wunder beta🗽 The 50 States & Capitals!
Take a fun tour of all 50 states and their capitals — with silly memory tricks, amazing record-holders, and famous landmarks to help you remember them all!
What you’ll learn
- A Country of RegionsLearn the four U.S. regions and what makes each one special.The United States has 50 states grouped into four regions. The Northeast is small, snowy, and full of history. The South is warm and sunny with beaches. The Midwest is the flat, farm-filled 'Heartland.' The West is the biggest, with mountains, deserts, and the faraway states of Alaska and Hawaii.
- Amazing Capital CitiesDiscover memorable state capitals and the fun facts that make each one stick.A capital is where a state's leaders work; the U.S. capital is Washington, D.C. Phoenix, Arizona, is the biggest capital, Montpelier, Vermont, is the smallest, and Santa Fe, New Mexico, is the oldest. Fun-to-say names like Honolulu help capitals stick in your memory.
- State Record-HoldersLearn the record-holding states and easy pictures to remember them.Alaska is the biggest state but has few people. Rhode Island is the smallest, so tiny you can cross it in an hour. Delaware was the first to join the country in 1787. California has the most people of any state, with nearly 40 million.
- Famous Landmarks & Memory TricksConnect states to their famous landmarks and use memory tricks for capitals.Landmarks like the Statue of Liberty (New York), the Grand Canyon (Arizona), and Mount Rushmore (South Dakota) help you remember states. Silly sentences, songs, and rhymes make capitals easy to memorize. With practice, you can learn all 50 states and capitals by heart!
Questions this course answers
How many states are in the United States?
The United States has 50 states, which we can group into four regions: the Northeast, South, Midwest, and West.
Which region is called 'America's Heartland' because it sits in the middle?
The Midwest is right in the center of the country, famous for its farms, cornfields, and the giant Great Lakes.
Which two states do not touch the other states?
Alaska is way up north and Hawaii is a chain of tropical islands in the ocean, so neither one touches the other states.
What is a capital city?
A capital is the special city where a state's government does its work. The capital of the whole U.S. is Washington, D.C.!
Which state capital has the MOST people?
Phoenix, the capital of Arizona, is the biggest state capital, with over a million and a half people, even though it sits in a hot desert!
Which is the OLDEST state capital, started way back in 1610?
Santa Fe, New Mexico, was founded in 1610, more than 400 years ago, and is famous for its golden adobe buildings.
Grounded in trusted sources
- National Geographic Kids
- Smithsonian Institution
- U.S. National Park Service
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