QUESTIONS - Examine the map and answer the questions.

1. Which western states are featured on the map?
2. Which three states border the Pacific Ocean?
3. Which three western states featured on the map border Mexico?
4. Which three western states featured on the map border Canada?
5. Which western state has a huge landlocked lake called "The Great Salt Lake?"
6. Which state is directly north of California?
7. Which state is directly south of Washington?
8. Which state is directly west of Montana?
9. Which state is directly east of Arizona?
10. Which state is directly north of New Mexico?
11. Which western states are mountainous?

ANSWERS

1. Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico are the western states featured on the map.
2. Washington, Oregon, and California border the Pacific Ocean.
3. California, Arizona, and New Mexico border Mexico.
4. Washington, Idaho, and Montana border Canada.
5. Utah has a huge landlocked lake called "The Great Salt Lake."
6. Oregon is directly north of California.
7. Oregon is directly south of Washington.
8. Idaho is directly west of Montana.
9. New Mexico is directly east of Arizona.
10. Colorado is directly north of New Mexico.
11. All of the featured western states are at least in part mountainous.

Notebook Work: Label the following on the map of states in the western United States: Canada, the Pacific Ocean, Mexico, Washington, Oregon, New Mexico, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, California, and Idaho.