United States Geography Project

United States Map Diagnostic

United States Map Diagnostic Directions: Label the map to the best of your ability. One extra point will be awarded for correctly labeling Washington D.C. Northern (green) Connecticut Delaware Maine Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont Western (yellow) Colorado Idaho Kansas Montana Nebraska New Mexico North Dakota Oklahoma South Dakota Texas Wyoming Central (orange) Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Michigan Minnesota Missouri Ohio Wisconsin Southern (red) Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginia West Virginia Pacific (purple) Alaska Arizona California Hawaii Nevada Oregon Utah Washington Total Score____ / 50 Name: __________________________________ Period: _________

United States Map #1: Study Guide Map

United States Map #1: Study Guide Map Directions: Use the internet to label all the states of the United States. Make sure that your map is completed correctly as it will be your reference map for future maps, quizzes, and tests. Northern (green) Connecticut Delaware Maine Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont Western (yellow) Colorado Idaho Kansas Montana Nebraska New Mexico North Dakota Oklahoma South Dakota Texas Wyoming Central (orange) Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Michigan Minnesota Missouri Ohio Wisconsin Southern (red) Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginia West Virginia Pacific (purple) Alaska Arizona California Hawaii Nevada Oregon Utah Washington Completeness: ____ / 20 Labeled All the Countries:____/ 50 (1 pt. ea.) Total Score____ / 70 Name: __________________________________ Period: _________

United States Map #2: Regional Map

United States Map #2: Regional Map Directions: Label all the states in U.S. first. Next color them according to the regional key. Northern (green) Connecticut Delaware Maine Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont Western (yellow) Colorado Idaho Kansas Montana Nebraska New Mexico North Dakota Oklahoma South Dakota Texas Wyoming Central (orange) Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Michigan Minnesota Missouri Ohio Wisconsin Southern (red) Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginia West Virginia Pacific (purple) Alaska Arizona California Hawaii Nevada Oregon Utah Washington Completeness: ____ / 20 Correct Coloring: ____ / 30 Labeled All the Countries:____/ 50 (1 pt. ea.) Total Score____ / 100 Completeness: ____ / 30 Followed Directions: ____ / 18 Correct Coloring: ____ / 30 Labeled All the Countries:____/ 52 (1 pt. ea.) Total Score____ / 130 Name: __________________________________ Period: _________

United States Map #3: Physical Map

United States Map #3: Physical Map Directions: First use your study guide map, Map #1, to help you label all the states of the United States. Use this list and the internet to complete a rendition of a physical map of the United States. Lakes (Label and color light blue) Great Salt Lake Lake Erie Lake Huron Lake Michigan Lake Ontario Lake Superior Mountains (Label and draw VVVV) Alaska Range Appalachian Mts. Cascade Ranges Coast Range Rocky Mts. Sierra Nevada Range River (Label and outline in blue ) Columbia River Colorado River Missouri River Mississippi River Ohio River Hudson River Rio Grande River Seas (label and color dark blue) Atlantic Ocean Bering Sea Gulf of Alaska Gulf of Mexico Pacific Ocean Plains (Label and color light green) Great Plains Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains Labeled all Physical features: ____/52 Completeness: ____ / 30 Labeled All the States____/ 50 Neatness: ____/20 Total Score____ / 150 Name: __________________________________ Period: _________

United States Map #4: Annexation

United States Map #4: Annexation Directions: First use your study guide map, Map #1, to help you label all the states in the United States. Then use the internet or other classroom resources to find out the year each state was added to the United States. Write the year down inside of each state and color your map according to the key. Key 1787-1790: Red 1791-1812: Green 1813-1850: Yellow 1851-1900: orange 1901-Present: purple Wrote all Dates (year) ____/50 Correct Coloring: ____ / 30 Labeled All the States____/ 50 Completeness: ____/20 Total Score____ / 150 Name: __________________________________ Period: _________

United States Map #5: Population

United States Map #5: Population Directions:First, fill in as many states as you can without using your Study Guide Map. Use Map #1 to help you fill in all remaining states. Then use the internet or other classroom resources to find out the current population of each state. Write down the number of residents of each state inside of the state (you can simply write the number next to the name for smaller states). Last, color the map according to the key Key Over 10 Million Residents: Red 6,000,001-10 Million Residents: Green 3,000,001-6 million Residents: Yellow 1,000,001-3 million Residents: orange Under 1 Million Residents: purple Population: ____/50 Correct Coloring: ____ / 30 Labeled All the States____/ 50 Completeness: ____/20 Total Score____ / 150 Name: __________________________________ Period: _________

United States Map #6: Electoral/ Representatives

United States Map #6: Electors/Representatives Directions: First label the states of the United States. Next, use the internet or other sources to determine how many Representatives each state has. That number should be the sum of the number of Representatives in the House of Representatives and the Senate. This number is also equivalent to the number of electoral votes that each state has. Finally color the map according to the key. Key Over 15 Representatives/Electors: Red 11-15 Representatives/Electors: Green 8-10 Representatives/Electors: Yellow 5-7 Representatives/Electors: Orange 3-4 Representatives/Electors:Purple Correct Coloring: ____/50 Completeness: ____ / 30 Labeled All the States____/ 50 Total Score____ / 130 Name: __________________________________ Period: _________

United States Map #7: 2012 Election Results

United States Map #7: 2012 Election Results Directions: First label the states of the United States. Then use the internet to look up the results of the 2012 Election. Color the map according to the key. Obama: Blue Romney: Red Correct Coloring: ____/50 Completeness: ____ / 30 Labeled All the States____/ 50 Total Score____ / 130 Name: __________________________________ Period: _________