Map+Quizzes

=Introduction= Through the course of this school year, students will be expected to learn and master United States geography. In particular, students are asked to commit to memory the 50 states, their capitals, key physical features, and notable/important cities. It is essential for the successful study of U.S. History that they are able develop their geospatial awareness and constructing a visual map in their minds that they can use throughout their lives.

Students all start in the same place: The Northeast (see "Study Guides" below). They are provided with a study guide that explains exactly what will be expected of them for that region. Quizzes will occur in class every other Friday. This allows students to progress through the four main regions of the United States at their own pace. Once a student has mastered a region they move on to the next region. Students will continue to take the same quiz every two weeks until they have reached mastery of that map. Quiz scores are recorded for each and will be updated for each improving score.

=Study Guides= toc The study guides below define the expectations. Tests will progress in the order below:
 * ~ 1. The Northeast||~ 2. The South||
 * ~ [[image:Northeast.png height="300" link="file:The Northeast Study Guide.pdf"]] ||~ [[image:South.png height="200" link="file:The South Study Guide.pdf"]] ||
 * = Click for Study Guide||= Click for Study Guide||
 * ~ 3. The Midwest||~ 4. The West||
 * ~ [[image:Midwest.png height="200" link="file:The Midwest Study Guide.pdf"]] ||~ [[image:West.png height="300" link="file:The West Study Guide.pdf"]] ||
 * = Click for Study Guide||= Click for Study Guide||

=Resources=

Interactives
This is a good first step. This quiz asks multiple choice questions and you must select the correct state from the map to get it correct. Correct answers fill in the U.S. flag in the lower left. There is a second quiz with new questions, so that once you've mastered the first, try The Second U.S. States and Capitals Quiz.
 * U.S. States and Capitals Game** [[image:fifty-states_quiz.png align="left" width="270" link="@http://www.yourchildlearns.com/Quiz/states-and-capitals.html"]]

This interactive puzzle is leveled (easy to hard) and is a great way to build that sense of where states fall within the greater borders of the U.S. What's really cool, is that you can choose to do this same puzzle in smaller regions that are almost identical to our regions for quizzes!
 * United States and Capitals Puzzle** [[image:fifty-states_puzzle.png align="left" width="270" link="@http://www.yourchildlearns.com/mappuzzle/us-puzzle.html"]]
 * Northeast Puzzle
 * South Puzzle
 * Midwest Puzzle
 * Southwest Puzzle
 * West Puzzle

Quizlet
The Northeast Card Set   ||    media type="custom" key="27182194" The Midwest Card Set   || The South Card Set   ||  media type="custom" key="27182210" The West Card Set   || media type="custom" key="24362462"
 * media type="custom" key="27182190"
 * media type="custom" key="27182204"

Super Awesome Reference Map

 * [[file:detailed_relief_map_small.jpg|Small: 107KB, 600 X 413 px]] ||[[image:detailed_relief_map_small.jpg width="175" link="@file:detailed_relief_map_small.jpg"]] ||
 * [[file:detailed_relief_map_medium.jpeg|Medium: 1.2 MB, 2000 X 1375 px]] ||[[image:detailed_relief_map_small.jpg width="250" link="@file:detailed_relief_map_medium.jpg"]] ||
 * [[file:detailed_relief_map_large.jpg|Large: 8.1 MB, 4879 X 3355 px]] ||[[image:detailed_relief_map_small.jpg width="400" link="@file:detailed_relief_map_large.jpg"]]||