United States Explorer: Geography Educational Game
United States Explorer is a free online knowledge level game designed to study the 50 US States through direct interaction. This short "Tile" game is perfect for desktop computers, laptops, and tablets. It acts as an engaging geography learning exercise to explore and study the 50 US states and their rankings by land area, making it highly suitable for online lessons, interactive classes, and exciting geography homework.
Discovering the 50 States
The United States of America is a vast, diverse country spanning across North America. Learning the geography of all 50 states—from massive Alaska to tiny Rhode Island—can be daunting. This game simplifies the process by numbering the states based on their total land area. By interacting with the map, students naturally memorise locations, flags, and size rankings without the pressure of traditional testing.
How to play United States Explorer
The board begins with all 50 US States shown in grey, numbered according to their total land area. Simply click on a number to reveal the state's name, its colourful flag, and its shape. You must do this for all 48 contiguous states (plus the 2 inset states).
This board is designed for fun study, not for stressful testing. Why is it easier to find a state's position using this app? If you need to type "North Carolina" into a search bar, that requires 14 keystrokes. Assuming possible spelling mistakes, it might take 28 keystrokes across a scattered keyboard. However, assuming average probability, you will only need to click the map roughly 24 times to find North Carolina randomly in this multimedia game!
Knowledge Achievements:
Learn the locations of all United States of America and get +1 Knowledge Level on Planeta 42.
Did you know?
• The Largest State: Alaska is so massively large that if you cut it in half, both halves would still be larger than Texas, the second-largest state!
• The Smallest State: Rhode Island is the smallest state by land area, measuring just 1,045 square miles. You could fit nearly 425 Rhode Islands inside Alaska.
• Bordering the Most States: Both Tennessee and Missouri hold the record for touching the most neighbouring states, each sharing borders with eight different states.
Top 10 Largest US States by Land Area
The states of the USA vary wildly in size. Here are the top 10 largest states that you will reveal in the game, ranked by their total square miles:
1. Alaska
The undisputed giant of the North.
2. Texas
The largest of the contiguous 48 states.
3. California
Stretching extensively along the Pacific coast.
4. Montana
The vast "Big Sky Country" of the northwest.
5. New Mexico
A massive, arid state in the desert southwest.
6. Arizona
Home to the Grand Canyon and sprawling deserts.
7. Nevada
Dominated by the vast Great Basin and Mojave deserts.
8. Colorado
Encompassing the towering Rocky Mountains.
9. Wyoming
A huge, sparsely populated western state.
10. Oregon
A massive Pacific Northwest state known for its diverse landscapes.
Class Subject: USA by Total Area
This fun geography learning game may answer some of the following questions:
How do US states rank by total area? Which is the biggest state? How can I learn all the 50 states by having fun?
By clicking on the numbered tiles, you will progressively uncover the states from largest (1) to smallest (50). This interactive method helps commit the map to memory much faster than simply staring at a static atlas.
Included States and Flags (Ranked 1-15):
1. Alaska
2. Texas
3. California
4. Montana
5. New Mexico
6. Arizona
7. Nevada
8. Colorado
9. Wyoming
10. Oregon
11. Idaho
12. Utah
13. Kansas
14. Minnesota
15. Nebraska
...And all remaining 35 states, including South Dakota, North Dakota, Missouri, Oklahoma, Washington, Georgia, Michigan, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Florida, Arkansas, Alabama, North Carolina, New York, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Tennessee, Ohio, Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Maine, South Carolina, West Virginia, Maryland, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Hawaii, Connecticut, Delaware, and Rhode Island!
