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Blank US map to print v0.1.0

The United States: Blank mapThe United StatesName ____________________ Date __________State outlines: US Census Bureau, public domain.Free at teach.peabody.kids
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Alaska and Hawaii are drawn in boxes at the lower left, not to the same scale as the other states.

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Print a map of the 50 states: blank, with state names, with abbreviations, or numbered with an answer key. Letter or A4, one page, no sign-in.

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How to use it

  1. Choose a blank map, a map with state names, a map with abbreviations, or a numbered map with an answer key.
  2. Tick the box to add a page that lists every state with its capital.
  3. Choose Letter or A4 and press Print. The map prints sideways, on one page.

Ideas for class

  • Hand out the blank map and have students label the states they know in pen, then fill in the others in pencil from an atlas.
  • Use the numbered map as a weekly quiz: call ten numbers and have students write the state for each.
  • Color the four Census regions in four colors: Northeast, Midwest, South and West.
  • Mark each state a class pen pal, book character or news story comes from, and keep the map on the wall all year.
  • Print the abbreviations map as a desk reference when students address letters.

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Questions

Where do the state outlines come from?

From the US Census Bureau's 2023 cartographic boundary file at 1 to 20,000,000 scale, which is in the public domain. The borders are simplified so the map prints cleanly on one page.

Why are Alaska and Hawaii in boxes?

So the map fits on one page. They are moved to the lower left and drawn at a different scale from the other 48 states, which is how most classroom maps show them.

How are the states numbered?

In alphabetical order, from 1 for Alabama to 50 for Wyoming. The answer key prints as a second page.

Is Washington, D.C. on the map?

Yes, it is drawn and labeled on the maps with names and abbreviations. It has no number because it is not a state.

May I copy it for my class?

Yes. Print as many as you need. There is no sign-in and no watermark apart from a small credit line at the foot of the page.

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