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50 States Geography

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What state is directly south of Missouri

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Illinois

c)

Arkansas

d)

Kansas

2.

What ocean is east of the United States

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Indian Ocean

3.

What country is directly north of the United States?

a)

Alaska

b)

Canada

c)

Mexico

d)

North Dakota

4.

What state is the "Sun Shine" State?

a)

Georgia

b)

Florida

c)

California

d)

Missouri

5.

What is the longest mountain range in the United States?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Ozark Mountains

c)

Western Mountains

d)

Rocky Mountains

6.

Which state is not part of the continental United States?

a)

Texas

b)

Missouri

c)

Hawaii

d)

Florida

7.

What is the largest state according to land?

a)

Alaska

b)

Texas

c)

California

d)

Montana

8.

What is the smallest state according to land?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Rhode Island

c)

New Hampshire

d)

Delaware

9.

What is the capitol of California

a)

San Diego

b)

Los Angeles

c)

Sacramento

d)

San Francisco

10.

What is the capitol of Texas?

a)

Austin

b)

San Antonio

c)

Dallas

d)

Amarillo

11.

What is the Capitol of New York?

a)

Albany

b)

New York City

c)

Buffalo

d)

Syracuse

12.

What is the Capitol of Missouri

a)

Jefferson City

b)

Kansas City

c)

St. Louis

d)

Carthage

13.

What is the capitol of Kansas?

a)

Kansas City

b)

Topeka

c)

Wichita

d)

Manhattan

14.

What is the capitol of Oklahoma?

a)

Norman

b)

Tahlequah

c)

Tulsa

d)

Oklahoma City

15.

What is the capitol of Arkansas

a)

Fayetteville

b)

Little Rock

c)

Fort Smith

d)

Bentonville

16.

What is the major mountain range on the east coast?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Ouachita Mountains

d)

Northwest Mountains

17.

What major river flows south into the Gulf of Mexico?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Missouri River

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Ohio River

18.

What river makes a natural border between Mexico and the United States?

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Missouri River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

New Mexico River

19.

Which of the following is an example of a landform?

a)

Grand Canyon

b)

Empire State Building

c)

Kellogg Lake

d)

Golden Gate Bridge

20.

Which of the following is an example of a landmark?

a)

St. Louis Arch

b)

Great Salt Lake

c)

Mohave Desert

d)

Great Plains

21.

Which of the following would be a pull factor?

a)

Natural Disasters

b)

Crime Rate

c)

War

d)

Job Opportunities

22.

What would be an example of a push factor?

a)

Similar Demographics

b)

Better medical services

c)

Change of government

d)

Job Opportunities

23.

What state is highlighted?

a)

Minnesota

b)

Wisconsin

c)

Iowa

d)

North Dakota

24.

What state is highlighted?

a)

Montana

b)

Idaho

c)

Oregon

d)

Washington

25.

What region is known for their hospitality?

a)

Northeast

b)

Midwest

c)

Southeast

d)

West

26.

What region contains the Great Plains?

a)

Southwest

b)

West

c)

Northeast

d)

Midwest

27.

What region is known for earthquakes?

a)

West

b)

Midwest

c)

Northeast

d)

Southeast

28.

What region is known for fishing and shipping?

a)

Northeast

b)

Midwest

c)

West

d)

Southwest

29.

What state is highlighted?

a)

Kentucky

b)

Ohio

c)

Illinois

d)

Tennessee

30.

What is the capitol of the highlighted state?

a)

Georgia

b)

Atlanta

c)

Charlotte

d)

Alabama

31.
What is geography?
a)
the study of Earth
b)
the study of fossils
c)
the study of people
d)
the study of history
32.
Which of the following is a cardinal direction?
a)
northwest
b)
east
c)
southeast
d)
lake
33.
Which of the following states border Ohio?
a)
Cleveland
b)
Texas
c)
Lake Erie
d)
Indiana
34.
We live on which continent?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
35.
If one inch is equivalent to five miles.  How many miles is ten inches?
a)
60
b)
20
c)
50
d)
100
36.
What does a compass rose show?
a)
Key
b)
Distance
c)
Directions
d)
States
37.
What can you learn from a population density map?
a)
How many lakes there are
b)
How many states there are
c)
How many mountains there are
d)
How many people there are
38.
What is the capital of the United States?
a)
New York
b)
Washington D.C.
c)
Virginia
d)
Delaware
39.
Which state is this?
a)
Iowa
b)
Nebraska
c)
Wisconsin
d)
Missouri
40.
Which state is this?
a)
South Dakota
b)
North Dakota
c)
Nebraska
d)
Iowa
41.

Which is the longest river in the United States, beginning in Montana and emptying into the Mississippi River?

a)

Colorado River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Missouri River

d)

Ohio River

42.

Which body of water is a part of the Atlantic Ocean and separates the state of Texas from the state of Florida?

a)

Bering Strait

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Lake Huron

d)

Chesapeake Bay

43.

Which two hemispheres of the Earth is the United States located in?

a)

Northern and Eastern

b)

Northern and Western

c)

Southern and Western

d)

Southern and Eastern

44.

The highest point in the United States is Mt. McKinley (a.k.a. Denali). In what state is this mountain peak located in?

a)

Washington

b)

Montana

c)

Colorado

d)

Alaska

45.

What do the "stars and stripes" on the flag of the United States of America represent?

a)

50 stars = 50 presidents; 13 stripes = 13 American territories around the world

b)

50 stars = 50 states; 13 stripes = 13 original colonies

c)

50 stars = 50 states; 13 stripes = 13 American territories around the world

d)

50 stars = 50 presidents; 13 stripes = 13 original colonies

46.

Which physical feature is a broad expanse of flat land, much of it covered in prairie, steppe, and grassland, that lies west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains in the U.S. and Canada.

a)

The Great Plains

b)

The Great Basin

c)

The Great Lakes

d)

The Great Valley

47.

Rhode Island

a)

Providence

b)

Dover

c)

Atlanta

d)

Trenton

e)

Lansing

48.

Vermont

a)

Boston

b)

Topeka

c)

Montpelier

d)

Charleston

e)

Harrisburg

49.

Maryland

a)

Carson City

b)

Annapolis

c)

Helena

d)

Atlanta

e)

Montgomery

50.

Maine

a)

Bismarck

b)

Augusta

c)

Raleigh

d)

Austin

e)

Nashville

51.
Name the state that is colored red
a)
Louisiana
b)
Oklahoma
c)
Tennessee
d)
Nebraska
52.
Name the state that is colored red
a)
Montana
b)
Nebraska
c)
North Dakota
d)
Idaho
53.
Name the state that is colored red
a)
New Mexico
b)
Nevada
c)
Utah
d)
Arizona
54.

What is an island?

a)

has many tributaries

b)

tall area of land

c)

small and flat

d)

land surrounded by water

55.

What is located at 0 degrees latitude?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

North Pole

d)

South Pole

56.

What do all 50 states have in common?

a)

government

b)

physical features

c)

share a border with another state

d)

same size

57.

Weather that can be measured over a long period of time?

a)

geography

b)

longitude

c)

climate

d)

latitude

58.

What is located at 0 degrees longitude?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Equator

d)

International Date Line

59.

Which of the following are NOT examples of Earth's physical features?

a)

bridges, roads, buildings

b)

mountains, deserts, and rivers

c)

oceans, lakes, and streams

d)

grasslands, plains and plateaus

60.

Which physical feature is circled on the map?

a)

Atlantic Coastal Plain

b)

Great Lakes

c)

Great Basin

d)

Death Valley

61.

Look at the graph above. Which of the following statements is true about

the month of August?

a)

There are about 6 inches of rain with a temperature of about 80 degrees.

b)

There are about 6 inches of rain with a temperature of about 50 degrees.

c)

There are about 8 inches of rain with a temperature of about 60 degrees.

d)

There are about 8 inches of rain with a temperature of about 50 degrees.

62.

Which country’s national capital is located near 40°N and 75°W?

a)

Canada

b)

India

c)

Chile

d)

United States

63.

Which set of coordinates is the absolute location of H?

a)

15°S, 100°W

b)

15°S, 75°E

c)

45°S, 75°W

d)

15°N, 100°W

64.

What is the relative location of B from D?

a)

southwest

b)

southeast

c)

northwest

d)

northeast

65.

30* 20" North Latitude and 81* 40' West Longitude is an expression of

a)

absolute location

b)

compass rose

c)

elevation

d)

relative location

66.

Imaginary lines that circle the Earth parallel to the Equator.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Equator

d)

Projection

67.

Imaginary lines that circle the Earth from Pole to Pole, measuring distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Scale

d)

Hemisphere

68.

What is the object shown in the image?

a)

compass rose

b)

legend

c)

map title

d)

scale

69.

Using the compass rose, what direction would you travel from Raleigh to Charleston

a)

Northwest

b)

Southwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Northeast

70.

What do you see in the picture?

a)

Ocean

b)

River

c)

Lake

d)

Island

71.

An area of extreme temperatures and little percipitation is called?

a)

Desert

b)

Volcano

c)

Canyon

d)

Island

72.

Land surrounded by water on three sides is called?

a)

Ocean

b)

Peninsula

c)

Island

d)

Lake

73.

What do you see in the picture?

a)

Canyon

b)

Hill

c)

Volcano

d)

Plain

74.

Open flat land suitable for farming is called?

a)

Plain

b)

Desert

c)

Valley

d)

Peninsula

75.

An area of high elevation comparing to the surrounding land.

a)

Hill

b)

Volcano

c)

River

d)

Mountain

76.

An area of flat land between mountains.

a)

Volcano

b)

Hill

c)

Plain

d)

Valley

77.
Asia and Australia are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
78.
North and South America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
79.

What is geography?

a)

They study of the Earth

b)

The study of the map

c)

The study of America

d)

The study of history

80.

What county do we live in?

(a)  

81.

What is the large street on the north side of town that runs east and west? This was formally part of Route 66.

(a)  

82.

What is the name of the major street that runs north and south through the center of town? This was formally highway 71.

(a)  

83.

Carthage MO once had the highest number of (a)   per capita because the people who owned the mines moved here.

84.

What highway has influenced the population shift of Carthage to the south part of town?

(a)  

85.

What city park is located near the Battle of Carthage Historic site?

a)

Central Park

b)

Carter Park

c)

Municipal Park

d)

Griggs Park

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