1. A region is a large area that has common
Middle West
Northeast
West
Southwest
Southeast
A region is a large area that has common
features that set it apart from other areas.

2. Rivers drain into the Pacific
Continental Divide
Rivers drain
to the east
Rivers drain into the Pacific
Rocky
Mountains

3. The Grand Canyon

4. The
Mississippi
River
The “Corn Belt”

5. The
Mississippi
River

6. “Boshwash”- a huge
megalopolis running
from Boston to
Washington D.C.
Boston
New York City
Philadelphia
Washington D.C.

7. Main Ideas A region is a large area with common features
that set it apart from other areas.
There are other ways to divide our country into regions
Our Country’s regions depend on each other.