2024 IESO Buzzer Competitions
The Caribbean Environmental Geography Bee lies at the intersection of environmental science, geology, biogeography, oceanography, and more. Topics covered include natural disasters, climatology, biomes, indigenous flora and fauna, and human impacts on the environment of countries and territories in the Caribbean Sea basin. This competition will feature three 30 question preliminary rounds and one 30 question final round for all age divisions.
Note that for the purposes of this competition, in most cases, all portions of all countries and territories that border the Caribbean Sea can be referenced, though that does not include European portions of France, the UK, or the Netherlands, nor mainland portions of the USA. Generally speaking, though, for larger countries such as Mexico and Colombia, which have a Caribbean coastline, portions of those countries which are on or close to the Caribbean coastline are more likely to be referenced than portions (like Baja California) which do not. The Lucayan archipelago (i.e. the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands) and Barbados will also be included (even though they lack coastlines on the Caribbean Sea), but Bermuda, the Florida Keys, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana will not.
Mandatory Competition. Counts 1/4 towards the overall IESO Championship calculation.
The Environmental Science Bee is one of the showcase events at the International Environmental Science Olympiad. Over three preliminary rounds and one final round, we will determine who is best on the buzzer when it comes to Environmental Science! All age divisions will play rounds of 30 questions each. Topics will range across all disciplines of environmental science, including ecology, evolutionary biology, geosciences, environmental conservation, environmental chemistry, meteorology, climate change, botany, zoology, and more.
The Family & Friends Environmental Science Bee will feature three rounds of 30 questions each. The topics covered in this Bee will be the same as for the Environmental Science Bee for Competing Students. Note that because this competition is not taking place at the same time as the Environmental Science Bee for Competing Students, its questions will not be the same as the questions played for the Competing Students in their Environmental Science Bee. Instead, the questions for this event will rather be pulled from IAC’s 100,000+ question archive and edited for use so they are accessible and fun to play for participants.
Depending on the number of participants in each division, participants may be sorted into a championship group and a consolation group for Round 3, or all participants may play all 3 rounds in succession without any resorting after Round 2, with the winner being the one with the highest combined point total in all three rounds.
This Bee is open to Family and Friends Program Extended Option Participants. Like all Family and Friends Program competitions, for participants in the Family and Friends Program there will be three separate age divisions: Adults, Older Students, and Younger Students.
The Zoology Bee features questions on all creatures great and small from around the world, with a particular emphasis on their life histories and their roles in ecosystems. Topics covered include anatomy, endangered species, wildlife conservation, taxonomy, extinct species, evolution, ecology, zoonotic diseases, and more. This competition will feature three 30 question preliminary rounds, and one 30 question final round for all age divisions.
This Bee is open to Family and Friends Program Extended Option Participants. Like all Family and Friends Program competitions, for participants in the Family and Friends Program there will be three separate age divisions: Adults, Older Students, and Younger Students.