Name _______________________________    Date________________________ All Roads Led to Baltimore Worksheet On the map below: Find and, with a brown pencil, trace the following roads: York Road, Hanover Road, Frederick Road, and Reisterstown Road. Divide the map into the three regions of Maryland and color the Coastal Plain Region orange, the Piedmont Plateau Region yellow, and the Appalachian Mountain Region green. Look at the map and explain: Why did most roads lead to Baltimore? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Identify the physical features that made travel west of Baltimore difficult. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Click on the image for a larger map Complete the chart by identifying all the goods the farmer and his family bought, sold, or traded in Baltimore. Identify three types of technology that has made your travel on land today better than travel of long ago. Explain how these technologies have made travel easier. Technology ___________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Technology ___________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Technology ___________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ The sign shows that vehicles with narrow wheels paid more tolls than those with broad wheels. Why? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Are tolls charged on any roads today? ____________ Do all vehicles pay the same amount of tolls? ________________ Explain your answer. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Scroll down to the picture on the Road Through the Wilderness web site. Use the picture and information you find there to explain how the men modified the environment in building the National Road. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Name the natural, capital, and human resources needed to build the National Road. Goods Natural Resources Capital Resources Human Resources                                                         Natural Resources Capital Resources Human Resources                         Why did the government build the National Road through Maryland? Look at the map before you answer this question. The stars on the map show the center of population every ten years, as it moved west. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Construct a "National Road Timeline" by placing numbers from 1 to 10 on the lines in the boxes. Put the events in chronological order. You may want to cut out the boxes and make a timeline which will show you the history of the National Road. Think about what you already know about production and all the businesses listed in this activity. Draw and label a picture in each of the boxes which will explain the production process. Natural Resource + Capital Resource + Human Resource = Production Identify three geographic characteristics that helped Baltimore grow into a busy seaport. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

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