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CCS Annual Geography Class Challenge and Individual Bee

Areas of Study for 2016 Class Challenge: 8th Grade

Ø  Know the names, capitals, and locations of all of the 50 U.S. states

Ø  Know the capitals of England, France, Italy, South Korea, North Korea, Afghanistan, Iran, Syria, Pakistan, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Australia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, China, Iraq, Haiti, Cuba, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, The Philippines, and be able to identify them on an outline map.

Ø  Know the number, names, locations of the world’s continents and oceans, and the largest and smallest of each, including the Southern Ocean.

Ø  Know which three countries make up the majority of the continent of North America and the capitals of each.

Ø  Know the name and location of the Catholic church’s capital (Vatican City, which is located within the city of Rome in the country of Italy, in Europe)

Ø  Know the name of the longest river, largest lake, and highest mountain in the United States. Know in what state the highest U.S. mountain peak is located

Ø  Know the name of the longest river, largest lake, largest desert, highest mountain in the world and the continent where each is located

Ø  Know the largest and smallest U.S. state, southernmost U.S. state, the northern- most U.S. state, the most and least populous U.S. states

Ø  Know the longest mountain range, highest mountain peak, longest river, largest lake, and largest desert on each continent.

Ø  Know the name and capital of the largest country in the world.

Ø  Know the number, names, and locations of the Great Lakes

Ø  Know the name of the river that forms part of the border between Mexico and the United States

Ø  Know the name of the largest island in the world that is not a continent

Ø  Know the name of the country and the capital where Bethlehem and Jerusalem are found.

Ø  Know the name of the largest state and location of the highest mountain peak in the contiguous 48 states

Additional Areas of Study for the Bee Contestants:

·  Be able to name and identify the location of the Mediterranean, Adriatic, Arabian, Red, Baltic, North, Caspian, Black, and Caribbean Seas, the Gulf of Mexico, Hudson Bay, the Bering Strait, The English Channel, The Persian Gulf, Madagascar, Cuba, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden, Bay of Bengal, the Canary Islands, the Aleutian Islands, and

·  Know the capitals and locations of all of the European and the Middle East countries

·  Know the names of the five largest lakes, highest mountain peaks, longest rivers, and largest subtropical deserts in the world.