Location, Location, Location
In which hemisphere is the United States?
Western Hemisphere
What is the capital of Illinois?
Springfield
New England's climate is best described as:
a. Constant rain
b. Four different seasons
c. Four similar seasons
d. Cool spring and summer, humid winter
b. Four different seasons
What is the first thing that many immigrants to New York City see?
Statue of Liberty
What is the largest State by land size?
Alaska
The State of Florida is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the ________ on the other.
Gulf of Mexico
What is the only mainland American city that isn't in a state?
Washington, D.C.
What area of the United States receives the most rain?
a. Western Oregon and Washington
b. Northern Maine
c. Hawaii
d. The South
a. Western Oregon and Washington
What is Old Faithful?
A geyser
Which state is located on a peninsula?
Florida
Chicago is located on the shore of _______.
Lake Michigan
What is the biggest city in New England?
Boston, Massachusetts
How were the Hawaiian Islands formed?
They came from erupting volcanoes.
What is the Grand Canyon?
A gorge
What two States belong to their own regions?
What is the approximate distance across the United States from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?
3,000 miles
What is the capital of New York?
a. New York City
b. Manhattan
c. Albany
d. Queens
c. Albany
What nickname was given to the Great Plains because so much wheat is grown there?
America's Breadbasket
What is special about Alaska's geography?
Seventeen of the twenty tallest mountains in the United States are there.
Which States were once part of Mexico?
a. California, New Mexico, Arizona
b. Oregon, New Mexico, Arizona
c. Nevada, Louisiana, Arizona
d. New Mexico, Arizona, Florida
a. California, New Mexico, Arizona
What bodies of water border the United States?
*Hint (there are 5)
The Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, the Artic Ocean, and the Caribbean Sea
How many capitals are there?
51! (50 State Capitals and Washington D.C.)
The Gulf Stream
How many islands make up the state of Hawaii?
More than one hundred.
Which state is not part of New England?
a. Massachusetts
b. Rhode Island
c. New Hampshire
d. Virginia
Virginia