The states
How many states are there in the United States of America
50
The United States has ____ main deserts.
4
There are ____ main mountain ranges in the US
3
The longest river in the United States is called the __________ river.
Options:
Mississippi, Colorado, Hudson, or Rio Grande
Mississippi River
True or False, Tornados are common in the middle of America?
True
How many states are part of the Contiguous States
48
__________ is the state that has the most deserts.
Options: Arizona, California, New Mexico, Utah
California, has 3 out of the 4 US deserts.
The longest mountain range is the __________.
Options:
Sierra Nevadas, Rocky Mountains or Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
There are ___ great lakes in the United States
5
__________ are the most common type of natural disaster that occurs in the eastern part of the country.
Options: Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Tornados, Wildfires
Hurricanes
What is the only state not part of the North American continent
Hawai'i
The largest desert is _________.
Options:
Chihuahan, Great Basin, Mojave, or Sonoran
Great Basin
The Sierra Nevadas are located in the _________ of the country
Options:
West, Middle, East
West
The largest of the Great Lakes is Lake _________.
Options:
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, or Superior
Lake Superior
The San Andreas Fault is located in California and causes lots of _________.
(name the natural disaster)
Earthquakes
The United States is the ______ largest country on Earth
4th
The driest desert is the ________ Desert.
Options:
Chihuahan, Great Basin, Mojave, or Sonoran
Mojave Desert
The ____________ ____________ determines the flow of water into the oceans from the North and South American Continents
Continental Divide
The United States has coastlines on three oceans, these are the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and the _________ Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Tornado ______ is the area in the United States where tornadoes are most common.
Options:
Alley, Belt, Valley, Way
Tornado Alley
Name one of the United States' territories
American Samoa, Guam, US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Northern Mariana Islands
The ________ Desert is famous for the Saguaro Cactus.
Options:
Chihuahan, Great Basin, Mojave, or Sonoran
Sonoran Desert
The tallest Mountain in the US is part of the Sierra Nevada Range and called Mount ________.
Mount Whitney
The _____ of ________ is an ocean basin or part of the Atlantic Ocean located to the south of the USA and next to Mexico.
Gulf of Mexico
Name one state where volcanoes can be found.
Washington, Alaska, and Hawai'i