U.S. Geography Map Test
ABOUT THE MAP TEST
Students who wish to retake the Map Test can do so my reserving a spot for them self at the weekly retake session during lunch on Thursday. Students with a D or F will be required to retake the test. They will retake the test as many times as they need to in order to earn a C or better.
There is really nothing innovative or revolutionary about this test. It doesn't utilize multiple learning styles, or allow for student choice and creativity. It is a very traditional, multiple-choice assessment of basic American geography. Rote memorization is the best way to deal with this test. Drill... drill... drill. That's really the best approach.
As you will see in the study guides, the test covers the locations of the following: (1) all 50 states, (2) six land forms, (3) two bodies of water, and (4) seven rivers. You can see the full list on the Answer Sheet Key at the bottom of this page.
ONLINE GEOGRAPHY STUDY GUIDES & GAMES
Following are links to two good good online U.S. Geography games that will help you study for the Map Test...
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm
https://www.funbrain.com/games/where-is-that
If you have an iPhone or iPod Touch, you can download the Stack the States app by clicking on the link belkow and going to iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/stack-the-states/id381342267?mt=8
You can also download the study guides that we used in class by clicking here...
download the paper MapTest Study Guide
MAP TEST ANSWER SHEET KEY
The computerized Map Test answer sheet which is returned to students indicates which questions the student missed, but it does not tell you what geographic items from the test (i.e. states, rivers, etc.) correspond to which numbers on the answer sheet. The following key will tell you which geographic items on the test were missed.
Students who wish to retake the Map Test can do so my reserving a spot for them self at the weekly retake session during lunch on Thursday. Students with a D or F will be required to retake the test. They will retake the test as many times as they need to in order to earn a C or better.
There is really nothing innovative or revolutionary about this test. It doesn't utilize multiple learning styles, or allow for student choice and creativity. It is a very traditional, multiple-choice assessment of basic American geography. Rote memorization is the best way to deal with this test. Drill... drill... drill. That's really the best approach.
As you will see in the study guides, the test covers the locations of the following: (1) all 50 states, (2) six land forms, (3) two bodies of water, and (4) seven rivers. You can see the full list on the Answer Sheet Key at the bottom of this page.
ONLINE GEOGRAPHY STUDY GUIDES & GAMES
Following are links to two good good online U.S. Geography games that will help you study for the Map Test...
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm
https://www.funbrain.com/games/where-is-that
If you have an iPhone or iPod Touch, you can download the Stack the States app by clicking on the link belkow and going to iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/stack-the-states/id381342267?mt=8
You can also download the study guides that we used in class by clicking here...
download the paper MapTest Study Guide
MAP TEST ANSWER SHEET KEY
The computerized Map Test answer sheet which is returned to students indicates which questions the student missed, but it does not tell you what geographic items from the test (i.e. states, rivers, etc.) correspond to which numbers on the answer sheet. The following key will tell you which geographic items on the test were missed.
| 01. Alabama | 23. Minnesota | 45. Vermont |
| 02. Alaska | 24. Mississippi | 46. Virginia |
| 03. Arizona | 25. Missouri | 47. Washington |
| 04. Arkansas | 26. Montana | 48. W. Virginia |
| 05. California | 27. Nebraska | 49. Wisconsin |
| 06. Colorado | 28. Nevada | 50. Wyoming |
| 07. Connecticut | 29. New Hampshire | 51. Rocky Mountains |
| 08. Delaware | 30. New Jersey | 52. Sierra Nevada Mountains |
| 09. Florida | 31. New Mexico | 53. Black Hills |
| 10. Georgia | 32. New York | 54. Appalachian Mountains |
| 11. Hawaii | 33. North Carolina | 55. The Great Plains |
| 12. Idaho | 34. North Dakota | 56. Ohio River Valley |
| 13. Illinois | 35. Ohio | 57. The Great Lakes |
| 14. Indiana | 36. Oklahoma | 58. Great Salt Lake |
| 15. Iowa | 37. Oregon | 59. Ohion River |
| 16. Kansas | 38. Pennsylvania | 60. Mississippi River |
| 17. Kentucky | 39. Rhode Island | 61. Missouri River |
| 18. Louisiana | 40. South Carolina | 62. Rio Grande River |
| 19. Maine | 41. South Dakota | 63. Platte River |
| 20. Maryland | 42. Tennessee | 64. Colorado River |
| 21. Massachusetts | 43. Texas | 65. Arkansas River |
| 22. Michigan | 44. Utah |
