State Facts
Which state is located on a peninsula?
Maine
Hawaii
Florida
3. Florida
Which best describes the climate of New England?
A. constant rain
B. four different seasons
C. four similar seasons
B. four different seasons
What is the first thing that many immigrants to New York City see?
A. the mayor
B. Statue of Liberty
C. Golden Gate Bridge
B. Statue Of Liberty
a steep, narrow canyon
Gorge
North Carolina's Capital
A. Raleigh
B. Atlanta
C. Denver
A. Raleigh
What is the biggest city in New England?
a) Salt Lake City
B) Boston
C) Denver
B) Boston
In which hemisphere is the United States?
A. Eastern
B. American
C. Western
C. Western
What is the name of the sculpture with the face of four presidents carved into a cliff?
A. the Washington Monument
B. Mount Rushmore
C. Yosemite
B. Mount Rushmore
a warm ocean current that begins in the Gulf of Mexico and travels north along the coast of Florida all the way to Newfoundland in Canada
Gulf Stream
California's Capital
A. Springfield
B. Sacramento
C. Topeka
B. Sacramento
Which is the only mainland American city that isn’t in a state?
a) Washington, D.C.
b) Honolulu
c) Anchorage
a) Washington, D.C.
How many islands make up the state of Hawaii?
A. One
B. Four
C. more than one hundred
C. more than one hundred
What is Old Faithful?
A. a national park
B. a mountain
C. a geyser
C. A Geyser
something from nature that is useful to humans
natural resource
Massachusetts' Capital
A. Honolulu
B. Phoenix
C. Boston
C. Boston
Which state is not part of New England?
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Virginia
3. Virginia
Which body of water is located south of Florida and the Gulf of Mexico?
the Chesapeake Bay
the Atlantic Ocean
the Caribbean Sea
3. the Caribbean Sea
What is the Grand Canyon?
a) a geyser
b) an obelisk
c) a gorge
C. A gorge
a natural physical feature on Earth’s surface
landform
Georgia's Capital
A. Austin
B. Atlanta
C. Albany
B. Atlanta
Which states were once part of Mexico?
a) California, New Mexico, Arizona
b) Oregon, New Mexico, Arizona
c) Nevada, Louisiana, Arizona
a) California, New Mexico, Arizona
What nickname was given to the Great Plains because so much wheat is grown there?
America’s Breadbasket
the Great Plains
Wheatsville
1. America’s Breadbasket
Walt Disney World is located in what state.
A. Texas
B. Florida
C. South Carolina
B. Florida
the carrying away of soil and rock by water, ice, or wind
erosion
New York's capital
A. Honolulu
B. Albany
C. Boston
B. Albany