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©2020 Arizona Geographic Alliance
CreditsAuthors of the Activity Book
Gale Olp Ekiss ([email protected]), Carol Carney Warren ([email protected]), Heather L Moll ([email protected]) and Cheryl Wiens ([email protected]).
Teacher Consultants, Arizona Geographic Alliance
EditorHeather L Moll ([email protected])
Co-Coordinator, Arizona Geographic Alliance
Cover IllustrationMark A Hicks (www.markix.net)
Illustrator
Other Images, Illustrations and Sources
Page 1, 13, and 14Mountain Illustrations were provided courtesy of Mark A Hicks, Illustrator (www.markix.net)
Page 3Sources https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/divide/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River
Page 6 Primary source Harris, B. B. The Gila Trail: The Texas Argonauts and the California Gold Rush. Edited by Richard H. Dillon. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. (1960). Pages 77-78.Page 9
Answer image National Park Service/Alice Wondrak Biel https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/e5436165-6b1e-43ee-9ce2-b08068f0eccfPages 15 and 16
Sources Oregon or Bust lesson by Gretchen Loken, https://geoalliance.asu.edu/node/201National Parks Service https://www.nps.gov/oreg/index.htmPhotos https://www.blm.gov/learn/interpretive-centers/national-historic-oregon-trail-interpretive-center
https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/fourth-of-july-on-the-overland-trails.htmPages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, and 16
Maps created by Arizona Geographic Alliance geoalliance.asu.edu
Special ThanksTo Barbara Trapido-Lurie for her help in modifying our maps for the activity books.
To the Arizona Legislature for their support of Geographical Literacy that made these activity booklets possible.
Our maps and activities are provided to teachers for their classroom use without any copyright restrictions. If you are seeking to republish any of this work please contact [email protected].
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Regions of the United StatesA region is an area of land that has common features. Regions can be defined by special features such as language, religion or climate. They can also be grouped by physical features with a natural border separating them from different physical features or based on their geographic position in a continent or country. In this activity, you are going to look at regions in the United States in these two ways: physical features and geographic position.
Physical Regions of the United States
In which region do you live? __________________________________
You may have traveled across our country through a book, by video, or in person. So you know that the U.S. has mountains, deserts, plains, rivers and plateaus between two great oceans. Do you know just where these physical features are located?
Do This: Identify the 8 physical regions of the United States as shown on the map by giving each region a color on the key and then using the key to color the map.Hint: Use the region names as a clue.
Appalachian Mountains
Atlantic Coastal Plains
Great Basin
Great Plains
Mississippi River and Great Lakes
Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountain and Plateaus
Sierra Nevada and Cascade Mountains
(Answers on inside back cover) Page 1
Regions of the United StatesAnother very common way to look at regions in our country is by grouping states into 5 regions by their geographic location on our continent. The names Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and the West are often used in stories, news reports and geography classes in school. The regions may have some physical or cultural likenesses but the main reason for grouping them is their location.
Geographic Regions of the United States
Do This: How would you divide the U.S. into 5 regions using the names above? Add a color for each region in the key below. Use those colors in the key to shade in your regions. Hint: Use the compass rose to help with directions.
1. Which region‛s border was most difficult to identify? ____________________
2. In which region do you live? _______________________________________
3. How do your regions compare to the 5 regions identified by the map on page 12 of this booklet?
(Answers on inside back cover) Page 2
(Answers on inside back cover) Page 3
The Continental DivideThroughout history, people have used rivers for food, fresh water, travel, and transporting goods. A river is a natural running waterway which flows towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river; unless it becomes dry before it reaches another body of water. There is a reason rivers flow in the direction they do. Rivers flow in a path from a higher elevation to a lower one. A river begins at its source, flows along its course to a lower level of elevation, and ends at its mouth where it joins another body of water. It can even flow north, as long as it flows down to a lower elevation. Read the title of the map below.
Mountains of the Continental Divide separate the river systems that drain west into the Pacific Ocean from those that drain east into the Atlantic Ocean (and Gulf of Mexico). Most of the divide in the U.S runs along the Rocky Mountains. The entire Divide extends all along North America through Central and South America.
Do This: 1. Color the Continental Divide in green. 2. Label the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the Gulf of Mexico. 3. Color in purple, all the rivers that empty into the Pacific Ocean. 4. Color in blue, all the rivers that empty into the Atlantic Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico. 5. Circle the name of one river whose course runs north from the Divide.
(Answers on inside back cover) Page 4
From Sea to Shining SeaHow did the United States become the shape and size as we know it today? Since the 1780s, the boundary lines of our country have changed. One example was the result of President Thomas Jefferson‛s purchase of the Louisiana Territory (1803) that doubled the size of the United States. Historical maps can help us see the changes.
Do This: Use the blank map below and the historical maps on the next page. Draw in the size and shape of each addition of territory to the blank map using the historical maps. Color each addition a different color and make a map legend with the dates of the new boundaries.
Hint: On the first map, Northwest Territory and the 13 colonies make up the U.S. at this time. Then go to the second map and add in the Oregon Country.
Mountains of the Continental Divide separate the river systems that drain west into the Pacific Ocean from those that drain east into the Atlantic Ocean (and Gulf of Mexico). Most of the divide in the U.S runs along the Rocky Mountains. The entire Divide extends all along North America through Central and South America.
Do This: 1. Color the Continental Divide in green. 2. Label the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the Gulf of Mexico. 3. Color in purple, all the rivers that empty into the Pacific Ocean. 4. Color in blue, all the rivers that empty into the Atlantic Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico. 5. Circle the name of one river whose course runs north from the Divide.
Legend
Page 5
From Sea to Shining Sea
1 2
3 4
5 6
Wes
twar
d M
igra
tion -
- The
Ore
gon T
rail
Page
6
The
Ore
gon
Trai
l is
a gr
eat
exam
ple
of h
ow in
the
pas
t, t
he g
eogr
aphy
of
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es b
oth
help
ed a
nd d
idn‛t
hel
p th
e m
igra
tion
of
set
tler
s fr
om t
he e
aste
rn s
ide
of o
ur n
atio
n to
the
wes
tern
sid
e. B
efor
e th
e 18
00s,
Nat
ive
Am
eric
ans
lived
and
tra
vele
d th
roug
hout
th
is r
egio
n. T
he f
irst
whi
te m
an t
o us
e th
is r
oute
was
Rob
ert
Stua
rt, a
fur
tra
der.
He
bega
n hi
s jo
urne
y in
St.
Lou
is in
181
0 an
d tr
avel
ed
10 m
onth
s to
rea
ch t
he B
riti
sh-o
wned
Ore
gon
terr
itor
y. A
fter
thi
s, w
hite
set
tler
s be
gan
to jo
urne
y fr
om t
he e
aste
rn U
nite
d St
ates
to
the
Ore
gon
terr
itor
y fo
llowi
ng h
is r
oute
. Eve
ntua
lly, t
hous
ands
of
Am
eric
ans
used
the
Ore
gon
Trai
l to
sett
le in
the
reg
ion,
dra
wn w
est
by c
heap
land
or
the
prom
ise
of a
bet
ter
life.
Due
to
the
larg
e A
mer
ican
mig
rati
on t
o th
e ar
ea, G
reat
Bri
tain
sig
ned
a tr
eaty
ced
ing
(tur
ning
ove
r) t
he O
rego
n te
rrit
ory
to t
he U
nite
d St
ates
in 1
846.
Man
y tr
avel
ers
com
ing
from
nor
thea
ster
n U
nite
d St
ates
use
d th
e M
arsh
all R
oute
to
get
to I
ndep
ende
nce,
Mis
sour
i, th
e be
ginn
ing
of
the
Ore
gon
Trai
l. O
ther
tra
vele
rs c
omin
g fr
om d
iffe
rent
par
ts o
f th
e U
.S. j
oine
d at
poi
nts
alon
g th
e ro
ute
or u
sed
othe
r kn
own
trai
ls
to g
et t
o In
depe
nden
ce. Do
This:
On
the
Ore
gon
Trai
l map
, put
a 1
nex
t to
Sid
ney,
New
Yor
k, a
nd c
olor
the
Mar
shal
l Rou
te g
reen
.
The
weat
her
alon
g th
e O
rego
n Tr
ail a
ffec
ted
trav
elin
g co
ndit
ions
. It
was
very
impo
rtan
t to
leav
e at
the
rig
ht t
ime
of y
ear.
If
the
sett
lers
left
too
ear
ly in
the
spr
ing,
the
re w
ould
not
be
enou
gh g
rass
on
the
prai
rie
to f
eed
thei
r liv
esto
ck. I
f th
ey le
ft t
oo la
te in
the
sp
ring
, the
y co
uld
be t
rapp
ed in
win
ter
snow
s ne
ar t
he e
nd o
f th
e tr
ip. T
rave
lers
usu
ally
left
in M
ay a
nd h
oped
to
reac
h O
rego
n by
O
ctob
er. Do
This:
Put
a 2
on
the
Ore
gon
Trai
l map
mar
king
the
beg
inni
ng p
oint
of
Inde
pend
ence
, Mis
sour
i.
The
geog
raph
y of
the
land
impa
cted
the
way
peo
ple
coul
d tr
avel
fro
m I
ndep
ende
nce
to
Ore
gon
City
, Ore
gon.
It
took
tra
vele
rs 6
mon
ths
to m
ake
the
2200
-mile
jour
ney.
Eac
h wa
gon
trai
n he
aded
wes
t fr
om I
ndep
ende
nce
for
200
mile
s ac
ross
the
tal
l pra
irie
gra
ss-
land
s of
the
Gre
at P
lain
s. I
n so
me
plac
es, t
he g
rass
was
so
tall,
men
had
to
stan
d on
the
ba
cks
of h
orse
s or
oxe
n to
see
ahe
ad. T
hey
cros
sed
the
prai
rie
unti
l the
y ca
me
to F
ort
Kear
ney
and
the
Plat
te R
iver
. For
t Ke
arne
y wa
s th
e fi
rst
of t
hree
tra
ding
pos
ts o
n th
e tr
ail.
At
Fort
Kea
rney
the
y co
uld
rest
for
a f
ew d
ays,
get
mor
e su
pplie
s, a
nd p
ost
lett
ers.
Th
ey t
hen
follo
wed
the
Plat
te R
iver
for
the
nex
t 45
0 m
iles.
The
Pla
tte
was
a wi
de, b
rown
ri
ver
that
was
too
mud
dy f
or d
rink
ing
or b
athi
ng. A
long
the
Pla
tte
Rive
r, t
he p
rair
ie g
rass
wa
s m
uch
shor
ter.
The
re w
ere
also
few
er t
rees
, so
the
trav
eler
s ha
d to
use
buf
falo
dun
g fo
r fu
el in
the
ir f
ires
. Do
This:
On
the
Ore
gon
Trai
l map
, put
a 3
on
the
Plat
te R
iver
ne
xt t
o th
e tr
ail.
Then
col
or t
he P
latt
e Ri
ver
brow
n as
it f
ollo
ws a
long
the
tra
il.
Aft
er 6
50 m
iles,
the
tra
vele
rs r
each
ed F
ort
Lara
mie
and
wou
ld s
oon
begi
n th
eir
clim
b in
to t
he R
ocky
Mou
ntai
ns. A
bout
250
mile
s fr
om
Fort
Lar
amie
the
y ar
rive
d at
Ind
epen
denc
e Ro
ck, t
he h
alfw
ay p
oint
of
thei
r tr
ip.
Aft
er, I
ndep
ende
nce
Rock
the
y be
gan
the
grad
ual
wind
ing,
gen
tle
clim
b in
to t
he R
ocki
es a
cros
s So
uth
Pass
. In
the
mou
ntai
ns, t
hey
face
d ho
t su
mm
er d
ays
with
pos
sibl
e th
unde
rsto
rms
and
hails
torm
s fo
llowe
d by
col
d ni
ghts
. Upo
n le
avin
g th
e m
ount
ains
, the
y m
et t
he g
lari
ng, h
ot s
un o
f th
e dr
y, d
usty
Gre
at B
asin
Des
ert
unti
l rea
chin
g Fo
rt H
all,
1,20
0 m
iles
alon
g th
e tr
ail.
Do
This:
On
the
Ore
gon
Trai
l map
, col
or t
he C
onti
nent
al D
ivid
e or
ange
as
it c
ross
es
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es. P
ut a
4 o
n th
e m
ap a
t th
e sp
ot in
the
Div
ide
wher
e th
ey h
ad t
o go
up
and
then
dow
n th
e Ro
cky
Mou
ntai
ns.
Wes
twar
d M
igra
tion -
- The
Ore
gon T
rail
Sett
lers
con
tinu
ed n
orth
west
alo
ng t
he r
ugge
d, r
ock
ledg
es o
f th
e Sn
ake
Rive
r ca
nyon
mak
ing
a di
ffic
ult
clim
b ov
er t
he B
lue
Mou
ntai
ns. A
t ti
mes
th
e la
nd w
as s
o st
eep
that
wag
ons
had
to b
e ta
ken
apar
t an
d ha
uled
up
one
side
and
the
n lo
were
d in
ch b
y in
ch d
own
the
othe
r si
de b
y ro
pe. D
o Th
is:
On
the
Ore
gon
Trai
l map
, put
a 5
on
the
Snak
e Ri
ver
near
the
tra
il. C
olor
the
Sna
ke R
iver
(to
wher
e it
flo
ws in
to t
he C
olum
bia
Rive
r) b
lue.
Aft
er c
ross
ing
the
Blue
Mou
ntai
ns, t
he t
rave
lers
mov
ed w
est
alon
g th
e Co
lum
bia
Rive
r fo
r 20
0 m
iles
to a
set
tlem
ent
calle
d Th
e D
alle
s. H
ere
the
fina
l str
etch
of
the
jour
ney
to O
rego
n Ci
ty t
hrou
gh t
he C
asca
de M
ount
ains
beg
an. T
his
was
a na
rrow
tra
il lin
ed w
ith
thic
k tr
ees.
The
dow
nhill
par
ts
were
so
stee
p an
d sl
ippe
ry t
hat
it w
as h
ard
to k
eep
the
wago
ns a
nd o
xen
from
slid
ing
off
the
trai
l. Th
e se
ttle
rs t
ied
big
logs
on
the
back
of
the
wago
ns t
o ac
t as
bra
kes.
The
y m
ight
als
o ha
ve t
o cr
oss
snow
bank
s in
the
Cas
cade
Mou
ntai
ns. U
pon
leav
ing
the
Casc
ade
Mou
ntai
ns t
hey
were
at
thei
r de
stin
atio
n, t
he r
ich
farm
land
s of
the
Col
umbi
a Ri
ver
valle
ys. Do
This:
On
the
Ore
gon
Trai
l map
, put
a 6
on
the
Colu
mbi
a Ri
ver
in t
he C
asca
de
Mou
ntai
ns n
ear
the
end
of t
he t
rail.
Col
or t
he O
rego
n Tr
ail f
rom
Ind
epen
denc
e, M
isso
uri t
o O
rego
n re
d.
Do
This:
Ans
wer
the
follo
wing
qu
esti
ons:
1. W
hy d
id m
ost
of t
he O
rego
n Tr
ail
follo
w ri
vers
?
2. W
hy w
ould
mos
t of
the
peo
ple
goin
g to
Ore
gon
use
this
tra
il in
stea
d of
goi
ng t
hrou
gh T
exas
, the
New
M
exic
o Te
rrit
ory
and
then
nor
th?
3. I
f yo
u ha
d liv
ed t
hen,
wou
ld y
ou b
e wi
lling
to
mak
e th
e jo
urne
y? W
hy o
r wh
y no
t?
(Ans
wers
on
insi
de b
ack
cove
r)Pa
ge 7
Inde
pend
ence
(Answers on inside back cover) Page 8
Where is my StateHave you ever wondered how mapping programs used on the phone or in the car work? Well, they work because satellites are actually locating the phone or the car. The way they locate these is by using a grid system called latitude and longitude. Latitude lines are imaginary lines that run horizontally ( ) around the Earth. One line is not enough. It takes two lines to find a phone or a car ( ). The vertical line ( ) is called longitude.
Do This: Use this map to locate the states by finding the latitude first with a finger on your left hand. Then use a finger on your right hand to locate the longitude line. Move your fingers so they touch. Where the two lines connect (intersect) is the state you are looking for. If you need help understanding what to do, watch the YouTube video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDRIXoZKEEo
1.40°N and 105°W __________________
What state is located at:
2.35°N and 110°W __________________
3.40°N and 90°W __________________
4.35°N and 95°W __________________
5. 30°N and 100°W __________________
6. 45°N and 95°W __________________
7. 40°N and 80°W __________________
8. 45°N and 70°W __________________
A Desert TreasureThis map shows the Gila Trail, part of the Southern Overland Trail that some American gold seekers followed in the California Gold Rush of 1849. The trail crosses present-day New Mexico and southern Arizona. In Arizona they traveled through the Sonoran Desert with its many unusual plants and animals. Most people traveling on the trail did not know about the desert, so when they saw something unusual they often wrote descriptions of what they saw in a diary or journal. Their writings tell us what some of the first American travelers crossing Arizona thought of the land.
“Next day, on a bench [mesa] to the left, I thought I had found a desert treasure in the shape of a pillar standing amid ruins. Approaching, I could not but admire its tall, colum-nar, beautifully tapering shaft, with two graceful arms pulling out opposite to each other.
Nearer, I noticed it was elaborately fluted and carved with long shiny spines protruding ‘like quills of fretful porcupine.‛ When presto!, it was found to be a subject of the vegeta-ble kingdom, it came upon my mind as a natural wonder, an astonishing ‘what-is-it?‛” Benjamin Butler Harris, 1849
Do This: Read this primary source entry from the journal of Benjamin Butler Harris, one of the earliest travelers in 1849. Then in the box below, draw and color a picture of the item as he described it. Lastly, create and color a desert background.
(Answers on inside back cover)Page 9
What was he describing? ______________________________________________________
Page
10
U.S. P
resid
ents
How
impo
rtan
t is
you
r ba
ckgr
ound
in s
hapi
ng y
ou a
nd t
he d
ecis
ions
you
mak
e? W
ould
gro
wing
up
in A
rizo
na, I
owa,
or
New
Yor
k m
ake
a di
ffer
ence
in h
ow y
ou t
hink
and
wha
t yo
u va
lue?
Pro
babl
y.
Not
e: D
onal
d Tr
ump
was
the
last
Pre
side
nt a
t th
e ti
me
of p
rint
ing.
Res
earc
h an
y ad
diti
onal
U.S
. Pre
side
nts
and
add
them
.
This
is a
list
of
U.S
. pre
side
nts
nam
ing
the
stat
e wh
ere
they
live
d wh
en t
hey
were
ele
cted
Pre
side
nt.
Wou
ld h
avin
g a
Pres
iden
t fr
om
that
par
t of
the
cou
ntry
mak
e a
diff
eren
ce in
his
/her
goa
ls a
nd a
ctio
ns r
egar
ding
the
U.S
.? L
et‛s
see
how
diff
eren
t pa
rts
of t
he
nati
on h
ave
been
rep
rese
nted
in t
he W
hite
Hou
se.
Do
This:
Mak
e a
chor
ople
th m
ap.
A c
horo
plet
h m
ap u
ses
colo
r to
sho
w va
lue.
The
dar
ker
the
colo
r, t
he m
ore
of a
n it
em (p
eopl
e,
reso
urce
, or
char
acte
rist
ic) i
t re
pres
ents
. F
or e
xam
ple:
Whi
te w
ould
mea
n no
Pre
side
nts
have
com
e fr
om t
hat
stat
e. L
ight
blu
e m
ight
mea
n 1
Pres
iden
t ca
me
from
tha
t st
ate.
Med
ium
blu
e m
ight
mea
n 3
Pres
iden
ts c
ame
from
tha
t st
ate.
D
ark
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(Answers on inside back cover) Page 12
What’s for Lunch? Look at the map of the United States showing its five regions
US Regions and Their Foods
1. Write the five regions here:
Each of these regions grows food or processes food products that define that region‛s economy and give the region a “flavor.” Having regional food specialties provides us with a variety of menu choices for people all across our nation.
West-potatoes, fish, shellfish, fruits, vegetables, lettuce, broccoli, cantaloupes, grapes, strawberries, peaches, almonds, figs, nectarines, lemons, plums, beef, lamb or mutton, dairy, walnuts, tomatoes, pistachios, beans, sugar, potatoes, pineapples, macadamia nuts, peppermint, spearmint, lentils, chickpeas, cherries, apples, apricots, chicken, turkey, salmon, tuna, crab, octopus, and fish
Southwest-blue corn, beef, water, lettuce, cabbage, spinach, cantaloupe, peanuts, rice, chili, corn, wheat, potatoes, lemons, sorghum, tangerines, onions, pinto beans, grapes, lamb or mutton, crabs, oysters, shrimp, and lobsters
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What’s for Lunch? Southeast-Tabasco sauce, hot peppers, rice, corn, fruits, sugar, peanuts, sweet potatoes, beans, squash, and citrus
Northeast-fish, lobsters, crabs, oysters, clams, cranberries, tomatoes, potatoes, corn, cabbage, green beans, onions, and squash, maple syrup, pretzels, and maple candy
Midwest-milk, cheese, ice cream, butter, yogurt, corn, corn chips, tortillas, popcorn, cereal, wheat, pasta, brad, cakes, cookies, beef, and pork
Write your menu here. You should have one entrée, one salad, and one beverage. From the list of regional foods, find which region of the country your food item (or parts of it) came from.
What would you select for your lunch from the menu below?
Example of a Typical School Lunch Menu
Entrée: peanut butter and jelly sandwich or hamburger and French fries or beef taco salad
Still hungry? Use the weekly grocery ads from the mail, the newspaper, or find the grocery store‛s weekly advertisement online. Using a region different from the one you live in, cut and paste a collage of the products for school lunches from that region on a separate piece of paper. You could also use your own illustrations.
Salad Bar: lettuce salad or fruit salad
Beverage: milk or fruit juice
My items: US Region: Example: lettuce salad Southwest
(Answers on inside back cover) Page 14
Eating Across AmericaThe United States is made up of many different cultures. Some of the foods we eat have a
cultural background in one of the U.S. regions. Let‛s learn about some fun food dishes. Do this: Identify which region you think this food dish is most popular or where it began.
Northeast = NE Southeast = SE Midwest = MW Southwest = SW West = W
1. Biscuits and Gravy (soft dough biscuits split into half and topped with white gravy) ______
2. Cheese Crisp (flour tortilla with melted cheese on top) ______
3. Boston Baked Beans (beans sweetened with syrup and flavored with pork) ______
4. Cheese Straws (baked snack flavored with cheese and shaped like a French fry) _____
5. City Chicken (cubes of pork on a wooden stick and fried or baked) ______
6. Spam Musubi (grilled Spam on a rice ball and held together with a strip of seaweed) _____
7. Scrapple (a mush of pork combined with cornmeal and flour) ______
8. Runza (a hand-held meat pie filled with ground beef and cabbage) _____
9. Chicken and Waffles (fried chicken served with a waffle) ______
10. Chantilly Cake (chocolate cake with frosting) _____
11. Sonoran Hot Dog (hot dog wrapped in bacon and topped with pinto beans and onions) _____
12. Funeral Potatoes (casserole of hash brown potatoes, cheese, cream soup, corn flakes) ____
13. Red Beans and Rice (kidney beans cooked with spices, vegetables, ham, & rice) ______
14. Cobb Salad (salad greens, bacon, chicken, hard-boiled egg, and avocado) _____
15. Waldorf Salad (apples, celery, and walnuts mixed with mayonnaise) ______
16. Lobster Roll (lobster meat on a hot dog bun) _____
17. Pork Tenderloin Sandwich (pork cutlet that is breaded and fried on a bun) _____
18. Chiles Rellenos (a roasted pepper stuffed with cheese and fried in an egg batter) ______
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Eating Across AmericaTry This: Look for a recipe in a cookbook or online for one of the food dishes on page 15.
With your family‛s cooperation, make this recipe. List the steps below!
Ingredients Recipe Steps
Draw a picture of your dish
Dish name: ________________________________________
Did you like your dish? Why or why not? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Answer Key
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Page 9Page 1Physical Regions1. Northeastern Arizona students live in the Rocky Mountains and Plateaus Region. Western and Southern Arizona students live in the Great Basin Region.
1. New York2. Answers may vary but for AZ (0)3. 9 4. East5. There are more people in this part of our nation. The east is the oldest part of our nation. There are more states in the eastern part of our nation.
Map Coloring Key: (Since students are making their own legends, answers will be different for each map but the numbers are listed below.)
New York 7Ohio 6Virginia 5Massachusetts 4California 3Illinois 3Tennessee 3Texas 3Georgia 1Indiana 1Kansas 1Kentucky 1Michigan 1Missouri 1New Hampshire 1New Jersey 1Pennsylvania 1
1. Dotted line should be green2. Oceans and Gulf as shown on map 3. All rivers flowing to the left of the Continental Divide should be purple.4. All rivers flowing to the right of the Continental Divide. Not all rivers start in the Continental Divide. The sources of some rivers are in other mountainous areas (such as the Appalachian Mountains.) They should also be traced in blue.5. Possible answers: Missouri, Snake or Yellowstone Rivers
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1. Colorado2. Arizona3. Illinois4. Oklahoma5. Texas6. Minnesota7. New York8. Maine
1. Rivers provided water for drinking and bathing. Rivers provided water for livestock and other animals on the journey. 2. Oregon Trail was shorter than many other routes. 3. Answers will vary.
1. SE2. SW3. NE4. SE5. MW6. W7. NE8. MW9. SE10. W11. SW12. W13. SE14. W15. NE16. NE17. MW18. SW
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1. Yes2. Yes3. 04. About 500 miles5. Cotton6. 57. North8. Gulf of Mexico
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Compare your map to the map on page 12.
Saguaro Cactus
WestSoutheastMidwestSouthwestNortheast
1. Answers will vary2. Arizona is in the Southwest Region
Pacific Ocean
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Gulf of Mexico
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