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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