US States by Shape

Recognize every state from its outline alone, then see where it sits on the map.

Florida and Michigan are easy. Wyoming and Colorado, both rectangles, are not. This deck shows each state’s outline on its own and asks you to pick it out of four, with the wrong options drawn from the same region so the guessing stays honest. The answer shows the state in place on a map of the country.

All 50 cards

  1. Which state is this?

    Alabama

  2. Which state is this?

    Alaska

  3. Which state is this?

    Arizona

  4. Which state is this?

    Arkansas

  5. Which state is this?

    California

  6. Which state is this?

    Colorado

  7. Which state is this?

    Connecticut

  8. Which state is this?

    Delaware

  9. Which state is this?

    Florida

  10. Which state is this?

    Georgia

  11. Which state is this?

    Hawaii

  12. Which state is this?

    Idaho

  13. Which state is this?

    Illinois

  14. Which state is this?

    Indiana

  15. Which state is this?

    Iowa

  16. Which state is this?

    Kansas

  17. Which state is this?

    Kentucky

  18. Which state is this?

    Louisiana

  19. Which state is this?

    Maine

  20. Which state is this?

    Maryland

  21. Which state is this?

    Massachusetts

  22. Which state is this?

    Michigan

  23. Which state is this?

    Minnesota

  24. Which state is this?

    Mississippi

  25. Which state is this?

    Missouri

  26. Which state is this?

    Montana

  27. Which state is this?

    Nebraska

  28. Which state is this?

    Nevada

  29. Which state is this?

    New Hampshire

  30. Which state is this?

    New Jersey

  31. Which state is this?

    New Mexico

  32. Which state is this?

    New York

  33. Which state is this?

    North Carolina

  34. Which state is this?

    North Dakota

  35. Which state is this?

    Ohio

  36. Which state is this?

    Oklahoma

  37. Which state is this?

    Oregon

  38. Which state is this?

    Pennsylvania

  39. Which state is this?

    Rhode Island

  40. Which state is this?

    South Carolina

  41. Which state is this?

    South Dakota

  42. Which state is this?

    Tennessee

  43. Which state is this?

    Texas

  44. Which state is this?

    Utah

  45. Which state is this?

    Vermont

  46. Which state is this?

    Virginia

  47. Which state is this?

    Washington

  48. Which state is this?

    West Virginia

  49. Which state is this?

    Wisconsin

  50. Which state is this?

    Wyoming