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U.S. Geography Answer Key H www.uscis.gov/citizenship 1 U.S. Geography Lesson Answer Key Geography of the United States Page 1 The United States is the third largest country in the world. It is in North America between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The geography of the United States has a lot of variety. There are mountains, lakes, rivers, deserts, and islands. There are 50 states and 5 major territories in the United States. Each state and territory has its own capital. The capital of my state is answers vary. The capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. Look at the map on page 2. Label Washington, D.C. Label your state and your state capital. Map of the United States Page 2 P A C IFIC O CEA N A T L A N T I C O C E A N 200 mi 0 200 km 0 100 mi 0 100 km 0 300 mi 0 300 km 200 0 100 100 200 Great Lakes Mexico Write these places on the map. Atlantic Ocean United States Canada Pacific Ocean Mexico Great Lakes Canada Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean United States Washington, DC H Represents a capital city Courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey.
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U.S. Geography Lesson Answer Key
Geography of the United StatesPage 1
The United States is the third largest country in the world.
It is in North America between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
The geography of the United States has a lot of variety.
There are mountains, lakes, rivers, deserts, and islands.
There are 50 states and 5 major territories in the United States.
Each state and territory has its own capital.
The capital of my state is answers vary.
The capital of the United States is Washington, D.C.
Look at the map on page 2. Label Washington, D.C. Label your state and your state capital.
Map of the United StatesPage 2
PACIFIC OC EAN
ATLA N
TI C
OC
EA
N
200 mi0
200 km0
100 mi0
100 km0
300 mi0
300 km2000 100
100 200
Great Lakes
Mexico
Write these places on the map.Atlantic Ocean United States CanadaPacific Ocean Mexico Great Lakes
Canada
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
United States
Washington, DC
H Represents a capital city
Courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Lakes, Rivers, and OceansPage 3
Water is very important for transportation, power, food, and tourism.
Many large U.S. cities are near water.
For example, Chicago and Detroit are near the Great Lakes.
The five Great Lakes are in the northern part of the United States.
The Atlantic Ocean is on the East Coast of the United States.
Puerto Rico is in the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the U.S. territories.
The Pacific Ocean is on the West Coast of the United States.
The state of Hawaii is in the Pacific Ocean.
The Mississippi River and the Missouri River are the two longest rivers in the United States.
These rivers flow through the middle of the country.
What lake, river, or ocean is near you? answers vary.
BordersPage 4
Word Bank
New York Texas Montana California
Minnesota Canada Mexico
Borders separate the United States from other countries in North America.
Mexico borders the United States to the south.
There are four U.S. states that border Mexico.
Two states that border Mexico are Texas and California.
Name other states that border Mexico.
Canada borders the United States to the north.
There are thirteen U.S. states that border Canada.
Three states that border Canada are New York, Minnesota, and Montana.
Name other states that border Canada.
Look at your U.S. map on page 2.Find all of the border states on that map. Write the names of all of the border states on the map.
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Map of the United StatesPage 2 (answer key to instructions on page 4)
PACIFIC OC EAN
ATLA N
TI C
OC
EA
N
200 mi0
200 km0
100 mi0
100 km0
300 mi0
300 km2000 100
100 200
Mexico
Canada
Pacific Ocean
WashingtonMontana
New York
North Dakota Minnesota
Michigan
Maine
PennsylvaniaOhio
Idaho
Atlantic Ocean
New Hampshire
Vermont
California
Texas
Arizona
New Mexico
Alaska
United States
Courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey.
H Represents a capital city
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Categories—U.S. GeographyPage 5
Word Bank
Montana
Texas
Mississippi River
Ohio
Washington
Mexico
Atlantic
Vermont
United States
Michigan
Arizona
New York
New Hampshire
Pacific
North Dakota
New Mexico
Idaho
Maine
California
Pennsylvania
Canada
Alaska
Minnesota
Missouri River
Look at the words in the word bank. Copy the words in the categories.
Countries
Mexico
United States
Canada
Oceans
Atlantic
Pacific
Rivers
Mississippi River
Missouri River
States that border MexicoTexasArizonaNew MexicoCalifornia
States that border Canada
Montana
Ohio
Washington
Vermont
Michigan
New York
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Idaho
Maine
Pennsylvania
Alaska
Minnesota
Map DirectionsPage 6
North
South
EastWest
Copy these words.
North
North
South
South
East
East
West
West
