Today we will start our map projects. Here are the rules:

We will break into teams of 3, and your team will compete against other teams to make the most professional looking map of the US that includes the following:

1. Each state will be identified by its abbreviation in the middle of the state(northern states will have to be to the side of the state with a ————— to the side indicating where the state is located).

2. Each state will have a dot in the location of its capital, and the name of the capital.

3. Each of the 5 regions will be highlighted in a different color, to indicate which region the states are in. The group will make a key to indicate the 5 regions and their colors at the bottom of the map.

4. The following rivers will be drawn on the maps, and the name of the river will be written down beside the river. Also include the length of each river.
The Missouri River
Mississippi River
Yukon River
Rio Grande River
Arkansas River
Colorado River
Red River
Columbia River
Snake River
Ohio River

5. Label each of the 5 Great Lakes

6. Draw and name the 3 major mountain ranges in the US.
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Sierra Nevada Mountains

7. Label the oceans on each coast of the US, as well as the Gulf of Mexico.

8. Draw a compass rose at the bottom of the map, and identify each of the ordinal directions.

Group grading-How the maps will be graded:
Completeness of map
All 50 state abbreviations labeled
All regions identified
All 50 state capitals labeled
All rivers labeled
All 5 Great Lakes labeled
All mountains labeled

****Each team member can do no more than 1/3 of the project(or 1/4 if there are 4 members). That mean each team member has to:
1. Write 1/3 of the state abbreviations, regions, state capitals, Great Lakes, and Mountain ranges. This includes all writing, coloring, and labeling in the project. IF ANY TEAM MEMBER IS NOT DOING THEIR PART, I WANT THE OTHER TEAM MEMBERS TO COME TELL ME*****

Neatness and readability of map
Make your map as neat as possible(each group needs to choose the member with the best handwriting to label)
Each member needs to have a job,

Grading-individual
In addition, each group member will rate themselves and their team members on their participation in the project. These ratings will be used for half of each member’s grade.

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Now, take out your history folder and fill in these blanks:

Write 3 features of each region:

West-
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Southwest-
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Midwest-
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Southeast-
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Northeast-
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Political Boundaries

Multiple Choice:
1. What is a political boundary?
A) A line that shows where two countries, states, or cities are separated
B) the taxes you owe on your house
C) A type of economic activity
D) A road that connects two places

Short Answer:
2. Give one example of a political boundary in the United States.

True/False:
3. The boundary between Texas and Oklahoma is a political boundary.

Multiple Choice:
4. Why are political boundaries important?
A) They help organize land and show who is in charge of an area
B) They tell people what the weather will be like
C) They show where rivers flow
D) They explain why people trade

Short Answer:
5. How can political boundaries sometimes cause disagreements between countries?

STOP

Economic Regions

Multiple Choice:
6. What is an economic region?
A) An area where people share similar jobs, industries, or resources
B) An area where everyone speaks the same language
C) An area with the same weather patterns
D) An area separated by a boundary line

True/False:
7. The Midwest in the United States is known as an economic region because it produces a lot of crops.

Short Answer:
8. Name one type of economic activity (like farming, fishing, or manufacturing) and the region where it might take place.

Multiple Choice:
9. Which of these is an example of an economic region?
A) The Rocky Mountains
B) The Corn Belt in the Midwest
C) The Mississippi River
D) The Grand Canyon

Short Answer:
10. Why do people in different economic regions often trade with each other?

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All students have already done this blooket during class today, but they are welcome to complete the blooket again.

region – an area of land that is unified by a common characteristic, such as political unity, language unity, or common climate patterns
Landform– a natural physical feature on the earth’s surface
geographic factors – physical and human conditions that impact the environments of places and regions
Settlement patterns – the physical arrangement observed by looking at where people live

These are the words we will be learning this week:

1. Mountain-land that is much higher in elevation than the area around it.
2. Hill-land that is slightly higher in elevation than the area around it.
3. Desert-land that is very dry with few plants in it.
4. Lake-body of water with land on all sides
5. River-large stream of water that flows across the land.
6. Plain-a large area of flat land.
7. Plateau-area of high mostly flat land.
8. Island-land that has water on all sides.
9. Gulf-part of a sea or ocean that extends into the land, usually larger than a bay.
10. Ocean-a large body of saltwater.