Read each clue and name the place it describes. The answer begins with the letter of the alphabet next to the clue.  
   
A __________ desert along the west coast of South America  
B __________ town in Maine near Acadia National Park  
C __________ mountains in New York; home of Rip Van Winkle  
D __________ the capital of Delaware  
E __________ national park in Southern Florida  
F __________ a city in Germany  
G __________ a country in Central America  
H __________ a dam in the Southwestern United States named after a President  
I __________ country of islands between Asia and Australia  
J __________ the capital of Missouri  
K __________ many islands at the southern tip of Florida  
L __________ African country between Egypt and Algeria  
M __________ a state that touches four of the Great Lakes  
N __________ the capital of Tennessee  
O __________ a plateau in Missouri and Arkansas  
P __________ a body of salt water in Washington State  
Q __________ French-speaking Canadian province  
R __________ the river separating the U.S. from Mexico  
S __________ the largest desert in the world  
T __________ a sea between New Zealand and Australia  
U __________ a small, oil-rich country in Southwest Asia  
V __________ the smallest country in the world  
W __________ a state north of Illinois  
X __________ a large Chinese city southwest of Beijing at 34ƒN, 109ƒE  
Y __________ Alaskan river that flows to the Bering Sea  
Z __________ a big river in southern Africa  

   
Courtesy of Fred Willman, Kennedy Junior High, Naperville, Illinois 
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