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  • What is the title of this map?
    Population density of US (2015)
  • A handful of states in the Midwest known for its corn production
    Corn belt
  • _____ is used to describe a part of the country which suffered from a decline in industry during the 1970’s and 1980’s
    The Rust Belt
  • What type of maps is this?
    Physical
  • What is number 2 showing?
    latitude line
  • _____________ New York City, New York: known for banking and financial services
    Wall Street
  • Created and carved out by the Colorado River, the _________ is located in the state of Arizona and one of the seven natural wonders of the world.
    Grand Canyon
  • What is the country that borders the NORTH of the United States?
    Canada
  • Located in the state of Arizona, the ________ is one of the seven natural wonders of the world.
    Grand Canyon
  • What is number 5 showing?
    scale
  • What type of maps is this?
    Thematic
  • What landform is located at letter E?
    Rocky Mountains
  • What lake is located at letter A?
    Lake Michigan
  • What landform is located at letter G?
    Sierra Nevada
  • What lake is located at letter E?
    Lake Erie
  • Which country borders the United States to the South?
    Mexico
  • What landform is located at letter C?
    Great Plains
  • The map below shows the mean (average) elevation in feet for each of the 50 states, what color is used to show us the states that have a high mean elevation:
    Purple (violet)
  • Map makers use a _______ to show direction on a map.
    compass rose
  • What is number 4 showing?
    legend
  • Choose the correct answer. The legend of a map tells what the (symbols, cells) on the map mean.
    The legend of a map tells what the (symbols) on the map mean.
  • What type of maps is this?
    Political
  • What are the names of the five Great Lakes?
    : Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, or Superior
  • What lake is located at letter D?
    Superior
  • What is number 3 showing?
    longtitude line
  • What lake is located at letter C?
    Lake Huron
  • Maps usually have a ______ to show what distance on the earth is represented by a certain distance on the map.
    scale
  • What is number 6 showing?
    compass rose
  • What landform is located at letter D?
    Coastal Plains
  • During the Civil War ______________ was the border between Free States and Slave States
    Ohio River
  • What is this?
    Mississippi River
  • A handful of states in the South known for its cotton production
    Cotton belt
  • A very densely and heavily populated area, that often spans across a large amount of land (several states, or regions)
    Megalopolis
  • ________ is used to describe a region of the country known for growing economic opportunities and lots of sunshine
    The Sun Belt
  • What is number 1 showing?
    Title
  • The map below shows the mean (average) elevation in feet for each of the 50 states, what color is used to show us the states that have a low mean elevation:
    Blue
  • A map that shows how the land looks is called a _______ map.
    physical
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