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US Geography and States

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 3hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which state is east of the Rocky Mountains and south of Kansas?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Nevada

c)

Wyoming

d)

Nebraska

2.

Which Great Lake borders New York and Pennsylvania?

a)

Ontario

b)

Michigan

c)

Erie

d)

Huron

3.
Which State is colored in red?
a)
Minnesota 
b)
Wyoming 
c)
Michigan
d)
Iowa
4.
Name that river!!!
a)
Colorado River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
American River
d)
Harkins Slough
5.
What river is highlighted blue?
a)
St. Lawrence
b)
Colorado
c)
Rio Grande
d)
Columbia
6.
What state is in red?
a)
New Hampshire
b)
Wisconsin
c)
Arizona
d)
Tennessee
7.
What large mountain range is pictured here?
a)
Catskill Moutains
b)
Rocky Moutanins
c)
Appalachian Mountains
8.
What river is highlighted blue?
a)
Ohio
b)
Rio Grande
c)
Missouri
d)
St. Lawrence
9.

________________________are the broad expanse of prairie which lie west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States.

a)

Atlantic Costal Plain

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

The Great Plains

d)

The Great Basin

10.
What large body of water borders Texas to the southeast?
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Caribbean Sea
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Gulf of California
11.
Identify the darker lake.
a)
Lake Ontario
b)
Lake Superior
c)
Lake Michigan
d)
Lake Erie
12.
Which river is numbered 1 on this map?
a)
Rio Grande
b)
Colorado
c)
Hudson
d)
Mississippi
13.

What is physical region 7?

a)

Pacific Coast

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Interior Plains

14.
What is geographic feature letter L?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
15.
What is geographic feature letter K?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
16.
What is geographic feature letter E?
a)
Ohio River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Colorado River
17.
What is geographic feature letter F?
a)
Lake Superior
b)
Lake Michigan
c)
Lake Erie
d)
Lake Huron
18.

Which letter represents the state whose capital is Sacramento?

a)

D

b)

B

c)

O

d)

Q

e)

N

19.

Which letter is a state that borders only Georgia?

a)

Q

b)

T

c)

H

d)

L

e)

O

20.

The island of Puerto Rico is not a state, but a U.S. Territory. It is not on the map, but it is located approximately where?

a)

West of California

b)

North-West of Washington

c)

South-East of Florida

d)

East of Washington, D.C.

21.
Which of the following choices is NOT one of the three major geographic regions?
a)
Foothills
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Piedmont
d)
Mountain
22.
Which region stretches from Florida to New York along the Atlantic Ocean?
a)
Gulf Coastal Plain
b)
Atlantic Coastal Plain
c)
Great Plains
d)
Appalachian Highlands
23.
Which region runs from Texas to Florida along the Gulf of Mexico?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Atlantic Coastal Plain
c)
Great Plains
d)
Gulf Coastal Plain
24.

What bodies of water are in the black box on this map?

a)

Great Lakes

b)

The Gulf of Mexico

c)

The Hudson Bay

d)

The Mississippi and Missouri

25.

Name all the states whose capitals start with the letter A.

a)

Maryland, Maine, New York, Texas

b)

Georgia, Kentucky, California

c)

Utah, Washington, Florida

26.

Which of the Great Lakes is located entirely within the U.S. border?

a)

Lake Michigan

b)

Lake Huron

c)

Lake Erie

d)

Lake Superior

27.
Name the state
a)
Alabama
b)
Georiga
c)
Louisiana
d)
Florida
28.
Name the state
a)
New Hampshire
b)
New Jersey
c)
Michigan
d)
Connecticut
29.
Name the state
a)
Wisconsin
b)
Iowa
c)
Illinois
d)
Michigan
30.

What is the capital of Tennessee?

a)

Nashville

b)

Memphis

c)

Knoxville

d)

Chattanooga

31.

Which state is south of Iowa and north of Arkansas?

a)

Louisiana

b)

Tennessee

c)

Missouri

d)

Oklahoma

32.

Which state is NOT surrounded by water on three sides?

a)

Alaska

b)

Florida

c)

Michigan

d)

Vermont

33.

What is the capital of Virginia?

a)

Frankfort

b)

Nashville

c)

Richmond

d)

Atlanta

34.

What is the capital of West Virginia?

a)

Jackson

b)

Charleston

c)

Raleigh

d)

Atlanta

35.

What is the capital of North Carolina?

a)

Nashville

b)

Columbia

c)

Jackson

d)

Raleigh

36.

What is the capital of South Carolina?

a)

Tallahassee

b)

Columbia

c)

Nashville

d)

Richmond

37.

Name this state

a)

Virginia

b)

South Carolina

c)

Mississippi

d)

West Virginia

38.

Traveling on a direct route from Illinois to Utah, which state would you pass through?

a)

South Dakota

b)

Missouri

c)

Indiana

d)

Wisconsin

39.
Florida
a)
Talahassee
b)
Miami
c)
Jacksonville
d)
Orlando
40.
Name this state.
a)
New Mexico
b)
Utah
c)
Nevada
d)
Oregon