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Regions of the
united states
Regions of the United States
West
Midwest
South
Northeast
REGIONS
West
Midwest
South
Northeast
REGIONS
Seasonal
Mountains, woods, and
oceans
Warm
Mountains, forest, and
oceans
Seasonal warm
Mountains, deserts, oceans, forests
Seasonal
Plains, woods, lakes
Regions of the United States
Plains
Pacific
Mountain
Southwest Great Lakes
West
Midwest
South
Northeast
REGIONS
Regions of the United States
Northeast
REGIONS
The NortheastState Capital
Maine Augusta
New Hampshire Concord
Vermont Montpelier
Massachusetts Boston
Rhode Island Providence
New York Albany
New Jersey Trenton
Connecticut Hartford
Delaware Dover
Maryland Annapolis
Pennsylvania Harrisburg
The Land and Its Resources
• KEY WORDS:• Glaciers• River valleys• Bay• Humid• Needleleaf• Broadleaf• ore
• KEY PLACES:• Coastal Plain• Appalachain Mountains• Hudson River• New York City• New York State Barge
Canal• Connecticut River• Delaware River• Massachusetts river• Chesapeake Bay
• LONG AGOLONG AGO• Mayflower• Pilgrims• Colonies• Benjamin Franklin• Poor Richard’s
Almanac• American Revolution
• TODAYTODAY• Fishing / trawler• Farming / Dairy, fruits,
vegetables, cattle and poultry
• Manufacturing: coal, water, steel
• Trade: good transportation routes, water, rail, highways & airports
The NortheastThe Northeast
• Water: most valuable – farming, industries, large cities
• Atlantic ocean: fishing, recreational
• Forests: needleleaf and broadleaf
• Coal: fuel – electricity
• Ore: iron ore, limestone and heating coal make steel
Natural Resources
Long IslandLong Island
Mount WashingtonMount Washington
Mount MarcyMount Marcy
Cape CodCape CodAcadia National ParkAcadia National Park
Lake PlacidLake Placid
Niagara FallsNiagara Falls
The NortheastNatural Landmarks
The NortheastNatural Landmarks
Regions of the United States
Southeast
REGIONS
The SoutheastState Capital
Arkansas Little Rock
Alabama Montgomery
Louisiana Baton Rouge
Mississippi Jackson
Georgia Atlanta
North Carolina Raleigh
South Carolina Columbia
Tennessee Nashville
Kentucky Frankfort
Virginia Richmond
West Virginia Charleston
Florida Tallahassee
The Southeast
• LONG AGO:LONG AGO:• Jamestown• House of Burgesses• Plantations• American Revolution• Thomas Jefferson• George Washington• Declaration of
Independence• Yorktown, Virginia
• TODAY:TODAY:• Farming: sugar cane,
oranges, cotton, soybeans, rice, peanuts, tobacco, cattle, hogs, and poultry
• Manufacturing: textiles, factories, paper
• Mardi Gras• Caribbean Sea
The Land and Its Resources
• KEY WORDS:• Peninusla• Crude oil• Textiles• Refineries• Sugar cane• Soybeans• Pulp
• KEY PLACES:• Coastal Plain• Piedmont• Mississippi River• Blue Ridge Mountains• Bluegrass Country• New Orleans, Largest
seaport• Everglades
• Water: most valuable – farming, industries, large cities
• Atlantic ocean: fishing, recreational
• Crude oil
• Forests: pulp, paper, lumber
Natural Resources
Mount MitchellMount Mitchell
EvergladesEverglades
Chimney RockChimney Rock
Russell CaveRussell Cave
Okefenokee Swamp
Okefenokee SwampFlorida KeysFlorida Keys
Stone MountainStone Mountain
Cumberland GapCumberland Gap
Mammoth CaveMammoth Cave
The SoutheastNatural Landmarks
The SoutheastNatural Landmarks
Regions of the United States
Great Lakes
REGIONS
The Great Lakes States
State Capital
Minnesota St. Paul
Wisconsin Madison
Illinois Springfield
Indiana Indianapolis
Ohio Columbus
Michigan Lansing
The Great Lakes
Lake Superior
Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
The Land and Its Resources
• KEY WORDS:• Peninusla• Glaciers• Plains• Harvest
• KEY PLACES:• Ohio River• Illinois Waterway• The Great Lakes:
H.O.M.E.S.• Central Plains• The Corn Belt• Sears Tower
The Great Lakes
• LONG AGO:LONG AGO:• Bartering• Jean Du Sable• Pioneers• Abraham Lincoln• Civil War
• TODAY:TODAY:• Farming: corn, fruits,
vegetables, cattle, hogs, and poultry
• Mesabi Range: iron ore• Manufacturing: steel,
cars, tractors, mattresses, corn, cereals {¼ of all US manufacturing comes from here}
• Great Lakes: water: most valuable – farming, industries, large cities, transportation routes, swimming, and boating
• Rich soil: farming: corn, soybeans, oats, cattle
• Large forests: pines, oaks and hickory
• Minerals: coal, iron ore – steel industry
Natural Resources
Regions of the United States
Plains
REGIONS
The Plains States
State Capital
North Dakota Bismarck
South Dakota Pierre
Nebraska Lincoln
Iowa Des Moines
Missouri Jefferson City
Kansas Topeka
The Land and Its Resources
• KEY WORDS:• Monuments• Gateway• Groundwater• Windmills• Tornadoes• hailstorms
• KEY PLACES:• St. Louis• Interior Plains• Central Plains• Great Plains• Black Hills• Badlands• Mississippi River• Missouri River
The Plains
• LONG AGO:LONG AGO:• Bison• Sioux Indians• Buffalo• Buffalo Bill• Sitting Bull• Treaties• General George Custer
• TODAY:TODAY:• Grain Elevators• Farming: Wheat; winter
and spring, corn, fruits, vegetables, cattle, sheep ranches
• Manufacturing: meat packing plants, farm machinery, small planes
• Rich Soil:
• Minerals:
• coal, oil – {North Dakota}
• gold – largest mine in South Dakota}
• Sand, Gravel, cement
• Buffalo grass
Natural Resources
Regions of the United States
Southwest
REGIONS
The Southwest
State Capital
Oklahoma Oklahoma City
Texas Austin
New Mexico Santa Fe
Arizona Phoenix
Coastal Plain
Regions of the United States
Mountain
REGIONS
The Mountain StatesState Capital
Montana Helena
Idaho Boise
Nevada Carson City
Utah Salt Lake City
Colorado Denver
Wyoming Cheyenne
Regions of the United States
PacificREGIONS
The Pacific States
State Capital
Alaska Juneau
Hawaii Honolulu
Washington Olympia
Oregon Salem
California Sacramento
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gdef.html• http://cg043.k12.sd.us/regions%20of%20the%20
US%20webquest/regions_of_the_united_states_web.htmhttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/04/g912/usregions.html
• http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/04/g912/usregions.html
• http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/usa.html