Geography Bee Practice Questions

Which ocean is not crossed by the Equator?

• Indian Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

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

• South America

• Africa

• North America

• Asia

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

• North America

• Asia

• Australia

• Antarctica

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

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Southern Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

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?

• Asia

• Australia

• South America

• North America

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

• Africa

• Asia

• South America

• Europe

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

• Europe

• Asia

• North America

• Australia

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?

• South America

• Antarctica

• Australia

• Europe

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

• Atlantic Ocean

• Southern Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

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

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Arctic Ocean