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1 29 NYSTROMHERFF JONES educ ation DIVISIONWORLD ATLASSTUDENT ACTIVITIESGEO-THEMES WORLD ATLASN amettUnited StatesLesson 2: Elevation and the Elevation Map on pages 42 43 to rank the following places in order of elevation,with 1being the highest and 5the Coastal the Elevation Map to determine which place in each pair has the higher elevation. Circlethe place with the higher .AAddiirroonnddaacckk MMoouunnttaaiinnssBBiigghhoorrnn PPllaatteeaauuEEddwwaarrddss HHiillllssSSaanndd PPeenniinnssuullaaLLoowweerr PPeenniinnssuullaaee..SSaaccrraammeenntt oo VVaalllleeyyIImmppeerriiaall PPeeaakkPPiikkeess UUnniitteedd SSttaatteessWWeesstteerrnn UUnniitteedd SSttaatteessRELATIONSHIPS WITHIN the Rainfall map on page 44 to match the following places with their annual tern United Stat es 0 t o 10 i Alas ka 10 t o 20 i Pac ific Coas t over 80 i Dak otas 40 t o 80 i se the Alaska's Size and Shape map and the photo on page 44 to answer the is Alaska s area in square miles?

2 How many times larger are the 48 States than Alaska? many inches of snow are counted as one inch of rain? 30 NYSTROMHERFF JONES EDUCATION DIVISIONWORLD ATLASSTUDENT ACTIVITIESGEO-THEMES WORLD the Growing Season map on page 45 to answer the following questions. Circle thecorrect answer. Use the Political Map on pages 40 41 to help identify States . if is the growing season in Texas along the Gulf of Mexico?under 4 months6 to 8 monthsover 10 is the growing season in Nebraska?under 4 months4 to 6 months6 to 8 is the growing season in Arkansas?4 to 6 months6 to 8 months8 to 10 is the growing season for most of Alaska?under 4 months4 to 6 months6 to 8 is the growing season for southern Alabama?6 to 8 months8 to 10 monthsover 10 Focus on Regions of the United States on page 45 to determine whether each of thefollowing statements is true or false. Write Tor Fin the space can only be grouped into one kind of map shows seven large Great Lakes States are in the is part of the of the Northeast is also known as the New England the Irrigated Land map on page 46 to complete the following has areas of widespread irrigation than of Florida s irrigation takes place in the part of the is no widespread in Use the Corn and Wheat maps and graphs on page 46 to answer the following yes or noquestions.

3 Write Yor N in the space Indiana grow more corn than Oklahoma? Oklahoma grow more wheat than Indiana? Nevada grow either corn or wheat? the United States export a higher percentage of wheat than corn?