Civics_Ch12_highway-map

=**Interstate Highway Map**=



Above is a map with the major Interstates in America. There's a little bit of a system with the interstates. To be an interstate, the highway must have 1 mile of flat straight-away every 5 miles for military jets to land and take off if the military ever has to secure the nation. That's less important for our purposes here. All numbered highways run north, south, east, or west. Interstates are simple - even numbers run east or west...odd numbers run north or south.

1. Shade is located just Southeast of Pittsburgh. If you hop on I-76 (Interstate 76, which is the turnpike) and travel about 250 miles east, what site discussed in class will you get to for a visit?

2. From the site in #1, if you were to take I-95 North 125 miles, which city/site discussed in class would you get to visit?

3. From the site in #1, if you would have taken I-95 South about 200 miles, which city discussed in class would you be in?

4. If you continue on I-95 South, which interstate would you have to get on to take to the North Carolina coast to visit the "Lost Colony?" List the Interstate and direction (north, south, east, or west).

5. If you would get back to I-95 and go north, what route and direction would you have to take to visit Jamestown, which is near Virginia Beach? List the Interstate and direction (north, south, east, or west).

6. We're in Central City and we want to go to San Antonio, TX to see the Alamo. We take local and state roads south to I-68 west. From there, navigate us to San Antonio by the quickest routes possible by listing the Interstate number and directions (north, south, east, west).

7. What if we were on I-68 and headed west deciding to go to St. Louis instead to visit the Gateway Arch to learn more about westward expansion and Lewis and Clark, what routes would we take to get there the fastest? List the Interstate number and directions (north, south, east, west).

8. If we would take the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76) West and we get on I-90 West in Cleveland. From there, if we travel 1,000 miles, what site discussed in class would we be able to visit (first determine what state you're in and then look at your notes to see what is in that state)?

9. We want to go see the Grand Canyon and the best way to get there is by taking I-40 West. What is the best and quickest way to get to I-40 West from Central City? List Interstates and directions (north, south, east, west).

10. If we would take local roads to I-68 west to I-79 south to I-77 south to I-81 south to I-59 south, what city will we get to and what did we discuss in class in regards to this city?

11. There are two major interstates that run the length of the entire nation - west coast to east coast. What are these two interstates? Which interstate runs the length of the eastern seaboard from Canada through Florida?

12. If you would take the Pennsylvania Turnpike, or I-76, west to I-80 west to I-69 north to I-96 east, which major city briefly discussed in class would you get to?

13. By taking interstates only, how would you get to Pittsburgh? List the interestates and directions (north, south, east, west) of each interstate.

14. What interstates would you have to take to go visit Plymouth Rock (navigate to Boston)? List the Interstate numbers and directions (north, south, east, west).

15. What routes would be best to visit Denver and Aurora and the Rocky Mountains? List the Interstate numbers and directions (north, south, east, west).

16. If you take the Pennsylvania Turnpike, or I-76 west, to I-70 west, to I-74 west, to I-55 south, you'll come to the capital of Illinois where Abraham Lincoln lived. What city is this?

17. What routes would be best to visit the Great Salt Lake? List the Interstate numbers and directions (north, south, east, west).

18. What routes would be best to visit Mount St. Helens (near Olympia). List the Interstate numbers and directions (north, south, east, west).

19. If you were in Las Vegas, how would you get home? List the Interstate numbers and directions (north, south, east, west).

20. If you were in Mobile, Alabama how would you get home? List the Interstate numbers and directions (north, south, east, west).

BONUS: Come up with your own question involving at least 3 route changes:

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