Geography Quiz

In 2006, a National Geographic-Roper survey showed that young Americans did not know their geography. Try this geography quiz and see how you fare!

Source of This Geography Quiz

The geography quiz above consists of questions from the 2006 National Geographic-Roper Survey of Geographic Literacy. This study found that young Americans have a poor understanding of geography.

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