This Land is Your Land
Lesson Plan
What ocean is off the east coast? Who is our southern neighbor? What are the U.S. territories? Can you draw the Rocky Mountains on a map? In this lesson,…
Overview
What ocean is off the east coast? Who is our southern neighbor? What are the U.S. territories? Can you draw the Rocky Mountains on a map? In this lesson, students answer these questions and more as they learn the basics of United States geography.
Grade Levels
- 6-8
- 9-12
Learning Objectives
- Label major geographic features of the United States on a map
- Identify the nations that share a border with the U.S., along with U.S. border states
- Locate the U.S. capital and the capital of their home state
- Identify the five U.S. territories