Geography Ladder · Middle school · Grade 3–8
U.S. Geography
The fifty states and their capitals, region by region; mountains, rivers and the Great Lakes; national parks; time zones and climates; cities and people; and how the country grew.
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Unit 1 The United States on the Map
5 topics
Where the country is, its 50 states and capital, its territories, its regions and the two-letter postal codes.
Unit 2 States and Capitals by Region
15 topics
Every state and its capital, region by region, then all fifty together, and which states share a border.
- States of the Northeast
- Capitals of the Northeast
- States of the Midwest
- Capitals of the Midwest
- States of the South Atlantic
- Capitals of the South Atlantic
- States of the South Central
- Capitals of the South Central
- States of the Mountain West
- Capitals of the Mountain West
- States of the Pacific
- Capitals of the Pacific
- All Fifty States
- All Fifty Capitals
- Neighboring States
Unit 3 Land and Water
10 topics
The physical regions, mountain ranges, high and low points, rivers, the Great Lakes, coasts, deserts, Alaska and Hawaii.
Unit 4 National Parks and Landmarks
4 topics
What a national park is, famous parks of the West and the East, and landmarks you can find on the map.
Unit 5 Time Zones and Climate
5 topics
Why clocks differ across the country, how to figure the time somewhere else, and the main climate regions.
Unit 6 People and Places
4 topics
Where Americans live, the largest cities, the most and least populous states, and what grows and is made where.
Unit 7 How the Country Grew
3 topics
The first thirteen states, the lands the country added, and the order in which states joined, as dated facts.