Can You Identify U.S. States on a Map?

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1. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. California
  2. Florida
  3. Oregon
  4. Louisiana
  5. Texas
  6. Washington
  7. Arizona
  8. Nevada
2. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Alaska
  2. Kentucky
  3. Maine
  4. Michigan
  5. Hawaii
  6. Illinois
  7. Idaho
  8. Oregon
3. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Mississippi
  2. Missouri
  3. Colorado
  4. Indiana
  5. Alabama
  6. Arkansas
  7. Kentucky
  8. Louisiana
4. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Arkansas
  2. Mississippi
  3. Nevada
  4. New Hampshire
  5. Alabama
  6. Missouri
  7. Oklahoma
  8. Louisiana
5. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Massachusetts
  2. Pennsylvania
  3. New York
  4. Missouri
  5. Vermont
  6. West Virginia
  7. Delaware
  8. New Jersey
6. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Texas
  2. Ohio
  3. Florida
  4. Louisiana
  5. New Mexico
  6. Oklahoma
  7. Arkansas
  8. Arizona
7. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Colorado
  2. Idaho
  3. Arizona
  4. Kansas
  5. Washington
  6. Nevada
  7. Wyoming
  8. Utah
8. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. New York
  2. Virginia
  3. Alaska
  4. Ohio
  5. Pennsylvania
  6. Maryland
  7. New Jersey
  8. Vermont
9. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Missouri
  2. Minnesota
  3. Nebraska
  4. Delaware
  5. Illinois
  6. Kansas
  7. Arkansas
  8. Tennessee
10. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Connecticut
  2. Massachusetts
  3. Delaware
  4. Pennsylvania
  5. New York
  6. Rhode Island
  7. Maryland
  8. Virginia
11. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Delaware
  2. Montana
  3. New York
  4. New Hampshire
  5. New Jersey
  6. Massachusetts
  7. Maryland
  8. Vermont
12. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Idaho
  2. Indiana
  3. Nevada
  4. Montana
  5. Michigan
  6. Iowa
  7. Washington
  8. North Dakota
13. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Kansas
  2. South Carolina
  3. North Dakota
  4. Tennessee
  5. Indiana
  6. Montana
  7. Nebraska
  8. Oklahoma
14. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Montana
  2. Wyoming
  3. Idaho
  4. Nevada
  5. Oklahoma
  6. South Dakota
  7. Minnesota
  8. Washington
15. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Georgia
  2. Louisiana
  3. Nebraska
  4. South Dakota
  5. Texas
  6. Tennessee
  7. Florida
  8. South Carolina
16. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. West Virginia
  2. Pennsylvania
  3. Tennessee
  4. New York
  5. Ohio
  6. Indiana
  7. Virginia
  8. Kentucky
17. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Indiana
  2. Pennsylvania
  3. Utah
  4. Minnesota
  5. West Virginia
  6. Nebraska
  7. Illinois
  8. Ohio
18. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Kentucky
  2. Tennessee
  3. Virginia
  4. Arkansas
  5. Mississippi
  6. Oklahoma
  7. Indiana
  8. Missouri
19. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Alabama
  2. California
  3. Indiana
  4. Maryland
  5. Georgia
  6. South Carolina
  7. Mississippi
  8. Louisiana
20. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Louisiana
  2. Georgia
  3. Alabama
  4. Texas
  5. Mississippi
  6. South Carolina
  7. Florida
  8. Arkansas
21. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Hawaii
  2. Alaska
  3. Vermont
  4. Rhode Island
  5. California
  6. Florida
  7. Oregon
  8. Washington
22. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Maine
  2. Mississippi
  3. Montana
  4. Maryland
  5. New Hampshire
  6. Vermont
  7. New York
  8. Delaware
23. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Maryland
  2. Delaware
  3. Vermont
  4. New Mexico
  5. Rhode Island
  6. Connecticut
  7. Massachusetts
  8. Pennsylvania
24. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Oklahoma
  2. Kansas
  3. Missouri
  4. Colorado
  5. New Mexico
  6. Arkansas
  7. Texas
  8. Tennessee
25. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Illinois
  2. Michigan
  3. New Jersey
  4. Minnesota
  5. Wisconsin
  6. Ohio
  7. Indiana
  8. Iowa
26. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Virginia
  2. Idaho
  3. Alabama
  4. Illinois
  5. North Carolina
  6. Kentucky
  7. Maryland
  8. Delaware
27. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Minnesota
  2. Wyoming
  3. Kentucky
  4. West Virginia
  5. North Dakota
  6. Montana
  7. Wisconsin
  8. Illinois
28. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Iowa
  2. Ohio
  3. Kansas
  4. Alabama
  5. Maine
  6. South Dakota
  7. Minnesota
  8. Nebraska
29. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Rhode Island
  2. Delaware
  3. Connecticut
  4. Maine
  5. Hawaii
  6. Virginia
  7. Maryland
  8. Massachusetts
30. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Michigan
  2. Indiana
  3. Illinois
  4. Washington
  5. Arkansas
  6. Wisconsin
  7. Ohio
  8. Minnesota
31. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Nebraska
  2. Kentucky
  3. Tennessee
  4. Iowa
  5. Wyoming
  6. Utah
  7. Kansas
  8. Colorado
32. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Arizona
  2. Iowa
  3. Massachussetts
  4. New Mexico
  5. Nevada
  6. Idaho
  7. Utah
  8. California
33. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Tennessee
  2. Arkansas
  3. Connecticut
  4. Texas
  5. Kentucky
  6. Virginia
  7. Kansas
  8. Mississippi
34. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. New Hampshire
  2. North Dakota
  3. Pennsylvania
  4. Delaware
  5. Vermont
  6. Massachusetts
  7. Maryland
  8. New York
35. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Florida
  2. Wyoming
  3. North Carolina
  4. New Jersey
  5. Georgia
  6. Louisiana
  7. Alabama
  8. Texas
36. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Wyoming
  2. Florida
  3. California
  4. North Carolina
  5. Colorado
  6. Utah
  7. Idaho
  8. Montana
37. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. New Mexico
  2. Arizona
  3. California
  4. Colorado
  5. Nevada
  6. Utah
  7. Texas
  8. Oklahoma
38. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. North Dakota
  2. Wisconsin
  3. Montana
  4. Tennessee
  5. South Dakota
  6. Wyoming
  7. Minnesota
  8. Michigan
39. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Ohio
  2. Idaho
  3. Maryland
  4. Florida
  5. Indiana
  6. West Virginia
  7. Michigan
  8. Pennsylvania
40. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Nevada
  2. Arizona
  3. New Mexico
  4. Texas
  5. Utah
  6. Oregon
  7. Colorado
  8. Utah
41. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Oregon
  2. Colorado
  3. Washington
  4. California
  5. Idaho
  6. Utah
  7. Arizona
  8. Montana
42. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. North Carolina
  2. Alabama
  3. West Virginia
  4. Virginia
  5. Tennessee
  6. Georgia
  7. South Carolina
  8. Kentucky
43. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. South Dakota
  2. Washington
  3. Montana
  4. Wyoming
  5. Nebraska
  6. Iowa
  7. Oregon
  8. Minnesota
44. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. New Jersey
  2. New York
  3. Wisconsin
  4. Vermont
  5. Wisconsin
  6. Delaware
  7. Pennsylvania
  8. Maryland
45. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Utah
  2. Idaho
  3. Wisconsin
  4. Montana
  5. Arizona
  6. Nevada
  7. Colorado
  8. New Mexico
46. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Vermont
  2. Wyoming
  3. Connecticut
  4. Maine
  5. Delaware
  6. Maryland
  7. New York
  8. Virginia
47. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Pennsylvania
  2. Rhode Island
  3. Massachusetts
  4. Vermont
  5. Delaware
  6. New York
  7. New Jersey
  8. Indiana
48. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Washington
  2. California
  3. Nevada
  4. Arizona
  5. Oregon
  6. Idaho
  7. Montana
  8. Alaska
49. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. South Carolina
  2. Alabama
  3. Georgia
  4. Virginia
  5. Florida
  6. North Carolina
  7. Tennessee
  8. Arkansas
50. Which U.S. state is this?
  1. Wisconsin
  2. Montana
  3. Iowa
  4. Illinois
  5. Michigan
  6. Minnesota
  7. Kentucky
  8. Indiana

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Fun Facts About the United States

The U.S. is the 4th largest country in the world, and it’s made up of 50 individual states. [1] Here are some fun and interesting facts about the states you might not be familiar with!

  • California’s state motto is “Eureka,” which means “I have found it.”
  • California is also the largest U.S. state by population (approximately 39,000,000).
  • Alaska is the largest state by land area (it covers 665,384 square miles).
  • Rhode Island is the smallest state by land area (it covers 1,034 square miles).
  • Delaware was the first colony to ratify the Constitution on December 7, 1787.
  • Alaska and Hawaii were the last to officially become states in 1959.
  • Each state has a nickname. For example, Missouri is “The Show-Me State,” Florida is “The Sunshine State,” and California is “The Golden State.”
  • The lowest point in the U.S. is the Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park in California.
  • The highest point in the U.S. is Denali (also known as Mount McKinley) in Alaska.

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/area/country-comparison/