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US Geography Basics

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Give yourself a rating..... how strong is your understanding of basic US geography?

a)

10! I can name all the things, map all the things, and tutor a friend on all the things.

b)

7. I'm getting there. I can map many of the things, but not well enough to tutor someone else.

c)

5. Meh. I'm sort of halfway. I can find some stuff, but not really most of it.

d)

2. I am so in the weeds. I can't find anything, name anything, or explain anything.

2.

What is this a picture of?

a)

scale

b)

compass rose

c)

key/legend

3.

What continent is Letter A?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

North America

e)

South America

4.

What Ocean is Letter H?

a)

Pacific

b)

Indian

c)

Atlantic

d)

Southern

e)

Arctic

5.

What Ocean is Letter I (i)?


(The Letter I is located on 2 places on our map, because our planet is a globe)

a)

Pacific

b)

Indian

c)

Atlantic

d)

Southern

e)

Arctic

6.

How many states is in USA?

a)

46

b)

52

c)

50

d)

60

7.

What is the capital of the USA?

a)

Washington, DC

b)

Washington

c)

Chicago

d)

Los Angeles

8.

What is the name of the mountain range located on the center-west side of the United States?

a)
Atlas Mountains
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Sierra Madre
d)
Appalachian
9.
What is geographic feature letter B?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
10.
What is geographic feature letter K?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
11.
What is geographic feature letter M?
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Mississippi Delta
c)
Lake Ontario
d)
Atlantic Ocean
12.
What is geographic feature letter D?
a)
Ohio River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Colorado River
13.
What is geographic feature letter L?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
14.
What is geographic feature letter G?
a)
Lake Superior
b)
Lake Michigan
c)
Lake Erie
d)
Lake Huron
15.

What country borders the United States in the NORTH

a)

Mexico

b)

Alaska

c)

Canada

d)

Hawaii

16.

What ocean borders the United States on the EAST?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

17.

What ocean borders in the United States on the WEST?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Gulf of Mexico

18.

What country borders the United State on the SOUTH?

a)

Canada

b)

Mexico

c)

England

d)

China

19.

Name the highlighted state.

a)

California

b)

Washington

c)

Arizona

d)

Texas

20.
What is geographic feature letter F?
a)
Lake Superior
b)
Lake Michigan
c)
Lake Erie
d)
Lake Huron
21.

What is the long river the starts in Minnesota and empties into the Gulf of Mexico at #4?

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Niagara River

d)

Colorado River

22.

What is the river the starts that forms the border between Texas and Mexico at #5?

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Niagara River

d)

Missouri River

23.

Where is Lake Erie?

a)

7

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

24.

Which number on the map is the Great Lakes?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

25.

Which number on the map is the Sierra Nevada Mountains?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

26.

What is located at number 7?

a)

Virginia

b)

Virginia Beach

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Chesapeake Bay

27.

Which river does numeral II represent?

a)

The Hudson River

b)

The Ohio River

c)

The Colorado River

d)

The St. Lawrence River

28.

Georgia, Virginia, Massachusetts, and Maine border which body of water?

a)

The Pacific Ocean

b)

The Rio Grande River

c)

The Mississippi River

d)

The Atlantic Ocean

29.

Minnesota, Missouri, Iowa, and Louisiana border which body of water?

a)

The Pacific Ocean

b)

The Rio Grande River

c)

The Mississippi River

d)

The Atlantic Ocean

30.

What is the name of the mountain range located on the eastern side of the United States?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Sierra Madre

d)

Atlas Mountains

31.

What is the largest state in the USA by area?

a)

Alaska

b)

Texas

c)

California

d)

Montana

32.

What is the mountain range that stretches from British Columbia, Canada to New Mexico, USA?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Sierra Nevada Mountains

d)

Alps

33.

Name the state.

a)

New York

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Michigan

d)

Ohio

34.

Which is NOT one of the Great Lakes?

a)

Huron

b)

Michigan

c)

Superior

d)

Canada

35.

What state is highlighted on the map?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

South Dakota

c)

South Carolina

d)

New York

36.

Which of these states is located in the region of New England?

a)

Florida

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Virginia

d)

Texas

37.

What State is Red?

a)

Washington DC

b)

Idaho

c)

Oregon

d)

Washington

38.

What state is colored in?

a)

Virginia

b)

Kentucky

c)

West Virginia

d)

Delaware

39.

Which two states border Washington, D.C.?

a)
Maryland and Virginia 
b)
Virginia and Delaware 
c)
Maryland and Pennsylvania 
d)
Maryland and Delaware 
40.

What region are the states of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico?

a)

New England

b)

Southwest

c)

Northwest

d)

South

41.

The City of New Orleans is in Louisiana. What river terminates there?

a)

The Ohio River

b)

The American River

c)

The Missouri River

d)

The Mississippi River