The International Geography Bee was founded in 2016 to give primary and secondary students around the world a chance to compete at the regional, national, and global levels in a new academic competition testing comprehensive knowledge of world geography. Participating students are thus part of a community of young scholars who are all striving to improve their knowledge of the world and its peoples and cultures. The International Geography Bee is meant to be fair (through the use of well-constructed questions that all students play on simultaneously), exciting (through buzzer-based play at the Divisional Championship and World Championship levels), accessible (by allowing students to qualify for the National or Regional Championships at their own place of study if needed, affordable entry fees, and subsidies for the top students to attend the International Geography Championships), and relevant (through questions that show how and why geography matters in at the local, national, and global levels).
Our hope is that through the creation of a new worldwide geography competition, students will further their knowledge of geography in an enjoyable way, and make friends with like-minded students from around their national and their world.
From an organizational standpoint, The International Geography Bee is overseen by International Academic Competitions (IAC), which runs geography, history, and science quiz tournaments for students in 50+ countries. Please click here for our USA homepage, here for our Canada homepage, here for our Europe and Africa homepage, and here for our Asia and Oceania homepage.
For information on the International Geography Bee within the USA, please email info@iacompetitions.com.
For information on the International Geography Bee within Canada, please email joan@iacompetitions.com.
For information on the International Geography Bee within Europe, please email nolwenn@iacompetitions.com.
For information on the International Geography Bee within Asia, please email suopeng@iacompetitions.com.