Five Most Populous Cities in United States

1. The Top 5 Most Populous
Cities in the United States*

2. In this exercise, we will be using Google Maps to
explore the geographical location of the top 5
most populated cities in the United States. The
figures are for the city itself and do not include the
population for the metropolitan area. The exercise
is designed to familiarize you with the locations of
our most populated centers and the physical
geography around these centers.

3. New York City, New York
Population: 8, 491,079
New York City was a very important hub for
immigration throughout U.S. history. Locate Ellis
Island in the Upper Bay and give the amount of
immigrants admitted through the gates.

4. Los Angeles, California
Population: 3, 928, 864
Los Angeles is surrounded
by many mountainous
formations, name at least
three formations within 50
miles of the city.

5. Chicago, Illinois
Population: 2, 722, 389
Chicago is located on
the shore of which
Great Lake?

6. Houston, Texas
Population: 2, 239, 558
Houston may not be the most
well known city in Texas but
surely is the most populated city.
How far is Houston from Dallas,
Texas?

7. Population: 1, 560, 297
What major mountain
range is west of
Philadelphia?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

8. *Population data gathered from
www.census.gov as of July 1, 2014.
City and map images from Google Maps.
Cityscape image from www.psdgraphics.com.