The United States/ New England
The United States is in the _______ Hemisphere on the continent called ______ America
Western
North
The Mid Atlantic Region includes five states…What are they?
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland— and the city of Washington, D.C.
The states found in the midwest include....
Missouri, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, and Iowa.
The Great Plains is located near the center of the United States. It includes which states?
It includes the states of Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota.
Which states are found in the Southwest region?
These states make up the Southwest region- Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada.
There are also two states that do not
belong to a region because they are not connected to any other state. They are called _______
and ________.
Alaska
Hawaii
What is the most populated city in America and
one of the most populated cities on Earth
New York City
In the Midwest, Rivers and lakes are major features of this region. The area has always been very important for ______________. In Iowa and Illinois, we saw many ______ where they grow crops, such as corn and soybeans.
Agriculture, farms
A ____________ is a flat area without hills or mountains. Flying over it, we were amazed at just how ________ most of this region is. We noticed, too, that there are not as many big cities here as there are in the East or the Midwest. Instead, the land is covered with many farms and ranches
plain
flat
Landscape features of the core southwestern areas include what??
mountains, canyons, mesas, buttes, high broad basins, plateaus, desert lands, and some plains, characteristic of the Basin and Range Province. The entire southwestern region features semi-arid to arid terrain.
New England is in the northeastern part of the United States. It is made up of six states.
Can you name any of the six states?
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
A large wave of people came to live in _____________
in the 1800s. These immigrants came from countries all around the world. Many moved here because they were looking for a better way of life.
New York City
But do not think that the Midwest is all cornfields and dairy farms. It also has a number of big ___________ that are centers of commerce and industry. In the northern part of this region, there are huge bodies of water called the ________ _________
cities
the great lakes
You will see a huge wall of tall mountains, stretching from north to south. Our map told us that this was the great range called the ____________ _____________
Rocky Mountains
Which states are found on the west coast?
There are three states on the West Coast—California, Oregon, and Washington.
In addition to the ocean, there are also
__________, hills, forests, and lakes in New England.
mountains
Which city can you find many grand buildings where the people who run the government work.
Washington D.C
The twelve states that make up the South are....
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana
The Rockies, as they are called, run from Canada through all of the states in the region that bears their name.
True or False??
True
____________ is by far the biggest of the three, covering two-thirds of the coast. It also has more people than any other state in the country.
California
Over time, building ______ and ________
became important industries in New England
ships and fishing
_________ has a diverse landscape that includes rugged mountains, vast glaciers, boreal forests, tundra, and a long coastline. The state is known for its vast size and natural beauty, with numerous national parks and wildlife refuges. _________ varied topography includes misty plateaus, craggy ocean cliffs, tropical coastal areas, lava deserts, and fern and bamboo forests, in addition to the often snow-capped peak of Mauna Kea
Alaska and Hawaii
The South has a climate that is generally _______ and sunny, with long, hot, humid summers, and mild winters, and heavy rainfall. It has a climate ideal for agriculture and the ability to grow many different _________in large amounts. There are some striking physical geographical features. Across the landscape there are mountains, rivers, valleys, and sandy beaches.
warm
crops
Which states are found in the Rocky Mountain Region?
These five states are Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, and Utah. The Rocky Mountains themselves continue into New Mexico, which is part of another region.
The West Coast Is an active continental margin with all the associated geologic features: mountains, rugged coastlines, _____________ and ____________________
volcanoes and earthquakes