INTERMEDIATE LEVEL U.S. GEOGRAPHY LESSON ... of...National Atlas of the United States of America...

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Intermediate Level U.S. Geography Answer Key H www.uscis.gov/citizenship 1 INTERMEDIATE LEVEL U.S. GEOGRAPHY LESSON ANSWER KEY Map of the United States Page 2 G U L F O F M E X I C O P A C I F I C O C E A N A T L A N T I C O C E A N L a ke Superio r L a k e M i c h i g a n L a k e H uron L a k e Er i e O nt a r i o L a k e G ULF OF ALASK A P A C I F I C O C E A N B ERING SEA A R C T I C OC E A N R U S S I A C A N A D A P A C I F I C O C E A N M E X I C O C A N A D A C U B A T H E B A H A M A S Montpelier Augusta Concord Albany Trenton Harrisburg Annapolis Dover Charleston Frankfort Jefferson City Santa Fe Cheyenne Bismarck Pierre Helena Carson City Olympia Juneau Boston Providence Hartford Richmond Columbia Raleigh Atlanta Montgomery Tallahassee Jackson Nashville Indianapolis Columbus Lansing Madison Springfield St Paul Des Moines Lincoln Topeka Little Rock Oklahoma City Baton Rouge Austin Denver Boise Salt Lake City Salem Sacramento Honolulu Phoenix Washington MAINE VERMONT NEW HAMPSHI NEW YORK MASSACHUSE CONNECTICUT RHODE ISLAND PENNSYLVANIA NEW JERSEY DELAWARE MARYLAND VIRGINIA WEST VIRGINIA OHIO INDIANA ILLINOIS WISCONSIN KENTUCKY TENNESSEE NORTH CAROLINA SOUTH CAROLINA GEORGIA ALABAMA FLORIDA MISSISSIPPI LOUISIANA TEXAS ARKANSAS MISSOURI IOWA MINNESOTA NORTH DAKOTA SOUTH DAKOTA NEBRASKA KANSAS OKLAHOMA NEW MEXICO COLORADO WYOMING MONTANA IDAHO UTAH ARIZONA NEVADA CALIFORNIA OREGON WASHINGTON DC M I C H I G A N HAWAII ALASKA P A CIFIC O C E A N A T L A N T I C OC E A N H A W AI I A LASK A 200 mi 0 200 km 0 100 mi 0 100 km 0 300 mi 0 300 km 200 0 100 100 200 Find your state and label it. Mark where your city or town is located. Find the star for your state capital and label that. Write in the names of the states that border your home state. Courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. H Represents a capital city

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Intermediate Level U.S. Geography Answer Key H www.uscis.gov/citizenship 1

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL U.S. GEOGRAPHY LESSON ANSWER KEY

Map of the United StatesPage 2

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Santa Fe

Cheyenne

Bismarck

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Carson City

Olympia

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BostonProvidence

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Atlanta

Montgomery

Tallahassee

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Lincoln

Topeka

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Oklahoma City

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Sacramento

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Find your state and label it. Mark where your city or town is located. Find the star for your state capital and label that. Write in the names of the states that border your home state.Courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey.

H Represents a capital city

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Geography of the United StatesPage 3

Answer these Civics Test questions.

1. What is the capital of your state? answers vary

2. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States? Pacific (Ocean)

3. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States? Atlantic (Ocean)

4. Name one U.S. territory. Puerto Rico; U.S. Virgin Islands; American Samoa; Northern Mariana Islands; Guam

5. Name one state that borders Canada. Maine; New Hampshire; Vermont; New York; Pennsylvania; Ohio; Michigan; Minnesota; North Dakota; Montana; Idaho; Washington; Alaska

6. Name one state that borders Mexico. California; Arizona; New Mexico; Texas

7. What is the capital of the United States? Washington, D.C.

America the BeautifulPage 4

Answer this Civics Test question.

1. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States. Missouri (River); Mississippi (River)

Civics Test Questions—U.S. GeographyPage 5

Read the test questions and write the answers. Take turns practicing them with your partner.

1. What is the capital of your state? answers vary

2. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States. Missouri (River); Mississippi (River)

3. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States? Pacific (Ocean)

4. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States? Atlantic (Ocean)

5. Name one U.S. territory. Puerto Rico; U.S. Virgin Islands; American Samoa; Northern Mariana Islands; Guam

6. Name one state that borders Canada. Maine; New Hampshire; Vermont; New York; Pennsylvania; Ohio; Michigan; Minnesota; North Dakota; Montana; Idaho; Washington; Alaska

7. Name one state that borders Mexico. California; Arizona; New Mexico; Texas

8. What is the capital of the United States? Washington, D.C.