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Preview: Making a Mental Map of the Region
Draw an outline map of Canada and the United States on the next page or on a separate sheet
of paper. Add a compass rose to your map, showing where north, south, east, and west are.
Then draw and label these features where you think they are located:
• the Arctic Circle
• two large bodies of water that are not oceans
• a mountain range
• a large river
• the political boundaries of the two countries in this region
• political boundaries for any states, provinces, or territories you think
you know
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Challenge 1: Learning About the Physical Geography
of Canada and the United States
10ºW
60ºN
20ºW
180º
60º
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30ºW
170ºW
40ºW
160ºW
50
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50ºW
ºN
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Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area projection
130ºW
120ºW
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100ºW
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Challenge 2: Learning About the Human Geography
of Canada and the United States
60ºN
ARCTIC
10ºW
OCEAN
20ºW
180º
60º
N
30ºW
170ºW
40ºW
Yukon
Territory
160ºW
Northwest Territories
Newfoundland
and Labrador
50
ºN
50ºW
ºN
50
CANADA
150ºW
Saskatchewan
Quebec
Manitoba
New
Brunswick
40
Vermont Maine
Washington
ºN
North
Dakota
Idaho
Wyoming
140ºW
P A C I F I C
Wisconsin
South
Dakota
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Utah
Colorado
Kansas
30º
N
New
Mexico
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Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
West
Virginia
Virginia
Alabama
North
Carolina
South
Carolina
N
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Texas
AT L A N T I C
OCEAN
Louisiana
E
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Oklahoma
Missouri
Ohio
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Washington, D.C.
Mississippi
N
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Indiana
U N I T E D S T A T E S Illinois
Nevada
O C E A N
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70ºW
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1,000 kilometers
Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area projection
120ºW
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110ºW
100ºW
90ºW
80ºW
10ºN
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Challenge 3: Using Geography Skills
to Answer “Where?”
Question
Circle the thematic map you used. Then answer the question in complete sentences.
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Physical Features Climate Zones Vegetation Zones Population Density Economic Activity
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Physical Features Climate Zones Vegetation Zones Population Density Economic Activity
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Physical Features Climate Zones Vegetation Zones Population Density Economic Activity
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Physical Features Climate Zones Vegetation Zones Population Density Economic Activity
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Physical Features Climate Zones Vegetation Zones Population Density Economic Activity
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Physical Features Climate Zones Vegetation Zones Population Density Economic Activity
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Physical Features Climate Zones Vegetation Zones Population Density Economic Activity
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Physical Features Climate Zones Vegetation Zones Population Density Economic Activity
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Physical Features Climate Zones Vegetation Zones Population Density Economic Activity
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Challenge 4: Using Geography Skills
to Answer “Why There?”
Question
Circle the thematic map you used. Then answer the question in complete sentences.
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Physical Features Climate Zones Vegetation Zones Population Density Economic Activity
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Physical Features Climate Zones Vegetation Zones Population Density Economic Activity
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Physical Features Climate Zones Vegetation Zones Population Density Economic Activity
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Physical Features Climate Zones Vegetation Zones Population Density Economic Activity
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Physical Features Climate Zones Vegetation Zones Population Density Economic Activity
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Physical Features Climate Zones Vegetation Zones Population Density Economic Activity
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Challenge 5: Using Maps to Analyze a Field Photograph
Thematic
Map
Location A
(40º north, 74º west)
Location B
(76º north, 80º west)
Location C
(60º north, 147º west)
Physical
Features
Climate
Zones
Vegetation
Zones
Population
Density
Economic
Activity
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Challenge 5: Using Maps to Analyze a Field Photograph
We think the field photograph best matches Location _______ .
Supporting-evidence statements:
1.From the ____________________________ map, we learned that this location
In the field photograph, we see
2.From the ____________________________ map, we learned that this location
In the field photograph, we see
3.From the ____________________________ map, we learned that this location
In the field photograph, we see
4.From the ____________________________ map, we learned that this location
In the field photograph, we see
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