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Colorado Borders

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What does Colorado’s nearly rectangular boundary reveal about its political geography?

  • Mountain ridges form perfect lines
  • Many borders were surveyed as straight latitude and longitude lines
  • Every border follows a river
  • The state is naturally square
Correct answer(s):
  • Many borders were surveyed as straight latitude and longitude lines

Why is Colorado’s connection with Arizona geographically unusual?

  • They share the longest state border
  • They are separated by an ocean
  • The two states meet at a single point rather than along a border segment
  • Arizona surrounds Colorado
Correct answer(s):
  • The two states meet at a single point rather than along a border segment

Why does Colorado look almost rectangular on a map?

  • Four mountain ranges form perfect straight lines
  • Many boundaries follow lines of latitude and longitude
  • Its coast was surveyed in a square
  • All borders follow rivers
Correct answer(s):
  • Many boundaries follow lines of latitude and longitude

Where do Colorado and Arizona touch?

  • Along the Colorado River
  • Along a long southern border
  • They do not touch anywhere
  • At the Four Corners point
Correct answer(s):
  • At the Four Corners point

Which four states meet at Four Corners?

  • Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico
  • Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas
  • Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, and Kansas
  • Colorado, Idaho, Utah, and Nevada
Correct answer(s):
  • Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico