Here is a map of the United States of America. Growing up, many American children had to memorize all fifty states during elementary school, and most likely all the capitals and five Great Lakes too. On this map, all the capitals are located. If you look closely, the borders of each of the states are dashed. The Great five lakes clearly stand out too. The red lines are all the many freeways that transport hundreds and thousands of people each day. The interstate 80 goes from California to New Jersey. I read that some of its routes are historical dating back to the Oregan trail and the first transcontinental railroad. The map also shows the mountain ranges throughout the United States (which many American children also learned in elementary school). These mountain ranges tend to be brown and yellow. The green areas I assume are valleys or grasslands where agriculture can grow or are flatlands. The oceans are clearly located and of course the typical blue color. Of course the Alaska and Hawaii are in their own little boxes, which I’m sure all USA maps have to include all fifty states. Even though they are not located where they are relative to all the other states, I bet many Americans would know around where their location is located. You can also see the longitude and latitude on this map. These show us regions’ exact positioning. As an American and looking at this map, I know many of the general details of where the oceans are located, the mountains, lakes, states, capitals, and even what the terrain is like. This shows that possibly many other Americans also have a good general mental map of our country.
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