1. The Geography
of the
United States

2. 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.

3. Regions & Time Zones of the U. S.

4. 2000 Presidential Election Results
Presidential Candidate
Popular Vote
Electoral Vote
    
George W. Bush
50,459,624
47.87%
271
50.4%
Albert Gore Jr.
51,003,238
48.38%
266
49.4%

5. Topography

6. Topography of the US

7. The Contour of the US

8. Topography of the Northeast

9. New York, New York!

10. New York’s Canals

11. Erie Canal

12. Boston: The Hotbed of Revolution

13. Philadelphia: The Birth of Liberty

14. A New England Fall The back roads of Vermont Kancamagus Highway, Maine
Covered Bridge over the Connecticut River

15. North-South Divide: The Mason-Dixon Line
Charles Mason & Jeremiah Dixon:

16. Topography of the Southeast

17. Charleston, SC: The South’s First Port

18. New Orleans, LA: The Big Easy

19. Topography of the Midwest

20. Chicago Skyline: The “Second” City

21. The Great Plains

22. Topography of the West

23. Los Angeles: The City of Angels?

24. Hollywood: City of Lost Dreams

25. Bodies of Water
Great Salt Lake
Chesapeake Bay
Lake Okeechobee

27. Rivers St. Lawrence R. Columbia R. Missouri R. Hudson R. Potomac R.
Mississippi R.
Ohio R.
Colorado R.
Arkansas R.
Rio Grande R.
Yukon R.

28. The Mississippi: America’s Great River Road
The “Big Muddy”.
2,350 miles.
Draining all or part of states & 2 Canadian provinces.
Covers 40% of the U. S.

29. Mississippi Riverboat

30. Great Mississippi Flood, 1993
St. Louis, MO before the flood
St. Louis, MO during the flood
St. Louis, MO after the flood

31. Great Salt Lake 2000 square miles. 10’ – 28’ deep.
6 times saltier than the oceans.

32. Lake Okeechobee, FL

33. The Gulf of Mexico

35. Mountains & Plateaus Adirondack Mts. Cascade Mts. Rocky Mts.
Sierra Nevada Mts.
^ Mt. Whitney
Appalachian Mts.
^ Pike’s Peak
^ Mt. McKinley
Alaskan Range

37. The Contour of the US

38. The Continental Divide

39. Grand Canyon

40. Atlantic Coastal Plains
Great Basin
Central Plains
Atlantic Coastal Plains
Gulf Coastal Plains

41. The Great Plains

42. Plateaus
Cumberland Plateau

43. Cumberland Plateau & ‘Gap’
AL, KY, TN, VA, WV
24,640 sq. mi.
Natural passage [Gap] through the Cumberland Mts.

44. Deserts
Death Valley
Mohave Desert

45. Mohave Desert – 3,000’

46. Death Valley, CA
3.3 million acres.
95% wilderness.

47. Atlantic Coastal Plains
Completed Map
St. Lawrence R.
Columbia R.
Adirondack Mts.
Cascade Mts.
Missouri R.
Hudson R.
Rocky Mts.
Great Basin
Potomac R.
Great Salt Lake
Cumberland Plateau
Mississippi R.
Chesapeake Bay
Central Plains
Sierra Nevada Mts.
^ Mt. Whitney
Appalachian Mts.
Ohio R.
Colorado R.
^ Pike’s Peak
Death Valley
Arkansas R.
Atlantic Coastal Plains
Mohave Desert
Gulf Coastal Plains
Lake Okeechobee
Rio Grande R.
Yukon R.
^ Mt. McKinley
Alaskan Range

49. Climate

52. Vegetation

53. The American Landscape

55. US Wetlands

56. Demographics

58. U. S. Population as of August 22, 2003
291,860,161
One birth every 8 seconds.
One death every 13 seconds.
One international migrant (net) every seconds.
Net gain of one person every 10 seconds.

60. Racial Changes: Caucasians (1990-2000)

61. Racial Changes: African-Americans (1990-2000)

62. Racial Changes: Asians (1990-2000)

63. Racial Changes: Native-Americans (1990-2000)

64. Linguistic Map

65. Geographic
Problems

66. Seismography Data:
Earthquakes!

67. Tornadoes Per Year:

68. Hurricane Camille: The Storm of the Century
August 17, 1969
Category 5
Killed 412 people

69. Andrew: The Most Expensive Hurricane
August 24, 1992
Category 5
Killed 65 people
Cost $30,000,000,000

70. The Geographic
Diversity of
America!

71. National Parks

72. US National Parks (1) Grand Teton National Park, WY
Glacier National Park, MT
Mt. Rushmore National Park, SD

73. US National Parks (2) Everglades National Park, FL
Yellowstone National Park, MT
Grand Canyon National Park, AZ

74. US National Parks (3) Yosemite National Park, CA
Acadia National Park, ME
Natural Bridges National Park, UT