Relative Location and the 50 U.S. States

This state is bordered by Arkansas to the north, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south.

• Texas

• Mississippi

• Louisiana

• Alabama

This state seems like it should be part of Canada, and is the farthest state to the north.

• Alaska

• Maine

• Michigan

• Washington state

These 5 states form what some think looks like a man wearing a hat and boots. The northern border of his hat is Canada, and his boot is standing on the Gulf of Mexico.

• Wisconsin, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi

• Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Arkansas and Louisiana

• Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana

• Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama

This state shares a border with Nevada and Utah, and its narrow northern border touches Canada.

• Idaho

• New Hampshire

• Washington

• Maine

Virginia and North Carolina look as if they form a mouth that is trying to eat this state.

• South Carolina

• West Virginia

• Kentucky

• Tennessee

These states appear to form two, side by side triangles, one pointing up, and one pointing down. They are standing on Massachusetts.

• Ohio and Indiana

• Vermont and New Hampshire

• Maine and New Hampshire

• New York and Vermont

These states share a border with Mexico.

• Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana

• California, Arizona, New Mexico, Louisiana

• Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, Mississippi

• Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California

These two states are really "square," man!

• Pennsylvania, North Dakota

• Wyoming, Colorado

• New Mexico, Wyoming

• Kansas, North Dakota

These 3 states are holding up Lake Erie - the Great Lake that is bordered on the west by Michigan.

• Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York

• Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana

• Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan

• Ohio, Indiana, Illinois

New Jersey is kicking this tiny state.

• Rhode Island

• Delaware

• Connecticut

• Pennsylvania