Regions of the united states
Regions of the United States REGIONS NortheastSouthMidwestWest
REGIONS NortheastSouthMidwestWest 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 REGIONSNortheastSouthMidwestWest Great Lakes SouthwestMountainPacificPlains
Regions of the United States REGIONS Northeast
The Northeast StateCapital MaineAugusta New HampshireConcord VermontMontpelier MassachusettsBoston Rhode IslandProvidence New YorkAlbany New JerseyTrenton ConnecticutHartford DelawareDover MarylandAnnapolis PennsylvaniaHarrisburg
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 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
The Northeast Natural Landmarks Long Island Mount Washington Mount Marcy Cape Cod Acadia National Park Lake Placid Niagara Falls
Regions of the United States REGIONS Southeast
The Southeast StateCapital ArkansasLittle Rock AlabamaMontgomery LouisianaBaton Rouge MississippiJackson GeorgiaAtlanta North CarolinaRaleigh South CarolinaColumbia TennesseeNashville KentuckyFrankfort VirginiaRichmond West VirginiaCharleston FloridaTallahassee
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
The Southeast Natural Landmarks Mount Mitchell Everglades Chimney Rock Russell Cave Okefenokee Swamp Florida Keys Stone Mountain Cumberland Gap Mammoth Cave
Regions of the United States REGIONS Great Lakes
The Great Lakes States StateCapital MinnesotaSt. Paul WisconsinMadison IllinoisSpringfield IndianaIndianapolis OhioColumbus MichiganLansing
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 REGIONS Plains
The Plains States StateCapital North DakotaBismarck South DakotaPierre NebraskaLincoln IowaDes Moines MissouriJefferson City KansasTopeka
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 REGIONSSouthwest
The Southwest StateCapital OklahomaOklahoma City TexasAustin New MexicoSanta Fe ArizonaPhoenix
Coastal Plain
Regions of the United States REGIONS Mountain
The Mountain States StateCapital MontanaHelena IdahoBoise NevadaCarson City UtahSalt Lake City ColoradoDenver WyomingCheyenne
Regions of the United States REGIONS Pacific
The Pacific States StateCapital AlaskaJuneau HawaiiHonolulu WashingtonOlympia OregonSalem CaliforniaSacramento
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