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Learn the

50 states
Table of Contents
Learn the 50 States
The United States of America #1
Name the States 1 *
Name the States 2 *
States and Capitals: Road Trip!
Food Road Trip Across the U.S.A.
Color the States
What's That State? 1
What's That State? 2
Make It Short! *
Scrambled States! *
Extreme State Facts *
Notable State Facts *
Going to the Coast *
Road Trip Across the U.S.A.
Name These States: The West
Name These States: The Midwest
Name These States: The South
Name These States: The East Coast
Launch Coordinates *
State Coordinates *
State Scavenger Hunt *
Name All 50 States
The United States of America #2

Certificate of Completion
Answer Sheets

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The United States of America
How well do you know the states? Fill in as many names of the states as you can think of on the map below!

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Name the States 1
The United States map is missing some of the names of its
states! Use the word bank to help you fill in the names.

Washingt on
New Hampshire
Nort h Dakot a Vermont

Minnesot a

Idaho Sout h Dakot a Wisconsin


Massachuset t s
Wyoming Michigan Rhode Island

Connect icut
Iowa Pennsylvania
Nebraska New Jersey
Nevada
Ohio Delaware
Ut ah
Indiana Maryland
Calif ornia
Kansas Virginia
Missouri
Kent ucky
Nort h
Carolina
Tennessee
Arizona
New Mexico Arkansas

Alabama Georgia

Mississippi
Not e: Alaska and Hawaii are not t o scale. Texas

Florida

Alaska

Hawaii

New York Maine Montana


Oregon Louisiana West Virginia
Colorado Illinois
Oklahoma South Carolina

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Name the States 2
The United States map is missing some of the names of its
states! Use the word bank to help you fill in the names.

Washington
New Hampshire
Montana North Dakota Maine

Oregon Minnesota

South Dakota Wisconsin Massachusetts


New York
Wyoming Michigan Rhode Island
Connecticut
Iowa Pennsylvania
Nevada New Jersey
Ohio Delaware
Utah Illinois
Colorado Indiana West
Kansas Virginia
Missouri Virginia

North
Tennessee Carolina
Arizona Oklahoma
South
Carolina
Alabama Georgia

Mississippi
Note: Alaska and Hawaii are not to scale. Texas
Louisiana

Hawaii

Idaho Alaska Nebraska


Florida New Mexico California
Arkansas Kentucky
Maryland Vermont

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Road Trip!
Samantha and Jordan are going on a road trip from New York
to California. They are going to stop at the capital of every
state they pass through. Can you name the states they will
pass through?

START

5
Carson City Des Moines 1 Harrisburg
END 6 2 Columbus
9 Salt Lake City Lincoln 3
Springfield
8 Indianapolis
Denver 4
7

1 6

2 7

3 8

4 9

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Food Road Trip Across The U.S.A!
Use your crayon to trace the route you would take to taste all the foods from around the country!

Washington Maine
New Hampshire
Montana North Dakota
Vermont

Oregon

Idaho Wisconsin
South Dakota Minnesota New York

Wyoming Michigan Massachusetts


Iowa Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Nebraska Connecticut
Ohio
New Jersey
Nevada
West
Illinois Delaware
Indiana Virginia
Colorado Virginia Maryland
Utah

Kansas Kentucky
California Missouri
North Carolina
New Mexico Tennessee
Oklahoma
Arkansas
South
Carolina

Arizona
Louisiana
Alabama Georgia
Mississippi
Texas

Florida

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Color the States!
Color the state where you live red.
Color the states you have visited green.
Color the states you want to visit blue.

Washingt on
New Hampshire
Mont ana Nort h Dakot a Maine
Vermont

Minnesot a
Oregon

Idaho Sout h Dakot a Wisconsin


Massachuset t s
New York
Wyoming Michigan Rhode Island

Connect icut
Iowa Pennsylvania
Nebraska New Jersey
Nevada
Ohio Delaware
Ut ah Illinois
Indiana West Maryland
Calif ornia Colorado
Virginia
Kansas Virginia
Missouri
Kent ucky
Nort h
Carolina
Tennessee
Arizona Oklahoma
New Mexico Arkansas Sout h
Carolina
Alabama
Georgia

Texas Mississippi
Louisiana
Alaska
Florida

Hawaii

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Color the States!
Look at the states you colored green.Why did you visit these states?

Look at the states you colored blue. Why do you want to visit these states?

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What’s That State? 1
Use a map to help you identify the states by their shapes.
You can also use the state capitals as clues.

Austin Lincoln
Carson City

Salt Lake City

Albany
Columbia

Nashville

Springfield
Montgomery

Jefferson City

Olympia

Richmond

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What’s That State? 2
Use a map to help you identify the states by their shapes.
You can also use the state capitals as clues.

Sacramento
Juneau Cheyenne

Columbus Oklahoma City

Baton Rouge

Trenton

Boise Augusta

Atlanta Honolulu

Annapolis

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Make It Short!
Each state in the United States has its own two-letter postal
abbreviation. Use the map on this page to find the postal
abbreviation for every state.

WA
NH
MT ME
ND VT
OR MN
ID SD WI MA
NY
WY MI RI
CT
IA PA
NV NE NJ
IN OH
UT IL
CA CO WV
KS VA MD DE
MO
KY
NC
OK TN
AZ
NM AR SC

AL GA
MS
Not e: AK and HI are not t o scale. TX LA

FL
AK

HI

Alabama California
Alaska Colorado
Arizona Connecticut
Arkansas Delaware

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Continue to write the postal abbreviation for every state.

Florida New Jersey


Georgia New Mexico
Hawaii New York
Idaho North Carolina
Illinois North Dakota
Indiana Ohio
Iowa Oklahoma
Kansas Oregon
Kentucky Pennsylvania
Louisiana Rhode Island
Maine South Carolina
Maryland South Dakota
Massachusetts Tennessee
Michigan Texas
Minnesota Utah
Mississippi Vermont
Missouri Virginia
Montana Washington
Nebraska West Virginia
Nevada Wisconsin
New Hampshire Wyoming

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Scrambled States!
Unscramble the names of the states below. If you need a hint, take a look at the picture bank!
1. THSOU KDAOTA 13. EWN E YE JSR

2. CM IHGA IN 14. SK ASAN

3. YKNETKUC 15. LSINIOIL

4. AUTH 16. HAIDO

5. TEMOVRN 17. LDAFORI

6. GANIIVIR 18. WNE CMIXOE

7. SM IUSRIO 19. YADARNLM

8. GEONOR 20. GYMONIW

9. IMEAN 21. OEGGIAR

10. ABA AL A M 22. SOAILIANU

11. CISSIWNON 23. TNCIOTCCEUN

12. HRN TO R ALOACIN 24. HIOO

25. DOOLACRO

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5
3 7 8 9 11
4 6 10 12
1 2

23
19
13 15 17 21 25
18 24
14 16 20 22

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More Scrambled States!
Unscramble the names of the states below. If you need a hint, take a look at the picture bank!
1. NA MOANT 13. DANVAE

2. NWE PHIM AHSER 14. SACASHETUSTMS

3. HOA MOALK 15. RNHOT K ADOAT

4. WAIO 16. GOHIWANTSN

5. DAIANIN 17. RASKA ANS

6. RZ AINOA 18. YA LNPNEV IANS

7. HEDOR ALSIDN 19. STEW NGIIVAIR

8. NESTEESEN 20. PSIPISIM SSI

9. AXETS 21. UTSHO OCR AIL AN

10. FL ACOINARI 22. WEA REALD

11. EWN K YOR 23. IHA IAW

12. STM INE ANO 24. BANEK ASR

25. K ASAAL

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7 8
1 3 5
4 11 12
2 6 9 10

13 14 16 20 21
18 25
15 17 23 24
19 22

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Extreme State Facts
Match each extreme fact to its state!

• The 49th state added to the United States also has California
the highest point in the U.S. (Mt. McKinley is 20,320
feet above sea level.)

• This western state has the largest salt lake in the Nebraska
western hemisphere. (The Great Salt Lake covers an
average of 1700 square miles.)
Kentucky
• This southern state has the largest underground cave in
the world. (The Mammoth - Flint cave system is 300
miles long.)
Utah
• This western state is home to the oldest living things in
the world. (General Sherman, a 3500 year old tree, and
a stand of 4000 year old bristlecone pines.)
Alaska
• This midwestern state has the smallest population in the
United States. (Monowi has a poplation of 1.)

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Notable State Facts
Molly has collected her state facts, but can’t remember which facts go with which states.
Can you help her by drawing a line between the facts and their matching states?

• This state is home to Grasshopper Glacier, named for


Texas
the grasshoppers that can still be seen frozen in the ice.

• This state is the largest producer of maple syrup in the


United States. Indiana

• Graceland, Elvis Presley’s estate and burial site, is found Tennessee


in this state.

• This state is the site of the famous car race, the Indy 500. Hawaii

• NASA is the headquarters for all piloted U.S. space Vermont


projects and is found in this state.

• ‘Iolani Palace, the only royal palace in the United States,


is found in this state. Montana

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Going to the Coast
Match each fact with its east coast state!

• The most easterly point in the United States, West Florida


Quoddy Head, is found in this state.

• This state is where the Boston Tea Party occured


in 1773. Maine

• The first battle of the Civil War took place at


Fort Sumter in this state.
Connecticut
• Noah Webster, the author of the first dictionary, was
born in this state in 1807.
Massachusetts
• Known as the Venice of America, the city of
Fort Lauderdale has 185 miles of local waterways
and is found in this state. South
Carolina

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Road Trip Across the U.S.A.
Tammy’s family is taking a road trip! They want to visit the seven capital cities marked on the map. Draw a route for them
to take and fill in the names of all the states they are going to pass through!

Sacramento
Carson City

Jefferson
Topeka
City

Frankfurt
Santa Fe

Phoenix

If you were taking a road trip what states would


you pass through? Draw your route above with
a different colored pen.

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Name These States: The West
Fill in the names of the western states to complete the map below!

New Hampshire

Vermont Maine
North Dakota

Minnesota

Wisconsin
South Dakota New York
Michigan
Massachusetts

Iowa Pennsylvania Rhode Island


Nebraska Connecticut
Ohio
Illinois Indiana New Jersey
West
Delaware
Virginia
Virginia Maryland
Kansas Missouri
Kentucky

North Carolina
Tennessee
Oklahoma
South
Arkansas Carolina

Georgia
Mississippi Alabama

Texas
Louisiana

Florida

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Name These States: The Midwest
Fill in the names of the mid-western states to complete the map below!

Washington
New Hampshire

Vermont Maine
Montana

Oregon

Idaho
New York

Wyoming Massachusetts

Pennsylvania Rhode Island


Connecticut
Nevada
New Jersey
Utah
West
California Colorado Delaware
Virginia
Virginia Maryland
Kentucky

North Carolina
Tennessee
Arizona Oklahoma
South
New Mexico Arkansas Carolina

Georgia
Mississippi Alabama

Texas
Louisiana

Florida

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Name These States: The South
Fill in the names of the southern states to complete the map below!

Washington
New Hampshire

Vermont Maine
Montana North Dakota

Minnesota
Oregon

Idaho Wisconsin
South Dakota New York
Michigan
Wyoming Massachusetts

Iowa Pennsylvania Rhode Island


Nebraska Connecticut
Nevada
Ohio
Illinois Indiana New Jersey
Utah
California Colorado Delaware
Maryland
Kansas Missouri

Arizona
New Mexico

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Name These States: The East Coast
Fill in the names of the east coast states to complete the map below! The six states in orange form New England.
**Note that some of the east coast states are also southern states.**

Washington

Montana North Dakota

Minnesota
Oregon

Idaho Wisconsin
South Dakota
Michigan
Wyoming

Iowa
Nebraska
Nevada
Ohio
Illinois Indiana
Utah
West
California Colorado Virginia
Kansas Missouri
Kentucky

Tennessee
Arizona Oklahoma
New Mexico Arkansas

Mississippi Alabama

Texas
Louisiana

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Launch Coordinates
Casey is looking for the perfect place to launch his rocket ship. He has found 4 possible locations.
Use the coordinates below to locate the 4 states that Casey can launch from.

NH
WA VT
ME
45° MT ND
MN
OR
Longitude ID
SD WI NY
WY MI MA
PA RI
IA CT
NV NE
OH
UT IL IN NJ
CO
WV VA DE
CA KS MO
35° KY MD
NC
TN
AZ OK
NM AR SC

MS AL GA

TX LA

FL
25°

120° 70°
110° 100° Latitude 80°
90°

1. This location is at 30º north and 97º west: 2. This location is at 41º north and 78º west:

3. This location is at 39º north and 120º west: 4. This location is at 46º north and 108º west:

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State Coordinates
Can you name the states located at the coordinates given below?

NH
WA VT
ME
45° MT ND
MN
OR
Longitude ID
SD WI NY
WY MI MA
PA RI
IA CT
NV NE
OH
UT IL IN NJ
CO
WV VA DE
CA KS MO
35° KY MD
NC
TN
AZ OK
NM AR SC

MS AL GA

TX LA

FL
25°

120° 70°
110° 100° Latitude 80°
90°

1. This location is at 37º north and 105º west: 2. This location is at 27º north and 82º west:

3. This location is at 44º north and 75º west: 4. This location is at 38º north and 91º west:

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State Scavenger Hunt
Zach and Ronnie are on a state scavenger hunt.
Use the clues below to help them find the states they’re looking for!

NH
WA VT
ME
45° MT ND
MN
OR
ID
SD WI NY
WY MI MA
de

PA RI
Longitu

IA CT
NV NE
OH
UT IL IN NJ
CO
WV VA DE
CA KS MO
KY MD
35°
NC
TN
AZ OK
NM AR SC
N
MS AL GA

TX LA W E

FL S
25°

120° 70°
110° 100° Latitude 80°
90°

1. Start in Wyoming. Move one state north and then 3 states to the east.
What state are you in?

2. Start in Alabama. Move one state north. Follow the 35° latitude
line west 4 states. What state are you in?

3. Start in east Michigan. Move to the state that is south and east.
Move one state northeast. Then go one more state north. What
state are you in?

4. Start in South Dakota. Follow the 100° longitude line 2 states south.
Go 2 states west. Then go to the bordering northwest state. What
state are you in?

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How many states can you name that start with these letters?

A L O
M

P
C R
S

D T
F
G U
N
H V

I
W

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The United States of America
Washington
New Hampshire

Vermont Maine
Montana North Dakota

Minnesota
Oregon

Idaho Wisconsin
South Dakota New York
Michigan
Wyoming Massachusetts

Iowa Pennsylvania Rhode Island


Nebraska Connecticut
Nevada
Ohio
Utah Illinois Indiana New Jersey
West
California Colorado Delaware
Virginia
Virginia Maryland
Kansas Missouri
Kentucky

North Carolina
Tennessee
Arizona Oklahoma
South
New Mexico Arkansas Carolina

Georgia
Mississippi Alabama

Texas
Louisiana

Florida

Hawaii
N
Alaska

W E

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Answer Sheets
Learn the 50 States
Name the States 1
Name the States 2
Make It Short!
Scrambled States!
Extreme State Facts
Notable State Facts
Going to the Coast
Launch Coordinates
State Coordinates
State Scavenger Hunt

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Answer Sheet

Name the States 1


The United States map is missing some of the names of its
states! Use the word bank to help you fill in the names.

Washington
New Hampshire
Montana North Dakota Maine
Vermont

Minnesota
Oregon

Idaho South Dakota Wisconsin New Massachusetts


York
Wyoming Michigan Rhode Island

Connecticut
Iowa Pennsylvania
Nebraska New Jersey
Nevada
Ohio Delaware
Utah lllinois
Indiana Maryland
Colorado West
California
Kansas Virgina
Missouri Virginia
Kentucky
North
Carolina
Oklahoma Tennessee
Arizona
New Mexico Arkansas South
Carolina

Alabama Georgia
Mississippi
Note: Alaska and Hawaii are not to scale. Texas

Louisana

Florida

Alaska

Hawaii

New York Maine Montana


Oregon Louisiana West Virginia
Colorado Illinois
Oklahoma South Carolina

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Answer Sheet

Name the States 2


The United States map is missing some of the names of its
states! Use the word bank to help you fill in the names.

Washington
New Hampshire
Montana North Dakota Maine
Vermont

Minnesota
Oregon

Idaho South Dakota Wisconsin


Massachusetts
New York
Wyoming Michigan Rhode Island

Connecticut
Iowa Pennsylvania
Nevada Nebraska New Jersey
Ohio Delaware
Utah Illinois
California Indiana West Maryland
Colorado
Virginia
Kansas Virginia
Missouri
Kentucky
North
Carolina
Tennessee
Arizona Oklahoma
New Mexico Arkansas South
Carolina
Alabama Georgia
Mississippi
Note: Alaska and Hawaii are not to scale. Texas

Louisiana Florida

Alaska
Alaska

Hawaii

Idaho Alaska Nebraska


Florida New Mexico California
Arkansas Kentucky
Maryland Vermont

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Answer Sheet

Make It Short!
Each state in the United States has its own two-letter postal
abbreviation. Use the map on this page to find the postal
abbreviation for every state.

WA
NH
MT ME
ND VT
OR MN
ID SD WI MA
NY
WY MI RI
CT
IA PA
NV NE NJ
IN OH
UT IL
CA CO WV
KS VA MD DE
MO
KY
NC
OK TN
AZ
NM AR SC

AL GA
MS
Note: AK and HI are not to scale. TX LA

FL
AK

HI

Alabama AL California CA
Alaska AK Colorado CO
Arizona AZ Connecticut CT
Arkansas AR Delaware DE

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Continue to write the postal abbreviation for every state.

Florida FL New Jersey NJ


Georgia GA New Mexico NM
Hawaii HI New York NY
Idaho ID North Carolina NC
Illinois IL North Dakota ND
Indiana IN Ohio OH
Iowa IA Oklahoma OK
Kansas KS Oregon OR
Kentucky KY Pennsylvania PA
Louisiana LA Rhode Island RI
Maine ME South Carolina SC
Maryland MD South Dakota SD
Massachusetts MA Tennessee TN
Michigan MI Texas TX
Minnesota MN Utah UT
Mississippi MS Vermont VT
Missouri MO Virginia VA
Montana MT Washington WA
Nebraska NE West Virginia WV
Nevada NV Wisconsin WI
New Hampshire NH Wyoming WY

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More Scrambled States!
Unscramble the names of the states below. If you need a hint, take a look at the picture bank!
1. NA MOANT 13. DANVAE
MON T A N A NE V A D A
2. NWE PHIM AHSER 14. SACASHETUSTMS
N EW H AM P S H I R E MA S S ACHU S E T T S
3. HOA MOALK 15. RNHOT K ADOAT
O K L A H OM A NO R T H D AKOT A
4. WAIO 16. GOHIWANTSN
I OW A WA S H I NG T ON
5. DAIANIN 17. RASKA ANS
I ND I ANA A R K AN S A S
6. RZ AINOA 18. YA LNPNEV IANS
A R I Z ON A P E NN S Y L V A N I A
7. HEDOR ALSIDN 19. STEW NGIIVAIR
R HOD E I S L AND WE S T V I R G I N I A
8. NESTEESEN 20. PSIPISIM SSI
T E NN E S S E E M I S S I S S I P P I
9. AXETS 21. UTSHO OCR AIL AN
T E X A S SOU T H CA R O L I NA
10. FL ACOINARI 22. WEA REALD
CA L I FORN I A D E L AWA R E
11. EWN K YOR 23. IHA IAW
NEW YOR K H AWA I I
12. STM INE ANO 24. BANEK ASR
M I NN E S O T A N E B R A S K A
25. K ASAAL

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7 8
1 3 5
4 11 12
2 6 9 10

13 14 16 20 21
18 25
15 17 23 24
19 22

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Scrambled States!
Unscramble the names of the states below. If you need a hint, take a look at the picture bank!
1. THSOU KDAOTA 13. EW N EYE JSR
SOU T H D A KOT A N EW J E R S E Y
2. CM IHGAIN 14. SK ASAN
M I CH I GAN K ANS A S
3. YKNETKUC 15. L SINIOIL
K EN T UCK Y I L L I NO I S
4. AUTH 16. HAIDO
U T AH I D A HO
5. TEMOVRN 17. LDAFORI
V E R MON T F L OR I D A
6. GANIIVIR 18. WNE CM IXOE
V I RG I N I A N EW M E X I CO
7. SMIUSRIO 19. YADARNLM
M I S SOU R I MA R Y L AND
8. GEONOR 20. GYMONIW
O R E GON WY OM I NG
9. IMEA N 21. OEGGIAR
MA I N E GEOR G I A
10. ABA AL A M 22. SOA ILIANU
A L A B AMA L OU I S I ANA
11. CISSIWNON 23. TNCIOTCCEUN
W I S CON S I N CONN E C T I C U T
12. HRN TO RALOACIN 24. HIOO
NO R T H CA R O L I NA OH I O
25. DOOL ACRO

Picture Bank: CO L O RODO


5
3 7 8 9 11
4 6 10 12
1 2

23
19
13 15 17 21 25
18 24
14 16 20 22

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Answer Sheet

Extreme State Facts


Match each extreme fact to its state!

• The 49th state added to the United States also has California
the highest point in the U.S. (Mt. McKinley is 20,320
feet above sea level.)

• This western state has the largest salt lake in the Nebraska
western hemisphere. (The Great Salt Lake covers an
average of 1700 square miles.)
Kentucky
• This southern state has the largest underground cave in
the world. (The Mammoth - Flint cave system is 300
miles long.)
Utah
• This western state is home to the oldest living things in
the world. (General Sherman, a 3500 year old tree, and
a stand of 4000 year old bristlecone pines.)
Alaska
• This midwestern state has the smallest population in the
United States. (Monowi has a poplation of 1.)

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Notable State Facts


Molly has collected her state facts, but can’t remember which facts go with which states.
Can you help her by drawing a line between the facts and their matching states?

• This state is home to Grasshopper Glacier, named for


Texas
the grasshoppers that can still be seen frozen in the ice.

• This state is the largest producer of maple syrup in the


United States. Indiana

• Graceland, Elvis Presley’s estate and burial site, is found Tennessee


in this state.

• This state is the site of the famous car race, the Indy 500. Hawaii

• NASA is the headquarters for all piloted U.S. space Vermont


projects and is found in this state.

• ‘Iolani Palace, the only royal palace in the United States,


is found in this state. Montana

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Going to the Coast


Match each fact with its east coast state!

• The most easterly point in the United States, West Florida


Quoddy Head is found in this state.

• This state is where the Boston Tea Party occured


in 1773. Maine

• The first battle of the Civil War took place at


Fort Sumter in this state.
Connecticut
• Noah Webster, the author of the first dictionary was
born in this state in 1807.
Massachusetts
• Known as the Venice of America, the city of
Fort Lauderdale has 185 miles of local waterways
and is found in this state. South
Carolina

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Launch Coordinates
Casey is looking for the perfect place to launch his rocket ship. He has found 4 possible locations.
Use the coordinates below to locate the 4 states that Casey can launch from.

NH
WA VT
ME
45° MT ND
MN
OR
Longitude ID
SD WI NY
WY MI MA
PA RI
IA CT
NV NE
OH
UT IL IN NJ
CO
WV VA DE
CA KS MO
35° KY MD
NC
TN
AZ OK
NM AR SC

MS AL GA

TX LA

FL
25°

120° 70°
110° 100° Latitude 80°
90°

1. This location is at 30º north and 97º west: Texas 2. This location is at 41º north and 78º west: Pennsylvania

3. This location is at 39º north and 120º west: California 4. This location is at 46º north and 108º west: Montana

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Answer Sheet
State Coordinates
Can you name the states located at the coordinates given below?

NH
WA VT
ME
45° MT ND
MN
OR
Longitude ID
SD WI NY
WY MI MA
PA RI
IA CT
NV NE
OH
UT IL IN NJ
CO
WV VA DE
CA KS MO
35° KY MD
NC
TN
AZ OK
NM AR SC

MS AL GA

TX LA

FL
25°

120° 70°
110° 100° Latitude 80°
90°

1. This location is at 37º north and 105º west: Colorado 2. This location is at 27º north and 82º west: Florida

3. This location is at 44º north and 75º west: New York 4. This location is at 38º north and 91º west: Missouri

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Answer Sheet
State Scavenger Hunt
Zach and Ronnie are on a state scavenger hunt.
Use the clues below to help them find the states they’re looking for!

NH
WA VT
ME
45° MT ND
MN
OR
ID
SD WI NY
WY MI MA
PA RI
IA
tude

CT
NV NE
OH
Longi

UT IL IN NJ
CO
WV VA DE
CA KS MO
KY MD
35°
NC
TN
AZ OK
NM AR SC
N
MS AL GA

TX LA W E

FL S
25°

120° 70°
110° 100° Latitude 80°
90°

1. Start in Wyoming. Move one state north and then 3 states to the east.
What state are you in? Wisconsin

2. Start in Alabama. Move one state north. Follow the 35° latitude
line west 4 states. What state are you in? New Mexico

3. Start in east Michigan. Move to the state that is south and east.
Move one state northeast. Then go one more state north. What
state are you in? New York

4. Start in South Dakota. Follow the 100° longitude line 2 states south.
Go 2 states west. Then go to the bordering northwest state. What
state are you in? Idaho

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