FAST-US-2 U.S. Institutions Reference File
U.S. Institutions Survey Map Information
ENGP9/A15 U.S. Institutions Survey (Hopkins)
University of Tampere, Finland

For the US-2 exam map question, and as general background, you should be able to locate the following U.S. 'Metropolitan Statistical Areas' [MSA's, see definition], regions and geographical features. Cities are in 2010 census MSA rank down to Austin, TX (see also U.S. State Abbreviations). Also of interest for historical patterns of growth/loss and population mobility is Largest U.S. Cities by Decade.
Cities [CMSA's and MSA's]
  1. New York, New York
  2. Los Angeles, California
  3. Chicago, Illinois
  4. Dallas/Forth Worth, Texas
  5. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  6. Houston, Texas
  7. Washington, D.C.
  8. Miami, Florida
  9. Atlanta, Georgia
  10. Boston, Massachusetts
  11. San Francisco, California
  12. Detroit, Michigan
  13. Riverside/San Bernadino/Ontario, California
  14. Phoenix, Arizona
  15. Seattle, Washington
  16. Minneapolis/St. Paul
    ("Twin Cities"), Minnesota
  17. San Diego, California
  18. St. Louis, Missouri
  19. Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida
  20. Baltimore, Maryland
  21. Denver, Colorado
  22. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  23. Portland, Oregon
  24. Sacramento, California
  25. San Antonio, Texas
  26. Orlando, Florida
  27. Cincinnati, Ohio
  28. Cleveland, Ohio
  29. Kansas City, Missouri
  30. Las Vegas, Nevada
  31. San Jose, California
  32. Columbus, Ohio
  33. Charlotte, North Carolina
  34. Indianapolis, Indiana
  35. Austin, Texas
  36. Nashville, Tennessee
  37. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  38. Jacksonville, Florida
  39. New Orleans, Louisiana
  40. Albuquerque, New Mexico

Significant Mountain Ranges

  • Rocky Mountains
  • Appalachian Mountains (cf. 'Appalachia')
  • Ozark Mountains
    (folklore/stereotype references)
  • Catskill Mountains ("Borscht Belt")

Regions

  • North, South, East, West
  • Northeast, South, Midwest, West
  • Mountain States, Great Plains States
  • Pacific Northwest, Southeast, Upper Midwest, Southwest
  • 'Dixie' ('The South'; cf. Mason-Dixon Line)
  • The 'Deep South'
  • Alaska and Hawaii as 'separate entities'
    (cf. the 'lower 48')

Major Rivers

  • The Mississippi River
  • The Missouri River
  • The Ohio River
  • The Rio Grande
  • The St. Lawrence River and Seaway
  • The Potomac River
  • The Hudson River
  • The Colorado River
  • The Columbia River

"Belts" and other stereotypical 'locators'


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Last Updated 21 January 2013