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Illinois Physical Map

Illinois is mostly glacial plain — its physical map shows the river systems, not mountains.

Rendered from SRTM 30m elevation data + Natural Earth rivers/lakes + US Census state boundary. Three variants below — pick the one that fits your lesson, all free.

Highest Point

Charles Mound

1,235 ft

Lowest Point

Mississippi River at Cairo

279 ft

Illinois physical map showing the Central Lowlands, the Driftless Area, and the Mississippi/Ohio River valleys, with major peaks and cities labeled. Topographic relief from NASA SRTM elevation data.

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Three variants from the same data.

Same Illinois terrain rendered three different ways for three different uses.

Illinois physical map labeled — showing the Central Lowlands, the Driftless Area, and the Mississippi/Ohio River valleys, with peak elevations and major cities marked
Atlas Labeled

Reference / Curriculum

Featuring the Central Lowlands, the Driftless Area, and the Mississippi/Ohio River valleys, with peak names + elevations and major cities labeled. Use this as the "answer key" or wall-poster reference.

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Illinois blank physical map — same topographic relief, no labels, for label-it-yourself geography exercises
Atlas Blank

Labeling Exercise

Same Illinois terrain, no labels. Have your child identify the major mountain ranges, rivers, and physical features themselves.

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Illinois topographic relief poster — high-contrast monochrome rendering of the Central Lowlands, the Driftless Area, and the Mississippi/Ohio River valleys
Poster

Wall Poster / Pinterest

High-contrast monochrome version. Same elevation data, dramatically rendered for wall-poster use or visual study.

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Built from real data, not stock images.

Every Illinois physical map on this page was rendered from NASA SRTM 30-meter elevation data, with hydrography from Natural Earth and state boundary from US Census TIGER/Line. The terrain texture is real — every ridge, valley, and elevation contour matches what you'd see on a USGS topo map.

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Illinois political map

The blank outline version of Illinois (state borders, no terrain). Useful for political-geography exercises.

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4-5 US Geography Pack

Multi-week activity guide. Week 3 covers mountain ranges and rivers — pair this physical map directly into that lesson.

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