Scavenger+Hunt+Answer+Key

**THE UNITED STATES** 1.The United States is located on which [|continent]? Answer: North America 2. In comparison to other countries, where does the United States [|rank], in size?  Answer: 3rd 3.What is the United State's [|national bird]? Answer: The Bald Eagle

**FLORIDA**
1. What is the Florida State [|gemstone]? Answer: Moonstone ====2. When did people first [|reach]  Florida? ====

Answer: 12,000 years ago
====3. How many miles of [|coastline] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19.2px;"> does Florida have? ====

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">**NORTHEASTERN**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19.2px;">2. Which 6 [|states] are known together as the New England states? ====<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Answer: 6 states are known together as the New England states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont ====

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19.2px;">3. In 1980 what [|agreement] did President Carter sign?

<span style="background-color: white; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Answer: 1980 — President Carter signs the Indian Land Claims agreement.
**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">WESTERN ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19.2px;">1. Which US states border Mexico? <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Answer: California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19.2px;">2. How many miles away is Hawaii from the California coast? <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Answer: 2,390 miles

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19.2px;">3. What 2 states does Lake Tahoe border? <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"> Answer: California and Nevada **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">SOUTHERN ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19.2px;">1. In 1607, the English colonized in what town in Virginia? <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Answer: Jamestown

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19.2px;">2. During the Civil War, the Southern states fought against the Northern states as the __(Fill in the blank!)__ States of America. <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Answer: Confederate

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19.2px;">3. What six Southern states were part of the original thirteen colonies? <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Answer: Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, South Carolina, Virginia, North Carolina **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">MIDWESTERN ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19.2px;">1. What is the state [|nickname] of Ohio? <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Answer: The Buckeye State

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19.2px;">2. What are the five major [|rivers] located within Minnesota? <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Answer: Mississippi River, Minnesota River, Rainy River, Red River of the North, St. Croix River.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19.2px;">3. Where did the word [|"Iowa"] come from that named the state Iowa? <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Answer: An American Indian tribe that was named Iowa.