Relier Pairs US StatesVersion en ligne Match the description with the correct state. par Sherri Burke 1 Located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. Its state capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha. Its abbreviation is NE. 2 The most populated state in the United States. Located at the west coast. Suffers from frequent earthquakes. 3 A small state on the east coast, contains the cities Baltimore and Annapolis. Its abbreviation is MD. 4 A state in the southeast, contains the city of Atlanta, named after King George II of Great Britain. 5 An eastern state, its capital city is Charleston. Considered to be the "Southern-most northern state". Its abbreviation is WV. 6 Located on the east coast. Its size is the second smallest from all states. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, to the northeast by New Jersey, and to the north by Pennsylvania 7 Contains the cities Louisville and Lexington. Nicknamed: "Bluegrass State". The birthplace of Abraham Lincoln. "_____ Fried Chicken". 8 A large northern state, borders with Canada, one of the Mountain States. Contains three of the five entrances to Yellowstone National Park. Abbreviation is MT. 9 A small state, boarding New York and Pennsylvania. It’s the most densely populated state in the US. Contains Newark and Atlantic City. 10 One of the Mountain States in the northwest. Its capital is Boise. Borders with Washington and Oregon. Nicknamed "Gem State" and "Potato State". Abbreviation is ID. 11 A southern state named after the biggest river in the United States. Jackson is its capital city. 12 The state with the smallest area. Located in the New England region. Nicknamed "The Ocean State". Its abbreviation is RI.