JHS Geography BowlQuestion Template

Round ?

Welcome!

• Use this as your question template. • Here are some suggestions:• Use appropriate images or maps to help frame

the question.• Always offer four choices.• Write questions that vary in difficulty – often

becoming more difficult towards the end.

Question 1

• Name the country that is considered part of both Asia and Europe.

• China• Russia• Taiwan• Latvia

Question 1

• Name the country that is considered part of both Asia and Europe.

• Russia

Question 2

• This state is the home of the Boston Red Sox.

• Rhode Island• Massachusetts• Texas• New York

Question 2

• This state is the home of the Boston Red Sox.

• Massachusetts

Question 3

• You can find “The French Quarter” in this US city.

• Philadelphia• Portland• New Orleans• Tampa

Question 3

• You can find “The French Quarter” in this US city.

• New Orleans

Question 4

• Name this African desert.

• Sahara• Pampas• Gobi• Kalahari

Question 4

• Name this African desert.

• Kalahari

Question 5

• Which of these countries lies between France and Spain?• Vatican City• Andorra• Luxembourg• Portugal

Question 5

• Which of these countries lies between France and Spain?

• Andorra

Question 6

• Name the plains region of central Argentina that is used for cattle and sheep grazing

• Patagonia

• Llanos

• Pampas

• Atacama

Question 6

• Name the plains region of central Argentina that is used for cattle and sheep grazing

• Pampas

Question 7

• Which of these lines is not a parallel of latitude?• Tropic of Cancer• Tropic of

Capricorn• Arctic Circle• International Date

Line

Question 7

• Which of these lines is not a parallel of latitude?

• International Date Line

Question 8

• Crater Lake, the US’s deepest, is located in what state?

• Minnesota• Vermont• Arizona• Oregon

Question 8

• Crater Lake, the US’s deepest, is located in what state?

• Oregon

Question 9

• Mount Everest – the tallest mountain in the world – is located in what country?

• India• China• Nepal• Bhutan

Question 9

• Mount Everest – the tallest mountain in the world – is located in what country?

• Nepal

Question 10

• In the 1980’s a war was fought over this group of islands off the coast of Argentina?

• Falkland Islands

• The Canary Islands

• Hawaii

• The Bahamas

Question 10

• In the 1980’s a war was fought over this group of islands off the coast of Argentina?

• Falkland Islands

Question 11

• The Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River are connected by what body of water?• St. Lawrence

Seaway• Hudson River• Hudson Bay• Lake Erie

Question 11

• The Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River are connected by what body of water?• St. Lawrence Seaway

Question 12

• Name this Australian city.

• Perth• Melbourne• Sydney• Brisbane

Question 12

• Name this Australian city.

• Perth