APUSH: United States Geography and State Facts
Largest State by Size
Alaska
Longest Coastline in the US
Alaska
State with Most Active Volcanoes
Alaska
Yellowstone National Park
1st National Park
Los Angeles
2nd Largest City
National Bird
Eagle
Dry Tortugas
Former Island Prison
Statue of Liberty
Édouard de Laboulaye (idea); Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi (sculptor)
Where is the Grand Canyon Located?
Arizona
Water Borders
Atlantic, Pacific + Gulf of Mexico
Largest Land Animal
Bison
Largest State by Population
California
Land Borders
Canada + Mexico
Deepest lake in the US
Crater Lake in Oregon
Hottest location in the United States?
Death Valley, California
Highest Mountain in the US?
Denali or Mount McKinley
Who made the Interstate Highway system?
Dwight Eisenhower
Time Zones (48 States)
Eastern, Standard, Mountain + Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
Eight Major Islands
What is the only US state which is an island?
Hawaii
5 Great Lakes
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
What is the Garden Island?
Kauai, Hawaii
Southern Most Point in the US?
Key West
The Big Island
Largest Island
Wrangell St. Elias National Park
Largest National Park
New York
Largest Population
Mount Rushmore
Located in South Dakota; Carved by Gutzon Borglum; Faces of Theodore Roosevelt, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln + Thomas Jefferson
Mammoth National Park
Longest Cave System in the World
What island is the Hana Highway Island?
Maui
River with Most Volume
Mississppi River
Longest River
Missouri River
Great Smokey Mt National Park
Most Visited
National Monuments
Mount Rushmore
Cities
New York, Los Angeles
What is the State Capital of Hawaii?
Oahu
Where is Pearl Harbor Located?
Oahu, Hawaii
Glacier National Park
Only Glacier in the 48 states
Smallest Great Lake
Ontario
Who Designed Washington D.C
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
World's Tallest Trees
Redwood (in California)
Smallest State by Size
Rhode Island
Famous Highway
Route 66 - Chicago to Los Angeles
World's Largest Tree
Sequoias (in California)
Largest Museum Structure in the World?
Smithsonain
Largest Great Lake
Superior
National Capital
Washington, DC
Smallest State by Population
Wyoming
National Parks
Yellowstone, Wrangell St. Elias National Park, Great Smokey Mt., Mammoth National Park, Glacier National Park, Dry Tortugas
Largest Volcano in the World
in Hawaii
