Where in the United States are YOU?

We will practice our geography knowledge and skills Using a simulated trip across America.

Let’s Begin, Put Your Finger at… Just west of 35°N, 81°W What state are you in? What town are you in? Go north 5° in a straight line. What natural barrier did you cross? What state would you have been in if it was 1845?

Using your atlas… What is the major land use for this area? Would this area be considered rural or urban? If it’s May, what’s the weather like? How far above or below sea level are you? Get on I-81 and go to the capital of Pennsylvania. Where are you?

From there… Go to 40°N 96’, 75°W 16’ What city are you in? What state is at your east? Now take I-95 North to the city that birthed the Sons of Liberty and the patriot cause. Where are you? What road should you take to go to Lake Erie? What town do you need to go to – to see both the Erie Canal and Lake Erie?

Now…Your Turn, On the US Map Plan a course from where you are to Topeka, Kansas. Draw and label the freeways you’ll take. Draw symbols that show what you’ll see on the road in each state you travel through. Draw symbols that show experience the weather you’re experiencing (it’s May). Label the cities and states you’ll see on the road. Label the major meridians and lines of parallel. Add anything else (land use, population, time zones) you think important to your trip.