Illinois Research Links

Important Cities in Illinois
Chicago
Rockford
Joliet
Bloomington
Elgin
Springfield
Effingham
Jacksonville

Hometowns
River Grove
Melrose Park

Resources of Illinois
Corn
Wheat
Soybeans
Pumpkins
Dairy

Landforms of Illinois
Mississippi River
Chain of Lakes
Lake Michigan

Illinois Map Exploration Activity

We have been learning about all types of maps!  For example, we learned that political maps show borders and that physical maps show landforms.  Other kinds of maps show major roads or the climate of an area.

Click on the link below to explore several maps of Illinois.  You need to answer the questions that go with each map on the worksheet you have been given. 

Write your answers in complete sentences!

MAP EXPLORATION ACTIVITY