Geography Flashcards
Name all the continents that lie a least partially south of the equator
South America, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica (and Oceania, which I think is technically part of Asia)
Name all the continents that lie entirely south of the equator
Australia and Antarctica
Capital of Malta
Valetta
Capital of Norway
Oslo
Capital of Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax
Name the six New England states
Main, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
What was the state that was the birthplace of eight presidents?
Virginia
Name the body of water that lies between the mainland of Virginia and the Delmarva peninsula. A major sea battle was fought here during the revolutionary war.
Chesapeake Bay
What state is nicknamed the buckeye state?
Ohio
What is the nickname of Colorado?
The centennial state
What state is called the gateway to the west?
Missouri
What is the city and the state it is located in that is called the Windy City?
Chicago, Illinois
What is Los Angeles California often called?
The city of angels
What city is called the mile high city?
Denver, Colorado
Capital of Maine
Augusta
What is Oregon’s capital?
Salem
Pierre is the capital of which state?
South Dakota
What is Wyoming’s capital?
Cheyenne
Identify the canal that runs across northwestern New York state, connecting two of the Great Lakes.
Erie Canal
Name the southern continent in which the amounts of land mass north of the equator and south of the equator are closest to the same.
Africa
Name the southern continent that contains the south pole.
Antarctica
Which Great Lake lies east of northeastern Minnesota?
Lake Superior
Lake Superior
North Dakota and South Dakota
Which state forms Minnesota’s entire eastern border?
Wisconsin
Which state forms Minnesota’s entire southern border?
Iowa
Which two Canadian provinces lie on Minnesota’s northern border?
Manitoba and Ontario
Name the U. S. States and Canadian Provinces that share a border with Minnesota.
North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Manitoba, Ontario
Name the U. S. States that share a border with Minnesota.
North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin
Two U. S. States share relatively small borders with Missouri’s southeastern corner. Which two states?
Kentucky and Tennessee
Eight states share a border with Missouri. Four share large borders, and four share relatively short borders. Name the four states with the shorter borders
Iowa, Illinois, Arkansas, Kansas
Name the states that form the eastern border of Missouri.
Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee
Name the states that form the western border of Missouri.
Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska
Name the two states that form the entire southern border and the entire northern border of Missouri
southern–Arkansas
northern–Iowa
Name the U. S. States that border Missouri.
Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa
Name the U. S. States that border the Pacific Ocean.
California, Oregon, Washington (and Alaska and Hawaii)
Name all the U. S. States that share a boundary with Mexico.
Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California
