Mapping this Place: “Anglo-America”
Directions: Political Map of the United States & Canada
Map 1: Political Map of the United States
1. On the political map of the United States LOCATE & LABEL each state
2. On the political map of the United States place a * on the location of the State capitals and write in the
name of the capital.
Map 2: Political Map of Canada
1. On the political map of Canada LOCATE & LABEL each (13) provinces and territories
2. Place a * on the location of the provincial capitals and write in the name of the capital
Map 3: Physical Map of the United States
1. Label the physical features listed below on the physical map of the United States
2. Color the physical features as previously instructed.
WATER=Blue DESERTS= Yellow MOUNTAINS= brown with /\ /\ /\ /\ PLAINS= Green
PLATEAUS= Orange PENINSULAS= outline in black
3. BE NEAT!!!
Map 4: Physical Map of Canada
1. Label the physical features listed below on the physical map of the United States
2. Color the physical features as previously instructed.
Mountains:
Adirondacks
Alaska Range
Appalachian
Blue Ridge
Brooks Range (CA)
Cascade Mts.
Coastal Range
Mesabi Range
Mt. McKinley
Mt. Ranier
Mt. Whitney
Olympic
Ouachita
Rocky Mts,
Sierra Nevadas
Wasatch
White
Rivers:
Allegheny
Arkansas
Brazos
Canadian
Chattahoochee
Colorado (2)
Columbia
Columbia
Fraser (CA)
Gila
Hudson
Illinois
Mackenzie (CA)
Mississippi
Missouri
Monogahela
Ohio
Peace
Platte
Potomac
Red (2)
Rio Grande
Sabine
Sacramento
San Joaquin
Saskatchewan (CA)
Snake
St. Lawrence
Susqueanna
Tennessee
Wilamette
Yellowstone
Yukon (CA)
Other Items:
Atlantic Coastal Plain
Baja Peninsula
Basin and Range
Bering Strait
Black Hills
Canadian Shield (CA)
Cape Cod
Cape Hatteras Central
Lowland
Colorado Plateau
Continental Divide
Edward’s Plateau
Everglades
Florida Keys
Grand Canyon
Deserts:
Sonora,
Mojave
Great Basin
Great Plains
Gulf Coastal Plain
Kodiak Is.
Long Island
Mississippi Delta
New Foundland
Niagara Falls (both)
Okefenokee Swamp
Ozark Plateau
Piedmont
Prince Edward Is Straits
of Florida
Upper Peninsula
Vancouver Island (CA)
Painted
Lakes & Bays& Gulfs:
Amistad Reservoir
Baffin Bay (CA)
Bay of Fundy (CA)
Beaufort Sea (CA)
Chesapeake Bay
Galveston Bay
Great Salt Lake
Gulf of California
Gulf of Mexico
Hudson Bay
Lake Erie
Lake Huron
Lake Mead
Lake Michigan
Lake Okeechobee
Lake Ontario
Lake Ponchartrain
Lake Superior
Lake Winnipeg
Monterey Bay
Salton Sea
Mapping this Place: “Anglo-America”
Directions:
1. Locate with a * and label each of the cities listed below
2. Answer the questions on the BACK of your map:
Your answer is to be Complete and well explained with examples!
a. In terms of location, what determines where the large cities are situated?
b. In the eastern part of the United States what is the general location of the cities?
c. In the midwest where are the major cities located?
d. With the exception of Denver, Salt Lake City and El Paso why are there no other major cities
in the region referred to as the high plains to the Sierra Nevadas?
e. What is the location of the older and larger cities of the sub tropic region?
3. Label each region of the United States listed below
4. Outline each region in BOLD and different colors to define the extent of each region. For areas that
overlap use ////// of each color in that area which overlaps. BE NEAT!! Plan Ahead!
Regions:
NorthEast
South
Midwest
Great Plains
High Plains
Great Basin& Range
Rockies
Gulf Coast
NewEngland (original 13 colonies)
Southeast
West
Cities:
Albuquerque NM
Amarillo TX
Anchorage AK
Bakersfield CA
Baltimore MD
Bangor, Maine
Barrow AK
Billings MT
Biloxi MS
Birmingham AL
Boulder CO
Brownsville TX
Buffalo, NY
Butte MT
Casper WY
Charleston SC
Chattanooga TN
Chicago IL
Ohio Valley
Mississippi Valley
Pacific Northwest
Appalachia
Southwest
Cincinnati Oh.
Cleveland Oh
Colorado Springs
Dallas TX
Detroit MI
El Paso TX
Fairbanks AK
Houston TX
Indianapolis IN
Kansas City MO
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Louisville KY
Memphis TN
Milwaukee WI
Minot ND
New Haven, Conn.
New Orleans LA
New York City
Peoria IL
Pittsburgh PA
Portland OR
Provo UT
Reno NV
Richmond VA
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle WA
Sioux Falls SD
Spokane WA
St. Louis MI
Tucson AZ
Wichita KS
Winston-Salem NC
Mapping this Place: “Anglo-America”
Map Instructions: How to make a perfect score on a map assignment!!
1. Label ONLY what is requested- nothing else!! Use an atlas!!
2. On Political maps, all labeling is printed horizontal, and in black ball point ink
3. On Physical maps, all labeling runs along the outline of the feature, in print and in black
ball point ink.
4. Coloring political maps: each political division is a different color from its neighbor.
You may not use blue on a political map IF you color any water bodies.
5. Coloring physical maps: each feature is colored according to the type of feature:
a. All water is blue
b. Deserts are yellow
c. Mountains are brown and indicated with peaks /\ /\/\/\ /\/\ /\ /\ /\
d. Grasslands, plains, prairies, savannas, are colored green
6. Color all areas in the same direction
7. Map pencils are the only color tools you may use.
8. Maps may NOT have markers, crayons, paint, finger paint or pencil used for color.
9. capital cities are designated with a  and the name
10. All maps MUST have:
a. title
b. orientation (compass rose indicating north)
c. date
d. author (your name)
e. legend (if applicable)
f. grid point: intersection of a point of latitude & longitude
A note about map work: Map work is designed to help you associate the place with its relative
location. It is an easy grade since you are using an atlas to find all of the places requested.
Mapping this Place: “Anglo-America”