Name _____________________________ Date _________ (Maps are hotlinked for larger projection on smartboard or screen.) Tulip Map Questions The US and Canada are divided into planting zones. Study the map and the map color key below. 1. Find your garden location. What color is your zone? What are the average annual minimum temperatures? 2. In warm zones 8 and 9 gardeners give their tulip bulbs a cold treatment in the refrigerator before planting in January. What colors are Zones 8 and 9? Describe where you find these zones on our map. North America Map Key Alaska 3. Study the 3 circled Alaska gardens. Use the enlarged map of Alaska zones and the map key to help you answer In what planting zones do we find these Alaska gardens? When do you predict these gardens will emerge? Will it be before or after your garden? Alaska Gardens This Season Teachers Kids Orientation Registration Search Copyright 1997-2010 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Questions or comments? Contact us.