Eastern US States
Authored by Cameron Lownie
Geography
3rd - 5th Grade
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This quiz comprehensively covers United States geography with a focus on the eastern states, making it perfectly suited for elementary students in grades 3-5. The questions assess fundamental geographic knowledge including state identification through map reading, capital cities, major bodies of water, and cardinal directions. Students need to demonstrate their understanding of spatial relationships, basic map skills, and factual knowledge about U.S. political geography. The quiz evaluates essential concepts such as distinguishing between states and their capitals, identifying regional groupings like New England, recognizing major physical features including the Great Lakes and rivers, and understanding the United States' position relative to neighboring countries. Students must apply basic cartographic skills to interpret highlighted areas on maps and recall memorized facts about state capitals and geographic features. Created by Cameron Lownie, a Geography teacher in US who teaches grade 3-5. This quiz serves as an excellent tool for reinforcing core geographic concepts through multiple assessment opportunities. Teachers can effectively use this resource as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge before geography lessons, as guided practice during instruction on U.S. regions, or as a review tool before summative assessments on American geography. The quiz works particularly well for homework assignments that allow students to practice map reading skills independently or as a formative assessment to gauge student understanding of eastern U.S. states and basic geographic literacy. The content aligns with social studies standards NCSS.3.3.d and NCSS.3.3.e, which emphasize developing geographic skills through map interpretation and understanding the relationship between physical and human characteristics of places.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What state is highlighted on the map?
Florida
New York
Massachusetts
North Dakota
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the capital of the whole United States?
Boston
New York City
Washington DC
Paris
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What state is highlighted on the map?
Maine
New York
Pennsylvania
Vermont
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What state is highlighted on the map?
New Hampshire
New York
Rhode Island
Minnesota
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the capital of Massachusetts
Springfield
Boston
New York City
Washington DC
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What state is highlighted on the map?
Maryland
Florida
California
The Great Lakes
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which is NOT one of the Great Lakes?
Huron
Michigan
Superior
Canada
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