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United States States and Geography Quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which physical feature is located east of Mexico and west of Florida's coastline? (see image)

a)

Atlantic Coastal Plain

b)

Great Lakes

c)

Great Basin

d)

Gulf of Mexico

2.

Which of the following is on the eastern border of the U.S.?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Mediterranean Sea

3.

What is the capital of the U.S.?

a)

Columbia, S.C.

b)

Washington, D.C.

c)

Vancouver, Washington

4.

What is the body of water on the west coast of the U.S.?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Mediterranean Sea

5.

In what region is S.C. located?

a)

Southwest

b)

South

c)

Northeast

d)

Southeast

6.

What is the smallest U.S. state?

a)

Maryland

b)

Vermont

c)

Delaware

d)

Rhode Island

7.

What state is bordered by Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming?

a)

Idaho

b)

Missouri

c)

Texas

d)

Colorado

8.

Which country borders the United States' southern border?

a)

Canada

b)

Mexico

c)

Brazil

d)

Russia

9.

Which country borders the United States' northern border?

a)

Mexico

b)

Alaska

c)

Canada

d)

The Great Lakes

10.

Identify the area in red.

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Sierra Cascade Mountains

d)

Coastal Mountains

11.

Identify the river (in red) on the map

a)

Missouri River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Sierra Cascade Mountains

d)

Rio Grande River

12.

Identify brown area on the map

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Sierra Cascade Mountains

d)

Appalachian Mountains

13.

Identify the state on the map.

a)

Washington

b)

California

c)

Texas

d)

Nevada

14.

Identify the state on the map.

a)

Washington

b)

California

c)

Texas

d)

Nevada

15.

Identify the state on the map.

a)

Washington

b)

Idaho

c)

Texas

d)

Nevada

16.

Identify the state on the map.

a)

Washington

b)

Idaho

c)

Texas

d)

Nevada

17.

Identify the state on the map.

a)

Washington

b)

Idaho

c)

Texas

d)

Nevada

18.

Which state is this?

a)

Arizona

b)

Texas

c)

New Mexico

d)

Maryland

19.

Which state is this?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

New Jersey

c)

Wyoming

d)

Texas

20.

Which state is this?

a)

New York

b)

Ohio

c)

Virginia

d)

Washington

21.

What is this symbol?

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Scale

c)

Direction Symbol

d)

Locator

22.

What is the name of the imaginary line that goes all around the world, dividing it into north and south?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

23.

What is the name of the continent highlighted?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

South America

24.

How many of the United States are contiguous(connected together)?

a)

24

b)

36

c)

48

d)

50

25.

The Mississippi River empties into the

a)

Pacific Ocean.

b)

Gulf of Mexico.

c)

Atlantic Ocean.

d)

Caribbean Sea.

26.

What mountain chain can be found in the western United States, stretching from Montana to New Mexico?

a)

Cascade Mountains

b)

Sierra Nevada Mountains

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Appalachian Mountains

27.
Name the state that is colored red
a)
Montana
b)
Nebraska
c)
North Dakota
d)
Idaho
28.
Name the state that is colored red
a)
New York
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Virginia
d)
Ohio
29.
Name the state that is colored red
a)
Kentucky
b)
Virginia
c)
Louisiana
d)
Ohio
30.
Name the state that is colored red
a)
Texas
b)
Ohio
c)
Tennessee
d)
Virginia
31.
Name the state that is colored red
a)
New Jersey
b)
New York
c)
Rhode Island
d)
Maine
32.
Name the state that is colored red
a)
Alaska
b)
Florida
c)
Hawaii
d)
California
33.
Name the state that is colored red
a)
Indiana
b)
Iowa
c)
Idaho
d)
Illinois
34.
Name the state that is colored red
a)
Arkansas
b)
Colorado
c)
Kansas
d)
Tennessee
35.
Name the state that is colored red
a)
Indiana
b)
Illinois
c)
Ohio
d)
Iowa
36.
Name the state that is colored red
a)
Louisiana
b)
Texas
c)
Mississippi
d)
Missouri
37.
Name the state that is colored red
a)
Nevada
b)
Texas
c)
Arizona
d)
New Mexico
38.
Name the state that is colored red
a)
Mississippi
b)
Illinois
c)
Missouri
d)
Iowa
39.
Name the state that is colored red
a)
North Carolina
b)
Georgia
c)
Florida
d)
South Carolina
40.
Name the state that is colored red
a)
New York
b)
Maine
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Maryland