Name
Date
Class
CHAPTER
29
Practice Your Skills
Maps, Charts, and Graphs Using a Special-Purpose
Map
Jesse works for a regional planning commission in the western United States. This commission is part of a task force that is studying the growth of cities in that part of the
country. The map shown below is part of the research that Jesse needs to do. Help him
by studying the map and answering the questions below.
METROPOLITAN AREAS
WA
Seattle-Tacoma
Spokane
Portland-Vancouver
N
W
OREGON
EugeneSpringfield
E
S
Billings
IDAHO
Boise
Sacramento
PACIFIC
OCEAN
NEBRASKA
Omaha
Cheyenne
Salt Lake CityOgden
Lincoln Kansas City
Reno
ProvoDenver-Boulder
NEVADA
Orem
UTAH
Colorado Springs
Las
Wichita
Vegas
COLORADO
KS
Tulsa
Los AngelesAnaheim-Riverside
Population Distribution
(1990 Census)
SOUTH
DAKOTA
Sioux
Falls
WYOMING
Casper
CA
San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose
NORTH
DAKOTA
Bismarck
Great Falls
MONTANA
ARIZONA
Phoenix
San Diego
Tucson
OK
Oklahoma
Albuquerque
City
NEW
MEXICO
Dallas-Fort Worth
El Paso
50,000–200,000
TEXAS
San Antonio
200,000–500,000
500,000–1,000,000
0
200
400 Miles
1,000,000–5,000,000
0
200
400 Kilometers
Austin
HoustonGalvestonBrazoria
Over 5,000,000
2. What area is shown on the map?
3. What do the symbols on this map represent?
4. How many categories does the map key use to classify the symbols?
5. (a) Which two states have the most symbols shown on the map? (b) How many does
each have?
6. State one conclusion that is supported by information on the map.
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1. What is the subject of the map?