1. Physical & Human Geography of the U.S.A

2. Goals Physical geography: mountains, rivers, lakes, national parks Human geography: people, human activities, culture English proficiency Ability and skills: cooperative, autonomous learning, critical thinking, research…

3. 5 Regions

4. Northeast The melting pot Niagara Falls Appalachians Washington D. C. New York City

5. Niagara Falls

6. American Falls

7. Horseshoe Falls

8. Southeast Problems Mississippi River Ozarks

9. Mississippi River

10. Ozarks

11. Midwest Great Plains Badlands Settlement

12. Badlands

13. Southwest Oklahoma Texas New Mexico Arizona Grand Canyon Cowboys

14. Grand Canyon

15. Cowboys

16. West Rockies Death Valley Yellowstone NP Alaska Hawaii

17. Death Valley

18. Yellowstone National Park

19. Unit 1 Panoramic View of the U.S.A. A. General Characteristics B. Major Regions C. The Face of the Land D. The Rivers

20. A. General Characteristics

21. A federal constitutional republic In central America in Western Hemisphere Consisting of 48 contiguous states, Alaska, Hawaii Sharing borders with Canada, Mexico, and Russia Bounded by the Oceans

22. B. Major Regions

23. C. The Face of the Land

24. Topography Mountains: jagged masses Plains: vast open flat places Rivers: meandering lines Dangers and difficulties in the past

26. What determined the topography of the USA ? Ice cap

27. C. The Face of the Land

29. D. The Rivers

30. The Mississippi River 6,400 kilometers “father of waters” Lazy and harmless X Chief branches the Missouri: brown the Ohio: blue Reach the Atlantic

31. The Columbia River Once wild Now quiet

32. The Colorado River Wild Restless Angry

33. The Rio Grande River The foremost river A natural boundary