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Forget boring capitals and classroom map drills - this is geography with a twist.From pyramids in China to countries that ...

As that great salt-on-the-rim philosopher Jimmy Buffett once said: “Without geography, you’re nowhere.” (Think about it.) Which brings us to this year’s Geography Quiz. As always, it’s not a serious ...

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Geography quiz for Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016. Questions provided by the National Geographic Bee. More National Geographic Bee questions are available at natgeobee.org. 1. The Yukon River flows through ...

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Five middle school students proved themselves experts in Middle Eastern and Asian geography by emerging victorious from an annual geography quiz competition Wednesday. “It feels gratifying,” and all ...

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Here’s a quiz derived from National Council for Geographic Education curricula and questions devised for the National Geographic Bee. The bee, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, will draw the ...