Map Reading

Knowing how to read a map is something you need in your everyday life. This site has an interactive map of the Northeastern United States…where you live! Once you’ve matched the state names with their locations, you’ll learn what makes each one unique. Go to the site and click on “Northeastern States” under the orange United States box. Once you get to the map, match the states and then read about each one.

http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=LabelMaps

Directions: Answer the following questions using the map from the website below in your Social Studies folder. When you are finished, go back to the site and try to match all 50 states in the “All States” section of the United States box.

1. In what state did Thomas Edison invent the phonograph and the electric light bulb?

2. Where was the Liberty Bell rung in 1776?

3. Which state covers the least amount of land?

4. Niagara Falls is located in what state? Tell how they were formed.

5. Which state is farther east than any other state?