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Name: ____________________________________

Due: _____________________________________

United States Map Project (USII .1f, USII.2c)

Directions: Use your Journey textbook or another resource to complete your four maps.

Map #1 Label the States in blue or black ink.

Map #2 Label and Color each region. Make a key of your region colors on your map.

Map #3 Label the cities in blue or black ink.

Map #4 Label 10 bodies and physical features of the U.S.

States and Cities Grouped by Region:

1. NORTHEAST:

States – Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania

Cities – New York, Boston, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia

2. SOUTHEAST:

States – Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas

Cities – Washington, D.C., Atlanta, New Orleans

3. MIDWEST:

States – Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota

Cities – Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit

4. SOUTHWEST:

States – Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona

Cities – San Antonio, Santa Fe

5. ROCKY MOUNTAINS:

States – Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho

Cities – Denver, Salt Lake City

6. PACIFIC:

States – Washington, Oregon, California

Cities – San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle

7. NONCONTIGUOUS:

States – Alaska, Hawaii

Cities – Juneau, Honolulu

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Color Key:

Northeast

Southeast

Rocky Mountain

Pacific

Southwest

Midwest

Non-Contiguous

In which region do you live? ________________________________________

List all of the states in your Region ____________________________________

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| |Atlantic Ocean | 9. |Mississippi River |

| |Pacific Ocean |10. |Missouri River |

| |Great Lakes |11. |Ohio River |

| |Great Salt Lake |12. |Red River |

| |Gulf of Mexico |13. |Rio Grande River |

| |Arkansas River |14. |Tennessee River |

| |Colorado River |15. |Snake River |

| |Columbia River |

1. Appalachian Mountains

2. Great Plains

3. Rocky Mountains

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Map #1: Label the States

Map #4

Map #3: Label Cities from Page #1

Map #2: Color code Regions and Label Regions

Map #4: Label 10 of the following bodies of

water using your blue pen or pencil.

Color rivers blue.

Map #4: Now: Label the following land features.

Write the name of the feature and color the mountains brown and the plains yellow.

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