MD History
1st settlement in Maryland.
What is St. Mary's?
These mountains can be found in Western MD.
What are the Allegheny Mountans?
He is known as "The Iron Man" in baseball, as he played the most consecutive games with the Orioles.
Who is Cal Ripken Jr.?
Use this to figure out direction on a map.
What is a compass rose?
This is our state sport.
What is jousting?
MD was founded by the Lord Baltimore and this other family.
What is the Calvert's?
The Eastern shore is this type of land.
What is farmland? (or flat)
She lead over 300 slaves to freedom from her home on the Eastern Shore of MD.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This helps measure the distance between 2 points on a map.
What is a scale?
This is our state bird.
What is the Oriole?
The capital of Maryland is this city.
What is Annapolis?
This bay divides Maryland into two parts.
What is the Chesapeake Bay?
This Olympic swimmer has more gold medals than any other swimmer in history.
Who is Michael Phelps?
Check this out to understand the symbols on a map.
What is a map key (or legend?)
Besides swimming and hiking, you can do this at Calvert Cliffs State Park.
What is fossil hunting?
This largest city in MD was founded in 1732.
What is Baltimore?
Baltimore sits on the shores of this "P" River.
What is the Patapsco?
He wrote our National Anthem.
Who is Francis Scott Key?
This imaginary line makes you a time traveler.
What is the International Date Line?
What is leashed?
MD was founded on this principle.
What is religious freedom (or equality/equal rights)
This city is known for its beach, which is on the Atlantic Ocean.
What is Ocean CIty?
SHe is a singer and also stars in a reality tv show with her sisters.
Who is Toni Braxton?
This imaginary line runs through Greenwich, England.
What is the Prime Meridian?
Yummm...this is the MD state dessert.
What is the Smith Island Cake?