TCR 7657 Backer.indd - Teacher Created Resources

U.S. Wordsearch
Directions: Find and circle the names of all fifty states.
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
lowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
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The United States
Know Your State
Directions: Use the map to answer the questions.
Directions: See how much you can find out about your state.
1. In what state do you live? __________________________________________________
Gulf of
St. Lawrence
2. What states, if any, border your state? ________________________________________
CANADA
WASHINGTON
Lake
Superior
n
ario
Michiga
WISCONSIN
Lake
WYOMING
Lake
MICHIGAN
NEW
Ont
CT
Eri
LVANIA
PENNSY
OHIO
IA
RN
IFO
L
CA
UTAH
ILLINOIS
KANSAS
Washington DC
WEST
VIRGINIA
MISSOURI
3. What year did your state enter the Union? ____________________________________
RI
W
E
NEW
JERSEY
4. Was your state involved in the Revolutionary War? ______________________________
MD
INDIANA
COLORADO
N
MA
YORK
e
ke
La
IOWA
NEBRASKA
NEVADA
NEW
HAMPSHIRE
T
SOUTH
DAKOTA
VERMON
Lake
Huron
MINNESOTA
IDAHO
______________________________________________________________________
MAINE
NORTH
DAKOTA
MONTANA
OREGON
DELAWARE
S
VIRGINIA
KENTUCKY
5. Was your state involved in the Civil War? _____________________________________
NORTH
CAROLINA
TENNESSEE
OKLAHOMA
ARIZONA
SOUTH
CAROLINA
ARKANSAS
GIA
OR
AMA
ALAB
6. Describe your state’s flag. Draw a sketch of it below. ____________________________
National Capital
400 km
IAN
UIS
TEXAS
I
LO
ISSIPP
Pacific Ocean
United States
Atlantic Ocean
GE
MISS
NEW
MEXICO
0
400 Miles
A
A
ID
OR
FL
______________________________________________________________________
Gulf of Mexico
HAWAII
THE
BAHAMAS
MEXICO
CUBA
HAITI
DOM. REP.
PUERTO RICO
JAMAICA
ALASKA
Caribbean Sea
GUATEMALA
1. I live in ____________________. Color the state red.
2. The following states border on my state:_____________________________
________________________________________. Color the states purple.
7. Who were the earliest settlers in your state? ___________________________________
3. I live closest to the _____________ Ocean. Color the ocean blue.
8. What is the capital of your state? ____________________________________________
4. The nearest country to the north is _________________. Color the country orange.
9. In what city do you live, or what is the nearest city to where you live? _______________
5. The nearest country to the south is _________________. Color the country green.
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10. How long have you and your family lived in your state? __________________________
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