Friday, January 20th

1. Map work - see below for Region #2
2. Map quiz #2

The Rest of the West

 

To Complete this Assignment:
•FIRST, USE A BLACK Fine Point Sharpie (or something similar)
•You will use the map you received in class today.
•You need some colored pencils!
USE These Resources to help you label! (Just click the link!)

 

A Political Map of the United States!
A Physical Map of the United States
Second Physical Map of the United States
Map of Major US Rivers (scroll down)
Another Major US Rivers Map

 

Political Geography

 

•Please label all the states and capital cities for the Rocky Mountain region. There are eight that we will cover.
Arizona,
New Mexico,
Utah,
Colorado,
Wyoming,
Nevada,
Idaho,
Montana.

•Please color this region light brown—not too dark.

 

Physical Geography for this region:

 

Please label these physical features:

• Color blue - Rio Grande River, Snake River, Colorado River, Lake Mead, the Great Salt Lake
• Color red - The Continental Divide - trace a line - do the best you can with it!
• Color Brown (make the little triangles too) - Rocky Mountains
• shade tan or light brown - The Great Basin, the Colorado Plateau, Columbia Plateau

 

 

 

Label where the Grand Canyon is located