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Part 1: West Geography Terms!
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Directions: Define each term below.!
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Part 2: West Landforms!
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Directions: Define each land form below in the small top box. Draw a picture of the landform
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Part 3: Political Regions!
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Directions: Political regions are how the nation is divided into states. Label all of the Western
States on the map below. Then use a colored pencil to color all of the Mountain West States green and all of the Pacific West States - orange.!
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New Mexico!
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Wyoming!
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California!
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Part 4: Geographical Regions!
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Directions: Geographical regions are the way a nation is divided into regions that have the
same geography and climate. Color each region a different color and label all of the Western
Regions, Waters, and Rivers on the map below.!
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Central Valley! !
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Mountain West!
Death Valley! !
Rocky Mountains!
Cascades!
Sierra Nevadas!
The Great Basin!
Colorado River!
Columbia River!
Colorado Plateau!
Willamette Valley!
Mojave Desert!
Four Corners States - (Outline in black marker)!
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Part 5: Reading Maps of the West!
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Directions: In the following activity, you will use the maps provided to answer questions about
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Questions about the Mountain States!
1.) What country borders the Mountain States on the South? !
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2.) What country borders the Mountain States on the North? !
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3.) Which Mountain State is farthest south? !
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4.) Which Mountain State is farthest east? !
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5.) Which Mountain State is farthest west? !
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6.) Which two Mountain States are farthest north? !
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7.) Which Mountain State borders South Dakota and Nebraska? !
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8. Which Mountain State borders Texas, Oklahoma, and Mexico? !
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9. Which Mountain State borders only other Mountain States? !
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10. What is the name of the mountain range that runs through the Mountain States? !
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Part 5 Continued: Reading Maps of the West!
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Directions: In the following activity, you will use the maps provided to answer questions about
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Questions about the Pacific States!
1.) What large body of water do all of the Pacific states border? !
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2.) What country is north of Washington (and east of Alaska)? !
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3.) What country is south of California? !
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4.) What state is composed only of islands? !
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5.) If you crossed the Columbia River from Washington, what state would you be in? !
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6.) In which state is the city of San Francisco? !
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7.) Which state borders Canada but does not border any US states? !
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8. In which state is the city of Seattle? !
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9. Is Oregon north or south of California? !
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10. Is Anchorage southeast or northwest of Juneau? !
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Part 6: Geographical Regions!
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Directions: You have now learned about the Wests geography and climate. Use what you
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1.) Based on the geography and climate of the West, why do you think people moved !
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2.) How do you think the environment affected the everyday lives of the people who moved !
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3.) What hardships do you think settlers faced because of the environment, landscape, and !
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