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Outline Map Activities
Chapter
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The World in 1500
Landforms of North America
A. Use the maps in the atlas in your textbook or an atlas in your school library to locate
the following items. Then label them on the outline map on the back of this page.
Bodies of Water
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Lake Superior
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
St. Lawrence River
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Landforms
Rocky Mountains
Appalachian
Mountains
Ozark Plateau
Colorado Plateau
Columbia Plateau
Mojave Desert
Great Plains
Mount McKinley
Mount Whitney
Death Valley
Grand Canyon
Continental Divide
Everglades
B. After labeling the map, use it to answer the following questions.
1. What is the longest river on the map?
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2. What four large bodies of water border the United States?
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3. What is the distance in miles from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast of the
United States?
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4. What is the distance across Alaska from north to south?
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5. What large land feature lies between the Mississippi River and the Rocky
Mountains?
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6. Which of the five Great Lakes is entirely within the border of the United States?
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7. What river connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes?
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