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Geography: United States #1 - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 36 times
- The average score is 17 of 27
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| Badlands National Park and Mount Rushmore are located west of the Missouri River in what state? | South Dakota | 93%
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| Cape Cod, known for it's beautiful shoreline, is located in what state? | Massachusetts | 89%
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| What city, founded by William Penn, was the site of the First and Second Continental Congresses? | Philadelphia | 89%
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| What city is in western Texas and lies directly across the border from the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez? | El Paso | 86%
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| What state in the contiguous U.S. has the northernmost point? | Minnesota | 86%
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| Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, and what other southeastern state borders the Gulf of Mexico? | Mississippi | 86%
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| In what state is the easternmost point in the contiguous United States? | Maine | 82%
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| What state has the most national parks (9)? | California | 79%
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| What swampy region is the melaleuca tree wreaking havoc on by drying out the area and making it uninhabitable for native plants and animals? | Everglades | 79%
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| Poi is a food commonly associated with people native to what state? | Hawaii | 79%
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| What three oceans does the United States border? | A{tlantic} | 75%
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| What city in Alabama was the subject of a 1955 and 1956 bus boycott organized by Martin Luther King Jr., to protest bus segregation? | Montgomery | 75%
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| What three oceans does the United States border? | P{acific} | 75%
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| In what region do tornados occur most frequently? | Midwest / Great Plains | 71%
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| What three oceans does the United States border? | A{rctic} | 68%
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| What city is located on the western tip of Lake Superior and is an important port for shipping grain and iron ore? | Duluth | 68%
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| In what state is Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous U.S. found? | California | 64%
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| Lake Sakakawea is a 200-mile long reservoir along what river? | Missouri River | 54%
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| What state has the nickname The Constitution State? | Connecticut | 50%
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| The Lewis and Clark Expedition explored what region from 1804-1806? (Hint: it was bought from France in 1803 and doubled the size of the U.S.) | The Louisiana Purchase | 50%
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| The James, York, and Rappahannock rivers constitute the eastern coast/Tidewater region of what state? | Virginia | 46%
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| In what state is Yucca Mountain located?(Yucca Mountain is a permanent repository of 77,000 tons of nuclear waste) | Nevada | 43%
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| The Great Miami River and Little Miami River are two rivers in what state? | Ohio | 43%
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| The San Joaquin is located between two mountain ranges; the Coast Range and what else? | Sierra Nevada Range | 18%
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| The Colorado Plateau is located between the Rocky Mountains and what else? (Hint: it is a vast arid region that is known for its many endorheic watersheds) | Great Basin | 11%
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| Hydrilla, introduced in Florida as an aquarium plant, now clogs many waterways in the US. This plant, which is spread easily by boats, has been found in what river?(Hint: it is near Washington D.C.) | Potomac River | 11%
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| What is the name of the tree, primarily located in the arid southwest, that has deep roots known for depriving native plants of water? | Tamarisk / Salt Cedar Tree | 4%
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