United States Map Hunt

Physical and Political

1. 
   Which two states are not apart of the contiguous U.S.?
   
2. 
   Which of the two states from question #1 is farthest west?
   
3. 
   What are the four closest countries to the U.S. (don’t forget to look outside the contiguous U.S.)?
   
4. 
   What is the largest mountain range in the U.S.?
   
5. 
   There is only one spot in the U.S. where four states meet at one point called the Four Corners Region. What are the four states that make this region?
   
6. 
   What plateau region is located in northern Arkansas between the Platte, and the Mississippi Rivers?
   
7. 
   What are two states that form a Peninsula?
   
8. 
   What U.S. mountain range starts in northern Georgia and goes northeast to Maine?
   
9. 
   List the five U.S. Great Lakes?
   
10. 
    What two bodies of water form Texas’ southern border?
    
11. 
    What three Oceans are touching the U.S.?
    
12. 
    This eastern state is named for the “Virgin Queen” (to some it looks like a bird flying west)?
    
13. 
    There are four states that have large land masses of its state completely separated by water; name two of those states?
    
14. 
    How many states touch the Gulf of Mexico?
    
15. 
    What is the smallest state? What is the largest?
    
16. 
    In which state does the Mississippi River begin?
    
17. 
    In which state is Yellowstone Lake?
    
18. 
    What is the name of the largest lake in Florida?
    
19. 
    Which two states have four 90 degree angles on their rectangular boundaries?
    
20. 
    What landform lies between Lake Mead and Lake Powell?
    
21. 
    What is the Washington state’s highest mountain peak?
    
22. 
    What is the U.S. highest mountain peak and what is its elevation?
    
23. 
    What is the region located between the Coast Ranges and the Sierra Nevada mountain range?
    
24. 
    What is the great desert located in southern Arizona?
    
25. 
    What region is located between the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Coastal Plain?
    
26. 
    What degrees of latitude is the contiguous U.S. northern boundary?
    
27. 
    What small body of water separates Cuba from the U.S.?
    
28. 
    What three bodies of water form Maryland’s southern borders?
    
29. 
    List two state capitals located on the Mississippi River?
    
30. 
    Between which states is the District of Colombia located?
    

United States Map Hunt KEY

Physical and Political
1. Which two states are not apart of the contiguous U.S.? AK, HI

2. Which of the two states from question #1 is farthest west? AK

3. What are the four closest countries to the U.S. (don’t forget to look outside the contiguous U.S.)? Mexico, Canada, Russia, Bahamas

4. What is the largest mountain range in the U.S.? Rockies

5. There is only one spot in the U.S. where four states meet at one point called the Four Corners Region. What are the four states that make this region? Utah, CO, NM, AZ

6. What plateau region is located in northern Arkansas between the Platte, and the Mississippi Rivers? Ozarks

7. What are two states that form a Peninsula? FL, Mich., AK,

8. What U.S. mountain range starts in northern Georgia and goes northeast to Maine? Appalachian Mt

9. List the five U.S. Great Lakes? Huron, Ontario, Mich., Erie, Superior

10. What two bodies of water form Texas’ southern border? Rio Grande, Gulf of Mexico

11. What three Oceans are touching the U.S.? Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic

12. This eastern state is named for the “Virgin Queen” (to some it looks like a bird flying west)? Virginia (this really bothers them if they can’t see the bird)

13. There are four states that have large land masses of its state completely separated by water; name two of those states? Mich. MD, Hawaii, NY

14. How many states touch the Gulf of Mexico? 5

15. What is the smallest state? What is the largest? RI, AK

16. In which state does the Mississippi River begin? Minnesota

17. In which state is Yellowstone Lake? Wyoming

18. What is the name of the largest lake in Florida? Okeechobee

19. Which two states have four 90 degree angles on their rectangular boundaries? Wyoming, Colorado

20. What landform lies between Lake Mead and Lake Powell? Grand Canyon

21. What is the Washington state’s highest mountain peak? Mt. Rainer

22. What is the U.S. highest mountain peak and what is its elevation? Mt. McKinley 20,320 ft.

23. What is the region located between the Coast Ranges and the Sierra Nevada mountain range? Great Basin/ Central Valley

24. What is the great desert located in southern Arizona? Sonoran

25. What region is located between the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Coastal Plain? Piedmont

26. What degrees of latitude is the contiguous U.S. northern boundary? 48° N

27. What small body of water separates Cuba from the U.S.? Strait of Florida

28. What three bodies of water form Maryland’s southern borders? Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic Ocean, Potomac River