The United StatesThe United States

A state is an example of a A state is an example of a political regionpolitical region

How can we group the states?How can we group the states?

We can group states by proximity (the closeness of states to each other)

Northeast

Southeast

Midwest

Southwest

Rocky Mountains

Pacific

Noncontiguous

7 Regions of the United States

Northeast RegionNortheast Region

NortheastNortheast

• Maine• New Hampshire• Vermont• Massachusetts• Connecticut

• Rhode Island• New Jersey• New York• Pennsylvania

Southeast RegionSoutheast Region

Southeast RegionSoutheast Region

• Maryland • Virginia• West Virginia• North Carolina• South Carolina• Georgia• Florida

• Kentucky• Tennessee• Louisiana• Arkansas• Mississippi• Alabama

Midwest RegionMidwest Region

Midwest RegionMidwest Region

• Ohio• Indiana• Illinois• Michigan• Wisconsin• Minnesota• Iowa

• Missouri• Kansas• Nebraska• South Dakota• North Dakota

Rocky Mountain RegionRocky Mountain Region

Rocky Mountain RegionRocky Mountain Region

• Colorado

• Utah

• Nevada

• Montana

• Wyoming

• Idaho

Southwest RegionSouthwest Region

Southwest RegionSouthwest Region

• Texas

• Oklahoma

• New Mexico

• Arizona

Pacific RegionPacific Region

Pacific RegionPacific Region

• Washington

• Oregon

• California

Noncontiguous RegionNoncontiguous Region

Noncontiguous RegionNoncontiguous Region

• Alaska

• Hawaii

Noncontiguous means Noncontiguous means the the state doesn’t touch any state doesn’t touch any

other statesother states

Name the RegionName the Region

• Virginia• SE• California• Pacific• Vermont• NE• Texas• SW• Hawaii• Noncontiguous• Kansas• MW

• Colorado• Rocky Mountain• Indiana• MW• Alabama• SE• Michigan• MW• Arkansas• SE• Utah• Rocky Mountain

Noncontiguous