States and Cities SOL US II 2c
A state is an example of a political region. States may be grouped as part of different regions, depending upon the criteria used.
One way to group the 50 states of the U.S. is by region. We have 7 regions in the U.S.
Northeast States (9) Maine Maine Vermont Vermont New Hampshire New Hampshire Connecticut Connecticut Rhode Island Rhode Island New York New York New Jersey New Jersey Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Massachusetts Massachusetts
Southeast States (14) Maryland Maryland Delaware Delaware West Virginia West Virginia Virginia Virginia Kentucky Kentucky Tennessee Tennessee Arkansas Arkansas North Carolina North Carolina Georgia Georgia South Carolina South Carolina Florida Florida Alabama Alabama Mississippi Mississippi Louisiana Louisiana
Midwest States (12) Ohio Ohio Indiana Indiana Illinois Illinois Michigan Michigan Wisconsin Wisconsin Minnesota Minnesota Iowa Iowa Missouri Missouri Kansas Kansas Nebraska Nebraska South Dakota South Dakota North Dakota North Dakota
Southwest States (4) Texas Texas Oklahoma Oklahoma New Mexico New Mexico Arizona Arizona
Rocky Mountain States (6) Colorado Colorado Utah Utah Nevada Nevada Montana Montana Wyoming Wyoming Idaho Idaho
Pacific States (3) Washington Washington Oregon Oregon California California
Noncontiguous States (2) Alaska Alaska Hawaii Hawaii
Noncontiguous and Pacific States (2) (3)
The following slides are of cities that historically have had political, economic, and/or cultural significance to the development of the United States.
Northeast Cities (4) New York New York Boston Boston Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Philadelphia Philadelphia
Southeast Cities (3) Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Atlanta Atlanta New Orleans New Orleans
Midwest Cities (3) Chicago Chicago St. Louis St. Louis Detroit Detroit
Southwest Cities (2) San Antonia San Antonia Santa Fe Santa Fe
Western (Rocky Mountain) Cities (2) Denver Denver Salt Lake City Salt Lake City
Pacific Cities (3) San Francisco San Francisco Los Angeles Los Angeles Seattle Seattle
Noncontiguous Cities Juneau Juneau Honolulu Honolulu
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