US Atlas Checklist

							                                           U.S. Atlas Checklist

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United States Political Map _________ / 55
    Label each state with its postal-code abbreviation. (50 points)
    Mark and label Washington, D.C. (5 points)

United States Physical Map: _________ / 26

Lake Superior                        Mississippi River                  Appalachian Mountains
Lake Michigan                        Missouri River                     Rocky Mountains
Lake Huron                           Ohio River                         Sierra Nevada Mountains
Lake Erie                            Arkansas River                     Atlantic Coastal Plain
Lake Ontario                         Red River                          Gulf Coastal Plain
Great Salt Lake                      Colorado River                     Great Plains
Lake Okeechobee                      Colombia River
                                     Snake River

Atlantic Ocean                       Pacific Ocean                      Gulf of Mexico
                                     Gulf of Alaska                     Bering Sea

New England States: _________ / 15

Maine                                New Hampshire                      Massachusetts
*Augusta                             *Concord                           *Boston
Portland                             Manchester
                                                                        Vermont
Rhode Island                         Connecticut                        *Montpelier
*Providence                          *Hartford                          Burlington
Middle Atlantic States: _________ / 19

New York                                New Jersey      Pennsylvania
*Albany                                 *Trenton        *Harrisburg
Rochester                               Newark          Philadelphia
Buffalo                                 Jersey City     Pittsburgh
New York City
                                        Delaware        Maryland
*Washington, D.C.                       *Dover          *Annapolis
                                                        Baltimore

South Atlantic States: _________ / 25

Virginia                                West Virginia   North Carolina
*Richmond                               *Charleston     *Raleigh
Norfolk                                 Huntington      Charlotte
                                                        Greensboro
South Carolina                          Florida
*Columbia                               *Tallahassee    Georgia
Charleston                              Jacksonville    *Atlanta
                                        Pensacola       Macon
                                        Orlando         Savannah
                                        Tampa           Columbus
                                        Miami

North Central Plains States: _________ / 48

North Dakota                            South Dakota    Nebraska
*Bismarck                               *Pierre         *Lincoln
Grand Forks                             Rapid City      Omaha
Minot                                   Sioux Falls
                                                        Iowa
Kansas                                  Minnesota       *Des Moines
*Topeka                                 *St. Paul       Sioux City
Wichita                                 Minneapolis
                                        Duluth          Illinois
Missouri                                                *Springfield
*Jefferson City                         Wisconsin       Chicago
St. Louis                               *Madison        Peoria
Kansas City                             Milwaukee
Springfield                             Green Bay       Michigan
                                                        *Lansing
Indiana                                 Ohio            Detroit
*Indianapolis                           *Colombus       Grand Rapids
Gary                                    Cincinati
Fort Wayne                              Toledo
                                        Cleveland
                                        Akron
South Central and Gulf States: _________ / 32

Texas                               Oklahoma          Louisiana
*Austin                             *Oklahoma City    *Baton Rouge
Dallas                              Tulsa             New Orleans
Fort Worth                                            Shreveport
San Antonio                         Arkansas
Houston                             *Little Rock      Kentucky
El Paso                             Fort Smith        *Frankfort
                                                      Louisville
Tennessee                           Alabama           Lexington
*Nashville                          *Montgomery
Memphis                             Birmingham        Mississippi
Knoxville                           Mobile            *Jackson
Chattanooga

Rocky Mountain & Pacific States: _________ / 40

Washington                          Oregon            Idaho
*Olympia                            *Salem            *Boise
Seattle                             Portland
Spokane                             Eugene            Montana
                                                      *Helena
California                          Wyoming           Billings
*Sacramento                         *Cheyenne         Great Falls
San Francisco                       Casper
Oakland                                               Nevada
San Jose                            Utah              *Carson City
Los Angeles                         *Salt Lake City   Reno
San Diego                                             Las Vegas
                                    New Mexico
Arizona                             *Santa Fe         Colorado
*Phoenix                            Albuquerque       *Denver
Tucson                              Las Cruces        Colorado Springs