US Geography Flashcards
Pikes Peak state
Colorado
Blue Ridge mountains are part of this
Appalachian Mountains
Hattiesburg state
Mississippi
Minnesota/Canada lake
Lake of the Woods
Father Damien state
Hawaii
man-made Nevada lake
Lake Mead
highest peak in the Sierra Nevada
Mount Whitney, CA
big Louisiana lake
Lake Pontchartrain
Honolulu island
Oahu
“The Valley Isle”
Maui
most populous Hawaiian island
Oahu
“The Garden Isle”
Kauai
“The Gathering Place” Hawaiian island
Oahu
Atchafalaya Bay/River state
Louisiana
Virginia/North Carolina Swamp
Great Dismal Swamp
Idaho river
Snake River
largest inland salt water in North America
Great Salt Lake
Platte River state
Nebraska
Texas-Kansas cowboy trail
Chisholm Trail
Minnesota starting point of Mississippi River
Lake Itasca
cattle route between San Antonio and Abilene Kansas
Chisholm Trail
active Hawaiian volcano
Kilauea
dormant Hawaiian volcano
Mauna Loa
biggest city on Big Island
Hilo
Kansas fort near a jail
Leavenworth
founder of Detroit
Cadillac
highest mountain in the lower 48
Mount Whitney
California mountain range
Sierra Nevada
highest mountain in Washington
Mount Rainier
Hawaiian palace
Iolani
Natchez state
Mississippi
city with “the Loop”
Chicago
Cape Fear state
North Carolina
northernmost Alaskan point
Point Barrow
Coeur d’Alene state
Idaho
Washington volcano 1980 eruption
Mount Saint Helens
Missoula state
Montana
least populous NYC borough
Staten Island
Valdez state
Alaska
colorful Arizona region
Painted Desert
4 corners states
Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah
Keokuk state
Iowa
Puerto Rico capital
San Juan
Black Hills state
South Dakota
White Sands state
New Mexico
Cleveland body of water
Lake Erie
city where Gunnison and Colorado rivers meet
Grand Junction Colorado
Nickel City
Buffalo New York
city at the confluence of the Gila and Colorado Rivers
Yuma Arizona
Dollywood town
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
start and end cities of Pony Express
St. Joseph MO, Sacramento CA
Oahu crater
Diamond Head
Florida panhandle Navy city
Pensacola
Wheeling state
West Virginia
highest point in Hawaii
Mauna Kea
Klamath state
Oregon
Will Rogers state
Oklahoma
Camelback Mountain city
Phoenix
second largest city in Nevada
Henderson