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Canada and the United States Directions
Challenge 1
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Learning About the Physical Geography
of Canada and the United States
1. Get your copy of the unlabeled physical features map for the
Canada and the United States Mapping Lab, Challenge 1.
2. Select one of the physical features listed below. Find it on a
physical map of Canada and the United States in Geography
Alive! Regions and People.
3. Locate and label that same feature on your Challenge 1 map.
(Hint: Is there no room to write your label? Draw a line from
the feature to a place where you have more room to write.)
4. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 until you have found and labeled all
15 physical features.
Physical Features of Canada and the United States
A set of latitude and longitude coordinates is given for each feature.
If you have trouble finding a feature, the coordinates will help you
get close to its location.
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1. Rocky Mountains
(45°N, 110°W)
2. Arctic Ocean
(80°N, 140°W)
3. Appalachian Mountains
(40°N, 77°W)
4. Pacific Ocean
(40°N, 130°W)
5. Colorado River
(35°N, 115°W)
6. Canadian Shield
(55°N, 90°W)
7. Great Plains
(45°N, 105°W)
8. Atlantic Ocean
(35°N, 70°W)
9. Mississippi River
(35°N, 90°W)
10. Great Basin
(38°N, 115°W)
11. Mount McKinley
(63°N, 151°W)
12. Vancouver Island
(50°N, 126°W)
13. Sierra Nevada
(38°N, 120°W)
14. Great Lakes
(45°N, 83°W)
15. Hudson Bay
(60°N, 85°W)
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Challenge 3
Using Geography Skills to Answer “Where?”
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Circle the thematic map you used. Then answer the question in complete sentences.
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Physical Features
Climate Zones
Vegetation Zones
Population Density
Economic Activity
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Physical Features
Climate Zones
Vegetation Zones
Population Density
Economic Activity
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Climate Zones
Vegetation Zones
Population Density
Economic Activity
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Climate Zones
Vegetation Zones
Population Density
Economic Activity
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Climate Zones
Vegetation Zones
Population Density
Economic Activity
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Climate Zones
Vegetation Zones
Population Density
Economic Activity
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Climate Zones
Vegetation Zones
Population Density
Economic Activity
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Climate Zones
Vegetation Zones
Population Density
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Economic Activity
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Challenge 3 Cards
Canada and the United States Challenge 3
Canada and the United States Materials
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What is the largest area in Canada and the
United States that is densely populated (over
250 people per square mile)? What are four
cities in that area?
Canada and the United States Challenge 3
What is the most common type of vegetation
in the central area of southern Canada and the
United States? Which country has more land
with that type of vegetation?
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In which state in the United States can you find
all of the following climates: arid, semiarid,
Mediterranean, highlands, and marine west coast?
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Which resource is most abundant in Texas,
Alaska, and Alberta? Which state or province
appears to have the most of that resource?
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Which four territories and states have both a
subarctic and tundra climate, and include land
that is both north and south of the Arctic Circle?
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What types of land use occur along both the
Pacific Coast and Atlantic Coast of Canada and
the United States?
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Which Canadian island has a population density
that ranges from under 2 people to as many as
250 people per square mile?
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Which Canadian provinces or territories are
entirely covered in forests? Which kinds of forest
do you find there?
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Canada and the United States Challenge 3
Which five lakes together make up the
largest body of fresh water in Canada and
the United States?
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What are ten provinces, territories, and states
that the Rocky Mountains run through?
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