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U.S. & Canadian Geography on a Map

Can you name the geographic features highlighted on a map of Canada and the U.S.?
Some answers require the complete name as multiple geographic features can have the same or similar names
Body of water category includes a sea route network. Island category includes an Island Chain
Quiz by Joanie
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Last updated: June 27, 2023
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First submittedFebruary 10, 2022
Times taken31,560
Average score51.6%
Rating4.97
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State/Province/Territory
Connecticut
Iowa
Louisiana
Manitoba
Montana
Newfoundland and Labrador
New Hampshire
New Mexico
Northwest Territories
Prince Edward Island
South Carolina
West Virginia
 
Island
Aleutian Islands
Anticosti
Banks
Bathurst
Cape Breton
Devon
Ellesmere
Kodiak
Long Island
Oʻahu
Somerset
Southampton
Vancouver
 
River
Arkansas
Colorado
Columbia
Mackenzie
Mississippi
Missouri
Nelson
Ohio
Potomac
Red
Rio Grande
Saint Lawrence
Snake
Yukon
Body of Water
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Baffin Bay
Bay of Fundy
Beaufort Sea
Bering Sea
Chesapeake Bay
Chukchi Sea
Davis Strait
Gulf of Alaska
Gulf of Maine
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Hudson Bay
Hudson Strait
Labrador Sea
Northwest Passage
Pacific Ocean
Puget Sound
Salish Sea
San Francisco Bay
 
Lake
Athabasca
Erie
Great Bear
Great Salt
Great Slave
Huron
Michigan
Ontario
Saint Clair
Superior
Tahoe
Winnipeg
 
Peninsula
Cape Cod
Delmarva
Florida Peninsula
Lower Peninsula
Olympic
Upper Peninsula
Mountain/Volcano
Denali
Mauna Kea
Mount Elbert
Mount Hood
Mount Logan
Mount Mitchell
Mount Rainier
Mount Robson
Mount Rushmore
Mount Saint Elias
Mount St. Helens
Mount Thor
Mount Washington
Mount Whitney
 
City
Albuquerque
Anchorage
Billings
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Detroit
Fargo
Houston
Jacksonville
Las Vegas
Memphis
Miami
Minneapolis
New Orleans
New York
Norfolk
Omaha
Portland
Saskatoon
San Jose
Sault Ste. Marie
Savannah
Seattle
Tulsa
Wichita
Capital City
Augusta
Boise
Boston
Denver
Des Moines
Edmonton
Halifax
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Iqaluit
Phoenix
Quebec City
Regina
Richmond
Toronto
Victoria
Whitehorse
Yellowknife
 
Olympic City
Atlanta
Calgary
Lake Placid
Los Angeles
Montreal
Saint Louis
Salt Lake City
Palisades Tahoe
Vancouver
 
National park
Banff
Death Valley
Everglades
Grand Canyon
Great Smoky Mountains
Jasper
Joshua Tree
Yellowstone
Yosemite
Zion
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62 Comments
Iluvbread123
+2
Level 77
Feb 11, 2022
Looking great :D

Edit: The outlines of the header cells are still in default blue by the way. This minor issue is also on your other quizzes, but apart from that I really can't say anything negative about this. :)

Joanie
+2
Level 69
Feb 11, 2022
Glad you like the quiz. Fixed the boxes, surprised that I didn't notice it myself. ;)
Shadywyvern
+5
Level 83
Feb 12, 2022
This is incredible!! Definitely deserves a feature, and I love some of the more obscure physical geo on here as well
Joanie
+1
Level 69
Feb 12, 2022
Thanks a lot! Glad you enjoyed the challenge!
bestanford
+1
Level 72
Feb 12, 2022
Great! Please don't require the double F for Banff though.
Jerry928
+19
Level 76
Aug 28, 2022
Why not? That's how it's spelt!
Maximirb13
+2
Level 77
Feb 14, 2022
Great quiz! After coming back to it 4 days later I was able to get 146. My one recommendation would be having the red arrows turn green with the answer.
Joanie
+1
Level 69
Feb 15, 2022
Impressive, only nine more to go! ;) And thanks, fixed the arrows.
Chad
+3
Level 64
Feb 27, 2022
Before I say anything else this quiz is amazing!

Now that being said I have two concerns:

Toronto should be represented by a star since it is the capital of Ontario.

Also, it is sort of misleading having the whole Aleutian Island chain as an answer, the category ‘Island’, led (at least myself) to think I had to name each highlighted island individually. However this can be reconciled by a quick glance at the answer boxes so it’s not really a problem.

Joanie
+1
Level 69
Mar 1, 2022
Thanks for the feedback! Changed Toronto to a star and added a remark regarding the Aleutian islands to avoid any confusion.
Wardo
+2
Level 88
Mar 8, 2022
great concept for a quiz totally enjoyed the challenge. I will say I couldn't see the peninsulas at all so I missed most of those. also somehow the map needs to zoom in better for catching items that are on top of each other like new york and Long Island. a bit bummed that Great Smoky was not accepted for national park. mountains and bodies of water were my weakest areas. but happy to get 121 on my first try. a little more time would have been nice too.
Joanie
+4
Level 69
Mar 8, 2022
Thanks! Gonna accept Great Smoky. I don't have the visibility issues you mention on my screen. The peninsulas are perfectly visible, only when you guess the sea around it the contrast suffers so I might change that.
db27
+2
Level 91
Sep 15, 2022
Love the quiz, but agree with Wardo -- some of the smaller features are almost impossible to see. I spent five minutes looking for the one peninsula I had missed, scanning the entire map zoomed in, but never saw Cape Cod. Same issue with Puget Sound. I don't know if it's better to add arrows to some more of the smaller features, or to add a "show missing items" feature.
Joanie
+2
Level 69
Sep 15, 2022
You're right. I will add some arrows for the ones you mentioned as they are pretty hard to identify. Missing items requires adding the location data for each dot which is a lot of extra work..
Maximirb13
+5
Level 77
Jun 9, 2022
Couldn't spotlight your top quiz again, but this was an option. Have yet another spotlight!
Joanie
+3
Level 69
Jun 11, 2022
Thanks a lot once more!! Tbh I actually prefer this one over the world quiz as the outline of the map comes with much greater detail.
UG332
+6
Level 70
Jun 15, 2022
Wow. What a great map. I'm a big sucker for these types of quizzes. Did one for the Iberian Peninsula and the ASEAN nations if you're interested :)
Joanie
+1
Level 69
Jun 22, 2022
Those are among my favourites as well so super cool that you did some as well. Will check them out for sure.
sumguy
+1
Level 86
Jun 15, 2022
Man, it's hard to see those yellow stars!
Joanie
+1
Level 69
Jun 22, 2022
Fair. Will reduce the opacity of the yellow states
mrputter
+1
Level 85
Jun 17, 2022
Really enjoyed it! (And nominated!)

If you could accept the Strait of Georgia as a type-in for the Salish Sea along with Juan de Fuca, I might enjoy it even more! 😁

Joanie
+2
Level 69
Jun 22, 2022
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

Both of these constitute the Salish Sea so in my view it wouldn't be completely accurate if these are accepted as well.

ehkopperud
+3
Level 72
Aug 26, 2022
My suggestion would be to swap out Mount Bona for Mount St. Elias. I'm from Alaska, and I had never even heard of Mount Bona. St. Elias is taller, and the nearby national park is named after it.
Joanie
+3
Level 69
Aug 29, 2022
Yep you're right. Saint Elias is more relevant so changed it. Thanks for the feedback.
sumguy
+4
Level 86
Sep 18, 2022
Mount Saint Elias is out of order. Presumably, it's in the position previously occupied by Mount Bona.
Jerry928
+3
Level 76
Aug 28, 2022
I love this quiz! One tiny point: It's Oʻahu, not O'ahu. The ʻ is called an ʻokina, and is considered a consonant in Hawaiian.
Joanie
+1
Level 69
Aug 29, 2022
Thanks for pointing that out! Nice piece of trivia.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 81
Aug 31, 2022
Well that was fun. Can't believe I missed the Arkansas River. Conversely, can't believe so many missed Cape Cod.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 81
Aug 31, 2022
Also, pretty sure I typed in "Maine." Is that not good enough for "Gulf of Maine?"
kalbahamut
+1
Level 81
Aug 31, 2022
and... damn... when I was at the stage of random guessing I know I typed in "Northern Passage" just as a shot in the dark... but missed "Northwest Passage".. d'oh!
db27
+4
Level 91
Sep 22, 2022
People missed Cape Cod because it's absolutely tiny on the map and partially obscured by the star for Boston.
Joanie
+2
Level 69
Sep 23, 2022
Maine works now. I will add the arrows when I get to it but when zooming in it's pretty easy to spot imo (even tho I might be biased since I created the quiz).
moonshot
+2
Level 57
Jan 5, 2023
wow amazing map and quiz! oh and also, maybe accept Hudson as a type in for Hudson Bay?
Joanie
+1
Level 69
Jan 6, 2023
Thanks! It's not accepted because both Hudson Bay and Strait are featured in this quiz
PortugaisVolant
+1
Level 65
Jan 5, 2023
I don't understand why Victoria is put as the capital city of Washington State while the capital city is Olympia...
Joanie
+4
Level 69
Jan 6, 2023
Olympia is at the Southern tip of Puget Sound. The star is located in Victoria, Canada.
purple
+1
Level 65
Jan 5, 2023
I typed "mt hood" and it did not work, oof.
rabble
+2
Level 68
Feb 6, 2023
Excellent collection, thank you
Bletsch
+1
Level 70
Feb 24, 2023
Fun quiz! I spent thousands of hours by the Salish Sea, and didn't notice it (or the Puget Sound) on the map!
TomatosRaafatos
+3
Level 75
Mar 16, 2023
Aaaargghh! I didn't know I have to guess the BLOODY OCEANS TOO!

But seriously, consider mentioning that in a caveat or making the color of water bodies different than the usual blue color, because it doesn't look like a guessable item.

Joanie
+5
Level 69
May 15, 2023
The oceans/seas are separated by visible lines and there is a body of water category with plenty of answers. Also this category is mentioned in the caveats.
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 63
Jul 5, 2023
I missed the oceans + great lakes too since I couldn't tell they were being asked. I couldn't figure out what the black lines were for, although that is somewhat my fault. It wouldn't hurt to add a ? or some symbol on each ocean, right?
lemmons
+2
Level 88
May 25, 2023
The orange part of the volcano symbol for Mount Hood and Mauna Kea doesn't turn green
Joanie
+1
Level 69
Jun 27, 2023
Fixed
db27
+2
Level 91
Jun 26, 2023
Mount St. Elias is out of order alphabetically. I missed it because I was trying to come up with something that comes alphabetically before Mount Elbert.
Joanie
+1
Level 69
Jun 27, 2023
Fixed
Vog
+2
Level 89
Jun 26, 2023
Great quiz!

I would recommend changing the peninsula color. It blended in a bit with some of the answered questions, and I didn't notice it much when I started the quiz. Also about Squaw Valley: That is where the Olympics took place. The location has since changed its name though. I can see why you wouldn't change the answer because it's more of a history thing. I would recommend at least accepting the new name of the location though: Palisades Tahoe.

Joanie
+1
Level 69
Jun 27, 2023
Thanks! And thanks for brining that up. I was not aware of the linguistic background of this term. Decided to change the answer while allowing the original name as a type-in.
pinkysbrain
+2
Level 86
Jun 27, 2023
Great quiz but I got held up on the Olympics site for Lake Tahoe . I've only heard of it as lake Tahoe Olympics . I tried this and Tahoe on its own. I have never heard of the new name. I really enjoyed this quiz despite this.
Joanie
+1
Level 69
Jun 28, 2023
(Lake) Tahoe only gets you the lake. Squaw valley works for the olympic city.
barmanitan
+1
Level 82
Jun 26, 2023
Great quiz, really enjoyable! My mountains require some work lol, and disappointed in my island knowledge. (One weird quirk I found while looking at the answers was that hovering over the white part of Mt St Elias shows the answer as Denali)
sumguy
+4
Level 86
Jun 26, 2023
I typed "Beaufort" half a dozen times and it wouldn't take. After I gave up, I checked the answer: "Beaufort Sea". Did I spell it wrong? Started the quiz again and typed "Beaufort S", and then it took. Why is the S needed?
Joanie
+2
Level 69
Jun 27, 2023
Strangely the Auto type-in requires the S (Beauforts). Fixed
AlmostAGenius
+1
Level 85
Jun 26, 2023
Add an arrow to show Cape Cod better?
Joanie
+1
Level 69
Jun 27, 2023
Added
AlmostAGenius
+1
Level 85
Jul 4, 2023
Thanks!
NVCricket
+2
Level 46
Jun 28, 2023
I really like this quiz but will need to try it on a laptop. It’s too hard to zoom in on phone.
Alexquiz17
+2
Level 93
Aug 12, 2023
Just brilliant, thanks!
LKWH
+1
Level 43
Sep 10, 2024
The concept is great, but the map could really use improvement. It's extremely difficult to tell what is being pointed to. And frankly, some of these locations are just plain off, which may be because of the map or the arrows. It's also difficult to even know after the quiz what answer fit where on some of these.
Joanie
+1
Level 69
Sep 11, 2024
Other people don't seem to have these issues. Please let me know which locations are just plain off. There's only two arrows and both point directed towards the object
Sifhraven
+1
Level 73
Jun 4, 2025
I LOVE the map! I am afraid I am going to be hopeless.. but lets give it a try! (and see if I can get more than 5 haha)
Sifhraven
+1
Level 73
Jun 4, 2025
Wow I got 74! It was a lot of fun filling this in, eventhough most of my answers were just words floating around in my head and I didn't know exactly what they were (which category) let alone where exactly on the map.

Maybe one day I can fill this in with more accuracy/knowledge (not necessarily a higher score, but it would be nice to be able to place the terms I know)

But apparently having beat 42.4% is already a triomph to me haha. Current average is 80, so was almost above average too!

The lowest one I got was NorthWest passage

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