Zig-Zag Word Chain - U.S. Geography - Statistics

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Hint	Word #1	Word #2	% Correct
Trendy coastal area near Miami where LeBron James "took his talents."	South	Beach	87%
California city that is home to the second-busiest container port in the U.S.	Beach	Long	85%
Location of the "Lost Colony," the first English colony in the New World in 1584	Island	Roanoke	85%
Region of New York state that includes Brooklyn, Queens, and the Hamptons	Long	Island	85%
Midwestern metropolis split between two states	City	Kansas	82%
Home to Pensacola, Tallahassee, and Panama City	Florida	Panhandle	82%
The above feeds into this estuary	Bay	Delaware	81%
General name for the Pacific seaboard	West	Coast	81%
Area that saw bitter conflicts over whether to join the Union as a free or slave state	Kansas	Territory	78%
Vermont region home to Ethan Allen's militia in the American Revolution	Mountains	Green	77%
2,190-mile footpath traversing that range	Trail	Appalachian	77%
Extremely popular National Park located in Northern Arizona	Grand	Canyon	76%
State capital that was the site of a terrorist bombing in 1995	Oklahoma	City	76%
The body of water that flows through the above	River	Shenandoah	76%
City that the NFL Packers call home	Green	Bay	75%
State founded during the U.S. Civil War	Virginia	West	75%
Longest range in the eastern United States	Appalachian	Mountains	74%
Region of the U.S. comprised of Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, and South Dakota	Midwest	Upper	72%
Town where Texas A&M University is located	Station	College	72%
Geographical name for the remainder of that state	Peninsula	Florida	71%
Indiana city where the University of Notre Dame is located	Bend	South	70%
National Park located in the Sierra Nevada in California	Canyon	Kings	70%
Pioneer route to the Willamette Valley	Oregon	Trail	70%
Broad expanse of flatland prairie east of the Rocky Mountains, usually referred to with the adjective "Great"	Plains	The	70%
Adirondack and Niagara Falls are both examples of these locations	Park	State	69%
Town where Penn State University is located	State	College	69%
Area of Michigan where you would find Yoopers	Upper	Peninsula	68%
The nickname for the western portion of the state housing the city above	Panhandle	Oklahoma	67%
National Park in Texas on the Rio Grande	Great	Bend	64%
Large city serving as the economic hub of Western Michigan	Rapids	Grand	64%
Region that is home to San Francisco and Redwood National Park	California	Northern	63%
A term referring to west-central peninsular Florida coastal areas, including St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo, and Tampa	Coast	Sun	63%
Another large private institution of higher education in the same city	College	Boston	63%
Town where the University of Maryland is located	College	Park	63%
Region near Washington D.C., to the south of the Potomac River	Northern	Virginia	61%
The remainder of the state - home to a lot of people	Southern	California	60%
Historically-Black college located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana	University	Southern	59%
Water from the above joins the Merced River and flows through this area, flanked by Half Dome and El Capitan	Valley	Yosemite	59%
The highest cataract in the California national park that share its name	Yosemite	Falls	57%
Alliterative North Carolina city located near the Virginia border	Roanoke	Rapids	50%
Most common county name in the U.S. not named after a person	County	Union	43%
Forms the border between Pennsylvania and New Jersey	Delaware	River	43%
Historic region of the American South with large numbers of African American workers	Belt	Black	42%
Community in Hawaii known for dark beaches formed from volcanic rock	Black	Sands	42%
County seat of Westchester County, New York and a close suburb of New York City	White	Plains	42%
Large cataract on the Missouri River in Montana	Falls	Great	41%
Where to catch a train in Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., etc.	Union	Station	36%
Location of the Willamette Valley at that time	Territory	Oregon	34%
Large private institution of higher education located on the Charles River	Boston	University	33%
Area of Virginia between the Blue Ridge and the Appalachian Mountains	Shenandoah	Valley	32%
National Park in New Mexico completely surrounded by a missile range.	Sands	White	29%
Region of the southern U.S. that saw significant post-WWII population growth	Sun	Belt	27%
County coextensive with the Borough of Brooklyn in New York City	Kings	County	24%
Broader region of the U.S. that includes the states listed above, along with Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska	The	Midwest	17%

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