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In which hemisphere is the United States?
a) Eastern b) American c) Southern d) Western
d) Western
What is the approximate distance across the United States from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?
a) three thousand miles
b) five hundred miles
c) thirty thousand miles
d) one thousand miles
a) three thousand miles
Which state is not part of New England?
a) Massachusetts
b) Rhode Island
c) New Hampshire
d) Virginia
d) Virginia
Which best describes the climate of New England?
a) constant rain
b) four different seasons
c) four similar seasons
d) cool spring and summer, humid winter
b) four different seasons
What is the biggest city in New England?
a) Salt Lake City
b) Los Angeles
c) Boston
d) Denver
c) Boston
What is the first thing that many immigrants to New York City see?
a) the mayor
b) Statue of Liberty
c) Golden Gate Bridge
d) the Capito
b) Statue of Liberty
Which is the only mainland American city that isn’t in a state?
a) Washington, D.C.
b) Honolulu
c) Anchorage
d) Miami
a) Washington, D.C.
The state of Florida is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the_________on the other.
a) Pacific Ocean
b) Mississippi River
c) Gulf of Mexico
d) Great Lakes
c) Gulf of Mexico
Which state is located on a peninsula?
a) Maine b) Hawaii c) Virginia d) Florida
d) Florida
Chicago is located on the shore of
a) Chesapeake Bay.
b) the Missouri River.
c) Lake Michigan.
d) the Mississippi River.
c) Lake Michigan.
Which is not one of the Great Lakes?
a) Erie
b) Superior
c) Michigan
d) Champlain
d) Champlain
What nickname was given to the Great Plains because so much wheat is grown there?
a) America’s Breadbasket
b) the Great Plains
c) the Fiber Belt
d) Wheatsville
a) America’s Breadbasket
What is a tornado?
a) a funnel-shaped cloud containing high winds
b) a kind of blizzard
c) a rainstorm with thunder and lightning
d) a hurricane that forms over land
a) a funnel-shaped cloud containing high winds
Which body of water is located south of Florida and the Gulf of Mexico?
a) the Chesapeake Bay
b) the Pacific Ocean
c) the Atlantic Ocean
d) the Caribbean Sea
d) the Caribbean Sea
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
d) Denali
b) Mount Rushmore
What is Old Faithful?
a) a national park
b) a mountain
c) a geyser
d) a volcano
c) a geyser
Which states were once part of Mexico?
a) California, New Mexico, Arizona
b) Oregon, New Mexico, Arizona
c) Nevada, Louisiana, Arizona
d) New Mexico, Arizona, Florida
a) California, New Mexico, Arizona
What is the Grand Canyon?
a) a geyser b) an obelisk c) a gorge d) a funnel
c) a gorge
What area of the United States receives the most rain?
a) western Oregon and Washington
b) northern Maine
c) Hawaii
d) the South
a) western Oregon and Washington
Which American state is largest in terms of land size?
a) California
b) Montana
c) Alaska
d) Texas
c) Alaska
What is special about Alaska’s geography?
a) It is covered in snow all year.
b) There are no rivers.
c) No trees can grow because the temperature is too low.
d) Seventeen of the twenty tallest mountains in the United States are there.
d) Seventeen of the twenty tallest mountains in the United States are there.
How many islands make up the state of Hawaii?
a) one
b) four
c) more than one hundred
d) none of the above
c) more than one hundred
How were the Hawaiian Islands formed?
a) They split off from the coast of California.
b) They came from erupting volcanoes.
c) They were the result of an earthquake.
d) both b and c
b) They came from erupting volcanoes.
What is a peninsula?
a piece of land sticking out into a body of water, so that it is almost surrounded by water
What is a landform?
a natural physical feature on Earth’s surface