Physical & Human Geography of the U.S.A

Goals Physical geography: mountains, rivers, lakes, national parks Human geography: people, human activities, culture English proficiency Ability and skills: cooperative, autonomous learning, critical thinking, research…

5 Regions

Northeast The melting pot Niagara Falls Appalachians Washington D. C. New York City

Niagara Falls

American Falls

Horseshoe Falls

Southeast Problems Mississippi River Ozarks

Mississippi River

Ozarks

Midwest Great Plains Badlands Settlement

Badlands

Southwest Oklahoma Texas New Mexico Arizona Grand Canyon Cowboys

Grand Canyon

Cowboys

West Rockies Death Valley Yellowstone NP Alaska Hawaii

Death Valley

Yellowstone National Park

Unit 1 Panoramic View of the U.S.A. A. General Characteristics B. Major Regions C. The Face of the Land D. The Rivers

A. General Characteristics

A federal constitutional republic In central America in Western Hemisphere Consisting of 48 contiguous states, Alaska, Hawaii Sharing borders with Canada, Mexico, and Russia Bounded by the Oceans

B. Major Regions

C. The Face of the Land

Topography Mountains: jagged masses Plains: vast open flat places Rivers: meandering lines Dangers and difficulties in the past

What determined the topography of the USA ? Ice cap

C. The Face of the Land

D. The Rivers

The Mississippi River 6,400 kilometers “father of waters” Lazy and harmless X Chief branches the Missouri: brown the Ohio: blue Reach the Atlantic

The Columbia River Once wild Now quiet

The Colorado River Wild Restless Angry

The Rio Grande River The foremost river A natural boundary