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U.S. Geography by Letter - C

Can you guess these American geographical answers that start with the letter C?
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First submittedSeptember 12, 2013
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Most populous state in the U.S.
California
"The Windy City"
Chicago
State in New England
Connecticut
River that flows through the Grand Canyon
Colorado
Mountain range that Mount Rainier and Mount Hood are part of
Cascade Range
Ocean bay which cuts into Maryland and Virginia
Chesapeake Bay
By an act of Congress in 1998, this lake in New York and Vermont was officially named
the sixth Great Lake. (This status was rescinded two weeks later).
Lake Champlain
Industry which the city of Battle Creek, Michigan is known for
Cereal
City home to both Harvard and MIT
Cambridge
Longest river in the Pacific Northwest
Columbia
Mountain pass through which Daniel Boone entered Kentucky
Cumberland Gap
New York mountain range whose summer resorts were known as the "Borscht Belt"
Catskill Mountains
Deepest lake in the U.S., located atop a volcano
Crater Lake
Cave complex found in New Mexico
Carlsbad Caverns
Hook-shaped feature of Massachusetts
Cape Cod
Valley in California producing more than half the nation's vegetables, fruits, and nuts
Central Valley
Most populous city in South Carolina
Charleston
Capital of Wyoming
Cheyenne
Most populous city on Lake Erie
Cleveland
River that flows through the above city which caught on fire several times
Cuyahoga
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7 Comments
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Level 89
Aug 28, 2014
Couldn't spell Chesapeake for the life of me. Kept spelling it Chesopeake.
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Level 56
Jun 27, 2022
I would add the yellow box, bcs while I was guessing for an answer I didn't know, I got other questions right without having them read before
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Level 61
Oct 2, 2022
chESAPEAKE BAY AREA. I’m not sure why I remember it but I do.
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Level 86
Aug 11, 2025
Just completed this quiz twice and on both occasions, my score 20/20 has not registered..
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Level 88
Aug 11, 2025
Ocean Bay is a weird term - any bay is an inlet or an area where the "ocean" is at least partially enclosed by land. In any case, the term isn't used in the Chesapeake Bay area.
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Level 86
Aug 11, 2025
It could be on a lake though.
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Level 69
Aug 11, 2025
I only know one American river beginning with C!