Geography Bee Syllabus

The questions will be related but not confined to the following categories.

Junior Geography Bee:

• Identify the locations and characteristics of the different regions of the United States
  
• Basic facts about the different states of United States
  
• The seven continents (countries, people, languages, folklore, legends, customs, similarities & differences of culture)
  
• Oceans & landforms
  
• Holidays and cultural traditions celebrated around the world
  
• Contributions made by famous Americans from all backgrounds (inventors, leaders, etc.)
  
• India : Basic facts, states, capitals, languages, landmarks
  
• Know your own state:

• Basic facts (flower, capital, etc.)
• Natural geography
• History
• Statehood
• Transcontinental railroad (if any)
• Great Depression (if any)
• State government
• Major cities
• Significant individuals

Senior Geography Bee:

• General US Geography:

• US Physical Geography:

• Cultural Geography

• Historical Geography

• Physical Geography

• World Geography

• Current Events

• Indian Geography

For more details on the categories, please refer to

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographybee/

Up to 25% in both categories can be from Indian Geography.

*Disclaimer: T he NSF Geography Bee is not related to the National Geographic Bee conducted by the National Geographic Society though some similarities in format may exist, as one of its goals is to help children prepare for the latter.