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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 0 100 200 Great Lakes Mexico Canada Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean United States Washington, DC United States Mexico Write these places on the map. Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Canada Great Lakes Courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. H Represents a capital city

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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

Canada

Pacific Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

United States

Washington, DC

United States Mexico

Write these places on the map.Atlantic OceanPacific Ocean

CanadaGreat Lakes

Courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey.

H Represents a capital city

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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

United States

California

Texas

Arizona

New Mexico

Alaska

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 Mexico

Texas

Arizona

New Mexico

California

States that border Canada

Montana

Ohio

Washington

Vermont

Michigan

New York

New Hampshire

North Dakota

Idaho

Maine

Pennsylvania

Alaska

Minnesota

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Map DirectionsPage 6

North

East

South

West

Copy these words.

North

North

South

South

East

East

West

West