almost exclusively classified as which

of the following in the Koppen climate system? 3. Which of the following best defines a multinational A. Am state? B. Bwh A. a nation state spread across two continents C. Bsk B. an ethnically homogenous society D. Cfb C. sovereign state that comprises two or more

nations 12. Olduvai Gorge, a ravine in the , is D. a republic with several districts significant for which of the following reasons?

A. it is the lowest point in the Great Rift Valley 4. All of these are multinational states EXCEPT which of B. it was carved by the Nile River the following? C. it is a massive impact crater A. the United Kingdom D. it is one of the most important B. Belgium paleoanthropological sites in the world C. Japan

D. Bosnia and Herzegovina 13. The Atlas Mountains extend through all of these

countries EXCEPT which of the following? 5. Which of these best defines a rain shadow? A. A. coastal areas that receive less rainfall than inland B. Egypt areas due to ocean currents C. B. an urban area where higher temperatures lead to D. a decrease in rainfall

C. a dry area on the windward side of a mountainous 14. Which of these men was elected president of Mexico area on 1 July 2018? D. a dry area on the leeward side of a mountainous A. Ricardo Anaya area B. Andrés Manuel López Obrador

C. Enrique Peña Nieto 6. Which of these North American are caused by D. Vicente Fox rain shadow effect?

A. Mojave

B. Sonoran C. Chihuahuan D. All of these are the result of rain shadow

15. Which of these, in order from highest to lowest 22. Bibimbap, gochujang, kimchi, and bulgogi are all percentage of the population, are the largest ethnic groups staples of the cuisine of which South Asian nation? in Chile? A. South Korea A. Mestizo / Castizo, other B. Japan B. Mestizo, Montubio, mixed African descent C. Taiwan C. Mestizo / White, Black D. Mongolia D. White, Mestizo, Mapuche 23. Which of these countries sends more tourists to Japan 16. Which of these is the most populous city in Manitoba, than any other on an annual basis? Canada? A. the United States A. Brandon B. South Korea B. Winnipeg C. Taiwan C. Steinbach D. D. Port la Prairie 24. All of these are types of special economic zones 17. All of these nations are party to the CAFTA free trade EXCEPT which of the following? agreement with the United States EXCEPT which of the A. industrial parks or estates following? B. free trade zones A. the Dominican Republic C. offshore oil platforms B. Nicaragua D. export processing zones C. Cuba D. Honduras 25. All of these are true of Zoroastrianism EXCEPT which of the following? 18. Since 2010, Bolivia has been referred to as a A. it is one of the world’s oldest extant religions plurinational state for what reason? B. it originated in ancient Egypt A. because all of the districts within the country have C. it is monotheistic in that it has a single creator god national status D. it has an eschatology which predicts the ultimate B. to recognize the distinctiveness of indigenous destruction of evil groups within the country C. due to Bolivia’s large number of island 26. All of these are true of urban sprawl EXCEPT which of possessions the following? D. to acknowledge Bolivia’s two capital cities – La A. it involves the expansion of human populations Paz and Sucre away from central urban areas B. suburbs created by urban sprawl are low-density 19. Which of the following best defines the gravity model? and monofunctional A. the population density of a city C. urban sprawl is a largely sustainable form of B. the movement of people, resources, goods, and development other commodities between cities based on size D. suburbs are usually car-dependent communities and distance C. the rate of chain migration based on existing 27. During the Middle Ages, which of these pairs of populations of certain national groups within a languages served as lingua franca in much of Europe, the certain country Middle East and the Byzantine Empire? D. it describes the number of people a city can A. English and German support based on available resources and B. Spanish and French economic opportunities C. Latin and Koine Greek D. Arabic and Italian 20. The wave of technological and scientific advancements in agriculture during the twentieth century 28. In the United States, cultural diffusion has generally that increased agricultural production worldwide, happened in which direction? particularly in the developing world, is known by which of A. north to south the following names? B. south to north A. the Industrial Revolution C. west to east B. the Orange Revolution D. east to west C. the White Revolution D. the Green Revolution 29. Which of these countries does not rank in the ‘very high human development’ category on the HDI? 21. Which of these East Asian nations has the lowest A. Austria population density of any sovereign state? B. Slovenia A. Mongolia C. B. Tibet D. C. North Korea D. South Korea 30. For erosion caused by rainfall, which of these play a 38. The southernmost point of the European continent is significant role in determining the extent and speed of the the island of Gavdos, which is the territory of what nation? erosive activity? A. the United Kingdom A. amount and intensity of precipitation B. Greece B. size and velocity of raindrops C. Spain C. amount and type of vegetation present D. Italy D. all of these play a significant role 39. The largest European NOT in Russia is Lake 31. Aeolian processes create landforms by what action? Vanern, which is located in what Scandinavian nation? A. water A. Norway B. mass movement B. Finland C. wind C. Denmark D. glaciation D. Sweden

32. Which of these characterizes the so-called ‘Hawaiian’ 40. Which of these European nations would have areas type of volcanic eruption? with a climate classified Csa in the Koppen system? A. massive eruptive columns and large and fast A. Great Britain pyroclastic flows B. Italy B. powerful eruptions in which a large amount of gas, C. Finland dust, ash, and lava fragments are blown out the D. Germany volcano's central crater C. the bursting of gas bubbles within the magma, 41. Which of these is the highest elevation in the lower 48 characterized by a loud pop on the surface US states? D. lava flowing from a vent in a relatively gentle, low A. Gannett Peak level eruption B. Mt. Whitney C. Mt. Elbert 33. A cyclone that develops between 180° and 100°E in D. Mt. Rainier the Northern Hemisphere is known specifically by what term? 42. Which of the following US cities would be classified as A. tropical cyclone Dfa (hot-summer humid continental) in the Koppen B. hurricane classification system? C. typhoon A. Los Angeles, CA D. anticyclone B. New Orleans, LA C. Chicago, IL 34. The lower house of the Indian parliament is called D. Seattle, WA which of the following? A. Rajya Sabha 43. The strongest earthquakes in the United States in the B. Lok Sabha twentieth century have all occurred in what state? C. Indian National Congress A. D. Bharatiya Janata B. Hawaii C. Alaska 35. Afghanistan is bordered by all of these nations D. Washington EXCEPT which of the following? A. 44. Which of these US states has a highest natural B. elevation less than 500 feet above sea level? C. Tajikistan A. Florida D. B. Louisiana C. Delaware 36. Kathmandu is the capital of which of the following D. Mississippi nations? A. Sri Lanka 45. Guam is a territory and possession of what nation? B. Maldives A. C. Nepal B. the United Kingdom D. Bhutan C. the United States D. New Zealand 37. Which of these is the second-longest river in Europe? A. Danube 46. The highest mountain in Australia is named for what B. Volga Polish hero of the American Revolution? C. Dnieper A. Pawel Edmund Strzelecki D. Don B. Tadeusz Kościuszko C. Casimir Pulaski D. Józef Sosnowski 47. Which of these is the primary reason East is 54. The classic example of a frozen conflict is which of the the coldest part of the continent? following still ongoing divisions? A. it receives more snow than other parts of the A. North and South Korea continent B. North and South Vietnam B. it receives more solar radiation than other parts of C. East and West Germany the continent D. the nations of the former Czechoslovakia and C. it is part of a Yugoslavia D. East Antarctica has a much higher average elevation than the west 55. Which of these best defines a graben? A. a depressed block of the 's crust bordered by 48. Which of these is the most populous state and largest parallel faults economy that is not a member of the United Nations? B. a valley formed when a glacier travels across and A. North Korea down a slope, carving by scouring B. Taiwan C. a canyon formed over time by a river C. Switzerland D. mountains formed at a convergent plate boundary D. 56. Which of the following is a major example of a 49. A type of map characterized by large-scale detail and graben? quantitative representation of relief, usually using contour A. the fjords of Norway lines, is known as which of the following? B. the Rocky Mountains A. political map C. the Grand Canyon B. route map D. the Afar Depression in the East African Rift C. choropleth D. topographic map 57. Which of these locations in Europe is a notable example of horst and graben topography? 50. Which of these is a satellite-based radionavigation A. the southern coast of England system owned by the United States government? B. the French Riviera A. GIS C. the Upper Rhine valley B. GLONASS D. the Dalmatian coast of Croatia C. BDS D. GPS 58. The Rift Valley runs through all of the following EXCEPT which of these? 51. Which of the following best defines the term frozen A. conflict? B. Egypt A. a situation in which active armed conflict has been C. Palestine brought to an end, but no peace treaty or other D. Jordan political framework exists B. a conflict that is economic or ideological in nature 59. The , located in the Jordan Rift Valley, is C. a series of proxy wars in which two larger powers notable for all of these EXCEPT which of the following? fight over territory through smaller surrogates A. it is an endorheic lake D. any diplomatic impasse involving the exchange of B. the Jordan River and the Yarmouk River are the territory only major water sources flowing into the Dead Sea 51. One current example of frozen conflict in Europe is C. it is one of the saltiest bodies of water on earth which of the following? D. it is the lowest land elevation on earth A. the trade war between the Trump administration and the 60. Which of these best defines the term ? B. the independence of Kosovo A. regions which flow to the ocean in geologically C. the aftermath of the 2014 crisis in Ukraine and defined patterns Russia’s de facto control of Crimea B. any body of water located more than 500 feet D. the disputed Neum Corridor between Dubrovnik (152 meters) below sea level and the rest of Croatia C. a basin that allows no outflow to external bodies of water 53. All of the following are partially recognized states that D. a body of water much saltier than the surrounding may be considered part of a frozen conflict EXCEPT bodies of freshwater which of the following? A. Abkhazia B. South Ossetia C. Chechnya D. Transnistria

61. In cartography, information provided by direct 69. The Eastern and Western Ghats roughly form the observation as opposed to information provided by a map eastern and western borders of which of the following in or representation is referred to as which of the following? India? A. distance A. the B. scale B. the Deccan Plateau C. orienteering C. the Himalayas D. ground truth D. the Chota Nagpur Plateau

62. Which of these types of projection maps preserve area 70. Which of these European countries borders the MOST measure, generally distorting shapes in order to do that? other nations? A. gnomic A. Bulgaria B. equal-area B. Germany C. retroazimuthal C. Austria D. equidistant D. Serbia

63. Despite having slightly more than 4% of the world’s 71. Which of these most accurately describes the population, the Americans collectively possess roughly Eurozone? what percentage of the world’s wealth? A. a political and economic union of 28 member A. 50% states that are located primarily in Europe B. 40% B. an organization of 6 European countries set up C. 30% after World War II to regulate their industrial D. 20% production under a centralized authority C. an area comprising 26 European states that have 64. Puget Sound is along the northwest coast of what officially abolished passport and all other types of American state? border control at their mutual borders A. Washington D. a monetary union of 19 of states which have B. Oregon adopted the euro as their common currency C. California D. Virginia 72. The population of Italy is closest to which of the following? 65. All of these are true of the religious makeup of the A. 100 million United States EXCEPT which of the following? B. 80 million A. a majority of Americans identify as Christian C. 60 million B. roughly one-fourth of Americans are not D. 40 million religiously affiliated C. approximately 5% of Americans are Muslim 73. All of these European countries have a namesake D. Roman Catholicism is the largest single Christian EXCEPT which of the following? denomination in the United States A. Liechtenstein B. Monaco 66. Which of these American states has the highest C. Luxembourg poverty rate? D. Andorra A. Georgia B. Pennsylvania 74. The vast majority of Greenland is which of the C. Ohio following biomes? D. Mississippi A. taiga B. tundra 67. Pidurutalagala, or Mount Pedro, is the highest point in C. alpine tundra which of the following countries? D. ice sheet and polar desert A. India B. Sri Lanka 75. Which of the following is formed from debris previously C. Nepal carried along by a glacier and consists of somewhat D. Bhutan rounded particles in a range of sizes? A. arete 68. The which of the following connects the town of Landi B. moraine Kotal to the Valley of Peshawar in northern Pakistan? C. outwash fan A. the D. kame B. the Khyber Pass C. the Kabul River D. the Wakhan Corridor

76. Valleys formed by glaciers are characterized as being 83. Apple Computer received a record tax penalty from shaped like what letter of the alphabet? the European Union for using a tax-avoidance strategy A. U-shaped called corporate inversion in what European country? B. V-shaped A. Malta C. W-shaped B. Cyprus D. X-shaped C. Greece D. Ireland 77. Roughly 90% of the world’s earthquakes, and over 80% of the world’s severe earthquakes, occur in what 84. Which of these is the longest river in South Korea? region? A. the Nakdong A. the North Atlantic B. the Geum B. near the middle of the Pacific Ocean C. the Bukhan C. the Ring of Fire D. the Somjin D. in and around Antarctica 85. Which of these, touted as the birthplace of Kim Jong-il 78. According to estimates by the International Labor by the North Korean government, is the highest point in Organization, which of these nations has the highest North Korea? percentage of public sector employment? A. Mount Kumgang A. China B. Paektu Mountain B. India C. Kwanmo Peak C. Cuba D. Wagalbong D. Russia 86. Macau has a climate most similar to which of the 79. The swastika, om symbol, and the hand with a wheel following? on the palm symbolizing ahimsa are all significant to which A. Pyongyang of the following faiths? B. Hong Kong A. Islam C. Tokyo B. Jainism D. Beijing C. Confucianism D. Shinto 87. Taiwan is seismically and volcanically very active due to which of these? 80. Which of these best defines a multinational A. it is on a divergent plate boundary between the corporation? Eurasian Plate and the Australian Plate A. a business entity in which shares of the B. it is, like the Hawaiian Islands, on a moving company's stock can be bought and sold by hotspot over a thermal vent on the Pacific Plate shareholders C. it lies in a complex tectonic area between the B. a corporate organization that owns or controls Yangtze Plate, the Okinawa Plate, and the production of goods or services in at least one Philippine Mobile Belt country other than its home country D. it lies on a free-floating piece of crust that has C. a business organization that combines aspects of broken off from the Eurasian Plate a proprietorship and corporation D. a legal entity made up of an association of people 88. All of these are true of the Arctic Ocean EXCEPT for carrying on a commercial or industrial which of the following? enterprise A. it is located almost entirely above 57°N latitude B. it is almost entirely covered in ice during the 81. Which of these is considered to be the first modern winter multinational corporation? C. some oceanographers do not consider it a true A. the Virginia Company ocean B. the Massachusetts Bay Company D. it is the smallest and deepest of the oceans C. the Dutch East India Company D. the Vatican Bank 89. Which of these is the deepest point in the world’s oceans? 82. Which of these American multinational corporations A. Kuril Trench has what is widely considered the most recognized brand B. Philippine Trench in the world? C. Suruga Trough A. Burger King D. Mariana Trench B. Coca-Cola C. Apple Computer D. Subway

90. Which of these is true of the effects of the Gulf Stream 98. Which of the following African countries would contain on global climate? the following ethnic groups in order from largest to A. it makes the Atlantic coast of Florida and Georgia smallest as a percentage of its population – Fon, Yoruba, much warmer than expected given their latitude Aja? B. it makes the climate of northwestern Europe much A. milder than other locations at a similar latitude B. C. it makes the climate of western Brazil far wetter C. than would be expected given its location D. D. it makes the rain shadow of the Andes more pronounced 99. Which of the following would be considered the of ? 91. A lake in which the layers of water do not mix is known A. as which of the following? B. Bouaké A. meromictic C. B. dimictic D. Divo C. polymictic D. holomictic 100. Which of these lists the top four countries in Africa by GDP in order from highest to lowest? 92. Which of these peaks of the Americas is the highest A. , Egypt, Nigeria, Morocco mountain outside Asia? B. Nigeria, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria A. Denali C. Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, Algeria B. Aconcagua D. Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Morocco C. Chimborazo D. Mount Whitney

93. All of these Mexican rivers flow into the Pacific Ocean EXCEPT which of the following? A. Rio Bravo B. Tijuana C. San Vicente D. Sonora l

94. Which of these is the largest freshwater lake by volume and surface area in South America? A. Lake Titicaca B. Lake Maracaibo C. Lake Popo D. Salar de Coipasa

95. All of these countries straddle the Tropic of Capricorn in South America EXCEPT which of the following? A. Argentina B. Uruguay C. Paraguay D. Chile

96. Which of these is the most populous nation in Africa? A. Democratic B. Egypt C. Nigeria D.

97. Which of these cities is the capital of Eretria? A. Assab B. C. Keren D. Asmara