Regions of North America

A Drawing Activity Using Mapmaker’s Tool Kit

  1. Open Mapmaker’s Tool Kit

Click on continue ONCE and be patient

  1. From the menu bar, choose “Find” and “Current Maps”
  2. In the search box, type “ United States” choose the continental map and hit “Display”
  3. Go to the Layers button

Make sure only the following features are checked:

CLICK “OK”

  1. Click on the Draw tab (on the left hand side.)
  2. Click on the text tool. Type your name in the box, and click “OK.” Click and drag your name to the top of the page.

7. Click on the pencil and the third pencil thickness to completely outline the Great Lakes. Make sure all lines have been connected! (You will have to trace over the state boundary lines!)

  1. Use the fill tool to color in the Great Lakes:
  2. Lake Hurongrey
  3. LakeOntariohot pink
  4. Lake Michiganlime green
  5. Lake Erielight brown
  6. Lake Superioryellow
  1. Use the pencil tool to draw the following rivers:
  2. Mississippi purple
  3. Missouri red
  4. Ohio blue
  5. Columbiaorange
  6. Colorado burgandy
  7. Rio Grandedark green
  1. Select the text tool . Click on one of the major bodies of water that surround the United States. The text tool box will come up. Type in the name of the body of water in the blank box under “Text.” Click “OK”. Repeat this process until you have names all the sounding bodies of water.
  1. Create your map key:
  2. From the menu bar, choose “Options”, “Build Legend”
  3. Click the “Update” button
  4. Click the “Hide Basic Legend” button
  5. Double click on the words “New Entry” next to one of the colors. Type in the region or river that the color refers to. Click “OK.” Repeat this process for all the colors. Click “OK.”
  1. When you are ready to save and/or print:
  2. TO SAVE:
  3. File
  4. Save As
  5. Desktop
  6. Fifth grade folder
  7. Your teacher’s name
  8. Your name
  9. Rename: Regions
  10. Save
  11. TO PRINT:
  12. Go to “File”, “Page Setup”
  13. Click the radio button for Legend “On”
  14. Click “Print Preview” to make sure everything looks OK
  15. Print