2. Fasten your seatbelts we’re off on a cross country road trip!

3. We’re headed across the U.S.A.

4. The United States of America

5. Population: 307,006,550+ (2009) Capital: Washington, D.C. Bird: American Eagle

6. The United States is a SYSTEM that can be broken into 5 major parts or regions.

7. What is a REGION? places that have similar characteristics that make them different from surrounding areas What are some things that might define a region?

8. Compass Rose A compass rose helps us give a name to the regions

9. Let’s start with a map of the entire U.S.A.

10. United States Regions

11. The United States is a SYSTEM that can be broken into 5 major parts or regions. Northeast Region Southeast Region Midwest Region Southwest Region West Region

12. Jigsaw All 1’s= Northeast Region All 2’s= Midwest Region All 3’s= Southeast Region All 4’s= Southwest Region All 5’s= West Region All 6’s & 7’s= Northeast Region

13. Northeast Region Total Area: 196,220 sq. miles Climate: Cool to warm summers, cold winters and moderate precipitation Total Population: 61,163,374 States: Connecticut Delaware Maine Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont

14. Northeast Region

15. Southeast Region Total Area: 566, 443 sq. miles Climate: Cool summers in the north Humid, subtropical conditions in the south Total Population: 75,861,690 States: Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginia West Virginia

16. Southeast Region

17. Midwest Region Total Area: 821,739 sq. miles Climate: Cold winters and cool summers in the north Mild winters and humid summers in the south Total Population: 66,388,795 States: Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska North Dakota Ohio South Dakota Wisconsin

18. Midwest Region

19. Southwest Region Total Area: 574,067 sq. miles Climate: Warm to hot summers and cool winters Total Population: 35,830,366 States: Arizona New Mexico Oklahoma Texas

20. Southwest Region

21. West Region Total Area: 1,635,555 sq. miles Climate: Warm summers and mild winters along the coast Semiarid to arid inland Polar in parts of Alaska Tropical in parts of Hawaii Total Population: 35,830,366 States: Alaska California Colorado Hawaii Idaho Montana Nevada Oregon Utah Washington Wyoming

22. West Region

23. Analyze the Data Which region has the largest total area? In which region do the most people live? Least people? Which region has the least amount of states? Which region has the most diverse climate?

24. Can your team name all 5 regions?

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