1. US POLITICAL AND PHYSICAL MAP
LABELING YOUR US MAP
PLEASE LABEL THE FOLLOWING
ALL 50 STATES
COLOR CODE ALL STATES WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI BY THE DECADE THEY WERE ADMITTED (EX: 1860’S = ORANGE, 1870’S= PURPLE) ALL STATES BEFORE SHOULD BE ONE COLOR
BODIES OF WATER – NOT MEXICO OR CANADA
ATLANTIC OCEAN
PACIFIC OCEAN
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
RIO GRAND RIVER
GULF OF MEXICO
THE GREAT LAKES (YOU DO NOT HAVE TO LABLE THEM INDIVIDUALLY)
LABEL THE TWO MAJOR MOUNTAIN RANGES IN THE UNITED STATES
DRAW IN THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
MAKE SURE YOU PUT A KEY / LEGEND ON THE LEFT SIDE SHOWING WHAT SYMBOLS / COLORS YOU ARE USING AND WHAT THEY REPRESENT. (EX: MOUNTAINS ^^^^^^^)
REMEMBER ONLY USE BLUE FOR WATER