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Iowa Landmarks Map

A free printable illustrated map of Iowa for kids. It shows 8 landmarks and natural places and 4 industries where they really are, along with the state symbols, 6 cities and a box of key facts. It comes in color and in ink-saving black and white, sized for US Letter paper.

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Illustrated map of Iowa with landmarks, industries and state symbols

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Color or black and white.

Both are free, sized for US Letter paper, and come as a PDF to print or a PNG image for slides.

Illustrated map of Iowa in color

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The full-color map, for a wall display or a color printer.

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Black and white illustrated map of Iowa

Black and white

The same map with no color or shading. Prints cleanly on a classroom printer and saves ink.

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What is on the Iowa map

Every picture sits at its real location in Iowa, with a one-line fact beside it. Des Moines, the capital, is marked with a star.

Landmarks and natural places

  • Loess Hills: These steep ridges are made of windblown soil.
  • Maquoketa Caves: This park has more caves than any other in Iowa.
  • Rathbun Lake: This huge reservoir helps control river floods.
  • Mississippi River: This giant river forms Iowa’s eastern border.
  • Effigy Mounds: Ancient Native Americans built animal-shaped mounds.
  • Herbert Hoover Site: This historic site honors the 31st US president.
  • Grotto of the Redemption: This massive shrine is built of colorful minerals.
  • Stephens State Forest: This forest was planted by the CCC in the 1930s.

What Iowa makes and grows

  • Corn Farming: Iowa grows more corn than any other US state.
  • Pork Production: Iowa raises about one-third of all US hogs.
  • Wind Energy: Wind turbines generate over half of Iowa’s power.
  • Cereal Milling: Cedar Rapids has the world’s largest oat mill.

State symbols

  • American Goldfinch: This bright yellow bird eats dandelion seeds.
  • Wild Prairie Rose: This pink flower blooms along Iowa roadsides.
  • Oak: This sturdy tree can live for over 300 years.
  • Iowa Geode: These hollow rocks contain sparkling crystals.

Iowa key facts

From the box on the map

Nickname
The Hawkeye State
Capital
Des Moines
Largest city
Des Moines
Became a state
December 28, 1846 (29th)
State bird
American Goldfinch
State flower
Wild Prairie Rose
State tree
Oak
Motto
Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain

Cities shown

  • Des Moines (capital)
  • Cedar Rapids
  • Davenport
  • Sioux City
  • Iowa City
  • Council Bluffs

The outline, rivers and cities are drawn from map data. Pictures of crops and industries are placed in a part of the state where each is typical.

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