Learning about geography is a stepping stone that opens up many doors to young explores. If you want to grow up and travel around the world seeing all of the wonderful things each different culture has to offer, it is important to first understand the world around you, including how to find different countries on a map. It is also important to understand the natural world around us and understand how it affects our lives and travels. These fun and interactive games and quizzes will help the next generation of explorers to learn about geography in a way that is both educational and fun. As any good explorer knows, in order to get to where you are going, you have to understand where you come from. Check out the interactive U.S. states games to test yourself on states location, names, and capitals.

Map Games

  • Map O’ Puzzle - A Drop and Drag Map game to test your knowledge of the U.S. states and around the world.
  • World Features Map Puzzle - Place the world features in the matching location to win.
  • Pangaea Map Game - Find the continents in this ancient map of the world.
  • GeoNet Game - Pick a continent and play different games exploring that region of the world.
  • Africa Puzzle Game - Move the misplaced African nations into its' correct location to complete the puzzle.
  • How Far Is It? - Plug in any two locations and find out how faraway they are from each other on a map.
  • GeoSense - A world geography game you can play against a friend or against the computer.

Geography Quizzes

  • Quiz Your Noodle - National Geographic Kids presents tons of interactive geography games for kids.
  • World Map Quizzes - Select a continent and quiz your knowledge of world geography.
  • World Geo Quiz - An interactive world geography quiz.
  • Map Quiz - Drag the names of the counties to the right spot. How many countries can you name?
  • Rivers & Lakes Quiz - Test your knowledge of the rivers and lakes of the world.
  • Your Just Deserts - A True or False Quiz about the deserts of the world.
  • Ocean Quiz - Test your knowledge of the world’s oceans.
  • The World (Oceans and Continents) - Answer the geography questions to get points! Test yourself on your world geography knowledge with this challenging game.

U.S. Geography Games

  • U.S. Geo Game - A memory game for state locations. How many matches can you get?
  • Everything Geography - Games and activities all about geography for kids.
  • Geography Crossword- Fill in the geography term to solve the crossword puzzle.
  • Capital Penguin - Don’t let the penguin fall in the water! This frosty game will test your knowledge of the U.S. state capitals.
  • Social Studies Games - Tons of geography, and social studies games.
  • Globe Rider - Road trip along in this U.S. states adventure game.
  • Know Your States - Test your knowledge of the United States with this interactive map.
  • Kid’s Corner Fun State Facts - Learn amazing trivia about each of the U.S. states.

Geography Trivia

  • Stately Knowledge - Pick any state and learn fun stately facts, including the state’s nickname and trivia.
  • Geo Hangman - Play hangman with geography terms.
  • World Water Geography Trivia - Wonderful water fact from around the world.
  • Basic Geography Facts - Get answers to tons of geography questions fascinate your friends with world knowledge.
  • The List - The biggest, tallest, smallest, and most fascinating world geography facts.
  • World Capitals Quiz - Learn about the capitals of the world and try to match the country to the right capital.
  • Geographical Superlatives - Quiz yourself on the States and what they are known for.