A printable United States map with every state named, each state in its own color. The small states in the Northeast are named in a column beside the map, with a line to each one.
What’s included
- All 50 states and Washington, D.C., each named on the map
- Small eastern states named in a column, each with a line to its state
- States shaded in four colors so neighbors never match
- Alaska and Hawaii in boxes, a compass rose and a scale bar
- Color and black & white versions
About these maps
The states are drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau’s state outlines in an equal-area projection, so each state’s size is true compared with the others. Alaska and Hawaii are shown in boxes at the lower left, not in their true places, and Alaska is drawn smaller than its true size.
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Classroom use ideas
- Post it at the front of a states unit
- Keep it in folders as a reference while students label the blank map
- Play I Spy: name a state and have students find its neighbors
- Pair it with the blank US map for a label-and-check activity