World Geography Bowl

The World Geography Bowl (WGB) is a quiz bowl tournament focused on testing participants' knowledge of geography. The first WGB was held between various students from North Carolina universities in the United States in 1987. The first tournament was held at the American Association of Geographers (AAG) annual meeting in 1993. Most of the regional divisions of the AAG include a WGB at their annual meetings. Participants include graduate and undergraduate geography students, and national participants are selected from the regional divisions of the AAG, often through performing well in a regional divisions geography bowl.

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