1. Parts of a Map & Physical Maps

2. On a blank sheet of paper, sketch an outline of the United States
Use pages A20-A21 and 15 in your World Geography textbook to complete the following
On a blank sheet of paper, sketch an outline of the United States
Does not have to be precise
Draw and label lines of latitude and longitude at 5° intervals
Put a compass rose on your map
Put a scale on your map
Put a title on your map

3. Use pages in your World Geography Textbook to answer the following questions on the back of your paper
What is the purpose of a physical map?
What is “relief”?
How does a physical map represent relief?
What is the purpose of a political map?
What sorts of things do political maps show?

4. Use pages A18-A19 in your World Geography textbook to answer the following questions
What islands form a state in the US?
What is the largest mountain range in the US?
Are most around-sea-level areas inland or on the coast?
Through what states does the Mississippi river flow?
What region of the US is the lowest?
What states border Lake Michigan?

5. San Francisco, CA Boston, MA Philadelphia, PA Atlanta, GA Miami, FL
Use pages A18-A19 in your World Geography textbook to identify the elevation range of the following cities
San Francisco, CA
Boston, MA
Philadelphia, PA
Atlanta, GA
Miami, FL
New Orleans, LA
Chicago, IL
Minneapolis, MN
Denver, CO
Phoenix, AZ

6. Human-Environment Interaction: The US
Mountain Ranges
The Appalachian Mountains made it more difficult for Europeans to move inland from the East Coast
The Rocky Mountains made it more difficult for Europeans to move inland from the West Coast
Railroads built in the middle and end of the 1800’s allowed settlers to move more easily through the mountains
Rivers
It is far easier to move goods on a river barge than over land
The Mississippi River is one of the most important trade routes in the US
Where a river enters into an ocean, ports are needed to move goods from sea-going ships to river barges
Ex.: New Orleans