Explore North America - Montgomery Knolls/Pine Crest PTA

[Pages:48]Pine Crest Elementary School Geography Bowl Winter 2019

Our World, Our Country

Your First and Last Name: Your Teacher's Name: Your Grade:

___ANSWER KEY__________ ____________________________________ _____________

Explore North America

This program was developed at Woodlin Elementary School in Silver Spring, MD and adapted for use at Piney Branch Elementary School & Pine Crest Elementary School. Thank you to , and / xpeditions for their downloadable maps and other material. Visit these sites for more geography information.

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Table of Contents

Directions for Completing This Packet

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The United States of America

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State Capitals and Postal Abbreviations

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New England States:

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Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

Mid-Atlantic States:

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New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, the District of Columbia

South Atlantic States:

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West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida

East South Central States:

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Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi

West South Central States:

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Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana

Midwestern and Great Plains States:

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North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin,

Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio

Mountain States:

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Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico

Pacific States:

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Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, California

Major Bodies of Water:

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The Great Lakes, The Mississippi River

Mountain Ranges

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Canada

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Mexico

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Central America

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Caribbean

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Words to Know

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Come along on a journey to explore the North America!

Your journey will take you across the United States of America. Along the way, you will climb high atop mountains, descend deep into canyons, cross flat plains, and navigate bodies of water, both large and small. You will also learn about our northern neighbor, Canada. Then you will head south through Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Happy trails!

Directions:

1. Throughout this packet, you will find maps and questions. All the information you need to answer the questions is found on the maps in this packet. You do not need to look at maps or books outside of this packet to find the answers. You will need a pencil and colored pencils or crayons to complete this packet. You may work with a friend, sibling, parent, or guardian.

2. Remember that on the maps, capital cities are marked with stars. Vocabulary words in italics can be found at the end of the packet, in the Words to Know section.

3. All important dates are included in the packet letter. Put your completed packet in the GeoBowl Box in the Front Lobby. The packet will be returned to you with any corrections marked as needed. You will also receive a certificate recognizing your interest and effort.

4. All students who complete the packet and show an effort to study for the GeoBowl quiz are eligible to participate on a GeoBowl team (see packet letter for more details.) Teams may be made up of students from different classes.

5. The grade-level GeoBowl teams will compete against each other in bowls at assemblies April 26th.

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The United States of America

The United States of America (USA) is located on the continent of North America, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The USA is made up of fifty (50) states. Two (2) of the states are not connected by land to the other 48 states. Alaska lies on the northwestern border of Canada, and Hawaii is a group of small islands in the Pacific Ocean. The total population of the United States is approximately 308,747,538 people (taken from the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau Count). Every 10 years, a count of everyone living in the United States takes place. This count is called a census, and the next one will happen in 2020. The original colonies were in the east of the USA. As the country grew, settlers moved from east to west across the continent. This packet also starts in the east and moves west.

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State Capitals and Postal Abbreviations

Give each numbered state its name and state capital. The postal abbreviation is already provided to give you a clue. Postal abbreviations are a two letter code for a state that the post office uses to deliver mail. The postal abbreviation for Maryland is MD. See the maps of the states grouped by region later in the packet for help.

State Name

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Delaware

Pennsylvania 2.

New Jersey 3.

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Georgia

State Capital Dover

Harrisburg Trenton Atlanta

Postal Abbreviation

DE

PA

NJ

GA

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State Name

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Connecticut

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Massachusetts

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Maryland

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South Carolina

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New Hampshire

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Virginia

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New York

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North Carolina

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Rhode Island

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Vermont

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Kentucky

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Tennessee

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Ohio

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Louisiana

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Indiana

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Mississippi

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Illinois

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Alabama

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Maine

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Missouri

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Arkansas

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Michigan

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Florida

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Texas

State Capital Hartford Boston Annapolis Columbia Concord Richmond Albany Raleigh

Providence Montpelier Frankfort Nashville Columbus Baton Rouge Indianapolis

Jackson Springfield Montgomery

Augusta Jefferson City

Little Rock Lansing

Tallahassee Austin

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Postal Abbreviation

CT MA MD SC NH VA NY NC RI VT KY TN OH LA IN MS IL AL ME MO AR MI FL TX

State Name

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Iowa

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Wisconsin

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California

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Minnesota

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Oregon

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Kansas

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West Virgina

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Nevada

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Nebraska

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Colorado

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North Dakota

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South Dakota

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Montana

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Washington

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Idaho

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Wyoming

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Utah

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Oklahoma

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New Mexico

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Arizona

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Alaska

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Hawaii

State Capital Des Moines

Madison Sacramento

St. Paul Salem Topeka Charleston Carson City Lincoln Denver Bismarck Pierre Helena Olympia Boise Cheyenne Salt Lake City Oklahoma City Santa Fe Phoenix Juneau Honolulu

Postal Abbreviation

IA WI CA MN OR KS WV NV NE CO ND SD MT WA ID WY UT OK NM AZ AK HI

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New England States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New

Hampshire, Rhode Island, & Vermont

1. Connecticut is the third smallest state in size in the USA. About how wide is this state? (Hint: use the key on the bottom of the map.) 50 miles, 100 miles, 200 miles, or 300 miles?

________________100 miles___________________________ 2. Rhode Island is the smallest state in size in the United States. Using the key at the bottom of the map, estimate how many miles long Rhode Island is from north to south.

__________________~50 miles________________________________ 3. Which ocean borders Massachusetts?

____________________Atlantic Ocean_______________________________ 8

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