4. What are some US territories? 5. What is the capital of the USA? 6. How many letters does a state abbreviation have?

Every state and province has a capital city, but the capital does not need to be the largest city. For example, the largest city in California is Los Angeles, but the capital is Sacramento. Every state also has a state flag, bird, flower, tree and a state nickname.

Pick a state or province? and research it!

First of all, what does "America" mean? In a narrow sense, it means the United States of America. But in a wider sense, it can also mean the continents of North America (including Canada and Mexico) and South America. The area between North America and South America is called Central America. Together, these continents are refered to as "the Americas".

population http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html

vocabulary

Every state and province has a capital city, but the capital does not need to be the largest city. For example, the largest city in California is Los Angeles, but the capital is Sacramento. Every state also has a state flag, bird, flower, tree and a state nickname. Pick a state and research it!

California

California (word)

Every state and province has a capital city, but the capital does not need to be the largest city. For example, the largest city in California is Los Angeles, but the capital is Sacramento. Every state also has a state flag, bird, flower, tree and a state nickname. Pick a state and research them!

California

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California

Every state and province has a capital city, but the capital does not need to be the largest city. For example, the largest city in California is Los Angeles, but the capital is Sacramento. Every state also has a state flag, bird, flower, tree and a state nickname. Pick a state and research them!

US state game: http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/unitedstates.html

Canadian province game: http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/Canada/Canada.html

Both the US and Canada both have territories, too: Canada has 3 (Yukon, Northern Territories, and Nunavut) and the US has 5 major ones (Guam, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Virgin Islands, and the Northern Marianas) and many smaller islands. Territories are managed by their countries, but do not have the same rights as states.

Every state and province has a capital city, but the capital does not need to be the largest city. For example, the largest city in California is Los Angeles, but the capital is Sacramento. Every state also has a state flag, bird, flower, tree and a state nickname. Pick a state and research these!

Useful links:

state flowers http://www.50states.com/flower.htm

state birds http://www.50states.com/bird/

state trees http://www.50states.com/tree/

state capital cities and nicknames http://www.50states.com/nickname.htm

state flags http://www.netstate.com/state_flags.htm

Canadian province trees, flowers etc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_provincial_and_territorial_symbols

State and province guessing games:

Hello everyone! I'm happy to welcome you to American Affairs! In this class, we will learn about the geography, history, culture and society of the United States of America and Canada.

First of all, what does "America" mean? In a narrow sense, it means the United States of America. But in a wider sense, it can also mean the continents of North America (including Canada and Mexico) and South America. The area between North America and South America is called Central America. Together, these continents are refered to as "the Americas".

Although most people in the US and Canada speak English, most people "south of the border" of the US speak Spanish. People who have a Spanish heritage are called Latin-Americans or Latinos, and the group of countries where Spanish is mainly spoken is called Latin America. Other languages commonly spoken in the Americas are French in Canada and some parts of South America, and Portuguese in Brazil.

In the US, there are 50 states, which are like prefectures in Japan. In Canada, there are 10 provinces. How many of them can you name?

The biggest state in the US is Alaska, but Alaska is not "connected" to the rest of the states. The biggest state in the continental (or connected) US is Texas. The smallest state is Rhode Island. Alaska is about 425 times bigger than Rhode Island! In Canada, the biggest province is Quebec, but Alaska is bigger than Quebec.

Both the US and Canada both have territories too, which are not