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. Topography

5. Topography of the US

6. Topography of the Northeast

7. New York, New York!

8. New York’s Canals

9. Erie Canal

10. Boston: The Hotbed of Revolution

11. Philadelphia: The Birth of Liberty

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

13. Topography of the Southeast

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

15. New Orleans, LA: The Big Easy

16. Topography of the Midwest

17. Chicago Skyline: The “Second” City

18. The Great Plains

19. Topography of the West

20. Los Angeles: The City of Angels?

21. Hollywood: City of Lost Dreams

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

24. 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.

25. 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.

26. Mississippi Riverboat

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

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

29. Lake Okeechobee, FL

30. The Gulf of Mexico

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

34. The Contour of the US

35. Grand Canyon

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

37. The Great Plains

38. Plateaus
Cumberland Plateau

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

40. Deserts
Death Valley
Mohave Desert

41. Mohave Desert – 3,000’

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

43. 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

45. Climate

48. Vegetation

49. The American Landscape

51. US Wetlands

52. Demographics

54. 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.

55. Geographic
Problems

56. Seismography Data:
Earthquakes!

57. Tornadoes Per Year:

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

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

60. The Geographic
Diversity of
America!

61. National Parks

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

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

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