GATE ICON PRACTICE CARDS
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- DEFINE the word "capital"
- EXPLAIN what the term "geographic center" means.
- What does the VOCABULARY word "border" mean?
- What is a TERM used in geography that means how many miles there are in a state?
- What does the word CAPITOL mean? Describe.
- Elevation is a WORD often used to tell how "high" the land is above or below sea level.
- PROVE that Alaska is larger than any other state in the USA.
- Look at the state Mississippi and COMPARE its size with that of Rhode Island.
- DESCRIBE how the state of Michigan is the same as the state of New York.
- DIFFERENTIATE the USA territories from the USA states.
- COMPARE and CONTRAST California with Maine. What is the same? What is different about these states?
- Look at a map or PICTURE of Colorado, Kansas, and Wyoming. What are some things you NOTICE?
- WHEN did Texas join the Union (the USA)?
- Place the following states in ORDER of the times they finally picked their state flowers: Georgia, Vermont, and New Mexico.
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1896; population 213,000
1930; population 405, 544
1996; population 605,002
What do you see happening with the population OVER the years? - Make a TIMELINE showing the discovery, exploration, and permanent settling of your state.
- Put the following events of Alabama in proper SEQUENCE: colonization, secession, statehood, reunification.
- Virginia began as large state. What EVENTS caused it to CHANGE its size?
- Compare the average high temperatures between North Dakota and Florida. Then between Alaska and Hawaii. Finally, Maine and Texas. What PATTERNS do you see?
- Riddle: Massachussetts, but not California; Maryland, but not Connecticut, Maine, but not....? What is the answer?
- Florida, Texas, Louisiana, and Georgia spend millions of dollars on disaster relief from hurricanes. Why are they affected and not states like Iowa and Missouri?
- Puzzle: North Dakota, South Dakota; Virginia, West Virginia; North Carolina,....?