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U.S. Geography Facts and State Neighbors

Borders, firsts, the biggest and smallest states and other facts about American geography.

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  • Which state is the largest by area?Question
    Alaska
  • Which state is the smallest by area?Question
    Rhode Island
  • Which state has the most people?Question
    California
  • Which state has the fewest people?Question
    Wyoming
  • Which state is the largest in the lower 48 by area?Question
    Texas
  • Which state is the southernmost?Question
    Hawaii
  • Which state is the northernmost?Question
    Alaska
  • Which state has the longest coastline?Question
    Alaska
  • Which state is made of islands?Question
    Hawaii
  • Which states touch Canada in the Northeast?Question
    Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York
  • Which states border Mexico?Question
    California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas
  • Which state borders only one other state?Question
    Maine, which touches only New Hampshire
  • Which state borders the most other states?Question
    Missouri and Tennessee, with eight each
  • Which four states meet at one point?Question
    Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona (Four Corners)
  • Which states are in New England?Question
    Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut
  • Which are the original thirteen colonies?Question
    Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina and Rhode Island
  • Which states are the Gulf Coast states?Question
    Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida
  • Which states border the Mississippi River?Question
    Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana
  • Which states are on the Gulf of Mexico?Question
    Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas
  • Which state is shaped like a mitten?Question
    Michigan's Lower Peninsula
  • Which state has a panhandle that points toward the Gulf?Question
    Florida
  • Which state was the 50th to join the Union?Question
    Hawaii (1959)
  • Which state was the 49th?Question
    Alaska (1959)
  • Which state was the first to join?Question
    Delaware (1787)
  • Which state is the Peach State?Question
    Georgia
  • Which states are not connected to any other state?Question
    Alaska and Hawaii
  • What are the Great Plains states?Question
    North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma, and parts of nearby states
  • Which state has the most national parks?Question
    California
  • Which state has the Everglades?Question
    Florida
  • Which state has Mount Rushmore?Question
    South Dakota
  • Which state has the Grand Canyon?Question
    Arizona
  • Which state is the Lone Star State?Question
    Texas
  • Which state is home to Yellowstone's Old Faithful?Question
    Wyoming
  • Which state has the Gateway Arch?Question
    Missouri
  • Which state has the Alamo?Question
    Texas
  • Which U.S. city is the home of the White House?Question
    Washington, D.C.
  • Which states touch Lake Michigan?Question
    Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan
  • Which states are the Four Corners states?Question
    Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico
  • Which states border the Pacific Ocean?Question
    California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii
  • Which state has the most coastline in the lower 48?Question
    Florida
  • Which state is the Sunshine State?Question
    Florida
  • Which state is the Golden State?Question
    California
  • Which state has Mount Hood?Question
    Oregon
  • Which state has the Space Needle?Question
    Washington
  • Which state has Niagara Falls on its border with Canada?Question
    New York

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