Answers for U.S. Physical/Political Map Lessons - Grade 6+

Lesson 1 - Maps, Symbols and Legends

No
Phoenix - over 1,000,000
Dallas, Houston
Omaha and Lincoln
Greenville, Columbia, and Charleston
Las Cruces, Albuquerque, Santa Fe
Bismarck and Fargo
Tacoma, Spokane, and Bellingham
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, and Virginia
Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wisconsin
Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming
Alaska, and Hawaii
Bismarck
Pierre
Atlanta
Harrisburg
Montpelier
Springfield
Topeka
Salem
Honolulu
Sacramento

Lesson 2 - Direction Mixers

Alabama - Bordering States: Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi
Iowa - Bordering States: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska and South Dakota
Illinois - Bordering States: Wisconsin, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and Iowa
Oklahoma - Bordering States: Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico
Utah - Bordering States: Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, and Nevada

Lesson 3 - Water Features

Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana
Missouri River and Ohio River
Ohio River
Illinois, Indiana, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio
Red River
Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas
Colorado
Mexico - Gulf of California
Canada (off the map)
The Pacific Ocean - Between WA and OR
Sacramento River and San Joaquin River
Rio Grande
Lake Ontario, Erie, Huron, Michigan, Superior
Great Salt Lake
Lake Okeechobee
Gulf of Alaska
Gulf of California
Chesapeake Bay
Georgian Bay and Saginaw Bay

Lesson 4 - States and Capitals

Augusta, Maine
Boston, Mass
Atlanta, Georgia
Sacramento, California
Honolulu, Hawaii
Lincoln, Nebraska
Juneau, Alaska
Phoenix, Arizona
Salem, Oregon
Olympia, Washington
Austin, Texas
Frankfort, Kentucky
Columbus, Ohio
Indianapolis, IN
Raleigh, North Carolina
Springfield, Illinois
St. Paul, Minnesota
Madison, Wisconsin
Montgomery, Alabama
Richmond, Virginia
Salt Lake City, Utah
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Columbia, South Carolina
Nashville, Tennessee
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Concord, New Hampshire
Boise, Idaho
Denver, Colorado
Des Moines, Iowa
Helena, Montana
Carson City, Nevada
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Bismarck, North Dakota
Pierre, South Dakota
Topeka, Kansas
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jefferson, Missouri
Little Rock, Arkansas
Tallahassee, Florida
Jackson, Mississippi
Lansing, Michigan
Annapolis, Maryland
Trenton, New Jersey
Hartford, Connecticut
Dover, Delaware
Albany, New York
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Charleston, West Virginia
Providence, Rhode Island
Montpelier, Vermont

Lesson 5 - Center of Population

1790 - Dover, or Baltimore or Annapolis
1800 - Annapolis or Washington DC
1820 - West of Washington DC
1840 - Eastern West Virginia
1860 - Chillicathe, Ohio
1880 - Cincinnati, Ohio
1900 - Columbus, Indiana
1920 - Baltimore or Terra Haute, Indiana
1940 - Bloomington or Vincennes, Indiana
1960 - Rend Lake, Illinois
1980 - Ste Genevieve or Cape Girardeau, MO
2000 - Between Rolla and Poplar Bluff, MO

Lesson 6 - Zip Codes

One
Five
Four
Five
Three
Nine
Zero
Three
Eight
Nine

Lesson 7 - Scale

1128 Miles
936 Miles
1272 Miles
1080 Miles
1008 Miles
912 Miles
720 Miles Total Miles: 7056

Lesson 8 - The Oregon Trail

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