Great Lakes
What is the acronym that can help you remember the Great Lakes?
HOMES
How many states are there?
50
What part of the map explains the symbols and/or colors used?
Key or Legend
What country did many of the colonists come from?
Which mountain range is taller and more jagged?
The Rocky Mountains
How many Great Lakes are there?
5
Name 5 states.
Answers will vary
Name the cardinal directions and intermediate directions.
North, South, East, West, Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest
Name 5 of the colonies.
Answers will vary
What caused the Appalachian Mountains to be shorter and more rounded than the Rocky Mountains?
Erosion
What ocean do the Great Lakes flow into?
What is the capital of New York?
If you travel from the Rocky Mountains to the Appalachian Mountains, what direction are you going?
East
What were 2 reasons the colonists wanted to leave their homes and find a new place to live?
Answers will vary: religious freedom, political freedom, they wanted a better life, they didn't want to be poor, they wanted to escape the King's harsh rules, etc.
Which mountain range is longer?
Rocky Mountains
The water is polluted
What are the two states that are not a part of the contiguous United States?
Alaska and Hawaii
Name 5 examples of geographical features you might see on a map.
Answers will vary: lake, river, pond, mountains, desert, park, forest, woods, etc.
They had fertile soil to grow crops that are good for making bread, such as wheat, corn, and rye.
How many states do the Rocky Mountains go through? How many states do the Appalachian Mountains go through?
Rocky Mountains: 11
Appalachian Mountains: 14
Name 3 of the Great Lakes
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
There are 5 regions in the United States.Name them all.
Midwest, West, Southeast, Southwest, North
What is the word for the science of creating maps?
Cartography
Which of the Thirteen Colonies was the first to become a state?
Delaware
How are mountain ranges formed? Write 2 complete sentences.
Answers will vary. Plate tectonics, or movement from the Earth's tectonic plates. When they collide, the crumple and fold until the rocks are forced upwards.