Physical Map of the Old Northwest

Start with the territorial growth map to frame the period, then move region by region. Pair each map sheet with a reading or graph sheet on the same area.

Name 12 features of the Old Northwest from clues, from Lake Erie to Fallen Timbers. The directions on the page read: Use the feature clues to name each numbered feature on the map. Write the names on the lines. Then answer question 13. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 8th grade U.S. Regions and Landforms, and it works the same at home or at school. At home, a student can work through it alone and then go over it with you, which shows quickly what is solid and what needs another look. In class it works as independent practice, homework or a warm-up, and you can print one copy or a full set.

It was the land north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi, governed under the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin were later made from it.

The Black Belt is a crescent of dark, fertile prairie soil across central Alabama and northeastern Mississippi. The soil formed from chalk, and it became a major cotton region.

Its deep soil, mild rainy winters and long growing season made good farmland. Oregon City, at the north end of the valley, was the end of the Oregon Trail.