1. Which state produces more cotton — Mississippi or Washington?
2. Which state experiences more tornados — Idaho or Nebraska?
3. Which state has fewer people per square mile — Texas or Utah?
4. Which state is more mountainous — West Virginia or South Dakota?
5. Which state uses more water for agriculture — California or Rhode Island?
6. Which state produces more wool — Wyoming or Wisconsin?
7. Name the thick layer of Earth’s interior that lies between the crust and the core.
8. Khabarovsk Kray is a territory along the Sea of Okhotsk in what country?
9. San Juan is the largest city on which island east of Hispaniola?
10. The Dardanelles is a narrow strait that connects the Sea of Marmara with what sea just to the southwest?
National Geographic Bee; National Geographic Society
ANSWERS: 1. Mississippi 2. Nebraska 3. Utah 4. West Virginia 5. California 6. Wyoming 7. mantle 8. Russia 9. Puerto Rico 10. Aegean Sea



