NC Geography Quiz

Objective: answer 7 questions correctly. (The correct answers are shown at the bottom.)

1. Which of the following is the largest city in North Carolina?

Charlotte
Greensboro
Raleigh
Winston Salem

2. Which of the following cities (towns) is the farthest to the west of North Carolina?

Boone
Cherokee
Manteo
Murphy

3. How many counties are there in North Carolina?

10
50
100
108

4. Which of the following counties is the largest?

Columbus
Mecklenburg
Robeson
Wilkes

5. Out of all the 50 states in the US, North Carolina ranks _____ in size.

12th
28th
39th
45th

6. From East to West, North Carolina is approximately how long?

200 miles
300 miles
400 miles
500 miles

7. At the widest point, North to South, North Carolina is approximately

100 miles
200 miles
300 miles
400 miles

8. Which of the following is NOT one of the major regions of North Carolina?

The Coastal Plain
The Sandhills
The Piedmont Plateau
The Mountains

9. Which of the following is the tallest mountain in North Carolina?

Grandfather Mountain
King's Mountain
Mount Mitchell
Pilot Mountain

10. Which of the following is the largest sound between the Outer Banks and the mainland of North Carolina?

Bogue
Croatan
Pamlico
Roanoke


Correct Answers: (1) a, (2) d, (3) c, (4) c, (5) b, (6) d, (7) b, (8) b, (9) c, (10) c

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