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PineCrestElementarySchoolGeographyBowlWinter2019

OurWorld,OurCountry

YourFirstandLastName: ___ANSWERKEY__________YourTeacher’sName: ____________________________________YourGrade: _____________

ThisprogramwasdevelopedatWoodlinElementarySchoolinSilverSpring,MDandadaptedforuseatPineyBranchElementarySchool&PineCrestElementarySchool.ThankyoutoEnchantedLearning.com,discoveryschool.comandNationalgeographic.com/xpeditionsfortheirdownloadablemapsandothermaterial.Visitthesesitesformoregeographyinformation.

ExploreNorthAmerica

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TableofContents

DirectionsforCompletingThisPacket 3

TheUnitedStatesofAmerica 4

StateCapitalsandPostalAbbreviations 5

NewEnglandStates: 8 Connecticut,Maine,Massachusetts,NewHampshire,RhodeIsland,Vermont

Mid-AtlanticStates: 11 NewYork,Pennsylvania,NewJersey,Maryland,Delaware,theDistrictofColumbia

SouthAtlanticStates: 14 WestVirginia,Virginia,NorthCarolina,SouthCarolina,Georgia,Florida

EastSouthCentralStates: 17 Kentucky,Tennessee,Alabama,Mississippi

WestSouthCentralStates: 20 Texas,Oklahoma,Arkansas,Louisiana

MidwesternandGreatPlainsStates: 23 NorthDakota,SouthDakota,Minnesota,Wisconsin, Michigan,Nebraska,Iowa,Kansas,Missouri,Illinois,Indiana,Ohio

MountainStates: 29 Montana,Idaho,Wyoming,Nevada,Utah,Colorado,Arizona,NewMexico

PacificStates: 33 Alaska,Hawaii,Washington,Oregon,California

MajorBodiesofWater: 36 TheGreatLakes,TheMississippiRiver

MountainRanges 39

Canada 40

Mexico 42

CentralAmerica 44

Caribbean 46

WordstoKnow 48

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ComealongonajourneytoexploretheNorthAmerica!

YourjourneywilltakeyouacrosstheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Alongtheway,youwillclimbhighatopmountains,descenddeepintocanyons,crossflatplains,andnavigatebodiesofwater,bothlargeandsmall.Youwillalsolearnaboutournorthernneighbor,Canada.ThenyouwillheadsouththroughMexico,CentralAmericaandtheCaribbean.Happytrails!Directions:

1. Throughoutthispacket,youwillfindmapsandquestions.Alltheinformationyouneedtoanswerthequestionsisfoundonthemapsinthispacket.Youdonotneedtolookatmapsorbooksoutsideofthispackettofindtheanswers.Youwillneedapencilandcoloredpencilsorcrayonstocompletethispacket.Youmayworkwithafriend,sibling,parent,orguardian.

2. Rememberthatonthemaps,capitalcitiesaremarkedwithstars.Vocabularywordsin

italicscanbefoundattheendofthepacket,intheWordstoKnowsection.

3. Allimportantdatesareincludedinthepacketletter.PutyourcompletedpacketintheGeoBowlBoxintheFrontLobby.Thepacketwillbereturnedtoyouwithanycorrectionsmarkedasneeded.Youwillalsoreceiveacertificaterecognizingyourinterestandeffort.

4. AllstudentswhocompletethepacketandshowanefforttostudyfortheGeoBowlquiz

areeligibletoparticipateonaGeoBowlteam(seepacketletterformoredetails.)Teamsmaybemadeupofstudentsfromdifferentclasses.

5. Thegrade-levelGeoBowlteamswillcompeteagainsteachotherinbowlsatassemblies

April26th.

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TheUnitedStatesofAmerica

TheUnitedStatesofAmerica(USA)islocatedonthecontinentofNorthAmerica,borderedbyCanadatothenorthandMexicotothesouth.TheUSAismadeupoffifty(50)states.Two(2)ofthestatesarenotconnectedbylandtotheother48states.AlaskaliesonthenorthwesternborderofCanada,andHawaiiisagroupofsmallislandsinthePacificOcean.ThetotalpopulationoftheUnitedStatesisapproximately308,747,538people(takenfromthe2010U.S.CensusBureauCount).Every10years,acountofeveryonelivingintheUnitedStatestakesplace.Thiscountiscalledacensus,andthenextonewillhappenin2020.TheoriginalcolonieswereintheeastoftheUSA.Asthecountrygrew,settlersmovedfromeasttowestacrossthecontinent.Thispacketalsostartsintheeastandmoveswest.

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StateCapitalsandPostalAbbreviations

Giveeachnumberedstateitsnameandstatecapital.Thepostalabbreviationisalreadyprovidedtogiveyouaclue.Postalabbreviationsareatwolettercodeforastatethatthepostofficeusestodelivermail.ThepostalabbreviationforMarylandisMD.Seethemapsofthestatesgroupedbyregionlaterinthepacketforhelp. StateName StateCapital Postal

Abbreviation

1. Delaware Dover DE

2.Pennsylvania Harrisburg

PA

3.NewJersey Trenton

NJ

4. Georgia Atlanta GA

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StateName StateCapital PostalAbbreviation

5. Connecticut Hartford CT

6. Massachusetts Boston MA

7. Maryland Annapolis MD

8. SouthCarolina Columbia SC

9. NewHampshire Concord NH

10. Virginia Richmond VA

11. NewYork Albany NY

12. NorthCarolina Raleigh NC

13. RhodeIsland Providence RI

14. Vermont Montpelier VT

15. Kentucky Frankfort KY

16. Tennessee Nashville TN

17. Ohio Columbus OH

18. Louisiana BatonRouge LA

19. Indiana Indianapolis IN

20. Mississippi Jackson MS

21. Illinois Springfield IL

22. Alabama Montgomery AL

23. Maine Augusta ME

24. Missouri JeffersonCity MO

25. Arkansas LittleRock AR

26. Michigan Lansing MI

27. Florida Tallahassee FL

28. Texas Austin TX

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StateName StateCapital Postal

Abbreviation

29. Iowa DesMoines IA

30. Wisconsin Madison WI

31. California Sacramento CA

32. Minnesota St.Paul MN

33. Oregon Salem OR

34. Kansas Topeka KS

35. WestVirgina Charleston WV

36. Nevada CarsonCity NV

37. Nebraska Lincoln NE

38. Colorado Denver CO

39. NorthDakota Bismarck ND

40. SouthDakota Pierre SD

41. Montana Helena MT

42. Washington Olympia WA

43. Idaho Boise ID

44. Wyoming Cheyenne WY

45. Utah SaltLakeCity UT

46. Oklahoma OklahomaCity OK

47. NewMexico SantaFe NM

48. Arizona Phoenix AZ

49. Alaska Juneau AK

50. Hawaii Honolulu HI

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NewEnglandStates:Connecticut,Maine,Massachusetts,NewHampshire,RhodeIsland,&Vermont

1.ConnecticutisthethirdsmalleststateinsizeintheUSA.Abouthowwideisthisstate?(Hint:usethekeyonthebottomofthemap.) 50miles,100miles,200miles,or300miles? ________________100miles___________________________2.RhodeIslandisthesmalleststateinsizeintheUnitedStates.Usingthekeyatthebottomofthemap,estimatehowmanymileslongRhodeIslandisfromnorthtosouth. __________________~50miles________________________________3.WhichoceanbordersMassachusetts? ____________________AtlanticOcean_______________________________

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4.Colorinredthecape(apointoflandjuttingintothesea)insoutheasternMassachusetts.ThiscapeiscalledCapeCod.Amuchsmallerpointofland,CapeAnn,isinthenortheast.PartsofCapeAnnwereactuallysettledbeforeBoston.5.Vermontisknownfordairyfarming,maplesugar,andicecream.WhichcountrybordersVermontonthenorth? _____________Canada_____________________________________6.NewHampshirehastheshortestcoastlineofalltheNewEnglandstates,exceptforlandlockedVermont.IsNewHampshirenorth,east,southorwestofVermont? _______________East___________________________________7.WhichoceanformsMaine’ssouthernborder? _______________AtlanticOcean____________________________________8.MaineisthelargeststateinNewEnglandandwasoncepartofMassachusetts.WhatisthecapitalcityofMaine? ________________Augusta____________________________________FunFacts:✏Connecticut,Massachusetts,NewHampshireandRhodeIslandwerepartoftheoriginalthirteencoloniesthatbecametheUnitedStateswhenindependencefromEnglandwasdeclaredin1776.✏Vermontwasthe14thstatetojointheUnitedStates.Itwasthefirststatetooutlawslavery. ColonialFlag

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Mid-AtlanticStates:NewYork,Pennsylvania,NewJersey,Maryland,Delaware,andtheDistrictofColumbia

EverystateintheMid-AtlanticRegionwasoneofthe13originalcoloniesoftheUnitedStates.ThatincludesNewYork,Pennsylvania,NewJersey,Maryland,andDelaware.1.WhatmountainrangerunsfromNewYorksouththroughMaryland?Coloritgreen. _____________AppalachianMountains_____________________________________2.Beforebecomingthenation’scapital,thelandthatisnowtheDistrictofColumbiawaspartofMaryland.Washington,D.C.becamethenation’scapitalonJune11,1800.(Previously,thecountryhadbeengovernedfromPhiladelphia,PA.)WhatstatebordersWashington,D.C.onthenorth,east,andsoutheast? ______________Maryland_____________________________3.WhatstatebordersDelawareonthewestandsouth? ______________Maryland___________________________________

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4.Marylandisdividedintotwopartsbyalargebodyofwater.Thisbodyofwaterproducesmoreseafood–oysters,crabs,clams,finfish–thananycomparablebodyofwaterintheworld.Whatisthisbodyofwatercalled? ________________ChesapeakeBay________________________________5.ThebeachesofRehoboth,Bethany,andDeweyareonthecoastofDelaware,alongthe __________Atlantic___________________Ocean.6.WhichoftheGreatLakesbordersPennsylvaniaonthenorthwest? ____________LakeErie_______________________________________7.WhichbayliesbetweenNewJerseyandthestatetothesouth? __________DelawareBay______________________8.WhatisthenameofthestatetothesouthofNewJersey? ___________Delaware____________9.WhichtwoGreatLakesborderNewYork?Colorthemblue.__________LakeErie________________________ _________LakeOntario_________________FunFacts:✏NewYork,NewYorkisthelargestcityintheUnitedStates,withover8millionpeople!✏TheStatueofLibertywasagiftfromthegovernmentofFrance.ItstandsonLibertyIslandinNewYorkHarborandhaswelcomedimmigrantsandrefugeesfromaroundtheworld.✏DelawareisknownastheFirstState,becauseitwasthefirsttoratify(approve)theConstitution.✏Washington,D.C.isnotastate.✏BoththeDeclarationofIndependenceandtheUnitedStatesConstitutionwerewrittenandsignedinPennsylvania.

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SouthAtlanticStates:WestVirginia,Virginia,NorthCarolina,SouthCarolina,Georgia,andFlorida

DelawareandMarylandareshownonthismap,butarecoveredintheMid-AtlanticRegionofthispacket.1.WestVirginiahasapanhandle(anarrowpartofastatethatlookslikeitcouldbegraspedbyahand).Inwhichdirectiondoesitpoint? _____________East/Northeast/ENE________________________________2.ThisstatewasofficiallydeclaredastatebyAbrahamLincolnonJune20,1863.ThisstateistheonlystateinthisregionthatdoesNOTbordertheAtlanticOcean.Whichstateisit? _____________WestVirginia________________________________________________

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3.WhatisthenameofthebaythatjoinstheAtlanticOceanonVirginia’seasternborder? _________________ChesapeakeBay____________________________________4.CivilrightsactivistMartinLutherKing,Jr.wasborninthecapitalofGeorgia.Whatisthenameofthiscity? _________________Atlanta___________________________________5.Florida,theonlystatethatwasoriginallyacolonyofSpain,isapeninsula(landalmostentirelysurroundedbywater).WhichoceanbordersFloridaontheeast? _______________AtlanticOcean_________________________________________6.WhichlargebodyofwaterbordersFloridaonthewest? ________________GulfofMexico___________________________________7.VirginiawasthehomeofGeorgeWashingtonandThomasJefferson.ThecapitaloftheConfederacyduringtheCivilWarisalsoVirginia’scurrentstatecapital.Whatisit? ________________Richmond_____________________________________8.ThefirstbattleoftheCivilWartookplaceatFortSumter,SouthCarolinain1860.WhatisthenameofthestatethatbordersSouthCarolinatothenorth? ________________NorthCarolina____________________________________FunFacts:✏In1903,OrvilleandWilburWrightconductedthefirstsuccessfulairplaneflightonanislandoffthenortheastcoastofNorthCarolina,inatowncalledKittyHawk.✏Virginia,NorthCarolina,SouthCarolina,andGeorgiawerepartoftheoriginal13coloniesthatbecametheUnitedStateswhenindependencefromEnglandwasdeclared.

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EastSouthCentralStates:Kentucky,Tennessee,Alabama,Mississippi

1.Kentuckypridesitselfinproducingsomeofthenation’sbesthorses.Thestatetakesitsnicknamefromthebluegrassthehorsessometimeseat.FrankfortisthecapitalofKentucky.TotheeastofFrankfortisacityknownasthecenterofthestate’sBluegrassarea.Whatisthenameofthiscity? ______________Lexington_________________________________2.WhatistheriverthatformsKentucky’snorthernborder.Traceitinblue. ___________________OhioRiver___________________________________3.WhatbodyofwaterbordersAlabamatothesouth? __________________GulfofMexico________________________________

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4.TherearethreelargecitiesinTennessee,locatedinthewestern,middle,andeasternpartsofthestate.Namethem.___________Memphis__________________________ ____________Knoxville_______________________________Nashville__________________________5.TheMississippiRiveristheoneofthelongestriversintheU.S.WhichthreestatesinthisregionhavetheMississippiRiverastheirwesternborder?_____________Kentucky______________________ _____________Mississippi_____________________________________Tennessee____________________6.WhichstateinthisregiondoesNOTbordertheMississippiRiver? ______________Alabama________________________________7.WhichstatebordersMississippitothenorth? __________________Tennessee______________________________ FunFacts:✏RootbeerwasinventedinBiloxi,Mississippiin1898byEdwardAdolfBarq,Sr.✏Kentucky’sMammothCaveisthelongestrecordedcavesystemintheworld.Itis348milesofexploredandmappedcaves.Ifyouputthesecondandthirdlongestcavesintheworldtogether,MammothCaveisstill100mileslonger.✏Tennesseeisfamousformusic:MemphisforBlues,Soul,andRock&Roll,andNashvilleforCountrymusic.

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WestSouthCentralStates:Texas,Oklahoma,Arkansas,Louisiana

1.Texasisthe2ndlargeststateinsizeandtheonlystatethatwasalsoanindependentrepublic.From1836until1845,itwasanindependentcountry,theRepublicofTexas.WhatisthelargebodyofwaterthatbordersTexastotheeast? __________________GulfMexico_________________________________2.WhichcountrybordersTexasonthesouthwest?

___________________Mexico___________________________________3.Whatisthenameoftheriverformingtheborderbetweenthesecountries? ___________________RioGrande______________________________________4.ThesquigglyborderbetweenTexasandOklahomaisformedbytheRedRiver.Tracethatborderinthecolorfromwhichtherivertakesitsname.5.Oklahomaismadeupofalargerectangleandalongpanhandle(anarrowpartofastatethatlookslikeitcouldbegraspedbyahand)onthenorthwest.WhatstateistothesouthofOklahoma’spanhandle? ___________________Texas_______________________________6.WhatriverformstheeasternborderofArkansas?Traceitinblue.

__________________MississippiRiver____________________________________

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7.BillClintonwasgovernorofArkansasandlivedinitscapitalandlargestcitywhenhewaselectedpresidentin1992.WhatisthecapitalandlargestcityinArkansas? _______________________LittleRock__________________________8.Louisiana’slargestcitywasalmostdestroyedbyHurricaneKatrinain2005.Thiscityissoutheastofthecapital,BatonRouge.Whatisthenameofthiscity?Circleitgreen. _____________________NewOrleans_________________________________9.Thenation’slargestriverrunsthroughLouisianatotheGulfofMexico.Nametheriver. _______________________MississippiRiver_______________________________FunFacts:✏Texashasagreaternumberoftornadoesthananyotherstate,butOklahoma’stornadoesaremoredangerous.✏Louisianaisoneofthemostmulticulturalstates;itslongtimeinhabitantsareofAmericanIndian,French,Spanish,English,andAfricanancestry.✏LouisianaistheonlystatewithalargepopulationofCajuns–descendantsoftheAcadianswhoweredrivenoutofCanadainthe1700s,becausetheywouldn’tpledgeallegiancetotheKingofEngland.

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MidwesternandGreatPlainsStates:NorthDakota,SouthDakota,Minnesota,Wisconsin,Michigan,Nebraska,Iowa,Kansas,Missouri,Illinois,Indiana,&Ohio

1.TheGreatPlainsaretreelessgrasslandsthatgetlittlerain.ThestatesoftheGreatPlainslieinacolumnbetweenNorthDakotaandKansas.NamethefourGreatPlainsstatesyouwoulddrivethrough,ifyoudrovefromBismarcksouthallthewaytoTopeka.__________NorthDakota_____________________ _________Nebraska____________________________SouthDakota_______________________ ___________Kansas________________________2.TwoofthelongestriversintheUnitedStateslieinthisregion.Theyarethe__________Missouri______and_________Mississippi____________Rivers.Tracetheminblue.3.TheGreatLakesarefivelargebodiesofwaterontheborderoftheU.S.andCanada.WhichoftheGreatLakesformspartofthenortheasternborderofMinnesota? __________________LakeSuperior___________________________4.WhichriverformsmostofIowa’swesternborder?___________MissouriRiver_____________

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5.Minnesotahasmorethan12,000lakes.OneoftheselakesisthesourceofoneofthelongestriversintheUnitedStates.YoucanseeonthemapthatthisriverbeginsinMinnesota.Whatisthisriver’sname?Tracetheriverinblue. __________________MississippiRiver______________________________6.Iowaisboundontwosidesbyrivers.Whatarethenamesoftheserivers?_________MissouriRiver_________________ _____________MississippiRiver____________7.TheMissouriRiverbeginsinMontanaandthenflowsthroughorbetweensixotherstatesbythetimeitjoinstheMississippiRivernorthofSt.Louis,Missouri.Namethesestates.Tracetheriverinred.__________NorthDakota___________________ _________Iowa_________________________________SouthDakota______________________ _________Missouri______________________________________Nebraska________________________ _________Kansas___________________________8.Michiganisastatewithtwoseparatepeninsulas(landalmostentirelysurroundedbywater).ItissurroundedbytheGreatLakes.WhichoftheGreatLakesseparatestheUpperandLowerPeninsulasofMichigan?Colorthislakeinblue. ______________LakeMichigan____________________________________________9.ThisstateishometohugecarvingsoftheheadsofPresidentsWashington,Jefferson,Lincoln,andTeddyRoosevelt.ThecarvingsarecommonlyreferredtoasMountRushmore.ThecapitalofthisstateisPierre.Namethisstate. ________________SouthDakota_____________________________________10.WhichoftheGreatLakesbordersWisconsinonthenorth? _____________LakeSuperior______________________________________11.ThecityofGreenBay,Wisconsin,whichliesonthenorthernedgeofthestate,isthesmallestcitytohaveanNFLfootballteam.WhichGreatLakeborderstheeasternsideofWisconsin? _______________LakeMichigan____________________________________

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12.ThecapitalofIllinoiswasAbrahamLincoln’shomeatthetimeofhiselectionasthe16thpresidentoftheUnitedStates.Hewasburiedinthiscitywhenhedied.Whatisthiscapitalcity? _________________Springfield__________________________________13.Indiana’scapitalandlargestcityhasbecomefamousfora500milecarracethatisheldthereeveryyearoverMemorialDayweekend.Whatisthenameofthiscity? __________________Indianapolis_________________________________14.Ohioissometimesreferredtoasthe“HeartofitAll,”becauseitisshapedlikeaheartandisinthemiddleofthecountry.WhichGreatLakeistothenorthofOhio?Colorthislakeblue. ___________________LakeErie___________________________________FunFacts:✏Kool-Aid,abrandofflavoreddrinkmix,wasinventedinNebraskain1927.✏OneoftheoldestmountainsintheUnitedStates,calledtheOzarks,arelocatedinsouthwesternMissouri.Thesemountainshavebeenworndownbyerosiontoformaplateau(ahigh,flatarea).

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MountainStates:Montana,Idaho,Wyoming,Nevada,Utah,Colorado,Arizona,&NewMexico

ThisregionoftheUnitedStatesisnamedaftertheRockyMountainrangethatrunsthroughit.1.TheRockyMountainsrunthroughsixstatesontheeasternsideofthisregion.ColorthestatesthattheRockyMountainsrunthroughpurple.Namethesixstates._________Montana__________________________ __________Utah________________________________Idaho____________________________ __________Colorado_________________________________Wyoming____________________________ __________NewMexico_____________________CircleinredthenamesofthefourRockyMountainstatesontheeasternsideofregion.2.AtthesouthwesterncornerofColorado,fourstatesintersect.Eachstate’sborderisatarightangle.ThisareaoftheUnitedStatesiscalledFourCorners.NamethefourstatesthatintersectintheFourCornersarea?__________Utah___________________________ ____________Colorado_________________________________Arizona___________________________ ____________NewMexico____________________

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3.WhichcountrybordersMontanaandIdahotothenorth? __________________Canada______________________________4.Utah’scapitalwasthesiteofthe2002WinterOlympics.Namethecity. __________________SaltLakeCity________________________________________5.ThecapitalcityofNevadaislocatedonthewesternsideofthestate,closetotheCaliforniaborder.WhatisNevada’scapital? __________________CarsonCity__________________________________6.ThelargestcityinColorado–thestatecapital–isknownastheMileHighCity,becauseoneofitspointsisexactly1mileabovesealevel(thelevelofthesurfaceoftheocean).Namethiscity. ___________________Denver____________________________________7.WhatcountrybordersArizonaandNewMexicotothesouth? ___________________Mexico__________________________________8.Thisstateishometotheworld’slargestcanyonorgorge(adeepvalleywithsteepwalls).Thiscanyon,calledtheGrandCanyon,is29mileslong,upto18mileswide,and1miledeep.ToreachthesouthernrimoftheGrandCanyon,youwouldtravelabout230milesnorthofPhoenix,thisstate’scapital.Namethisstate. _________________Arizona___________________________________9.ThecapitalofNewMexicoisthehighestU.S.statecapital.Itsitsatnearly7,000feetabovesealevel(thelevelofthesurfaceoftheocean).Whatisthiscity’sname?Circleitinredorgreen. __________________SantaFe_______________________________________FunFacts:✏“RedorGreen?”istheofficialstatequestionofNewMexico.Ifsomeoneasksyouthis,theywanttoknowifyouliketoeatredorgreenpeppers.✏WyomingTerritorygrantedwomentherighttovotein1869,thefirststateorterritorytodoso.

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PacificStates:Alaska,Hawaii,Washington,Oregon,California

1.ThelargeststatebysizeintheUnitedStatesisconnectedtotheNorthAmericancontinent,butdoesnotborderanyotherstate.Whatisthenameofthisstate? _______________Alaska____________________________________2.In1867,SecretaryofStateWilliamSewardboughtAlaskafromRussiafor$7,200,000.Atthattime,thedealwasknownas“Seward’sFolly”,butitturnedouttobeoneofthebestrealestatedealsinhistory.WhatcountrybordersAlaskatotheeast? ________________Canada_________________________________________3.TheIditarod,anannual1,000milesleddograce,startsinthisAlaskancitylocatedtothenorthwestofJuneau.Whatisthenameofthiscity? ________________Anchorage_______________________________________

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4.Hawaiiwasitsowncountry,withitsownkingsandqueens,formanyyears.In1893,itsqueensurrenderedHawaiitotheUnitedStates.In1959,itofficiallybecamethe50thstate.InwhichoceanisHawaiilocated?_____________PacificOcean_______________________________________5.ThestateofHawaiiismadeupofeight(8)mainislands.TheOlympicswimmerDukeKahanamokupopularizedthesportofsurfingnationwideandlivedinthelargestcityinHawaii,whichisalsoHawaii’scapital.Namethiscity._______________Honolulu______________________________________6.ThelargestcityinthestateofWashingtonisnamedforafamouschiefoftheSuquamishpeople.ItislocatedonalargebayandisNOTthestatecapital.Whatisthecity?Circleitinorange. ____________Seattle__________________________________________7.TheColumbiaRiverdividesWashingtonfromthestatetoitssouth.Whatisthenameofthisstate? _____________Oregon_____________________________________________8.WhichoceanbordersOregononthewest? _____________PacificOcean________________________________________9.WhichcountrybordersCaliforniatothesouth? ______________Mexico______________________________________10.Hollywood,famousasthecenteroftheworld’smovieproduction,isinCalifornia’slargestcity.LocatedinsouthernCalifornia,thenameofthiscitymeansCityofAngelsinSpanish.Whatisthenameofthiscity? _______________LosAngeles_________________________________________FunFacts:✏MorepeopleliveinCaliforniathaninanyotherstateintheU.S.A.✏Oregon’sstateflagfeaturesabeaverononeside.Itistheonlystateflagtohaveatwo-sideddesign.✏WashingtonistheonlystatenamedafteraU.S.president.

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MajorBodiesofWaterTheGreatLakes

1.TohelprememberthenamesoftheGreatLakes,rememberthatthefirstlettersoftheirnamesspellHOMES.ListtheGreatLakesbelow.Colorthemblue.

H_________LakeHuron_______________________ O_________LakeOntario___________________ M_________LakeMichigan__________________ E__________LakeErie___________________ S__________LakeSuperior___________________2.Whichisthenorthernmost(farthestnorth)GreatLake? _________________LakeSuperior_______________________________3.OnestatetouchesfourGreatLakes.Namethatstate._______Michigan______________4.NamethefourGreatLakesthatthisstateborders._________LakeSuperior___________________ ________LakeHuron_______________________________LakeMichigan____________________ _________LakeErie________________________

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TheMississippiRiver

1.TracetheMississippiRiverinblue.Thesource(orbeginning)ortheMississippiRiverisinMinnesota.Themouth(wheretheriveropenstoalargebodyofwater)isinLouisiana.NamethethreestatesbesidesMinnesotaandLouisianathathaveeasternbordersformedbytheMississippiRiver. ______________Iowa________________ ______________Missouri_________________________ ______________Arkansas_______________________2.ThemouthoftheMississippiRiveropensintoalargebodyofwater.Whatisthenameofthatbodyofwater? _______________GulfofMexico____________________________________

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3.IfyoutookaboatuptheMississippiRiverstartingatthemouthoftheriver,whichsixstateswouldyouseeofftotherightsideofyourboatbeforeyougottoMinnesota? __________Louisiana________________________ __________Mississippi____________________________ __________Tennessee__________________________ __________Kentucky____________________________ __________Illinois_____________________________ __________Wisconsin_____________________________

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MountainRanges

1.TheAppalachianMountainsrunfromGeorgiainthesouthtothisstateinthenorth.Whatisthenorthernmost(furthestnorth)stateoftheAppalachianMountainrange?LookattheNewEnglandstatesregionalmapearlierinthispacketforhelp. ______Maine___________________________________________2.InwhichstatearetheSierraNevadaMountainslocated?ThisstatealsohasthelongestPacificOceancoastline. _______California___________________________________________________3.TheRockyMountainsformonecontinentaldivide(alineofhigherlandthatdividestwowatersheds,sothewaterfallingononesideflowsintooneocean,andwaterfallingontheothersideflowstoanotherocean)intheUnitedStates.So,waterfallingontheeastsideoftheRockyMountainswouldeventuallyflowintothe_____________Atlantic__________________Ocean.WaterfallingonthewestsideoftheRockieswouldflowintothe______________Pacific________________Ocean.

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Canada

TheanswerstothequestionsonthispagecanbefoundontheCanadaReferenceMap.

1. Canada’snorthernmostpointisonly400milesfromtheNorthPole.WhatoceanliesnorthofCanada?__________ArcticOcean_______________________

2. WhatisthenameoftheenormousCanadianbaythatalmostdividesCanadaintwo?____________HudsonBay________________________________

3. NamethecountrythatbordersCanadatothesouth.______UnitedStatesofAmerica______

4. WhatisthenameofthelargeriverthatflowsnorthintotheBeaufortSea?_____________MackenzieRiver_______________Highlightitonthemap.

5. Canadaispartofwhichcontinent?________NorthAmerica____________

6. Canadahasprovinces,insteadofstates.WhichprovinceborderstheGreatLakes?______Ontario_______________

7. FouroftheGreatLakesborderCanada.Whichistheonelakethatdoesnot?

_____________LakeMichigan________________________________

8. ThecapitalofCanadaislocatedintheprovinceofOntario,neartheborderofQuebec.WhatisthecapitalofCanada?______Ottawa___________Highlightitonthemap.

9. WhatmajorwaterfallisonCanada’sborderwiththeUnitedStates,betweenLakeOntario

andLakeErie?____________NiagaraFalls____________________

10. NorthAmerica’smajormountainrangeextendsmorethan3000milesfromthesouthwesternU.S.throughCanada’sprovincesofAlbertaandBritishColumbiaandintotheYukonTerritory.Namethismountainrange.___________RockyMountains_______________

11. Canada’swesternmostprovince,BritishColumbia,borderswhatocean?

______PacificOcean_____________

12. NovaScotia,NewBrunswick,andPrinceEdwardIsland,onCanada’seastcoastareknownastheMaritimeProvinces.Whatoceanborderstheseprovinces?________AtlanticOcean____________________________________

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Mexico

TheanswerstothequestionsonthispagecanbefoundontheMexicoReferenceMap.

1. Mexico’scapitalcitywasbuiltbyanancientsocietycalledtheAztecs,morethan600yearsago.Itisoneofthelargestcitiesintheworld.WhatisthecapitalofMexico?____________MexicoCity_________________Highlightitonthemap.

2. ThenameoftheriverthatseparateMexicofromtheUnitedStatesmeans“BigRiver”inSpanish.Nametheriver________RioGrande_____________.Highlightthisriveronthemap.

3. WhattwocountriesborderMexicoonthesoutheast?_____Guatemala________________and________Belize__________

4. AcapulcoishometoMexico’sfamouscliffdivers,whodivefromheightsofupto150feet.AcapulcoisonMexico’sWestCoast,sowhichoceandotheydiveinto?______________PacificOcean_____________________________

5. EveryyearmanyhurricanescomethroughthelargebodyofwaterthatbordersMexicoontheeast.Thisbodyofwateriscalledthe____GulfofMexico______andispartofthe_____Atlantic________Ocean.

6. WhatisthenameofthedesertinnorthwesternMexico?____________SonoranDesert____________________________________

7. ThelongpeninsulaonthenorthwestcoastofMexicohasahot,dryclimate.Cactuscangrowto60ft.tallormore!Whatisthenameofthispeninsula?_________________________BajaCalifornia___________________________________

8. ThepeninsulainsoutheasternMexicousedtobeahide-outforpirates.Nowitisapopularvacationspotforpeoplefromallovertheworld.Whatisthenameofthepeninsula?___________YucatanPeninsula___________________

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CentralAmericaFirst,highlighteachcapitalcityonthereferencemap.

Thenusethemaptoanswerthesequestions.

1. Thetwonorthern-mostcountriesinCentralAmericaareGuatemalaandBelize.WhatNorthAmericancountrybordersthem?______Mexico_____________

2. ThecountryfurthestsouthandeastinCentralAmericaisPanama.WhatSouthAmericancountrybordersPanama?_____Colombia______________

3. MostCentralAmericancountrieshavebothanAtlanticandPacificcoast.TheonlyonethatdoesnotborderthePacificOceanisalsotheonlyCentralAmericancountrywithoutavolcano.Namethiscountry,_____Belize_________anditscapital____Belmopan_______.

4. Panamaisanisthmus(anarrowstripoflandthatseparatestwobodiesofwater.)WhichtwooceansdoesPanamaseparate?______Atlantic________and______Pacific___.

5. TheCaribbeanSeaispartoftheAtlanticOcean.WhatistheonlyCentralAmericancountrythatdoesnotbordertheCaribbeanSea?_______ElSalvador___________

6. BeforecompletionofthePanamaCanal,shipssailingfromNewYorktoCaliforniahadtosailaroundCapeHornatthesoutherntipofSouthAmerica.Nowitonlytakes8hourstocrossthe51-milelongcanalfromthenorthsidetothecapital,_____PanamaCity________onthesouthside.HighlightthePanamaCanalontheReferenceMap.

7. ThecapitalofNicaraguaistheonlycityintheworldthathasfourcraterlakeswithincitylimits.Whatisthenameofthatcity?______Managua______________

8. WhichriverseparatesNicaraguafromitsnorthernneighbor,Honduras?_____CocoRiver_____AndwhichriverseparatesNicaraguafromCostaRica,totheSouth?_____SanJuan_____________

9. OneCentralAmericancountryhastheprouddistinctionofhavingprotectedalargerpercentageofitslandinnationalparksthananyothercountryintheworld.ItscapitalisSanJose.Whichcountryisit?______CostaRica_____________

10. ThehighestelevationinCentralAmericaisthecrateronthevolcanoTajumulco,inthesamecountryasLakeIzabal.Whichcountryisitin?______Guatemala______

11. ThecapitalofElSalvadorwasbuiltonavolcanicslopeandhassufferedfromsevereearthquakes.Ithasbeenrebuiltfrequently.Namethiscity.____SanSalvador_________

12. ThecapitalofGuatemalawasthecityofAntiguauntilanearthquakedestroyeditin1773.Thecapitalwasmovedtoitspresentlocationin1776andanewcitywasfounded.NamethecitythatisnowthecapitalofGuatemala.____GuatemalaCity_________

13. ThecapitalcityofHondurasislocatedonachainofmountains.Namethecapitalcity._____Tegucigalpa_______

14. CentralAmericawasoncetheempireoftheMayanIndians.TheMayannationexistedfornearly3,000yearsandstretchedfromsouthernMexicointothefournorthernmostcountriesofCentralAmerica.Namethosefourcountries._____Guatemala________,_____Belize______,__________ElSalvador_______,and_____Honduras________.

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TheCaribbean

TheanswerstothequestionsonthispagecanbefoundontheCaribbeanAmericanReferenceMap.

Highlighteachcapitalcityonthemap.

1. TherearemanyislandsintheCaribbeanSea,andseveraldifferentcountries.TheCaribbeanSeaispartofwhatocean?__________AtlanticOcean_______________

2. ThefourlargestislandsoftheCaribbeanarecalledtheGreaterAntilles(ANtilleez).Namethem:________Cuba_________,_________Jamaica____________,__________PuertoRico___________and_____Hispaniola_______________.ThesmallerislandsarecalledtheLesserAntilles.

3. JamaicaisaCaribbeanislandcountryfamousforreggaemusic.NamethecapitalcityofJamaica.____________Kingston____________________________

4. ThelargestcountryintheCaribbeanisonly90milesawayfromKeyWest,Florida.ItishometoanAmericanmilitarybaseatGuantanamoanditscapitalisHavana.Namethecountry.___________Cuba_______________

5. PuertoRicoisaCaribbeanislandthatisaterritoryoftheUnitedStates,notanindependentcountry.Withapopulationofabout4million,PuertoRicohasmorepeoplethan24statesandtheDistrictofColumbia,butitisnotastate.Namethecapital._________SanJuan______________________

6. TheislandofHispaniolahastwocountriesonit.Thecountrythatisfartherwesthastwoofficiallanguages(FrenchandCreole).Namethecountry______Haiti______andthecapital_______Port-au-Prince________________________HalfofHaiti’sentirepopulationlivesinHaiti’scapital,wherethedevastatingearthquakehitinJanuary2010.

7. TheDominicanRepublic(thelargerofthetwocountriesontheislandofHispaniola),ishometotheoldestuniversityintheWesternHemisphereandthetombofChristopherColumbus.Itscapitalcityis:_______SantoDomingo______________

8. OftheGreaterAntilles,whichislandisfarthestEast?__________PuertoRico______________

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canyon adeepvalleywithsteepwalls(alsoseegorge)cape apointoflandjuttingintotheseacensus acountofeveryonelivinginacountrycontinent averylargeareaoflandusuallysurroundedbywaterandusually containingmanycountriescontinentaldivide alineofhigherlandthatdividestwowatersheds,sothewaterfalling ononesideflowsintooneocean,andwaterfallingontheotherside flowstoanotheroceanequator animaginarylinearoundthemiddleoftheearth,dividingthetwo halvesgorge adeepvalleywithsteepwalls(alsoseecanyon)mouth whereariveropenstoalargebodyofwaterocean averylargebodyofwaterpanhandle anarrowpartofastatethatlookslikeitcouldbegraspedbyahandpeninsula landalmostentirelysurroundedbywatersealevel thelevelofthesurfaceoftheoceansource thebeginning(ofabodyofwater)

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