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Can be a picture or a shape

symbol

100

How many regions is the U.S. divided into?

5

100

What were the original states called when the settlers first came from England?

13 colonies

200

Describes what a symbol or color on the map stands for.

Key or Legend 

200

What are the names of the 5 regions?

West, Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Midwest

200
What did America pay for the Louisiana Purchase and who did they purchase it from?
$15 million, France
300

Name the lines on the map that help with location and which direction each type goes.

Latitude- North South

Longitude- East West

300

Which region is mostly desert area and only has 4 states? What are the 4 states?

Southwest

Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma 

300

What impacts did the Louisiana Purchase have on the U.S.?

It doubled the U.S. in size and gave people more land/resources to use

400

Why do you need a scale on a map and what does it do?

You need a scale because the map is smaller than real life distance, it tells you a measurement on the map and the real life distance it is equal to. 

400
What 2 regions have twelve states?  What is the difference in area of these two regions?

Midwest and Southeast

Midwest takes up more area/land than the Southeast

400
What were some of the reasons settlers moved west?

Gold, religious freedom, more resources, cheap land

500

What is a compass rose and label the directions in the correct places on one you draw. 

tells you the direction a location is on the map, N, E, S, W

500

Why are there so many "west's?" What was the historical event that lead to these regions?

Because colonists added more land as they moved/settled west.  Westward expansion

500

Why do maps change when different historical events take place? 

War, purchases, settlement lead to countries growing and changing based on who controls that area at that time.