Canada and the United States - Mrs. Jelinek's 6th Grade...

Canada and the United States

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CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES MAPPING LAB

Draw an outline map of Canada and the United States on the next page or on a separate sheet of paper. Add a compass rose to your map, showingwhere north, south, east, and west are. Then draw and label these featureswhere you think they are located:

• the Arctic Circle

• two large bodies of water that are not oceans

• a mountain range

• a large river

• the political boundaries of the two countries in this region

• political boundaries for any states, provinces, or territories you thinkyou know

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Making a Mental Map of the Region

© Teachers’ Curriculum Institute Lab Manual 3


Draw your mental map of Canada and the United States below.


Challenge 1Learning About the Physical Geography of


30°N

40°N

50°N

20°N

Tropic of Cancer

50°W

40°W

60°W

70°W

30°W

20°W

10°W

10°N

60°N

Arc

tic

Cir

cle

70°N

80°W

70°W

90°W100°W110°W130°W 120°W

140°W

150°W

160°W

170°W

170°E

180°

10°N

Tropic of Cancer

30°N

20°N

40°N

50°N

60°N

Arctic C

ircle

70°N

80°N

80°N

N

S

EW

0 1,000 kilometers

0 1,000 miles

Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area projection500

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Challenge 2Learning About the Human Geography of


WashingtonWashington

YukonYukonTerritoryTerritory

Northwest TerritoriesNorthwest Territories

SaskatchewanSaskatchewanManitobaManitoba QuebecQuebec

NewfoundlandNewfoundlandand Labradorand Labrador

NewNewBrunswickBrunswick

Nova ScotiaNova Scotia

NevadaNevada

IdahoIdaho

NorthNorthDakotaDakota

SouthSouthDakotaDakota

NebraskaNebraska

KansasKansas

OklahomaOklahoma

TexasTexas

MinnesotaMinnesota

IowaIowa

WisconsinWisconsin

IllinoisIllinoisIndianaIndiana OhioOhio

PennsylvaniaPennsylvania

MaineMaine

New HampshireNew Hampshire

VermontVermont

ConnecticutConnecticutRhode IslandRhode Island

MarylandMarylandWashington, D.C.Washington, D.C.

DelawareDelawareNew JerseyNew Jersey

KentuckyKentucky

TennesseeTennessee

MississippiMississippi

AlabamaAlabama

SouthSouthCarolinaCarolina

NorthNorthCarolinaCarolina

VirginiaVirginia

WestWestVirginiaVirginia

MissouriMissouri

ArkansasArkansas

LouisianaLouisiana

WyomingWyoming

UtahUtah ColoradoColorado

NewNewMexicoMexico

U N I T E D S T A T E SU N I T E D S T A T E S

C A N A D AC A N A D A

AT L A N T I C

O C E A NO C E A N

AT L A N T I C

O C E A N

P A C I F I C

O C E A N

A R C T I C O C E A N

U N I T E D S T A T E S

C A N A D A

Washington

YukonTerritory

Northwest Territories

SaskatchewanManitoba Quebec

Newfoundlandand Labrador

NewBrunswick

Nova Scotia

Nevada

Idaho

NorthDakota

SouthDakota

Nebraska

Kansas

Oklahoma

Texas

Minnesota

Iowa

Wisconsin

IllinoisIndiana Ohio

Pennsylvania

Maine

New Hampshire

Vermont

ConnecticutRhode Island

MarylandWashington, D.C.

DelawareNew Jersey

Kentucky

Tennessee

Mississippi

Alabama

SouthCarolina

NorthCarolina

Virginia

WestVirginia

Missouri

Arkansas

Louisiana

Wyoming

Utah Colorado

NewMexico

N

S

EW

0 1,000 kilometers

0 1,000 miles

Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area projection500

500

30°N

40°N

50°N

20°N

Tropic of Cancer

50°W

40°W

60°W

70°W

30°W

20°W

10°W

10°N

60°N

Arc

tic

Cir

cle

70°N

140°W

150°W

160°W

170°W

170°E

180°

10°N

Tropic of Cancer

30°N

20°N

40°N

50°N

60°N

Arctic C

ircle

70°N

80°N

80°N

80°W

70°W

90°W100°W110°W130°W 120°W

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Challenge 3Using Geography Skills to Answer “Where?”

Question Circle the thematic map you used.Then answer the question in complete sentences.

1 Physical Features Climate Zones Vegetation Zones Population Density Economic Activity












Challenge 4Using Geography Skills to Answer “Why There?”

Question Circle the thematic maps you used.Then answer the question in complete sentences.









Location A (40° north, 74° west)

Location B (76° north, 80° west)

Location C (60° north, 147° west)

PhysicalFeatures

ClimateZones

VegetationZones

PopulationDensity

EconomicActivity

Challenge 5Using Maps to Analyze a Field Photograph



Challenge 5Using Maps to Analyze a Field Photograph

We think the field photograph best matches Location ____ .

Supporting-Evidence Statements

1. From the ______________ map, we learned that this location

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In the field photograph, we see ___________________________

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