Places wkst. 1

Directions: Write the words that need to be capitalized.

1. Many wagon trains left from independence, missouri.

2. Then they followed the north platte river to fort laramie.

3. The pioneers crossed the rocky mountains at south pass, wyoming.

4. The oregon trail went to the pacific northwest.

5. A third trail crossed the great basin of nevada and utah.

6. Of the seven continents, asia and africa are the two largest.

7. The track championships will be held in morton township.

8. Last summer, we drove along the gulf of mexico to new orleans and then north to memphis.

9. If you are interested in civil war history, be sure to visit vicksburg national park when you’re in the south.

10. Have you noticed that people from the midwest speak differently than people from the east?

11. At one spot, the distance between the caribbean sea on the north side and the gulf of panama on the south is only forty miles.

12. The isthmus of panama in central america was a likely place to build a canal.

13. If you can’t come at thanksgiving, come this summer.

14. The snowy peaks of the grand tetons are gorgeous in the spring.