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Mapping the Population of Wisconsin
Instructions: Investigate the population of the state of Wisconsin! Answer the questions on the
back of this page using the links your teacher has on the classroom website for “Wisconsin
Population Assignment”. Add the required items to your blank map and to your key below!
KEY
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 Use the website to answer the following questions: Wisconsin Population 2013 from World Population Statistics
1. As of the year 2013 what is the total population of the state of Wisconsin? _________________________________________
2. What is Wisconsin’s rank in population compared to other states in the United States of America? _______________________
3. By the year 2040 (you will be 40 years old) what will be the projected population of the state of Wisconsin? Will this be an increase or a decrease from
now?
 Use these websites to answer the following questions: Wisconsin Populations of Cities & Britannica Online Encyclopedia.
1. What city has the highest population in the state of Wisconsin? Please label this city on your Wisconsin map on the front of this sheet of paper. Use a
symbol to show this city and also write it’s name correctly on the map. In the map key show the population of this city as a result of the last census in
2010.
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2. What is the capital of the state of Wisconsin? Please label it on the map and use a symbol on the map key. Also list the population of the state capital.
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3. Find the population of Shorewood, WI on this list. Write the population here. ___________________________________
Find the city/town that has the smallest population in Wisconsin. Write the name of the city and the population here. Find this town and label it on the map.
(Use an atlas or Google Earth to help you!)
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4. Visit Encyclopedia Britannica on the SIS Library page. Look up “Milwaukee”. Read the section on Milwaukee with a partner. Take turns reading
paragraphs about our city. List 3 reasons that you feel people would have for wanting to move to Milwaukee? What does Milwaukee have to offer that is
attracting people to live here?
People would move to Milwaukee because…
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