Take a trip across the United States to learn geography This guide is full of trivia, fillintheblank maps, and very basic latitudelongitude practice. Contents: The United States of America 1 Name the States 1 Name the States 2 States and Capitals: Road Trip Food Road Trip Across the U.S.A. Color the States Whats That State? 1 Whats That State? 2 Make It Short Scrambled States Extreme State Facts Notable State Facts Going to the Coast Road Trip Across the U.S.A. Name These States: The West Name These States: The Midwest Name These States: The South Name These States: The East Coast Launch Coordinates State Coordinates State Scavenger Hunt Name All 50 States The United States of America 2
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Learn the 50 States
The United States of America #1 Name the States 1 * Name the States 2 * States and Capitals: Road Trip!
Food Road Trip Across the U.S.A.
Color the States What's That State? 1 What's That State? 2 Make It Short! * Scrambled States! * Extreme State Facts * Notable State Facts * Going to the Coast * Road Trip Across the U.S.A.
Name These States: The West Name These States: The Midwest Name These States: The South Name These States: The East Coast
Launch Coordinates * State Coordinates * State Scavenger Hunt * Name All 50 States The United States of America #2
Certificate of Completion Answer Sheets
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The United States of America
How well do you know the states? Fill in as many names of the states as you can think of on the map below!
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The United States map is missing some of the names of its
states! Use the word bank to help you fill in the names.
New York Oregon Colorado Oklahoma
Maine Louisiana Illinois South Carolina
Montana West Virginia
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Florida Arkansas
Wisconsin
Indiana Kent ucky
Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania Michigan
Sout h Dakot a Nebraska Kansas
New Jersey Maryland Delaware Connect icut Rhode Island
Hawaii Alaska
Not e: Alaska and Hawaii are not t o scale.
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The United States map is missing some of the names of its
states! Use the word bank to help you fill in the names.
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South Carolina
North Carolina
Louisiana
Wisconsin
Illinois Indiana
Virginia
West Virginia Ohio Pennsylvania
New York Michigan
New Jersey Delaware Connecticut Rhode Island
Hawaii
Note: Alaska and Hawaii are not to scale.
Idaho Florida Arkansas Maryland
Alaska New Mexico Kentucky Vermont
Nebraska California
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Samantha and Jordan are going on a road trip from New York
to California They are going to stop at the capital of every
state they pass through Can you name the states they will
pass through?
1 2 3 4 5
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Indianapolis Springfield
Des Moines Lincoln
Denver Salt Lake City
Carson City
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Nebraska South Dakota
North Dakota
Minnesota WisconsinIowa
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana Kentucky Tennessee
Mississippi Arkansas
Michigan
Ohio West Virginia
Pennsylvania New York
Maine New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New Jersey Delaware Maryland Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia Alabama
Florida Louisiana
Food Road Trip Across The U.S.A!
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Color the States!
Color the state where you live red
Color the states you have visited green
Color the states you want to visit blue
Sout h Carol ina
Ohio
Pennsyl vania
New York Michigan
Cal if ornia
Nevada
Massachuset t s
New Hampshire Vermont
New Jersey
Maryl and Del aware Connect icut Rhode Isl and
Al aska
Hawaii
Not e: Al aska and Hawaii are not t o scal e.
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Color the States!
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What’s That State? 1
Use a map to help you identify the states by their shapes
You can also use the state capitals as clues.
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What’s That State? 2
Use a map to help you identify the states by their shapes
You can also use the state capitals as clues.
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Each state in the United States has its own two-letter postal
abbreviation Use the map on this page to find the postal
abbreviation for every state.
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IL IN
KY TN
SC NC
VA WV
PA
MD DE
CT NJ
RI MA
VT NH
AK
HI
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Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas
California Colorado Connecticut Delaware
Not e: AK and HI are not t o scale.
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Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire
New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio
Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
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Scrambled States!
Picture Bank:
Unscramble the names of the states below If you need a hint, take a look at the picture bank!
1 THSOU KDAOTA 13 EWN EYE JSR
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Extreme State Facts
• The 49th state added to the United States also has
the highest point in the U.S (Mt McKinley is 20,320
feet above sea level.)
• This western state has the largest salt lake in the
western hemisphere (The Great Salt Lake covers an
average of 1700 square miles.)
• This southern state has the largest underground cave in
the world (The Mammoth - Flint cave system is 300
miles long.)
• This western state is home to the oldest living things in
the world (General Sherman, a 3500 year old tree, and
a stand of 4000 year old bristlecone pines.)
• This midwestern state has the smallest population in the
United States (Monowi has a poplation of 1.)
AlaskaUtahKentucky
California
Nebraska
Match each extreme fact to its state!
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Notable State Facts
• This state is home to Grasshopper Glacier, named for
the grasshoppers that can still be seen frozen in the ice
• This state is the largest producer of maple syrup in the
United States
• Graceland, Elvis Presley’s estate and burial site, is found
in this state
• This state is the site of the famous car race, the Indy 500
• NASA is the headquarters for all piloted U.S space
projects and is found in this state
• ‘Iolani Palace, the only royal palace in the United States,
is found in this state
Molly has collected her state facts, but can’t remember which facts go with which states
Can you help her by drawing a line between the facts and their matching states?
Montana
V ermont
Tennessee Indiana
T exas
Hawaii
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Going to the Coast
• The most easterly point in the United States, West
Quoddy Head, is found in this state
• This state is where the Boston Tea Party occured
in 1773
• The first battle of the Civil War took place at
Fort Sumter in this state
• Noah Webster, the author of the first dictionary, was
born in this state in 1807
• Known as the Venice of America, the city of
Fort Lauderdale has 185 miles of local waterways
and is found in this state
Match each fact with its east coast state!
Connecticut Massachusetts
South Carolina Maine
Florida
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Road Trip Across the U.S.A.
Tammy’s family is taking a road trip! They want to visit the seven capital cities marked on the map Draw a route for them
to take and fill in the names of all the states they are going to pass through!
If you were taking a road trip what states would
you pass through? Draw your route above with
a different colored pen.
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Name These States: The West
Fill in the names of the western states to complete the map below!
Texas
Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska South Dakota
Michigan
Ohio West Virginia
Pennsylvania New York
Maine
New Hampshire Vermont
Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New Jersey Delaware Maryland Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina Georgia
Alabama
Florida Louisiana
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Name These States: The Midwest
Fill in the names of the mid-western states to complete the map below!
West Virginia
Pennsylvania New York
Maine
New Hampshire Vermont
Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New Jersey Delaware Maryland Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina Georgia
Alabama
Florida Louisiana
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Name These States: The South
Fill in the names of the southern states to complete the map below!
Maine
New Hampshire Vermont
Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New Jersey Delaware Maryland
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Name These States: The East Coast
Fill in the names of the east coast states to complete the map below! The six states in orange form New England.
**Note that some of the east coast states are also southern states.**
Michigan
Ohio West Virginia
Alabama
Louisiana
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CA
NV OR
ND
MN
WI IA
MO
IL IN
KY TN
MS AR
MI OH WV PA NY
ME
NH VT
MA RI CT NJ DE MD VA
NC SC GA AL
FL LA
Launch Coordinates
Longitude
Latitude
Casey is looking for the perfect place to launch his rocket ship He has found 4 possible locations.
Use the coordinates below to locate the 4 states that Casey can launch from.
1 This location is at 30º north and 97º west: 2 This location is at 41º north and 78º west:
3 This location is at 39º north and 120º west: 4 This location is at 46º north and 108º west:
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CA
NV OR
ND
MN
WI IA
MO
IL IN
KY TN
MS AR
MI OH WV PA NY
ME
NH VT
MA RI CT NJ DE MD VA
NC SC GA AL
FL LA
1 This location is at 37º north and 105º west: 2 This location is at 27º north and 82º west:
3 This location is at 44º north and 75º west: 4 This location is at 38º north and 91º west:
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CA
NV OR WA
ND MN
WI IA
MO
IL IN KY TN MS AR
MI OH WV PA NY
ME
NH VT
MA RI CT NJ DE MD VA
NC SC GA AL
FL LA
Zach and Ronnie are on a state scavenger hunt.
Use the clues below to help them find the states they’re looking for!
2 Start in Alabama Move one state north Follow the 35° latitude
line west 4 states What state are you in?
3 Start in east Michigan Move to the state that is south and east
Move one state northeast Then go one more state north What
state are you in?
4 Start in South Dakota Follow the 100° longitude line 2 states south
Go 2 states west Then go to the bordering northwest state What
state are you in?
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Michigan
Ohio West Virginia
Pennsylvania New York
Maine
New Hampshire Vermont
Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New Jersey Delaware Maryland Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina Georgia
Alabama
Florida Louisiana
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Learn the 50 States
Name the States 1 Name the States 2 Make It Short!
Scrambled States!
Extreme State Facts Notable State Facts Going to the Coast Launch Coordinates State Coordinates State Scavenger Hunt
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The United States map is missing some of the names of its
states! Use the word bank to help you fill in the names
New York
OregonColorado
Oklahoma
MaineLouisianaIllinoisSouth Carolina
MontanaWest Virginia
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North Carolina
Florida Arkansas
Wisconsin
Indiana
Kentucky
Virginia Ohio
Pennsylvania Michigan
New Jersey Maryland Delaware Connecticut Rhode Island
Hawaii Alaska
Note: Alaska and Hawaii are not to scale.
Montana Oregon
South Carolina
New
Maine
Answer Sheet
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The United States map is missing some of the names of its
states! Use the word bank to help you fill in the names
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South Carolina
North Carolina
Louisiana
Wisconsin
Illinois Indiana
Virginia
West Virginia Ohio Pennsylvania
New York Michigan
New Jersey Delaware Connecticut Rhode Island
Hawaii Alaska
Note: Alaska and Hawaii are not to scale.
IdahoFloridaArkansas
Maryland
AlaskaNew MexicoKentuckyVermont
NebraskaCalifornia
Nebraska California
Idaho
New Mexico Arkansas
Florida Alaska
Kentucky
Vermont
Maryland
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Each state in the United States has its own two-letter postal
abbreviation Use the map on this page to find the postal
abbreviation for every state
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IL INKY TN
MS AL GA
SC NC
VA WV PA
MD DE
CT NJ RI MA
VT NH NY
SD NE KS OK
WY CO
ID UT
California Colorado Connecticut Delaware
Note: AK and HI are not to scale.
AL AK AZ AR
CA CO CT DE
Answer Sheet
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Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire
New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio
Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
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FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV
WI WV WA VA VT UT TX TN SD SC RI PA OR OK OH
ND NC NY NM NJ
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More Scrambled States!
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Scrambled States!
Picture Bank:
Unscramble the names of the states below If you need a hint, take a look at the picture bank!
V
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M A A
I F
N E W M M
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Extreme State Facts
• The 49th state added to the United States also has
the highest point in the U.S (Mt McKinley is 20,320
feet above sea level.)
• This western state has the largest salt lake in the
western hemisphere (The Great Salt Lake covers an
average of 1700 square miles.)
• This southern state has the largest underground cave in
the world (The Mammoth - Flint cave system is 300
miles long.)
• This western state is home to the oldest living things in
the world (General Sherman, a 3500 year old tree, and
a stand of 4000 year old bristlecone pines.)
• This midwestern state has the smallest population in the
United States (Monowi has a poplation of 1.)
Alaska Utah Kentucky
California
Nebraska
Match each extreme fact to its state!
Answer Sheet