West Coast
The driest place recorded in the U.S
Death Valley, California
Which state is home to Yellowstone National Park?
Wyoming
The Great Plains territory was added to the U.S as a result of what purchase?
Louisiana Purchase
Name a state that was considered to be in the "Old South"
Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina
The largest salmon run in the United States is located in the Penobscot River, in which state?
Maine
What is the name of the river that separates Oregon and Washington?
Columbia River
What is the name of the river that runs through the Grand Canyon?
Colorado River
Name the most populous/largest city in the Midwest
Chicago, Illinois
The popular definition of the "South" is more informal and generally associated with the ? states that seceded before or during the Civil War to form the Confederate States of America.
11. In order of their secession, these were: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina.
Which state is known to be the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution due to the country's first textile factory?
Rhode Island
Name the 5 states that border the Pacific Ocean?
Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington
Most populous city in the mountain states is
Phoenix, Arizona
The Midwest is known for flight, what were the names of the pioneering brothers?
Wright Brothers
Most populous/largest city in the New South:
Houston, Texas
? is the largest metropolitan and largest city on the east coast
New York
Where are the Olympic Mountains located at?
Washington
What is the name of the second most visited peak in the world that sits at 14,115 feet above sea level and is accessible by foot, bike, train or car ride.
Pikes Peak, Colorado
2 large rivers are located in the Midwest, name them
Mississippi and Missouri
The Spanish and French established settlements in what states? (3)
Florida, Texas and Louisiana
Name one of the original 13 colonies
Virginia (1607), Massachusetts (1620), New Hampshire (1623), Maryland (1632), Connecticut (1636), Rhode Island (1636), Delaware (1638), North Carolina (1653), South Carolina (1653), New York (1664), New Jersey (1664), Pennsylvania (1682), and Georgia (1732)
State that holds the world's largest tree by volume
California
What mountain state is known as the home ground of the Mormon religion?
Utah
Large amounts of Native American history occurred in these two states
North and South Dakota
What is the name of the mountain range that most English settlers migrated to in the 17th century
Appalachian Mountains
Established at Jamestown in 1607 as the first colony
Virginia