Map of USA: States and Capitals

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Match the organizations with their primary function:

Department of the Interior = Manages and protects federal lands and natural resources U.S. Geological Survey = Provides scientific information about the Earth, its natural resources, and natural hazards The National Atlas = Provides comprehensive mapping and geographic information Reston, Virginia = Location of a U.S. Geological Survey office

Match the element of a bibliographic entry to its description:

Title = The name of the document Author = The person or entity responsible for the document Publisher = The organization that produced and distributed the document Date = The year the document was published

Match the term with its geographic context:

United States of America = The country to which the National Atlas refers Reston, Virginia = The city where the U.S. Geological Survey office is located Federal Lands = Lands managed and protected by the Department of Interior Earth = The planet studied by the U.S. Geological Survey

Match the term with its function within the document production:

Ref1.pdf = The filename of the document Interior-Geological Survey = The branch of the Department of the Interior that created the document Reston, Virginia = Location where the document was created 2003 = The year the document was published Signup and view all the answers

Match the role with the resources they would use to improve their understanding of US geography:

Geographer = The National Atlas of the United States of America Cartographer = U.S. Geological Survey data Ecologist = Information about federal lands and resources Historian = Historical maps included in the National Atlas Signup and view all the answers

Match the data type with the organization most likely to generate it:

Geospatial data = U.S. Geological Survey Land management policy = Department of the Interior Cartographic standards = The National Atlas Conservation strategies = Department of the Interior Signup and view all the answers

Match the function with the resource that provides it:

Comprehensive Mapping = The National Atlas of the United States of America Scientific Information = U.S. Geological Survey Resource Management = Department of the Interior Data Repository = U.S. Geological Survey Signup and view all the answers

Match the entity with the type of hazard information it might provide:

U.S. Geological Survey = Earthquakes Department of the Interior = Wildfires The National Atlas = Flood zones Reston, Virginia office = Local emergency response plans Signup and view all the answers

Match the entity with an aspect of natural resource management:

Department of the Interior = Oversees federal land use U.S. Geological Survey = Monitors water resources The National Atlas = Maps resource distribution Reston, Virginia office = Conducts local environmental surveys Signup and view all the answers

Match the action with the entity most likely to perform it:

Creating maps = The National Atlas Conducting scientific research = U.S. Geological Survey Protecting wildlife = Department of the Interior Distributing geographic data = U.S. Geological Survey Signup and view all the answers

Match the following states with their abbreviations as shown on the map:

Washington = WA Oregon = OR California = CA Idaho = ID Signup and view all the answers

Match the following cities with the interstates that appear to pass closest to them:

Seattle = I-90 Chicago = I-80 Kansas City = I-70 Salt Lake City = I-80 Signup and view all the answers

Match the state to the capital city shown on the map:

Washington = Olympia Oregon = Salem Idaho = Boise Utah = Salt Lake City Signup and view all the answers

Match the following states to their relative direction according to the map:

Montana = North Colorado = Central California = West Texas = South Signup and view all the answers

Match the city to the lake that is closest to it:

Milwaukee = Lake Michigan Syracuse = Lake Ontario Detroit = Lake Huron Toledo = Lake Erie Signup and view all the answers

Match the state with a neighboring state, according to the map:

Utah = Colorado Wyoming = Montana Nebraska = Iowa Nevada = California Signup and view all the answers

Match each city with its approximate location relative to a major river:

Portland = Columbia River Omaha = Missouri River Cincinnati = Ohio River Minneapolis = Mississippi River Signup and view all the answers

Match the following Midwestern states with their capitals:

Iowa = Des Moines Illinois = Springfield Wisconsin = Madison Minnesota = St. Paul Signup and view all the answers

Match coastal states with their location on the map?

California = Pacific Coast Washington = Pacific Coast Maine = Atlantic Coast Texas = Gulf Coast Signup and view all the answers

Match each of the following states with the time zone they are primarily in:

Montana = Mountain Time Zone Illinois = Central Time Zone New York = Eastern Time Zone California = Pacific Time Zone Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

A U.S. government agency focused on science and research related to the Earth, its resources, and natural hazards.

Department of the Interior

A cabinet-level department of the U.S. government responsible for managing and protecting federal lands and natural resources.

National Atlas of the United States of America

A comprehensive collection of maps providing geographic, cultural, and historical information about the USA.