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Essential Geography

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

On which continent is the United States located?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Australia

d)

North America

2.

Which of the following bodies of water are not touching a US boarder?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Lake Erie

d)

Caribbean Sea

3.

Which is the first, permanent European settlement on the North American continent?

a)

St. Augustine, Florida

b)

Jamestown, Virginia

c)

Plymouth, Massachusetts

d)

Vancouver, British Columbia

4.

Which river, shown in this image in red, is considered the dividing line between East and West?

a)

Hudson River

b)

Rio Grande

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Columbia River

5.

Which river, shown in this image in red, is considered the dividing line between the US and Mexico

a)

Hudson River

b)

Rio Grande

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Columbia River

6.

This 1803 purchase doubled the size of the United States

a)

Gadsden Purchase

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Seward's Folly

d)

SUNY Purchase

7.

This mountain range divides the United States.

a)

The Appalachian mountains

b)

The Sierra Nevada mountains

c)

The Rocky Mountains

d)

The Great Plains

8.

Where is southernmost point in the continental United States?

a)

Key West, Florida

b)

Maui, Hawaii

c)

San Diego, California

d)

Brownsville, Texas

9.

Which is the "city of angels?"

a)

Los Angeles

b)

New York City

c)

Miami, FL

d)

New Orleans, LA

10.

Which is the "windy city?"

a)

Boston, MA

b)

Atlanta, GA

c)

Philadelphia, PA

d)

Chicago, IL

11.

Which is the "city of brotherly love?"

a)

New York City

b)

St. Louis, MO

c)

Philadelphia, PA

d)

Washington, DC

12.

Which is the "motor city?"

a)

Detroit, MI

b)

Cincinnati, OH

c)

Minneapolis, MN

d)

Anchorage, AK

13.

Which is the "city that never sleeps?"

a)

New York City

b)

New Orleans, LA

c)

San Francisco, CA

d)

St. Louis, MO

14.

What type of geographic feature describes Florida?

a)

peninsula

b)

isthmus

c)

island

d)

harbor

15.

Which of the Great Lakes are entirely within the US boarder?

a)

Lake Michigan

b)

Lake Erie

c)

Lake Superior

d)

Lake Moraine

16.

Which is the largest state in the continental United States?

a)

New York

b)

California

c)

Alaska

d)

Texas

17.

Which state as has the tastiest waves?

a)

California

b)

New York

c)

Florida

d)

Nebraska

18.

The American Southwest is best know for

a)

a dry, arid landscape

b)

heavy rainfall

c)

its hot dogs

d)

the Boston Celtics

19.

Which city is known as "bean town?"

a)

Boston, MA

b)

Hartford, CT

c)

Albany, NY

d)

Newark, NJ

20.

Which is known as the "city by the bay?"

a)

San Francisco, CA

b)

Cleveland, OH

c)

Boston, MA

d)

Baltimore, MD

21.

The name for the vast area of land on which the Sioux followed the buffalo

a)

The Great Planes

b)

The Air Planes

c)

The Everglades

d)

The Rocky Mountains

22.

Which city has the coldest average temperatures?

a)

Fairbanks, Alaska

b)

St. Paul, Minnesota

c)

Green Bay, Wisconsin

d)

Miami, Florida

23.

This state is made up of two separate peninsulas.

a)

New York

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Michigan

d)

Florida

24.

How many islands make up Hawaii?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

10

25.

Hawaii is centrally located in which Ocean?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Southern

d)

Frank

26.

Which state has the greatest number of lakes (it is known as the "land of 10,000 lakes)?

a)

New York

b)

Texas

c)

Alaska

d)

Minnesota

27.

Which state produces the most cheese?

a)

Wisconsin

b)

Minnesota

c)

Vermont

d)

Puerto Rico

28.

Where is the Gateway to the West?

a)

St. Louis, MO

b)

Cincinnati, OH

c)

Wheeling, West Virginia

d)

San Francisco, CA

29.

Which is the longest river in the United States, traveled by Lewis and Clark?

a)

The Missouri River

b)

The Mississippi River

c)

The Columbia River

d)

The Mianus River

30.

Which state is shaped most like a square?

a)

Wyoming

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Oregon

d)

Rhode Island

31.

How many states touch the US/Mexico boarder?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

32.

How many states are on the US/Canada boarder?

a)

13

b)

11

c)

7

d)

5

33.

Which state has the highest average temperature?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Arizona

c)

New Mexico

d)

Florida

34.

Which state shares boarders with the most states?

a)

Tennessee

b)

Missouri

c)

Nebraska

d)

California

35.

how many islands are there in Rhode Island

a)

10

b)

20

c)

30

d)

40

36.

Where is the lowest point in the United States?

a)

Death Valley

b)

Bottomville

c)

Great Basin

d)

Mamaroneck

37.

Which state has the longest coastline?

a)

Florida

b)

California

c)

Rhode Island

d)

Alaska

38.

Which is the deepest lake in the United States?

a)

Crater Lake, Oregon

b)

Great Salt Lake, Utah

c)

Lake Michigan

d)

Lake Tahoe, California