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Geography Awareness

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the correct spelling of the town in which your school is located?

a)

Peru

b)

peru

c)

Poru

d)

Peroo

2.

What is the name of your school?

a)

Prue Hie Skool

b)

Porue Hih Scool

c)

peru high school

d)

Peru High School

3.

What is the name of your county?

a)

Klinton

b)

Franklin

c)

Clinton

d)

Essex

4.

What town is NOT in your county?

a)

Montreal

b)

Plattsburgh

c)

Champlain

d)

Morrisonville

5.

What is a compass rose?

a)

a summer flower

b)

a landform

c)

a circle showing the directions on a map

d)

a chart that shows roads on a map

6.

Which is smaller county or country?

a)

county

b)

country

7.

What is the name of your state?

a)

Vermont

b)

New Hampshire

c)

Peru

d)

New York

8.

Which is NOT a state?

a)

Beekmantown

b)

New York

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Pennsylvania

9.

What is the capital of New York State?

a)

Burlington

b)

Albany

c)

Saratoga

d)

Buffalo

10.

An island is

a)

land surround by water

b)

land partly surrounded by water

c)

land between mountains

d)

an area of low, flat land

11.

Islands are always small.

a)

It is impossible to know.

b)

Absolutely not!

c)

Never

12.

Which US state is an island?

a)

Greenland

b)

Florida

c)

Hawaii

d)

Rhode Island

13.

How many states are there?

a)

48

b)

49

c)

50

d)

51

14.

The continental United States are

a)

in South America

b)

North of Canada

c)

east of the Mississippi

d)

the 48 US states that are not separated by other landforms

15.

Which is larger, country or continent?

a)

country

b)

continent

16.

On which continent do you live?

a)

Canada

b)

North America

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

17.

Which is the largest US state?

a)

California

b)

Texas

c)

Rhode Island

d)

Alaska

18.

Which two states are not part of the continental United States?

a)

Florida and Maine

b)

Colorado and Alaska

c)

Hawaii and Oregon

d)

Alaska and Hawaii

19.

Albany is the capital of which US state?

a)

New York

b)

New Mexico

c)

New Jersey

d)

New Hampshire

20.

Which state borders the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Texas

b)

California

c)

Maine

d)

Florida

21.

Which US state borders Canada?

a)

Colorado

b)

Wyoming

c)

New York

d)

Florida

22.

Which two states border the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Vermont and Maine

b)

Pennsylvania and Rhode Island

c)

California and Washington

d)

New York and Florida

23.

Which states border the country of Mexico?

a)

Arizona

b)

New York

c)

Texas

d)

Montana

24.

Which of these is NOT a state?

a)

East Virginia

b)

West Virginia

c)

Virginia

25.

Is there another US state's name in Arkansas?

a)

No way!

b)

Yes, and it is Arkans.

c)

Yes, and it is Kansas.

d)

There is no way to know.

26.

On which US coast is the state of Oregon?

a)

North Coast

b)

South Coast

c)

East Coast

d)

West Coast

27.

Which states below begin with a vowel?

a)

South Dakota

b)

Arizona

c)

Ohio

d)

Indiana

28.

Hawaii is a US state located

a)

in the Atlantic Ocean.

b)

off the coast of the country of Mexico

c)

in the Pacific Ocean

d)

northeast of the state of Maine

29.

In which US state are Walt Disney World, Everglades National Park, and Universal Studios?

a)

Florida

b)

New York

c)

California

d)

Texas

30.

What kind of landform is the US state of Florida?

a)

An island

b)

A mountain

c)

A peninsula

d)

A plain

31.

Which of the following is the name of a US state?

a)

Mexico

b)

Canada

c)

New England

d)

New Mexico

32.

People who live in the North Country of New York can ride a ferry across a lake to which US state?

a)

Maine

b)

Vermont

c)

New Canada

d)

Montreal

33.

What body of water is located between New York State and Vermont?

a)

Lake Erie

b)

Chazy Lake

c)

Lake Champlain

d)

The Erie Canal

34.

Which US state borders New York State to south and is home to the Liberty Bell?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

New Jersey

c)

Virginia

d)

North Carolina

35.

What kind of transportation is shown in the image?

a)

tanker

b)

sailboat

c)

ferry

d)

cargo ship

36.

How many US states begin with the word 'North'

a)

Ha! None!

b)

That's easy. Two.

c)

No way; it's four.

d)

About half

37.

If two US states begin the word 'North,' how many US states begin with the word 'South'?

a)

Ha! None!

b)

Maybe two?

c)

Absolutely two!

d)

There is no way to know.

38.

USA is an acronym for

a)

Universal Seating Always

b)

Undivided States of America

c)

United Students Association

d)

United States of America

39.

What ocean is located on the East Coast of the United States?

a)

the Atlantic Ocean

b)

the Pacific Ocean

c)

the Arctic Ocean

d)

the Indian Ocean

40.

What ocean is located on the West Coast of the United States of America?

a)

the Atlantic Ocean

b)

the Pacific Ocean

c)

the Arctic Ocean

d)

the Indian Ocean

41.

Which of the 48 continental US states is farthest south?

a)

Texas

b)

Florida

c)

California

42.

Of all 50 US states, which one is farthest north?

a)

Minnesota

b)

Alaska

c)

Maine

d)

Washington

43.

What country to the north borders the United States of America?

a)

Mexico

b)

England

c)

Canada

d)

Korea

44.

What country to the south borders the United States of America?

a)

Canada

b)

France

c)

Mexico

d)

Venezuela

45.

What body of water is located between Texas and Florida?

a)

Lake Champlain

b)

The Gulf of Mexico

c)

The Mississippi River

d)

Niagara Falls

46.

What is the name of the capital of the United States of America?

a)

Albany

b)

Washington, D. C.

c)

Glens Falls

d)

Los Angeles

47.

What mountain range is located in the northeastern part of New York State?

a)

The Rocky Mountains

b)

The Cascade Mountains

c)

The Appalachian Mountains

d)

The Adirondack Mountains

48.

What river serves as a border between the US state of Texas and the country of Mexico?

a)

The Rio Grande River

b)

The Mississippi River

c)

The Brazos River

d)

The Great Chazy River

49.

What mountain range is in the western part of the United States of America?

a)

The Rocky Mountains

b)

The Adirondack Mountains

c)

The Appalachian Mountains

d)

The Cascade Mountains

50.

What is the capital of the US state of Hawaii?

a)

Albany

b)

Honolulu

c)

Washington, D. C.

d)

San Antonio

51.

How many Great Lakes are there in the United States of America?

a)

There are two.

b)

There are none.

c)

There are five.

d)

There is no way to know.

52.

Which lake below is NOT a Great Lake?

a)

Lake Champlain

b)

Lake Huron

c)

Lake Ontario

d)

Lake Michigan

53.

What is the name of your state?

a)

New Jersey

b)

Vermont

c)

Massachusetts

d)

New York

54.

What is the capital city of the US state of Vermont?

a)

Montreal

b)

Montpelier

c)

Milton

d)

Malone

55.

Which one below is a county?

a)

New York

b)

Clinton

c)

Peru

d)

The United States of America

56.

Which one below is a state?

a)

Clinton

b)

New York

c)

Plattsburgh

d)

The United States of America

57.

Which one below is a city?

a)

The United States of America

b)

Plattsburgh

c)

Clinton

d)

Vermont

58.

Which one below is a country?

a)

The United States of America

b)

Clinton

c)

Peru

d)

New York

59.

North America is

a)

a city

b)

a country

c)

a state

d)

a continent

60.

England is

a)

a city

b)

a country

c)

a continent

d)

a county

61.

Plattsburgh is

a)

a county

b)

a country

c)

a city

d)

a continent

62.

You rock at geography!

a)

No. No, I do not.

b)

Why yes. Yes, I do!