Northeast
What is the largest city in the Northeast?
New York City
Name a state in the Southeast known for its beaches and theme parks
Florida
Which state has the most lakes?
Minnesota
Name two states in the region.
Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South and North Dakota.
Name a state in the West known for its redwood forests.
California
Name a state in the Northeast known for its maple syrup.
Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire
What is the capital of Georgia?
Atlanta
Name a state in the Midwest known for its corn production.
Iowa, Illinois, Indiana
What animal was an important resource for Native Americans? (to the point they almost vanished completely?)
Bison
What is the capital of Oregon?
Salem
What is the historical significance of Boston, Massachusetts?
American Revolution
What is the capital of Florida?
Tallahassee
What is the capital of Illinois?
Springfield
What is the capital of Kansas?
Topeka
What is the second largest city in the U.S.?
Los Angeles
What is the capital of Maine?
Augusta
What is the historical significance of New Orleans, Louisiana?
Jazz music, Mardi Gras, French Quarter
What is Chicago's nickname?
The Windy City
Name the four presidents on Mt. Rushmore.
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.
Daily Double: What is the national park that is near Mt. Rushmore that is covered by colored hills of rock due to erosion?
What is the plant called that can transform seawater into freshwater?
Desalination
What is the nickname for New York City?
The Big Apple
What is the warm ocean current that begins in the Gulf of Mexico and travels north along the coast from Florida all the way to Newfoundland in Canada?
Gulf Stream
Where were the first skyscapers ever built?
Chicago
What is the nickname of this region?
America's Breadbasket
What is the long chain of mountains that extends along the coast from northern Washington to southern California?
Coast Ranges
Another Daily Double: In a different range of mountains called the Sierra Nevada has the tallest mountain in the mainland (not including Alaska). What is that particular mountain called? Mt. ______