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United States Geography
The eastern coast has more plains while the western coast is more mountainous.
The Grand Canyon is one of the famous tourism attractions of the west.
50 States
There are 50 states in total which is also featured as the stars in their national flag, including Alaska and Hawaii.
Population: 314,712,000
It is the 3rd most populous country in the world as of Oct 1, 2012
Capital: Washington, DC
Is the place of the white house, where the president lives with his family.
Was known previously as the District of Columbia.
Bird: Bald Eagle
The United States is broken into 5 major parts or regions.
What is a REGION? Places that have similar
characteristics that make them different from surrounding areas.
Compass Rose A compass rose helps
us give a name to the regions.
Let’s start
with a map
of the entire
United States of America…
The United States is broken into 5 regions
Northeast RegionMidwest RegionSoutheast RegionSouthwest RegionWest Region
5 Regions
Northeast Region
9 states - The New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont and the Mid-Atlantic states of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
Midwest Region
12 states in the north-central and north-eastern United States: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park is located in the Badlands of North Dakota.
Mount Rushmore is famous for the carved president heads is located in South Dakota.
Also called the breadbasket of America, because of the plain grasslands
Southeast Region
States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Southwest Region
States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah.
West Region
States of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
Time Zone of USA
Major Bodies of Water in the United States
Atlantic
Pacific
Oceans
Atlantic Served as the highway for explorers, early settlers, and
immigrants. Located east of the United States.
Pacific An early exploration route. Located west of the United States.
Mississippi
Missouri
Ohio
Columbia
Colorado
Rio Grande
Rivers
Transportation artery for farm and industrial products. Links to ports and other parts of the world. Flows through the Interior Lowlands into the Gulf of Mexico. Part of the longest and most important river system.
Mississippi River
Transportation artery for farm and industrial products. Links to ports and other parts of the world. Flows through the Great Plains, the Interior Lowlands
into the Mississippi River. Part of the longest and most important river system.
Missouri River
Ohio River
Was the Gateway to the west. Flows into the Mississippi River.
The Columbia River was explored by Lewis and Clark.
The Colorado River was explored by the Spanish.
The Rio Grande River forms the border with Mexico.
Grand Canyon
Huron
Ontario
Michigan
Erie
Superior
Lakes
There are five Great Lakes.
Inland port cities grew in the Midwest along the Great Lakes.
Form part of the border between the United States and Canada.
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Provided the French and Spanish with exploration routes to Mexico and other parts of America.
Top 5 Waterfalls
Niagara Falls
Yosemite Falls
Lower Falls
Bridal Veil
Falls
Vernal Fall
and Nevada
Falls
The Atlantic ocean
served as the
highway for explorers,
early settlers, and later
immigrants.
The Pacific Ocean was an early
exploration route.
Thank You Presented By
PonnoviumAnne SufiaPandiarajan IM&ES Team
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