GROUP ASSIGNMENTS

GROUPS 1 AND 3:

           TURN TO PG. ____ IN YOUR ATLAS (THE POLITICAL MAP OF THE UNITED STATES).  AFTER TAKING SOME TIME TO OBSERVE AND DISCUSS WITH YOUR GROUP SOME THINGS YOU VIEW ON THE MAP, ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW.

1.        WHERE ARE MAJOR CITIES LOCATED?

2.        WHERE ARE THE AIRPORTS?

3.        LOOK AT THE BOUNDARIES OF THE STATES –HOW ARE THEY SHAPED AND DO THEY DIFFER IN SIZE?

4.        HOW ARE THE MAJOR INTERSTATES CONNECTED?

5.        DO ANY PATTERNS CHANGE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH OR FROM EAST TO WEST?

*****LIST OR DESCRIBE POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS FOR WHAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED FOR QUESTIONS 1-4:

GROUP ASSIGNMENTS – PAGE 2

GROUPS 2 AND 4:

            TURN TO PG. ____ IN YOUR ATLAS (THE PHYSICAL MAP OF THE UNITED STATES).  AFTER TAKING SOME TIME TO OBSERVE AND DISCUSS WITH YOUR GROUP SOME THINGS YOU VIEW ON THE MAP, ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW.

6.        WHERE ARE MAJOR LAKES AND RIVERS LOCATED?

7.        WHERE ARE MOUNTAIN RANGES LOCATED?

8.        DO YOU NOTICE ANY DESERTS?

9.        WHERE ARE AREAS OF LOWER, MID, AND HIGHER ELEVATION?

10.     DO ANY PATTERNS CHANGE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH OR FROM EAST TO WEST?

*****LIST OR DESCRIBE POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS FOR WHAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED FOR QUESTIONS 6-10:

Credits

Ruth Thorsgaard