Geography

Question 0

Name all the continents that lie a least partially south of the equator

Answer 0

South America, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica (and Oceania, which I think is technically part of Asia)

Question 1

Name all the continents that lie entirely south of the equator

Answer 1

Australia and Antarctica

Question 2

Capital of Malta

Answer 2

Valetta

Question 3

Capital of Norway

Answer 3

Oslo

Question 4

Capital of Nova Scotia, Canada

Answer 4

Halifax

Question 5

Name the six New England states

Answer 5

Main, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.

Question 6

What was the state that was the birthplace of eight presidents?

Answer 6

Virginia

Question 7

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.

Answer 7

Chesapeake Bay

Question 8

What state is nicknamed the buckeye state?

Answer 8

Ohio

Question 9

What is the nickname of Colorado?

Answer 9

The centennial state

Question 10

What state is called the gateway to the west?

Answer 10

Missouri

Question 11

What is the city and the state it is located in that is called the Windy City?

Answer 11

Chicago, Illinois

Question 12

What is Los Angeles California often called?

Answer 12

The city of angels

Question 13

What city is called the mile high city?

Answer 13

Denver, Colorado

Question 14

Capital of Maine

Answer 14

Augusta

Question 15

What is Oregon’s capital?

Answer 15

Salem

Question 16

Pierre is the capital of which state?

Answer 16

South Dakota

Question 18

What is Wyoming’s capital?

Answer 18

Cheyenne

Question 19

Identify the canal that runs across northwestern New York state, connecting two of the Great Lakes.

Answer 19

Erie Canal

Question 20

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.

Answer 20

Africa

Question 21

Name the southern continent that contains the south pole.

Answer 21

Antarctica

Question 22

Which Great Lake lies east of northeastern Minnesota?

Answer 22

Lake Superior

Question 23

Lake Superior

Answer 23

North Dakota and South Dakota

Question 24

Which state forms Minnesota’s entire eastern border?

Answer 24

Wisconsin

Question 25

Which state forms Minnesota’s entire southern border?

Answer 25

Iowa

Question 26

Which two Canadian provinces lie on Minnesota’s northern border?

Answer 26

Manitoba and Ontario

Question 27

Name the U. S. States and Canadian Provinces that share a border with Minnesota.

Answer 27

North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Manitoba, Ontario

Question 28

Name the U. S. States that share a border with Minnesota.

Answer 28

North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin

Question 29

Two U. S. States share relatively small borders with Missouri’s southeastern corner. Which two states?

Answer 29

Kentucky and Tennessee

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Iowa, Illinois, Arkansas, Kansas

Question 31

Name the states that form the eastern border of Missouri.

Answer 31

Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee

Question 32

Name the states that form the western border of Missouri.

Answer 32

Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska

Question 33

Name the two states that form the entire southern border and the entire northern border of Missouri

Answer 33

southern–Arkansas

northern–Iowa

Question 34

Name the U. S. States that border Missouri.

Answer 34

Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa

Question 35

Name the U. S. States that border the Pacific Ocean.

Answer 35

California, Oregon, Washington (and Alaska and Hawaii)

Question 36

Name all the U. S. States that share a boundary with Mexico.

Answer 36

Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California