Physical Geo
State Capitals
Name that State
Population and Density
Vocabulary
100

This large saltwater lake is primarily located in Utah.


What is the Great Salt Lake?

100

The capital of Colorado 

What is Denver?

100

My capital is Honolulu. What state am I?



What is Hawaii? 

100

This is the formula used to calculate population density.


What is population ÷ land area?

100

In the United States, this is a political division such as Colorado, Texas, or California.



What is a state?

200

Name three states that the Colorado River flows through


What are Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and Wyoming?

200

This is the capital of Texas.


What is Austin?

200

I am the state whose capital is Phoenix. What state am I?


What is Arizona? 

200

This tells you how many people live in a certain amount of land.



What is population density?

200

This city serves as the center of a state's government.



What is a capital?

300

The Great Lakes 

What is Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Superior, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario?

300

This is the capital of New York.


What is Albany?

300

My capital is Nashville. I am located in the South Region. What state am I?


What is Tennessee?

300

A city has 500,000 people living in 100 square miles. What is its population density?


What is 5,000 people per square mile?

300

You live in an area with lots of farms, open land, and very few buildings. Is this rural, urban, or a suburb?


What is rural?

400

This river forms much of the border between Texas and Mexico.


What is the Rio Grande?

400

The capital of South Dakota.

What is Pierre?

400

My capital is Jefferson City, and I am located in the North Region. What state am I?



What is Missouri?

400

City A has 10,000 people living in 10 square miles. City B has 10,000 people living in 100 square miles. Which city has the higher population density?



What is City A?

400

This is the study of human populations, including their size, growth, and characteristics.


What is demography?

500

Name three states that go through the appalachian mountains 

What is Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia?

500

Our nations capital 

What is Washington D.C.?

500

My capital is Montpelier. I am one of the Eastern states. What state am I?


What is Vermont?

500

Two cities have the same population, but City X is much smaller in area than City Y. Which city has the greater population density?


What is City X?

500

This phrase means "for each person." It is often used when comparing things like income between populations.

What is per capita?