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GEOGRAPHIC LITERACY: MAPS FOR MEMORIZATION

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CANADA, THE UNITED STATES, AND GREENLAND Overview

ANADA AND THE UNITED STATES are other countries, the outer edges of the cities both located on the North American keep expanding. In some places, the rural area continent, in the Western Hemisphere. between cities has shrunk so much that the As well as sharing the same landmass, the two cities almost merge with each other. They form countries share many of the same landforms. an urban cluster. A cluster of cities like this is They have great sweeps of craggy mountains in called a megalopolis-a "very large city:' In the the west. They have rolling plains in the center. United States, the largest megalopolis is the They have rounded mountains in the east. 600-mile-long (975-km-long) string of cities The two countries also share some cultural on the east coast. It runs from southern Maine features. Both are federalstates. That means to southern Virginia. Major cities within this they are made up of a number of states or ter megalopolis include Boston, Massachusetts; ritories. These areas share power with the cen New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsyl tral government. Both are plural societies, vania; Baltimore, Maryland; and Washington, which means they include different ethnic D.C. Another megalopolis can be seen on the groups. Both countries, compared to the rest of west coast: San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San the world, are wealthy, industrialized coun Diego, California.Two others are developing tries. And both were originally colonized by around the Great Lakes, in both Canada and Europeans. They retain many features of the United States. In Canada, this megalopolis European culture. may someday connect the cities of Quebec It has been more than 500 years since City, Quebec; Montreal, Quebec; Toronto, Europeans first came to the region. In that Ontario; and Windsor, Ontario. On the United time, the face of the land has changed dramati States side of the Lakes, the merging cities cally. Once, about half of the land-some 900 include Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; million acres-was covered by forest.To day, Cleveland, Ohio; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. forests cover about one fifth of the land. Over The huge island of Greenland is physically time, both countries expanded from their bases part of the same region as Canada and the on the east coast toward the west. Both created United States. But it has a very different cul networks for transportation and communica ture. Greenland is a self-governing territory of tion that stretch some 2,500 miles ( 4,000 kilo Denmark. Most of the island is covered by an meters). These networks are a monument to ice sheet almost two miles ( three kilometers) human invention and grit. The barriers they thick. Because of the extreme cold, most people cross in their east-west path, like the great live on the southwest coast, where the climate RockyMountain Range, run from north to is mildest. south. Another change to the landscape has been Think About It the growth of cities. Both the United States and Compared to the rest of the United States, Canada began as mostly rural economies. With Hawaii has a very different location, climate, the growth of industry came the growth of culture, and history. However, it is included in cities. Cities are still growing. As more people this geographic region. Why doyou think it is move to them from both rural areas and from included here?

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CANADA, THE UNITED STATES, AND GREENLAND Word List

Political Features Maryland (MD) Wisconsin (WI) COUNTRIES Massachusetts (MA) Wyoming (WY) Canada Michigan (MI) CANADIAN PROVINCES AND Greenland (Denmark) Minnesota (MN) TERRITORIES United States Mississippi (MS) Alberta CAPITALS Missouri (MO) British Columbia Nuuk (Godthaab) Montana (MT ) Manitoba Ottawa Nebraska (NE) New Brunswick Washington, D.C. Nevada (NV) Newfoundland UNITED STATES New Hampshire (NH) Northwest Territories Alabama (AL) New Jersey (NJ) Nova Scotia Alaska (AK) New Mexico (NM) Nunavut Arizona (AZ) New York (NY) Ontario Arkansas (AR) North Carolina (NC) Prince Edward Island California ( CA) North Dakota (ND) Quebec Colorado (CO) Ohio (OH) Saskatchewan Connecticut ( CT ) Oklahoma (OK) Yukon Territory Delaware (DE) Oregon (OR) Physical Features Florida (FL) Pennsylvania (PA) MOUNTAINS Georgia ( GA) Rhode Island (RI) Alaska Range Hawaii (HI) South Carolina (SC) Appalachian Mts. Idaho (ID) South Dakota (SD) Cascade Mts. Illinois (IL) Tennessee (TN) Coast Ranges Indiana (IN) Texas (TX) Mt. Logan Iowa (IA) Utah (UT ) Mt. McKinley (Denali) Kansas (KS) Vermont (VT ) RockyMts. Kentucky (KY) Virginia (VA) Sierra Nevada Mts. Louisiana (LA) Washington (WA) Maine (ME) West Virginia (WV) (continued) Repro © 1987, 1994, 2001 J. Weston Walch, Publisher 3 Geographic Literacy

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CANADA, THE UNITED STATES, AND GREENLAND Word List (continued)

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CANADA, THE UNITED STATES, AND GREENLAND Map Test

Directions: On the political and physical maps of Canada, the United States, and Greenland, 50 places and physical features have been indicated by a number. Choose the correct label foreach item fromthe numbered choices below.

1. (A) Canada 9. (A) Alaska 17. (A) Louisiana (B) United States (B) Utah (B) Arkansas ( C) Greenland (C) Oregon (C) Alabama (D) United Kingdom (D) Washington (D) Mississippi 2. (A) Canada 10. (A) New Mexico 18. (A) Georgia (B) United States (B) Oregon (B) Alabama (C) Greenland ( C) California ( C) South Carolina (D) United Kingdom (D) Texas (D) Mississippi 3. (A) Yukon Territory 11. (A) Colorado 19. (A) Missouri (B) Greenland (B) Utah (B) South Carolina ( C) Northwest Territories ( C) Nebraska (C) Georgia (D) Alaska (D) Idaho (D) Iowa 4. (A) Alberta 12. (A) Georgia 20. (A) Louisiana (B) Yukon Territory (B) Colorado (B) California (C) New Brunswick (C) Oklahoma (C) Texas (D) Ontario (D) Kansas (D) Florida 5. (A) Newfoundland 13. (A) New Mexico 21. (A) NewYork (B) Nunavut (B) Arizona (B) Illinois (C) New Brunswick (C) Utah (C) Maine (D) Northwest Territories (D) Colorado (D) Ohio 6. (A) Manitoba 14. (A) Nebraska 22. (A) New Hampshire (B) Saskatchewan (B) South Dakota (B) New Jersey ( C) British Columbia ( C) Minnesota ( C) Connecticut (D) Quebec (D) North Dakota (D) Massachusetts 7. (A) Quebec 15. (A) Arizona 23. (A) Washington, D.C. (B) Manitoba (B) California (B) New York City ( C) British Columbia (C) Texas (C) Ottawa (D) Alberta (D) Florida (D) Chicago 8. (A) Nova Scotia 16. (A) Montana 24. (A) Ottawa (B) Alberta (B) Minnesota (B) Washington, D.C. ( C) Newfoundland (C) Wisconsin (C) Toronto (D) Saskatchewan (D) North Dakota (D) Winnipeg

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CANADA, THE UNITED STATES, AND GREENLAND Answer Key

18. (B) Alabama 35. (A) Ohio River Map Test 1. (B) United States 19. (B) South Carolina 36. (D) Mackenzie River 2. (A) Canada 20. (D) Florida 37. (C) Great Bear Lake 3. (D) Alaska 21. (A) NewYork 38. (A) Great Slave Lake 4. (B) Yukon Territory 22. (D) Massachusetts 39. (B) Lake Athabasca 5. (B) Nunavut 23. (A) Washington, D.C. 40. (C) Lake Winnipeg 6. ( C) British Columbia 24. (A) Ottawa 41. (A) Hudson Bay 7. (B) Manitoba 25. (D) Mt. McKinley 42. (D) Lake Superior 8. ( C) Newfoundland (Denali) 43. ( C) Lake Michigan 9. (D) Washington 26. (B) Alaska Range 44. (A) Lake Huron 10. ( C) California 27. (A) Yukon River 45. (C) Lake Erie 11. (B) Utah 28. (B) Rocky Mountains 46. (B) Lake Ontario 12. (B) Colorado 29. (B) Great Salt Lake 47. (D) St. Lawrence River 13. (A) New Mexico 30. (D) Great Basin Desert 48. (A) Appalachian Mtns. 14. (D) North Dakota 31. ( C) Colorado River 49. (C) Pacific Ocean 15. (C) Texas 32. ( C) Rio Grande 50. (B) Atlantic Ocean 16. (B) Minnesota 33. (D) Missouri River 17. (D) Mississippi 34. ( C) Mississippi River

Think About It Although Hawaii is different fromthe rest of the United States in many ways, it is still part of the U.S. political region. For this reason, it is included with the rest of the United States.