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Part One: Creating the Map: Using your textbook, pages 120-121, and page 130 label all of the following items on your map accurately. Also, color the items according to the directions. Work in order so that everything will fit nicely on your map.

1. Label the Following Bodies of water in Pen.

|Mackenzie River |Mississippi River |Hudson Bay |

|Great Lakes |Yukon River |Atlantic Ocean |

|Lake Winnipeg |St. Lawrence River |Arctic Ocean |

|Rio Grande |Ohio River |Pacific Ocean |

|Great Salt Lake |Bering Strait |Gulf of Mexico |

2. Color the above Bodies of Water In Blue (you may outline oceans, gulfs, and bays).

3. Label and draw in the following landforms according to their key.

• Rocky Mountains (Brown Triangles)

• Appalachian Mountains (Brown Triangles)

• Mt. Denali (Blank Triangle)

• Canadian Shield (Purple Triangles)

• Death Valley (Inverted Orange Triangle)

• Great Plains (series of thin dotted lines)

4. Using page 130 in the textbook, create and color in the following:

• Continental Divide (Red Line)-

• Fall Line (Yellow Line)

5. Using a Star Symbol, locate and label the following cities.

• Ottawa

• Washington D.C.

6. Label both Canada and the United States of America (anywhere you have room on your map).

7. Create a compass and label all four major directions.

8. Using a series of dotted lines, create a division of national borders.

• Between the US and Mexico (Red dotted line)

• Between the US and Canada (Blue dotted line)

• Between Alaska (US) and Canada (Greed dotted Line)

9. Label and draw in if necessary the following islands

• Hawaiian Island

• Vancouver Island

• Newfoundland Island

• South Padre Island

• Long Island

10. Color the rest of Canada Pink

11. Color the rest of the United States Green

12. Title your Map, “United States and Canada”

Part Two: Canada and the United States Mapping Lab (on level)

Directions: Read the scenario below. Scan the names of the maps in the Geography Text book pages 120-124 and 126 to determine which map you need to answer the question. Then, using all of the clues in the question locate the area that is being described.

1. Which Canadian city has a population of over 5 Million. ____________________________________________

A. Vancouver B. Montreal C. New York D. Toronto

2. What state in the United States is home to all of the following climates: Marine West Coast, Mediterranean, Arid, Semi-Arid, and Subarctic? ___________________________________

A. California B. Washington C. Colorado D. British Colombia

3. Which resource is most abundant in Texas, Alaska, and Alberta? __________________________

A. Oil B. Coal C. Natural Gas D. Gold

4. Near what type of feature will you find the most densely populated areas? _____________________________

A. Mountains B. Plains C. Water D. Islands

5. What is the most common type of vegetation in the central area of southern Canada and the United States?

A. Mixed Forest B. Tropical Grasslands C. Temperate Grasslands D. Ice Cap

6. Which of the following states or provinces has the highest elevation? __________________________

A. Mississippi B. Saskatchewan C. Utah D. Quebec

7. Which land feature is longest in miles? _____________________

A. Rocky Mountains B. Rio Grande C. Yukon River D. Canadian Shield

8. If I wanted to work in the Uranium industry, which state would I not live in?

A. Arizona B. Ontario C. Saskatchewan D. Texas

9. How many states and provinces have land above the Arctic Circle? _________________________

A. 5 B. 4 C. 3 D. 2

10. Which state or province has a tropical climate? _____________________________

A. Texas B. Florida C. Manitoba D. Hawaii

Part Two: Canada and the United States Mapping Lab (Pre-AP)

Directions: Read the scenario below. Scan the names of the maps in the Geography Text book pages 120-124 and 126 to determine which map you need to answer the question. Then, using all of the clues in the question locate the area that is being described.

1. Which Canadian city has a population of over 5 Million. ____________________________________________

2. What state in the United States is home to all of the following climates: Marine West Coast, Mediterranean, Arid, Semi-Arid, and Subarctic? ___________________________________

3. Which resource is most abundant in Texas, Alaska, and Alberta? __________________________

4. Near what type of feature will you find the most densely populated areas? _____________________________

5. What is the most common type of vegetation in the central area of southern Canada and the United States?

6. Which of the following states or provinces has the highest elevation? __________________________

7. Which land feature is longest in miles? _____________________

8. If I wanted to work in the Uranium industry, which state US would I live in? ______________________

9. How many states and provinces have land above the Arctic Circle? _________________________

10. Which state or province has a tropical climate? _____________________________

Part Three: Create your Own

Directions: Using the maps on pages 120-124, create a situation that has not already been used above, and provide a correct answer.

1.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Answer:_________________________________________

2.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Answer:_________________________________________

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