Geography Bee: Africa and Asia

• Study guide for the 2024-2025 National Geography Bee Regional Tournaments

African Geography

• Tripoli is the capital of Libya, which used a monochrome flag from 1977-2011.
• Senegal, in West Africa, is bordered to its southeast by Mali and Guinea.
• The Suez Canal in Egypt connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas.
• The map of Africa was redrawn in 2011 when South Sudan separated from Sudan.
• The Canary Islands, an archipelago off the coast of Africa, are controlled by Spain.
• Lagos and Abuja are major cities of Nigeria.

Asian Geography

• Petra, Jordan was built into a sandstone rock face by the Nabataean Kingdom.
• Shanghai is the busiest port and largest city in China.
• The Gobi Desert is a large, cold desert shared by China and Mongolia.
• Myanmar contains most of the course of the Irrawaddy River.
• The Petronas Towers are connected skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia.
• Istanbul is Turkey's largest city, connecting Europe and Asia.
• Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, is the largest city in Southeast Asia.

Australia & Oceania Geography

• New South Wales is a state of Australia with Sydney as its capital.
• The Outback is a vast region of Australia with natural landscapes.
• The International Date Line divides one calendar day from the next, running through islands in Oceania.

European Geography

• Vatican City is among the microstates in Europe, along with San Marino, Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein, and Malta.
• Venice, an Italian city built on a lagoon, faces rising sea levels.
• Lisbon, home to the Vasco da Gama Bridge, is the capital of Portugal.
• The Seine River was the subject of a clean-up effort for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
• Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, is connected to Malmö, Sweden, by the Öresund Bridge.
• Russia contains nearly all of the Volga, the longest river in Europe.
• The European Union is headquartered in Brussels, the capital of Belgium.

U.S. & Canadian Geography

• Santa Fe, New Mexico, has a vibrant arts scene featuring a museum dedicated to Georgia O'Keeffe.
• Calgary and Edmonton are the most well-known cities in Alberta, Canada.
• Atlanta, the capital of Georgia, has more than 70 streets named Peachtree.
• Iowa has its capital at Des Moines, known for corn production.
• The Aloha Tower, a former lighthouse, is in Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii.
• Crater Lake National Park is in the Cascades of the Pacific Northwest.
• Baltimore, Maryland is the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which was struck by a boat in 2024.
• Architect I.M. Pei created a namesake plan for Oklahoma City, the capital of Oklahoma.
• Michigan, New York, and Ohio are bordered by Lake Erie.
• The panhandle region of Idaho includes Coeur d'Alene and Moscow.

Latin American and Caribbean Geography

• Tijuana, a heavily touristed border city across from San Diego, is in the Mexican state of Baja California.
• Managua is the capital of Nicaragua, is the largest country by area in Central America.
• A 'Sun Gate' is located at the entrance to Machu Picchu, a citadel constructed by the Incas.