The United States
A state is an example of a political region
How can we group the states?
We can group states by proximity (the closeness of states to each other)
7 Regions of the United States Rocky Mountains Midwest Northeast Pacific Southeast Noncontiguous Southwest
Northeast Region
Northeast Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island New Jersey New York Pennsylvania
Southeast Region
Southeast Region Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida Kentucky Tennessee Louisiana Arkansas Mississippi Alabama
Midwest Region
Midwest Region Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Missouri Kansas Nebraska South Dakota North Dakota
Rocky Mountain Region
Rocky Mountain Region Colorado Utah Nevada Montana Wyoming Idaho
Southwest Region
Southwest Region Texas Oklahoma New Mexico Arizona
Pacific Region
Pacific Region Washington Oregon California
Noncontiguous Region
Noncontiguous Region Alaska Hawaii
Noncontiguous means the state doesn’t touch any other states
Name the Region Virginia SE California Pacific Vermont NE Texas SW Hawaii Noncontiguous Kansas MW Colorado Rocky Mountain Indiana MW Alabama SE Michigan Arkansas Utah
Noncontiguous