Can I Cover the US Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. At the Four Corners monument, which state lies diagonally northeast of Arizona?
Colorado
Utah
New Mexico
Nevada
2. A traveler goes directly from Kansas into Colorado. In which general direction is the traveler moving?
North
South
East
West
3. Which state touches both Lake Erie and Lake Ontario?
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Michigan
4. A road trip crosses Illinois and then Indiana from west to east. Which state does it enter next?
Kentucky
Michigan
Ohio
Wisconsin
5. Which country would a traveler cross when driving over land from Washington State to Alaska?
Mexico
Canada
Russia
Greenland
6. Why is the Continental Divide important to US physical geography?
It separates watersheds draining generally toward the Pacific from those draining toward the Atlantic or Gulf
It separates the Eastern and Central time zones
It marks the boundary between the United States and Canada
It follows the highest elevation in every western state
7. In which ocean are the Hawaiian Islands located?
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
8. Traveling west along the Gulf Coast from Florida, which state do you enter first?
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Alabama
9. Which state borders both the Pacific Ocean and Mexico?
Arizona
Oregon
California
Texas
10. Driving north along the Pacific coast from California, which state do you enter before Washington?
Nevada
Oregon
Idaho
Utah
11. Which Great Lake lies entirely within the United States?
Lake Erie
Lake Huron
Lake Ontario
Lake Michigan
12. Which river forms much of the border between Texas and Mexico?
Colorado River
Rio Grande
Arkansas River
Red River
13. A state borders Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and Lake Michigan. Which state is it?
Michigan
Indiana
Wisconsin
Ohio
14. Phoenix and Tucson are major cities in which state?
Arizona
Nevada
New Mexico
Colorado
15. Which is the easternmost state in New England?
Maine
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Vermont
16. A hiker follows the Appalachian Trail from its southern terminus in Georgia to its northern terminus. In which state does the journey end?
New York
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont