Identify US national physical geography — major landforms, rivers, lakes, climate zones across 5 regions plus Alaska and Hawaii
Exercise Difficulty 3 ~6 min hist.g4.s.ex_18

Continental Divide Locate

MG-2 Map
US 50-State Physical and Political Map (tactile-relief version available): full continental US plus Alaska and Hawaii in

US 50-State Physical and Political Map (tactile-relief version available): full continental US plus Alaska and Hawaii insets; all 50 state outlines in faint gray with capital-city dots and state-name labels in 12pt; major landforms in raised-relief tactile version (Appalachians, Rockies, Cascades, Sierra Nevada, Coastal Range, Ozarks, Great Smoky Mountains); major rivers (Mississippi/Missouri/Ohio/Columbia/Colorado/Rio Grande/Hudson) in blue; Great Lakes labeled (Superior/Michigan/Huron/Erie/Ontario); Great Plains shaded; deserts (Mojave/Sonoran/Great Basin) shaded; climate zones lightly indicated via 5 color washes; 5 region-boundary lines overlaid (Northeast / Southeast / Midwest / Southwest / West) with Pacific Northwest sub-region and Alaska/Hawaii separately. Translucent overlay layer (removable): historic Indigenous-homelands map circa 1500 CE based on cartographic work by Native Land Digital (native-land.ca, used with permission) showing 100+ nation-names across the continent. Style: cartographic accuracy, child-readable labels, tactile-raised landforms.

Prompt

On MG-2, locate the continental divide. Explain (1) which mountain range it runs along and (2) which way rivers flow on each side.

How it's presented
mode map and writing prompt audio ID audio.g4s.ex 18.stem
Answer criteria
type rubric
rubric
Locates divide on Rockies + names west = Pacific, east = Atlantic/Gulf via Mississippi
Hints
  1. Rockies run north-south
  2. West of divide flows to Pacific
Misconceptions to watch
  • Placing divide on wrong range
  • Reversing river-flow direction
Used in lessons