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Geography of North America
Landforms and Bodies of Water
States and Capitals
Geographic Features
National Monuments
100
What are lines that run along the Earth from north to south?
Longitude
100
What river runs from Minesota to the Gulf of Mexico?
The Mississippi River
100
What is the nickname for New York City?
The Big Apple
100
What is the name of the famous Geyser in Yellowstone National Park?
Old Faithful
100
What is the tallest made monument in the U.S.?
Gateway Arch
200
What are the lines that run across the Earth from east to west?
Latitude
200
What mountains include the highest peaks in North America?
Rocky Mountains
200
What is the Choctow word meaning "red people"?
Oklahoma
200
What are large harry animals, also known as Buffalo?
Bison
200
What are people called that come into a new country to live?
Immigrants
300
What is a person called who makes maps?
Cartographer
300
Where do farmers grow most of the food produced in the U.S.?
The Great Plains
300
What device makes it easier for your brain to remember new information?
Mnemonic Devices
300
What falls are part of the oldest state park in the country?
Niagra Falls
300
Where was the Constitution written?
Independence
400
What is a box on a map called that shows different symbols?
A Map Key
400
Wha is Spanish for "big river"?
Rio Grande
400
What region of the United States are the cities Santa Fe and San Antonio located?
Southwest Region
400
What is a natural, hot spring that shoots water and hot steam into the air?
Geyser
400
Where was the first permanent English settlement in America?
Jamestown
500
What is the region known as the "Breadbasket of the World."?
Midwest Region
500
What is an imaginary line where rivers flow either to the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean called?
Continental Divide
500
The "windy city" is the nickname for what city in Illinois?
Chicago
500
What is the place where alligators and crocidiles live side by side?
The Everglades
500
Where was George Washington's home?
Mt. Vernon