Chapter 7: Regions of the USSection 1 – The Northeast

Titan Blaster #1: List from memory the nine states that form the Northeast.

Physical Characteristics

Maine is known for its craggy coastline.

Physical Characteristics

New York has Niagara Falls.New York City is the cultural

capital of US.

Physical Characteristics

Boston and Philadelphia offer details about our nation’s history.

Natural Resources

The Northeast has few natural resources.

Due to the Appalachian Mountains, most parts of the NE are rugged.

Pennsylvania has coal mines.

Natural Resources

The most valuable resource of the Northeast is the waters.

There are plentiful fish in the Grand Banks just off the coastline.

A Leader in IndustryThe mountains that hurt farming

help manufacturing by creating fast-moving rivers like the Connecticut and Hudson.

These aided in producing power to run machinery by using water wheels.

Factories were built by waterfalls.These factories used the

waterways to ship their goods across the world.

The Megalopolis

Cities along the Atlantic coast started as harbors, but grew into areas of business.

As businesses grew, so did the need for workers.

The Megalopolis

Many Americans and Europeans went to the Northeast looking for jobs.

The Megalopolis

Over time, the area spread into a megalopolis – a very large city.

The MegalopolisThe area from Boston to Washington

DC is considered a megalopolis of over 40 million people.

This is leading towards a shortage of water, sewage systems, and waste disposal.

Population declines hurt areas like Philadelphia by forcing the local government to raise taxes to pay for services.

Chapter 7: Regions of the USSection II – The South

Titan Blaster #2: List four benefits to living in The South.

General characteristicsThe South includes the

confederate states and five others as well as Washington DC.

The climate is humid, subtropical.Most Southern states have mixed

forests.There is very fertile soil

throughout the South. Today, farming is still very important in the South.

Linking Climate to Vegetation

Mangroves are tropical trees that grow in swampy ground along coastal areas.

Bayous are marshy inlets of lakes and rivers in Louisiana.

The Everglades are a large swampland covered with tall grasses in Florida.

In the 1840s, many textile mills were built on rivers in the Carolinas. These mills were built near the falls and cotton fields.

Linking Resources to IndustryThe fall line is an imaginary line

between the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic coastal plain. Here rivers and streams form waterfalls and rapids as water heads to the ocean.

Gulf coast oil is a major industry.

A Changing Region

The US Space Program has locations in Texas, Florida, and Mississippi (The Stennis Space Center).

A Changing RegionFewer labor unions and cheaper

land prices than the Northeast led to many businesses relocating to the South.

The Sunbelt is an area between the Carolinas to southern California.

Southern Population

Over half of the nation’s African-American population lives in the South.

Many Hispanics have moved up to the South.

Texas is second in total population in the USA.

Three of the largest cities in the US are in the South: Houston, Dallas and San Antonio.

Southern PopulationWashington DC was a

planned city.

Chapter 7: Regions of the USSection III – The Midwest

Titan Blaster – Match the states with their cities: Iowa a. CincinnatiMinnesota b. ChicagoOhio c. DetroitNebraska d. OmahaMissouri e. Des MoinesKansas f. MinneapolisWisconsin g. MilwaukeeIllinois h. IndianapolisIndiana i. Jefferson CityMichigan k. Topeka

The Midwest

An Agricultural Economy

The dark-colored organic material in soil that results when plants and animals die and decay is called humus.

An Agricultural Economy

The majority of the wheat output in the Midwest has led to it having the title “the nation’s breadbasket.”

An Agricultural EconomyA growing season is the average number of days between the last frost of spring and the first frost of fall.

The Changing Face of American Farms

Small family farms have been replaced by much larger, big business farms.

• A grain elevator is a tall building equipped with machinery to load, clean, mix and store grain.

The Changing Face of American Farms

The grain exchange is a place where buyers and sellers deal for grain.

The Changing Face of American Farms

Today’s assignment: page170 #2-5; today’s guided reading worksheet and draw, color and label the map on 168.

Chapter 7: Regions of the USSection IV – The West

Titan Blaster – Match the states with their cities: California a. AlbuquerqueWashington b. BoiseUtah c. ProvoMontana d. SeattleArizona e. PortlandNew Mexico f. TusconColorado g. ButteOregon h. RenoNevada i. San DiegoIdaho k. Pueblo

Available waterNorthern Alaska has a tundra

climate – a dry, treeless plain that sprouts grasses and mosses only in summer after the top layer thaws out.

Available waterHawaii has a tropical climate.

Available waterMost of the rest of the West has

an arid or semi-arid climate.

Natural Resources and the EconomyThere is an abundance of gold,

silver, uranium, copper and tin in the West, but it is buried very deep. The average person could not get to it.

Natural Resources and the EconomyOil and natural gas is located in

Alaska.Forestry and commercial fishing

are billion dollar industries in the West.

Growth of Western CitiesAn aqueduct is a large pipeline

that carries water over distances.Los Angeles benefits from an

aqueduct system that brings in water from Northern California.

Growth of Western CitiesToday’s assignment:Work the chapter 7 review.Chapter 7 Exam Friday