Geography and Symbols Flashcards
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What is the name of the national anthem of the United States?
Answer: The Star-Spangled Banner
The Star-Spangled Banner, with words written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812, is the national anthem of the United States.
What ocean borders the east coast of the United States?
Answer: The Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean borders the eastern coast of the United States, while the Pacific Ocean borders the western coast.
What is the capital of the United States?
Answer: Washington, DC
Washington, DC (the District of Columbia) is the capital of the United States and home to the three branches of the federal government.
What do the stripes on the American flag represent?
Answer: The thirteen original colonies
The thirteen stripes on the American flag represent the thirteen original colonies that declared independence from Britain and formed the United States.
Which river is the longest in the United States?
Answer: The Missouri River
The Missouri River is technically the longest river in the US, though the Mississippi-Missouri river system is collectively the fourth longest in the world, and the Mississippi is more historically significant.
What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?
Answer: Freedom and democracy, and has historically been a welcoming symbol for immigrants arriving in America
The Statue of Liberty is a symbol of freedom and democracy, and has historically represented a welcome to immigrants arriving in the United States by ship.