States
The smallest state
Rhode Island
What is the capital of Washington state?
Olympia
Which mountain is located on the EASTERN side of the United States
Appalachian Mountains
The longest river in the United States
Missouri River
This is the largest lake in the US by volume
Lake Superior
The 0 degree line of longitude that divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
Prime Meridian
Names of Cardinal directions
North, South, East, West
What is the biggest state in terms of land area?
Alaska
Which two state capitals start with the name of a month?
Augusta, Juneau
What mountain range is located on the WESTERN side of the United States
This river marks part of the boundary between Mexico and the United States. It rises in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado and ends in a small sandy delta on the Gulf of Mexico.
Rio Grande
Lake Huron
Imaginary lines that run from the north pole to the south pole are
Longitude
northwest, northeast, southeast, southwest,
Which state has the most lakes?
Minnesota
What is the highest elevation state capital?
Santa Fe
The longest mountain range in the United States
Rocky Mountains
The largest river system in North America, this river is more than 2,300 miles long. It runs through, or borders, ten states in the United States before emptying into the Gulf of Mexico. Major cities along the river include Minneapolis, St. Louis and Memphis.
Mississippi River
This Great Lakes is the only one to be entirely sheltered by the United States
Lake Michigan
Imaginary lines that circle the earth parallel to the equator
A freshwater stream that feeds into a larger stream or river
tributary
What state has the longest freshwater shoreline?
Michigan
What are the four state capitals that begin with the same letter as their states?
Dover, Delaware; Honolulu, Hawaii; Indianapolis, Indiana; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Yosemite National Park and Lake Tahoe are located in this mountain range
Sierra Nevada
This river is 981 miles long and carries the largest volume of water of any upper tributary of the Mississippi. It forms part of the border between quite a few states, including Ohio and West Virginia and between Illinois and Kentucky.
Ohio River
This lake is the shallowest of the Great Lakes
Lake Eerie
Using lines of latitude and longitude to find an exact location
Absolute Location
A flat, low-lying piece of land next to the ocean
coastal plain
What is the least populated state?
Wyoming
What is the only U.S. state capital that has no letters in common with its state?
Pierre, South Dakota
The oldest range of mountains in the United States
Appalachian Mountains
This river runs through the Grand Canyon
Colorado River
The smallest of the Great Lakes
Lake Ontario
Mexico is south of the United States is an example
relative location
Flat grassland west of the Interior Lowlands
Great Plains