Geography Week 24 1. Which continent is your state closest to: Asia, South America, or Europe? 2. Which state would have the coolest weather: Montana, Georgia, or Oklahoma? 3. What are the only two continents located entirely north of the equator? 4. The capital of New Jersey is a city named. 5. Name the state with the longest border on the Atlantic Ocean. 6. What direction is Lake Ontario from Lake Michigan? 7. Which state is larger, Delaware or Massachusetts? 8. If you are walking north, which way would you turn to go west? Geography Week 25 1. The Indian Ocean touches which three continents? 2. Is Boise, Salem, or Olympia the capital of Washington? 3. Name the four states that share a common corner. 4. Name five of the ten states that share a land border with Canada. 5. In which direction is the state of Hawaii from the continental United States? 6. Which of these European countries is larger, Spain or Ukraine? 7. Is the state of Mississippi to the east or west of the Mississippi River? 8. Find these countries on a world map: Canada (4), China (2), Nigeria (1), and Spain(2). Name the major bodies of water that touch each one. You may use an organized list. (The number after each country tells you how many bodies of water to look for.) Ex. Canada: Hudson Bay
Geography Week 26 1. Which state has the larger land area, Minnesota or Iowa? 2. What is the capital city of the state that shares its long southern border with Texas? 3. Name three bodies of water that touch the United States. 4. Choose the country between El Salvador and Nicaragua: Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica. 5. How many states in the United States touch at least one other state? 6. In which state does the Mississippi River begin: Colorado, Minnesota, or Florida? 7. Which states will you fly over if you are traveling east in an airplane from Sacramento, California to Denver, Colorado? 8. Are the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern or western United States? Geography Week 27 1. In which direction would you go if you traveled from Colorado to West Virginia? 2. Name the country that is located at the southern border of North America. (This country touches South America.) 3. If you are watching a home football game of the Indianapolis Colts, in which state are you located? 4. In which state are the Everglades located? 5. Name three states on the East Coast of the United States. 6. Which states would you visit on a trip starting in the Northwest, moving down the Pacific Coast, then east along the southern border to the Gulf of Mexico? 7. Name the large body of water that is south of Louisiana and west of Florida. 8. Name these three mystery states. They are located in the Southeast region of the U.S., they touch the southern border of Tennessee, and they all border a major body of water. (You don t need a complete sentence on this question.)
Geography Week 28 1. If you are at the home game of the San Francisco Giants, in which state are you located? 2. Which state is a southern state: Ohio, Wyoming, Louisiana, or New Jersey? 3. Which three continents surround the Mediterranean Sea? 4. Which country is larger: Sudan or Nigeria? 5. If you traveled west from northern Maine, which country would you be located in? 6. In which state is each of the following cities located: Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver, Miami? 7. What is the name of the island chain that extends from Alaska? 8. In what state does the Mississippi River flow into the Gulf of Mexico? Geography Week 29 1. You are sending a letter to a friend. Rewrite this address with the correct state. Marisol Pendal 22 Glendale Ave. Phoenix, 85043 2. In which direction is South Dakota from Wyoming? 3. Lower land between mountains or hills is a. 4. Which state is the largest: Delaware, Connecticut, or Vermont? 5. What is the city located where the Missouri and the Mississippi Rivers meet? 6. What is the capital of the state that is made up of several islands? 7. Which state has a longer coastline on the Atlantic Ocean, South Carolina or New Hampshire? 8. In which region is Connecticut included: the Northeast, the Mid-Atlantic, or the South?
Geography Week 30 1. Not including Minnesota and Louisiana, how many states are located west of the Mississippi River? 2. Name the states that border Lake Erie. 3. Which two continents have the Atlantic Ocean as their western border? 4. Which state is landlocked: Massachusetts, Utah, or Alaska? 5. Which capital city is farther east, Springfield, Illinois, or Montgomery, Alabama? 6. What direction is New Hampshire from Connecticut? 7. Name Japan s four western neighbors. 8. What two hemispheres is Japan located in? Geography Week 31 1. Name the mountain range and two important rivers that Colorado shares with neighboring states. 2. What is the capital of West Virginia? 3. Which two Great Lakes border Wisconsin? 4. Name the ocean both north and south of Cuba. 5. An area of water where ships dock safely is called a. 6. Are temperatures usually colder or warmer closer to the equator? 7. Which country has the largest land area: Mexico, Belize, or Nicaragua? 8. In which direction would you go to get from Washington, D.C. to Indianapolis?
Geography Week 32 1. Many large cities that border oceans or large bodies of water have harbors. Name three cities in the United States that you think might have large harbors. 2. Which city is not a capital city: Topeka, Dallas, or Denver? 3. Name the large island in the Caribbean that is part of the United States. 4. Which state is bordered by two oceans? 5. If you are traveling from Spain to France and then to Italy, around which body of water will you travel? 6. Which northeastern state has a large hook of land jutting into the Atlantic Ocean? 7. From Florida to Massachusetts, name three capes on the East Coast of the United States. (See U.S. Physical Map; look at the coast line) 8. Jackson, Jefferson City, Lincoln, and Madison are cities in the United States that are named after presidents. Name the state where each of these cities is located. Geography Week 33 1. Which of the following places is a country: California, Chicago, or Costa Rica? 2. Which state lies farthest south: Texas, Alabama, or Oklahoma? 3. If you were at the source of the Missouri River, in which state would you be located? 4. If you are traveling south from Des Moines, Iowa, to Little Rock, Arkansas, which state will you pass through? 5. Which country is largest in land area: Belize, Honduras, or El Salvador? 6. Heavy rain falling for a long period of time can cause a river to overflow or. 7. Complete the address: Emma Juarez 122 Buck Board Lane Santa Fe, 87501 8. Choose the country that does not belong: the United States, Canada, Mexico, or Mongolia. Explain why that country doesn t belong.
Geography Week 34 1. Which region includes the state of Oregon: the Northeast, the Southwest, or the Pacific Northwest? 2. A state is divided into. (Hint: You live in Jefferson.) 3. Name the large island off the east coast of Africa. 4. Choose the largest country by land area: Burkina Faso, Rwanda, or Angola. 5. Which vehicle cannot be used to travel from the United States to Algeria: a ship, a plane, or a car? 6. Which country is landlocked: France, Switzerland, or Italy? 7. Choose the symbol that would not be a used on a map to show a national park: a tree, a green square, or a solid line. 8. Which capital city is 600 miles to the northeast of Atlanta, Georgia?