1. The Geography
of the
United States

2. Use maps to identify the size and location of the United States.

3. US Geography Basics Fourth 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.

4. Identify geographic regions (Northeast, Southwest, etc) and their political distinctions.

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

7. 2012 Presidential Election Results

8. Topography

9. Topography of the US

10. The Great Plains

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

13. 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.

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

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

16. The Gulf of Mexico

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

19. The Continental Divide

20. Grand Canyon

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

22. The Great Plains

23. Plateaus
Cumberland Plateau

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

25. Deserts
Death Valley
Mohave Desert

26. Mohave Desert – 3,000’

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

28. 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

30. Climate

33. Vegetation

34. The American Landscape

36. US Wetlands

37. Demographics

39. 317,297,938 U. S. Population as of 2014 One birth every 8 seconds.
One death every 12 seconds.
One international migrant (net) every seconds.
Net gain of one person every 16 seconds.

41. Racial Changes: Caucasians (1990-2000)

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

43. Racial Changes: Asians (1990-2000)

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

45. Linguistic Map

46. Geographic
Problems

47. Seismography Data:
Earthquakes!

48. Tornadoes Per Year:

49. Hurricane Camille: The Storm of the Century
August 17, 1969
Category 5
Killed 412 people
Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana

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

51. The Geographic
Diversity of
America!

52. National Parks

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

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

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