1. GEOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICA: THE UNITED STATES

2. Georgia Vermont Iowa Wyoming
Pennsylvania Kentucky Wisconsin Utah
Delaware Tennessee California Oklahoma
New Jersey Ohio Minnesota New Mexico
Connecticut Louisiana Oregon Arizona
Massachusetts Indiana Kansas Alaska
Maryland Mississippi W. Virginia Hawaii
South Carolina Illinois Nevada Nebraska
New Hampshire Alabama Colorado
Virginia Maine N. Dakota
New York Missouri S. Dakota
North Carolina Arkansas Montana
Rhode Island Michigan Washington
Florida Texas Idaho

3. The United States is one of the most geographically diverse nations on Earth.
Between its two coasts are rugged mountains, vast deserts and plains, the Grand Canyon and the heavily forested Pacific Northwest.

6. The United States deserts and valleys include the brightly colored rock formations of the Painted Desert and Imperial Valley.

8. US Geography Basics Third largest country in the world (by size).
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.

9. More Statistics
Coastline: 19,924 km or 12,380 miles
Bordered by: Mexico in the South; Canada in the North
Lowest point: Death Valley (California)
Highest point: Mt. McKinley (Alaska)
World's third-largest country by population after China and India
Population (2011): 312,040,000 (China=1,339,724,852; India=1,210,193,422)

11. Regions & Time Zones of the U. S.
4 major time zones plus Alaska and Hawaii Time Zones: Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific; Georgia in the Eastern Zone

12. Eastern Time Zone: 5 hrs. behind Greenwich Mean Time (Georgia, Florida, most of the East coast)
Central Time Zone: 1 hr. behind Eastern time zone
Mountain Time Zone: 2 hrs. behind Eastern time zone (Colorado, Montana, Nevada, etc)
Pacific Time Zone: 3 hrs. behind Eastern Time Zone (California, Oregon, Washington)
Alaska and Hawaii have their own time zones.
Alaska is 4 hrs. behind Eastern time zone
Hawaii is 6 hrs. behind Eastern time zone

13. TOPOGRAPHY

14. topography?
maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations

16. Northeast Pennsylvania New Jersey Connecticut Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New York
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine

17. TOPOGRAPHY OF THE NORTHEAST US
New England consists of the Appalachian Mountains, the New England highlands, and the seaboard lowlands.
The Appalachian Mountains roughly follow the border between New England and New York.
There are the Berkshires in Massachusetts and the Green Mountains in Vermont.
The Appalachians extend northwards into New Hampshire as the White Mountains, and then into Maine and Canada.
Mount Washington in New Hampshire is the highest peak in the Northeast.

18. New York, New York

19. Boston

20. Philadelphia

21. North-South Divide: The Mason-Dixon Line: symbolizes a cultural boundary between the North and South

22. Topography of the Southeast
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Tennessee
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
Kentucky

23. New Orleans

24. Dallas, Texas

25. Charleston SC

26. Topography of the Midwest
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa

27. Chicago

28. St. Louis, MO

29. The West California Oregon Washington Arizona New Mexico Utah Nevada
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado

30. Alaska (became 49th state in Jan. 1959)

32. Hawaii – became the 50th state in August 1959

35. Geography of Hawaii
The Hawaiian Islands are of volcanic origin and are edged with coral reefs.
Hawaii is the largest and geologically the youngest island of the group, and
Oahu, is the most populous and economically important.
The other principal islands are Kahoolawe, Kauai, Lanai, Maui, Molokai, and Niihau

36. Some of the world's largest active and inactive volcanoes are found on the islands of Hawaii and Maui
Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa are volcanic mountains on the island of Hawaii; also Kilauea volcano
Haleakala volcano is on Maui in Haleakala National Park.

37. Mauna Loa Erupting

39. Kilauea is the home of Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of the volcano

40. State Flag of Hawaii

41. Honolulu: Capital of Hawaii

42. Waikiki Beach – one of the most famous in the world

54. State Symbols Flower: Yellow Hibiscus
State Bird: Hawaiian Goose (Nene)
State Tree: Kukui (Candlenut)
Nickname: Aloha State
Abbreviation: HI

55. Highest point: Mauna Kea
The temperature is mild; average high temperature in mid to high 80s; lows mid 60s to mid 70s
Average rainfall: ½ inch to 3 inches depending on the month.
Sugar cane, pineapple, and flowers are the chief products.
Hawaii also grows coffee beans, bananas, and macadamia nuts.
The tourist business is Hawaii's largest source of outside income.

56. Texas State Abbreviation - TX State Capital - Austin
Largest City - Houston
Area - 268,601 square miles [Texas is the second biggest state in the USA - only Alaska is bigger]
Population - 20,851,820 (as of 2000) [Texas is the second most populous state in the USA, after California; New York is the third most populous] Major Industries - petroleum and natural gas, farming (cotton, livestock), steel, banking, insurance, tourism

57. Main Rivers - Rio Grande, Red River, Brazos River
Highest Point - Guadalupe Peak, 8,749 feet (2,667 m) above sea level
Number of Counties - 254
Bordering States - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma
Bordering Country - Mexico
Bordering Body of Water - Gulf of Mexico

59. Origin of the Name Texas - The Caddo Indians of eastern Texas called their group of tribes the "Tejas," meaning "those who are friends".
State Nickname - The Lone Star State
State Motto - Friendship
State Song - "Texas, Our Texas"

60. State bird
Mockingbird

61. The official state flag of Texas, called the Lone Star Flag,
was adopted in 1845 when Texas became the 28th state of the United States.
The colors represent bravery (red), purity (white), and loyalty (blue).
The large white star was first used on Texas flags in the 1830's during the battles between Texas and Mexico.

62. State Flower
Bluebonnet

64. Canadian Geography
Canada is a huge country located in the northern portion of the North American continent
3,849,675 sq. mi.=2nd largest country in the world
Borders Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, & the United States

65. Most of Canada’s population live along the southern border
Capital of Canada: Ottawa, in the province of Ontario, right above the Great Lakes area
Provinces & territories:
Alberta, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, and Yukon Territory

66. Land: fertile agricultural plains in south
Freezing tundra in north
Mild climate in British Columbia
Very cold –rest of country
North Pole – located in territory of Nunavut

67. Mountains:
Tallest mt.= Mt. Logan
Mt. Ranges: Rockies, Appalachians, Laurentians, Mackenzie
Lakes = 2 Million Lakes; covers 7.6% of the land area; biggest lake = Lake Huron
Rivers: longest river Mackenzie River; other important rivers St. Lawrence River, Yukon River, and Columbia River

68. THE CARIBBEAN
The Caribbean, often referred to as the West Indies, includes more than 7,000 islands;
of those, 13 are independent island countries,
and some are dependencies or overseas territories of other nations.

70. In geographical terms the Caribbean area includes
the Caribbean Sea
all of the islands located southeast of the Gulf of Mexico,
east of Central America and Mexico,
and to the north of South America.

71. in 1492, Christopher Columbus, the Italian explorer began his exploration of the Caribbean, becoming the first European to venture into the area.
After landing in the eastern Bahamas, Columbus named these islands the Indies, because he thought he had finally reached Asia and the East Indies.

72. Numerous explorers followed in his path, then tens of thousands of settlers arrived from the Americas, China, European countries and India. Included in that mix were religious outcasts and a small army of pirates. Across the Caribbean, slaves from Africa were imported in great numbers to work the sugar and tobacco plantations. By then the indigenous populations of the islands were in severe decline as exposure to disease and brutal genocide wiped out much of their number.

73. Over the years great military powers continually fought for control of the islands
Finally, a blended mix of African and European cultures and languages transformed this large group of islands and its peoples
It has become one of the premier tourist destinations on the planet.

76. The climate of the region is tropical but rainfall varies with elevation, size and water currents
Warm, moist tradewinds blow consistently from the east creating rainforest/semidesert divisions on mountainous islands.
The region enjoys year-round sunshine, divided into 'dry' and 'wet' seasons, with the last six months of the year being wetter than the first half.

77. The waters of the Caribbean Sea host large, migratory schools of fish, turtles, and coral reef formations.
The Puerto Rico trench, located on the fringe of the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea just to the north of the island of Puerto Rico, is the deepest point in all of the Atlantic Ocean.
Hurricanes, which at times batter the region, usually strike northwards of Grenada, and to the west of Barbados.
The region sits in the line of several major shipping routes with the man-made Panama Canal
connecting the western Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean.