Geography of the United States questions This is a list of recently added questions about geography of the United States. North America quiz Which state of the USA is that? New York 1043 Rhode Island 4619 Washington 7654 Pennsylvania 5773 Such large and rocky mountains are found only on the west of the North America. This is a photo of Mount Rainier over Tacoma, Washington, USA. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question 3 Very interesting! Geography of North America questions What is the second most populous state in the USA? (after California) New York 5666 Florida 3212 Illinois 1315 Texas 6656 The 4 most populous states are California (38M), Texas (26M), New York (19M) and Florida (19M). globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question 3 Very interesting! North America questions Which river flows through the Grand Canyon? Rio Grande 3883 Colorado 18173 Snake 531 Sacramento 489 Colorado River established its course through the canyon at least 17 million years ago. Since then, it exposed about two billion years of the Earth's geological history. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question 3 Very interesting! Canyons questions Why is White Sands Desert in New Mexico so purely white? it is gypsum 3861 it is very fine grained sand 1633 it iswhite quartz 5597 it is an optical illusion 3437 White Sands, having 442 total square kilometers of dune fields, is the world's largest surface deposit of gypsum. Unlike other desert sands, it is cool to the touch, due to the high rate of evaporation of surface moisture and the fact that the sands reflect, rather than absorb, the sun's rays. Debbie Fox Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question 7 Very interesting! Dunes questions Where is the capital of the United States? at point 1 4167 at point 2 14576 at point 3 6263 at point 4 6695 The states of Maryland and Virginia each donated land to form the federal district with Washington. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question 0 Very interesting! Maps questions Where is Niagara Falls? at point 1 2144 at point 2 4344 at point 3 10800 at point 4 3764 Located on the Niagara River, which drains Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, the combined falls form the highest flow rate of any waterfall in the world. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question 0 Very interesting! Rivers of North America questions Where is New York? at point 1 10694 at point 2 7477 at point 3 4984 at point 4 2862 The easily recognizable Long Island extends 118 miles (190 km) eastward from New York Harbor. It is both the longest and the largest island in the contiguous United States. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question 0 Very interesting! Cities of North America questions Which of the following North American rivers has the lowest discharge? Rio Grande 5240 St Lawrence 4707 Yukon 3894 Colorado 3589 Rio Grande is the fourth or fifth longest river system in North America, but it flows through arid and desert regions. The average discharge is just 82 m³/s (St Lawrence: 10100, Yukon: 6200, Colorado: 1200). It is also very variable, occasionally rising to over 10000 m³/s or dropping to 1 m³/s. During portions of 2001 and 2002 the mouth of the Rio Grande was blocked by a sandbar. Riho Ishii Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question 0 Very interesting! Geography of Mexico questions What is the third longest river of the North America? (after Mississippi and Missouri) Rio Grande 2731 Yukon 2728 Colorado 4179 Arkansas 367 Yukon, having 1,979 mil (3,185 km), is just 223 miles shorter than Mississippi. Despite its length, there are only four vehicles-carrying bridges across the river. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question 3 Very interesting! Alaska questions What is the longest river in the United States? Mississippi 4583 Missouri 8805 Yukon 726 Rio Grande 766 The Missouri River is the longest river in North America. Having 2,341 mi (3,768 km), it is longer than the Mississippi (2,202 mi 3,544 km). When combined with the lower Mississippi River, it forms the world's third longest river system, after the Nile and Amazon. Shankar Kumar Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question 5 Very interesting! Rivers questions --> Play and see more questions North America quiz