National Geographic World Championship

The National Geographic Society organized the first international geography contest in 1993 at the Royal Geographical Society in London. Competitions were held in Florida in 1995, Washington, D.C., in 1997, Toronto, Canada, in 1999, Vancouver, Canada, in 2001, and Florida in 2003. In 2002, the contest name changed from the International Geographic Olympiad to the National Geographic World Championship. The next competition is planned for summer of 2005. Student teams from a number of countries gather together to test their geographic knowledge. The team from the United States is selected from the top winners of the National Geographic Bee. Winners of geography contests in other countries can be selected to compete on the team that their country sends to the World Championship.

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