US States Quiz

The United States consists of 50 states and one federal district (Washington D.C.), spanning a continental landmass from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, plus the non-contiguous states of Alaska and Hawaii. The 48 contiguous states cover approximately 8 million square kilometers, while Alaska adds another 1.7 million square kilometers as the largest state by area.

Regions of the United States

The US is commonly divided into geographic regions: the Northeast (New England plus the Mid-Atlantic states), the South, the Midwest, the Mountain West, and the Pacific Coast. Each region has distinctive geography - From the Appalachian Mountains in the east to the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains in the west, and from the Florida Everglades in the south to the Great Lakes in the north. Explore more with our US state capitals map quiz, Canadian provinces map quiz, and US national parks map quiz.