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Map of Wisconsin Regions

Chapter 2 is devoted entirely to the state's geography and its location in our region, country, hemisphere, and world.

Students learn how to locate Wisconsin on maps and globes using longitude and latitude, how glaciers have shaped our landforms and waterways, and how to recognize the leading characteristics and locations of the state's five physical regions.

Find reproducible worksheets and other cross-curricular activities for this chapter in the Student Activity Guide.

'Learning from the Land: Wisconsin Land Use, 2nd Edition'

By Bobbie Malone

Encourage your students to explore how the landscape of Wisconsin has affected the state's history.
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'Working with Water: Wisconsin Waterways'

By Bobbie Malone, Jefferson J. Gray, and Anika Fajardo

Introduce young readers to the enormous power of water and how it shaped our state.
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Assessment

• Chapter 2 Assessment

  (Word document, 3 pages, 743 KB) This assessment is a Microsoft Word document, which allows you to customize it for your classroom.

Interactive Whiteboard Resources

• Chapter 2 SMART Notebook Activities

  (.notebook format, 12 MB) To view or download the interactive whiteboard resources, you need a login and password. Learn more about how to access these materials on our Interactive Whiteboard Resources page. Interactive whiteboard files have been created on SMART Notebook 11 software and work best with SMART interactive whiteboard hardware.

Books Related to This Chapter

• Learning from the Land: Wisconsin Land Use, 2nd Edition

• Working with Water: Wisconsin Waterways

Field Trips Related to This Chapter

• All Wisconsin History Field Trips for Elementary Students

  Connect your students with Wisconsin's rich history through hands-on activities, workshops and tours at our 12 museums and historic sites.

Additional Activities

• Chapter 2: Activities Overview

  (PDF, 2 pages, 294 KB) Additional Activities Table of Contents for Chapter 2

• Activity 2-1

  (PDF, 3 pages, 350 KB) Your Cosmic Address

• Activity 2-2

  (PDF, 3 pages, 305 KB) County, Country, or Continent

• Activity 2-3

  (PDF, 9 pages, 354 KB) A Wisconsin Puzzle

• Activity 2-4

  (PDF, 8 pages, 1.6 MB) Where Would You Like to Live?

Learn More

• 4th Grade Textbook - Wisconsin: Our State, Our Story

  This definitive Wisconsin history textbook from the Wisconsin Historical Society is full color, visually stunning, and promotes strong literacy skills.

Have Questions?

Contact our helpful staff about implementing the textbook in your classroom.

• education@wisconsinhistory.org