1. New York
   Los Angeles
2. Boston
   Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., is the capital of the United States. Sandwiched between Maryland and Virginia, the District of Columbia was established in 1790 as the home of the federal government.

1. Colorado
   Utah
2. Nevada
   Michigan

Great Salt Lake is located in northern Utah. It's the largest saltwater lake in the western hemisphere. The lake is salty because rivers that feed into it carry salt into the basin.

1. Mexico
   Canada
2. Cuba
   Greenland

The Temple of Kukulcan, also known as El Castillo, is in Mexico. The step pyramid sits at the center of Chichen Itza, an archaeological spot in Yucatan that has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.

1. Richmond
   Virginia Beach
2. Chesapeake
   Norfolk

Richmond became the capital of Virginia in 1779, wresting the title from the city of Williamsburg in the midst of the American Revolution. Richmond also served as the capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War.

1. A statue
   A city
2. A volcano
   A lake

Mount Mackenzie, a volcanic peak, is part of the Rainbow Range in British Columbia, Canada. The mountain was named after Alexander Mackenzie, who served as Canada's second prime minister from 1873 to 1878.

1. Arctic Ocean
   Atlantic Ocean
2. Indian Ocean
   Pacific Ocean

The Arctic Ocean borders North America on the north. At about 6.1 million square feet, the Arctic Ocean — which is home to polar bears — is the smallest of the five oceans on Earth.

1. Mount Rushmore
   Strait of Georgia
2. Four Corners Monument
   Rio Grande

The Rio Grande partially runs along the United States-Mexico border. It starts in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, runs through New Mexico and Texas and empties into the Gulf of Mexico.

1. Maine
   New York
2. Washington
   Alaska

Alaska is the northernmost state. It's so far north, in fact, that part of the state lies within the Arctic Circle. The northernmost town in the United States is Utqiagvik, formerly called Barrow, Alaska.

1. It's the tallest mountain in North America.
   It has faces carved into it.
2. It's a volcano.
   It's made from ice.

Mount Rushmore, in South Dakota, has the faces of four former U.S. presidents carved into its side. The presidents memorialized in this landmark are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.

1. Arizona
   Nevada
2. New Mexico
   Utah

The Grand Canyon is located in Arizona and features the Colorado River running through it. The Grand Canyon celebrated its 100th anniversary as a national park on Feb. 26, 2019. It became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1979.

1. Lake Erie
   Lake Ontario
2. Lake Huron
   Lake Superior

Lake Superior is not only the largest of the Great Lakes by volume, but it is also the coldest and deepest. The five lakes that make up the Great Lakes collectively make up 21% of the world's surface fresh water supply.

1. Maryland
   Connecticut
2. Delaware
   Rhode Island

Rhode Island is the smallest state in the nation, measuring 1,214 square miles. Delaware, at 1,982 square miles, and Connecticut, at 5,018 square miles, are the second and third smallest states, respectively.

1. Guatemala City
   Tijuana
2. New York City
   Toronto

Toronto is home to the iconic CN Tower. The 1,815-foot tower, one of the tallest on Earth, was named one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World in 1995 by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

1. Nevada
   Wyoming
2. Florida
   California

The Hoover Dam lies on the border between Nevada and Arizona. It was constructed in the 1930s to control the flow of the Colorado River. The dam was named for President Herbert Hoover.

1. Bermuda
   Poland
2. Cuba
   Costa Rica

While North America is made up of 23 countries and dozens of territories, including islands in the Caribbean, Poland is not located in North America. Rather, Poland is a country in Europe.

1. British Columbia, Canada and Washington state
   Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard
2. Cuba and Florida
   North and South America

Formed some 60 million years ago, the Isthmus of Panama connected North and South America, allowing migration to take by land between the two continents. Its presence also blocked the flow of currents between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, thus changing Earth's weather patterns.

1. Colorado
   Utah
2. Maryland
   Washington

The Appalachian Mountains run through Maryland and more than a dozen other states on the eastern half of the country. It stretches for nearly 2,000 miles, from Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada down to Alabama.

1. Arkansas
   Tennessee
2. Iowa
   Nebraska

While mostly concentrated in Missouri, the Ozark Mountains also run through Arkansas, as well as Illinois, Oklahoma and Kansas. The Ozarks span an area of about 47,000 to 50,000 square miles.

1. Montana
   Alaska
2. California
   Texas

At more than 665,000 square miles, Alaska is the largest state in the union and more than twice the size of Texas, which, at nearly 268,600 square miles, is the second largest state. Despite its massive land size, Alaska is the least densely populated state, with about 737,500 residents.

1. Grenada
   Mexico
2. United States
   Canada

Canada is the largest country in North America, spanning about 3.85 million square miles. The United States is not far behind, at about 3.8 million square miles. However, Canada has fewer than 38 million residents while the U.S. population is estimated at 330 million people.

1. Greenland
   Vancouver Island
2. Newfoundland
   Sea Island

Greenland is the largest island in North America and in the world. While it is geographically part of North America, this largely autonomous island is politically and culturally associated with Denmark, which is in Europe.

1. Canada
   United States
2. Mexico
   Guatemala

Canada is believed to have over two million lakes if one were to include certain small bodies of water. It is disputed whether Canada or Finland holds the record for the most number of lakes in a country, based on how one defines a "lake."

1. Denali
   Mount Fuji
2. Mount Everest
   Mount Elbert

Denali, which rises to 20,310 feet, is the highest peak in North America. It was once named Mount McKinley in honor of President William McKinley, but President Barack Obama's administration announced in 2015 that the federal government would restore the mountain's original Native American name.

1. Colorado
   Utah
2. North Dakota
   New Mexico

The Rocky Mountains run through the following six states: Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico. The approximately 3,000-mile mountain range, also known as the Rockies, also runs through the western Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia.

1. California
   Arizona
2. New Mexico
   Texas

Located in California, Death Valley got its name from a group of pioneers traveling through the area as they headed west during the Gold Rush of 1849. As its name implies, it can get deathly hot there, with summer temperatures soaring past 120 degrees Fahrenheit in the shade.

1. Vancouver
   Winnipeg
2. Ottawa
   Montreal

Ottawa is the capital of Canada. Located in southeastern Ontario, the selection of Ottawa by Queen Victoria as Canada's capital was a surprise since larger cities like Montreal and Toronto sought the title as well. Some viewed Ottawa's central location between these two cities as a compromise.

1. Saint Vincent
   United States
2. Jamaica
   Canada

Canada's coastline is about 151,019 miles long, according to the World Atlas. However, researchers have cited different figures based on the various methods for measuring coastlines. Canada's coastline is not only the longest in North America, but it's also the longest in the world.

1. Cascade Range
   The Andes
2. Atlas Mountains
   Sierra Nevada

Mount St. Helens, which is part of the Cascade Range in Washington, erupted in May 1980. The incident took the lives of 57 people and is considered the most disastrous volcanic eruption in U.S. history.

1. Mexico City
   Las Vegas
2. Los Angeles
   New York City

The most populated city in North America is Mexico City, which is home to over 8.8 million people, according to some estimates. New York City comes in second with about 8.4 million residents.

1. Mount Everest
   Mount Kilamanjaro
2. Denali
   Mount Thor

Mount Thor is located on Baffin Island in northern Canada. Its claim to fame stems from having the largest vertical drop (at over 4,100 feet) of any mountain in the world. Its cliff overhang is angled at 105 degrees.

1. Saint Kitts and Nevis
   Anguilla
2. Cuba
   Panama

Saint Kitts and Nevis, a 261-square-kilometer island in the Caribbeans, is the smallest — and least populated — country in North America. The country is made up of a series of volcanoes that are in a dormant state.

1. First
   Second
2. Third
   Fourth

North America is ranked third, with a total land size of approximately 9.5 million square miles. Asia measures about 17.2 million square miles while Africa is roughly 11.7 million square miles.

1. Kentucky
   Tennessee
2. New Mexico
   Utah

In addition to New Mexico, the Great Plains run through nine other states: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas. The Great Plains also run through Canada and encompasses an area covering 1.1 million square miles.

1. Texas
   New Mexico
2. Arizona
   California

The San Joaquin River is in central California. One of the state's longest rivers, it flows southwest from the Sierra Nevada mountain range, through the San Joaquin Valley, then in a northwest direction until it meets up with the Sacramento River.

1. Missouri River
   Yukon River
2. Mississippi River
   Nile River

The Missouri River is the longest river in North America, measuring somewhere between 2,450 and 2,550 miles in length. Not far behind is the Mississippi River, at roughly 2,350 miles. The two rivers connect at a point and ultimately flow out to the Gulf of Mexico.