Teleki Sámuel Geography Competition – 2026

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sections: physical and human geography
0 Mar
county round – online problem sheet
approx. 0–18
students per subject go through to the national stage
0 hours
for the problem sheet at the national final

The competition

The contest is traditionally held in two sections: general physical geography for students in grades IX–XII, and human geography for students in grades X–XII.

The competition has two rounds: round I is the county stage, round II is the national final.

Questions about the geography competition

Kosztándi Krisztina, Lengyel Emese, geography teachers

[email protected]

Sections

General physical geography

Grades IX–XII

For students in grades IX–XII.

Human geography

Grades X–XII

For students in grades X–XII.

How the competition works

1

County stage – online problem sheet

Round I
Monday, 9 March 2026, 14:00. Students complete an online (Google Forms) problem sheet within a set time window. The instructions and the time allowed are announced at least three days before the competition.
2

Marking and ranking

Marking
Besides the self-marking program, a competition committee also marks the papers. Results are ranked by score; we announce them on the competition's main page and by e-mail.
3

National final – written exam

Round II
Competitors have to complete a problem sheet in 3 hours.

Only enter students who are willing to take part in the national stage too

We ask every participating school to enter students who, if they qualify, are willing to take part in the national stage too. In recent years, several qualifying students did not turn up for round II, and the empty places could no longer be filled by the next students in the ranking.

Problem sheets – county round

Physical geography – 2026, county round
Human geography – 2026, county round

The problem sheets become available at the time of the county competition, at 14:00 on 9 March 2026.

Rules and information

Competition topics

The first four chapters are required for the county stage.

1. The Earth as a celestial body

  • 1.1. The universe (formation, components, characteristics)

  • 1.2. The Solar System (formation, components, characteristics)

  • 1.3. Properties of the Earth (its motions and their consequences)

2. Representing the Earth's surface

  • 2.1. Geographical coordinates

  • 2.2. Basics of cartography

3. The internal structure of the Earth (internal forces)

  • 3.1. The internal structure of the Earth

  • 3.2. Rocks

  • 3.3. The dynamics of the Earth's crust and related phenomena (volcanism, earthquakes)

4. Geomorphological processes (landforms shaped by external forces)

  • 4.1. Gravitational/mass-movement landforms

  • 4.2. Fluvial landforms

  • 4.3. Karst landforms

  • 4.4. Coastal landforms

  • 4.5. Climatic landforms (desert landforms, glacial landforms)

5. Atmosphere

  • 5.1. The composition and structure of the atmosphere

  • 5.2. Weather elements and atmospheric phenomena (temperature, precipitation, wind, fronts)

  • 5.3. Climate and climate types

6. Hydrosphere

  • 6.1. The location of the elements of the hydrosphere (oceans, seas, rivers, lakes) on the map

  • 6.2. The role of the hydrosphere in shaping the land surface (4.)

  • 6.3. The hydrosphere as a factor modifying climate (5.)

Reading list – physical geography

Textbooks

Other online material, for example

Atlases

  • Cartographia

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Deadlines, registration, results and the other sections
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