1. I MPORTANT P HYSICAL AND M AN - MADE F EATURES OF THE U NITED S TATES

2. G REAT B ASIN This plateau covers most of Nevada and half of Utah. Locate the Great Basin on your map. Color it orange.

3. D EATH V ALLEY A desert valley in east, central California. The hottest, lowest and driest valley in the United States. Locate Death Valley on your map and color it red.

4. G REAT P LAINS This area covers parts of Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas.ColoradoKansasMontanaNebraskaNew MexicoNorth DakotaOklahomaSouth DakotaTexas Locate the Great Plains on your map and color them green.

5. G ULF OF M EXICO A body of water surrounded by the North American Continent and the country of Cuba. It is the 9 th largest body of water in the world. Locate the Gulf of Mexico on your map and color it blue. Then label it.

6. T HE G REAT L AKES A chain of freshwater lakes located in North America. Locate the Great Lakes and color them purple. Label them on your map.

7. S T. L AWRENCE R IVER It is a large river flowing approximately from southwest to northeast in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.riverNorth AmericaGreat LakesAtlantic Ocean Locate the St. Lawrence River on your map and color it orange. Dont forget to label it.

8. C ONTINENTAL D IVIDE A line that forms a border between to water ways. Locate the Continental Divide on your map and draw and arrow showing where it is. Label it.

9. A TLANTIC C OASTAL P LAINS Color the states of the Atlantic Coastal Plains Pink.