Information Skills

Large-Area Maps

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Large-Area Maps
Looking at a large-area map is like looking at the Earth from a satellite. The shape or outline of thousands of square miles can be seen, and only the largest features of a region are visible.
This lesson includes two large-area maps. The first is a partial map of the United States. Alaska and Hawaii are not shown.
The second is a map of Canada, the continental United States, Mexico, and the countries in Central America.
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Click on the state that is farthest north.
Question 1 of 10
Colorado is not farthest north. Try again.
South Dakota is farther north than the other states listed.
North Carolina is considered to be in the south. It is not farthest north. Try again.
Louisiana is at the bottom of the map in the south. It is not farthest north. Try again.
The compass shows that north is toward the top of the map.
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Click on the state that is farthest south.
Question 2 of 10
Idaho is closer to the top of the map, in the north. It is not farthest south. Try again.
South Dakota is closer to the top of the map, in the north. It is not farthest south. Try again.
Pennsylvania is closer to the top of the map, in the north. It is not farthest south. Try again.
South Carolina is farther south than the other states listed.
The compass shows that south is toward the bottom of the map.
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Click on the state that is on the earstern border of Nebraska (NE).
Question 3 of 10
Idaho does not border Nebraska on any side. Try again.
Kansas is on the southern border of Nebraska. Try again.
South Dakota is on the northern border of Nebraska. Try again.
Iowa is on the eastern border of Nebraska.
East is to the right. Find the state that borders Nebraska on the right side.
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Click on the state that is bordered by only two states.
Question 4 of 10
Texas is bordered by four states: New Mexico (NM), Oklahoma (OK), Arkansas (AK), and Louisiana (LA). Try again.
Alabama is bordered by four states: Mississippi (MS), Tennessee (TN), Georgia (GA), and Florida (FL). Try again.
Illinois is bordered by five states: Wisconsin (WI), Iowa (IA), Missouri (MO), Kentucky (KY), and Indiana (IN). Try again
Florida is bordered by only two states: Georgia (GA) and Alabama (AL).
Find each state on the map, and count the number of states that touch its border.
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Click on the largest state.
Question 5 of 10
Pennsylvania is not the largest state listed. Try again.
Montana is larger than the other states listed.
New Hampshire is smaller than the other states listed. Try again.
Mississippi is not the largest state listed. Try again.
Find each of the states on the map. Compare their sizes.
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Click on the number of countries shown on this map.
Question 6 of 10
There are more than eight countries on the map. Try again.
There are more than nine countries on the map. Try again.
There are ten countries on the map: Canada, United States, Mexico, and 7 Central American countries.
There are fewer than eleven countries on the map. Try again.
The map shows Canada, the U.S., Mexico, and several countries in Central America.
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Click on the line that correctly completes the sentence.
Mexico is ________ of the United States.
Question 7 of 10
Mexico is south of the United States.
Mexico is not north of the United States. Canada is north of the United States. Try again.
Mexico is not west of the United States. The Pacific Ocean is west of the United States. Try again.
Mexico is not east of the United States. The Atlantic Ocean is east of the United States. Try again.
Compare the location of Mexico and the U.S. to the directions indicated by the compass.
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Click on the location of the Bering Sea.
Question 8 of 10
The Bering Sea is west of Alaska.
The Bering Sea is not east of Alaska. Use the compass. Try again.
The Bering Sea is not east of Canada. Use the compass. Try again.
The Bering Sea is not south of Canada. Use the compass. Try again.
Use the compass to determine the Bering Sea's location in relation to Canada and Alaska.
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Click on the two countries that border Costa Rica.
Question 9 of 10
Panama borders Costa Rica; El Salvador does not. Try again.
Nicaragua borders Costa Rica; El Salvador does not. Try again.
Nicaragua and Panama are the two countries that border Costa Rica.
Nicaragua borders Costa Rica; Guatemala does not. Try again.
Find Costa Rica on the map. Then see which country is above it and which is below it.
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Click on the line that correctly completes the sentence.
The countries that border Mexico are the U.S., Guatemala, and ________.
Question 10 of 10
The U.S., Guatemala, and Belize are the countries that border Mexico.
Honduras does not border Mexico. Try again.
El Salvador does not border Mexico. Try again.
Nicaragua does not border Mexico. Try again.
Find Mexico on the map. Look at its northern and southern borders.
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