By: Mr. G. Grace Christian Academy of Maryland
US Geography Basics Third largest country in the world. Half the size of Russia. One third the size of Africa. Half the size of South America. 2 ½ times the size of Western Europe.
Topography of the US
The Contour of the US
Topography of the Northeast
New York, New York!
New York’s Canals
Erie Canal
Boston: The Hotbed of Revolution
Philadelphia: The Birth of Liberty
Philadelphia, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
A New England Fall Kancamagus Highway, Maine Covered Bridge over the Connecticut River The back roads of Vermont
North-South Divide: The Mason-Dixon Line Charles Mason & Jeremiah Dixon:
Topography of the Southeast
Raleigh, NC
Charleston, SC: The South’s First Port
New Orleans, LA: The Big Easy
New Orleans, Louisiana
Miami, Florida
Topography of the Midwest
Chicago Skyline: The “Second” City
Cincinnati, Ohio
Indianapolis
St. Louis
The Great Plains
Topography of the West
Los Angeles: The City of Angels?
Hollywood: City of Lost Dreams
Bodies of Water Chesapeake Bay Chesapeake Bay Great Salt Lake Lake Okeechobee
RiversRivers Hudson R. Potomac R. Mississippi R. Ohio R. Missouri R. Arkansas R. Colorado R. Columbia R. Yukon R. Rio Grande. St. Lawrence R.
The Mississippi: America’s Great River Road The “Big Muddy”. 2,350 miles. Draining all or part of 31 states & 2 Canadian provinces. Covers 40% of the U. S.
Mississippi Riverboat
Great Mississippi Flood, 1993 St. Louis, MO before the floodSt. Louis, MO during the flood St. Louis, MO after the flood
Great Salt Lake 2000 square miles. 10’ – 28’ deep. 6 times saltier than the oceans.
Lake Okeechobee, FL
The Gulf of Mexico
Mountains & Plateaus Appalachian Mts. Rocky Mts. Cascade Mts. Sierra Nevada Mts. Alaskan Range ^ Mt. Whitney ^ Mt. McKinley ^ Pike’s Peak Adirondack Mts.
The Contour of the US
The Continental Divide
Grand Canyon
PlainsPlains Central Plains Atlantic Coastal Plains Gulf Coastal Plains Great Basin
The Great Plains
PlateausPlateaus Cumberland Plateau
DesertsDeserts Mohave Desert Death Valley
Mohave Desert – 3,000’ feet above sea level
Death Valley, CA 3.3 million acres. 95% wilderness. The hottest place in the country: 134F degrees
Completed Map Lake Okeechobee Chesapeake Bay Chesapeake Bay Appalachian Mts. Rocky Mts. Cascade Mts. Sierra Nevada Mts. Alaskan Range ^ Mt. Whitney ^ Mt. McKinley ^ Pike’s Peak Adirondack Mts. Central Plains Atlantic Coastal Plains Gulf Coastal Plains Great Basin Cumberland Plateau Hudson R. Potomac R. Mississippi R. Ohio R. Missouri R. Arkansas R. Colorado R. Columbia R. Yukon R. Rio Grande R. St. Lawrence R. Great Salt Lake Mohave Desert Death Valley
One birth every 8 seconds. One death every 13 seconds. One international migrant (net) every 22 seconds. Net gain of one person every 10 seconds. U.S. Population as of 2010 Census 308,745,538 (#3 in the world)
Linguistic Map
1. Earthquakes: Seismography Data: Earthquakes!
2.Tornadoes Per Year:
3. Hurricane Camille: The Storm of the Century August 17, 1969 Category 5 Killed 412 people
4. Katrina: The Most Expensive Hurricane August 29, 2005 Category 5 Killed 1,836; 705 missing Cost US $89,000,000,000