A United States Region

Standard USI 2b and 2c

Kristen Young, Danielle Buchanan, Jennifer Tull

Newport News Public Schools

Coastal Range

It is located along

the Pacific Coast,

stretching from

California to Canada.

Where is the Coastal Range

Region Located?

What Does the Coastal

Region Look Like?

Rugged mountains and fertile valleys.

Pacific Ocean

Columbia River

What Are The Major Bodies

of Water?

What States Are in This Region?

Find out more

about Washington.

Washington•Borders: ID, OR

•Bodies of water: Pacific Ocean

•Capital: Olympia

•Largest city: Seattle

•Major River: Columbia River

•Major Industry:

• Lumber

• Farming

• Fishing

• manufacturing

What States Are in This Region?OregonBorders: WA, ID, CA, NV

•Bodies of water: Pacific Ocean

•Capital: Salem

•Largest city: Portland

•Major Rivers: Columbia River,

Willamette River

•Major Industry: Manufacturing,

Agriculture (leading producer in

peppermint oil and Christmas trees).

Find out more

about Oregon!

What States Are in This Region?

Find out more about

California!

California•Borders: OR, NV, AZ

•Bodies of water: Pacific Ocean

•Capital: Sacramento

•Largest city: Los Angeles

•Major Rivers: Sacramento River,

Colorado River

•Major Industry: agriculture, oil,

mining, electronics, entertainment,

tourism.|

Alaska•Borders: Canada

•Bodies of water:

Pacific Ocean, Arctic

Ocean, Gulf of Alaska,

Bering Sea

•Capital: Juneau

•Largest city: Anchorage

•Major River: Yukon River

•Major Industry: Oil, fishing,

tourism

What States Are in This Region?

Find out more about Alaska!

Hawaii•Bodies of water:

Pacific Ocean

•Capital: Honolulu

•Largest city:

Honolulu

•Major River:

Wailuku River

•Major Industry:

Agriculture and

tourism

What States Are in This Region?Find out more about Hawaii!

What Interesting Landmarks

Are in This Region?

LighthousesDisney/Sea

World/Universal

Volcanoes

Beaches Seattle Space Needle Los Angeles

Extend Your Knowledge of This RegionChoose at least one activity from the following:

• Visit at least 5 of the links that provide more information

about each state. Read the section on their major industries

carefully. Pick a product that is common to most of the

states in this region. Create an advertisement for this

product or service. You may use technology or art supplies

to create your ad.

• Explore the link about the Rio Grande. Consider a body of

water in our area of Virginia. Create A Venn Diagram

comparing and contrasting the 2 bodies of water.

• Choose one of the interesting landmarks in this region and

research it. Create a brochure for this landmark.

Choose at least one activity from the following:

• View this “commercial” for the region. Create your own

commercial with a partner using what you’ve learned in

this presentation.

• Complete one or more of the Microsoft Word

Templates located in your Hand Out folder. You will

need to revisit several links in the presentation. The

templates are:

• Economy Template

• Geography Template

• Cultural Template

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9dp4Vf__CgU

Extend Your Knowledge of This Region