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International Academic Competitions
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What you'll need
Individual quiz competition on world political, human, cultural, and physical geography. For 2026-27, secondary school students born before July 1, 2011 compete in Varsity and younger students in Junior Varsity. Students qualify through a National Qualifying Exam, taken online or at regional tournaments, for the National Championships in Arlington, Virginia on April 23 to 24, 2027, and the same exam counts for the US Geography Championships. Final registration for individual events at the National Championships closes April 16, 2027.
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