West Region Lesson

Let's get ready to learn our states and capitals!

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Can you learn all 50 states and capitals? What about their abbreviations? Do you know where each state is located?

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West Region

11 states and capitals

States and capitals are capitalized.

State abbreviations are two capital letters taken from the state name. There are no spaces or punctuation in state abbreviations.

Alaska

capital: Juneau

abbreviation: AK

Hawaii

capital: Honolulu

abbreviation: HI

Washington

capital: Olympia

abbreviation: WA

Oregon

capital: Salem

abbreviation: OR

California

capital: Sacramento

abbreviation: CA

Idaho

capital: Boise

abbreviation: ID

Montana

capital: Helena

abbreviation: MT

Wyoming

capital: Cheyenne

abbreviation: WY

Nevada

capital: Carson City

abbreviation: NV

Utah

capital: Salt Lake City

abbreviation: UT

Colorado

capital: Denver

abbreviation: CO