How well do you know your country? American Geography How well do you know your country? Yosemite National Park

The Land The United States is the fourth largest country in the world!

America’s Physical Regions Appalachian Mountains Oldest mountain range in North America Coastal Plains Atlantic Coastal Plain Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Plains Central Lowlands Great Plains

Regions cont.. Rocky Mountains Pacific Mountains Longest and highest mountain range in North America Pacific Mountains Sierra Nevada and the Cascade Range

America’s Climate Climate – The variety of the climates in the US are caused by the size of the country

Types of Climate Tropical Climates Dry Climate High Latitude Climates The wettest and warmest state in the US is Hawaii Dry Climate Found in the plateaus and basins west of the Rockies High Latitude Climates Alaska is the only part of the country to have a tundra climate Mid Latitude Climates Hot summers and cold, moist winters

The Economy The US is one of the world’s most developed countries and is one of the leading economic powers

Economic Regions Midwest South Northeast Agriculture Industry World Trade (NYC, Boston) Service Industries

Economic Regions cont.. Pacific Lumber Tourism Interior West Ranching

American People Influences from the past Government The early part of our country was influenced by the Native Americans and colonists from Great Britain, France, and Spain Government The US has a republic form of government

American People cont.. World Power The economic and political relationships built with other countries over the years has involved the US in almost every corner of the Earth. In some ways drawing us into wars and in other ways helping those in need

American People cont.. Multicultural America 73.6% Anglo European 12% African American 10.2% Hispanic 3.5% Asian .7% Native American