Decorah’s Simon Kutz competes at geography competition

Sunday, May 7, 2023 4:37 pm

Decorah High School junior Simon Kutz recently competed with 100 other students from across the country in the United States Geography Championships and finished in 7th place. During the competition, which was held in Arlington, Va., on April 28, Kutz took a written exam covering the following categories: geomorphology, geography and current events, historical geography, cultural geography, economic geography, urban geography, biogeography, and climate geography. Then he took a test meant to assess the types of practical map skills and cartographic reasoning reflective of exam questions as well as field work examinations.

In addition, he was a finalist (8th place) in the National Varsity round of the International Geography Bee.

Kutz participated in both competitions last year, finishing 12th in the United States Geography Championships and 16th in the National Varsity round of the International Geography Bee.

More information about these contests can be found at https://geographychampionships.com/nationals

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