3. 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.

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

5. Size and Safety The United states is bordered by no Hostile countries & wide oceans separate us from major centers of world power in Europe & Asia Oceans provide security & TRADE ROUTES! US is divided into 7 zones: New England, Mid-Atlantic, The South, The Midwest, The West, Alaska, Hawaii

7. Topography of the US

8. The Contour of the US

9. Topography of the Northeast

10. New York, New York!

11. New York’s Canals

12. Erie Canal

13. Boston: The Hotbed of Revolution

14. Philadelphia: The Birth of Liberty

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

16. North-South Divide: The Mason-Dixon Line Charles Mason & Jeremiah Dixon: 1763-1767

17. Topography of the Southeast

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

19. New Orleans, LA: The Big Easy

20. Topography of the Midwest

21. Chicago Skyline: The “Second” City

22. The Great Plains

23. Topography of the West

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

26. RiversRivers Hudson R. Potomac R. Mississippi R. Ohio R. Missouri R. Arkansas R. Colorado R. Columbia R. Yukon R. Rio Grande R. St. Lawrence R.

27. The Mississippi: America’s Great River Road The “Big Muddy”. 2,350 miles. Draining all or part of 31 states & 2 Canadian provinces. Covers 40% of the U. S.

28. Mississippi Riverboat

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

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

31. Lake Okeechobee, FL

32. The Gulf of Mexico

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

36. The Contour of the US

37. The Continental Divide

38. Grand Canyon

39. PlainsPlains Central Plains Atlantic Coastal Plains Gulf Coastal Plains Great Basin

40. The Great Plains

41. PlateausPlateaus Cumberland Plateau

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

43. DesertsDeserts Mohave Desert Death Valley

44. Mohave Desert – 3,000’

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

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

52. America the Bread Basket Few other nations produce wide a range of crops as the US Hawaii: Bananas & Coffee Apples & Potatoes in Northwest/Northeast Wheat and Corn in Plains & Midwest Rice in South Carolina Summer Vegetables almost Everywhere

53. The American Landscape

55. US Wetlands

58. 291,860,161291,860,161 One birth every 8 seconds. US is lightly populated population density is only 78 per sq/mile (China has twice that & Korea has 16 times that density) One death every 13 seconds. One international migrant (net) every 22 seconds. Net gain of one person every 10 seconds. U. S. Population as of August 22, 2003

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

66. Seismography Data: 1977-1997 Earthquakes!

67. Tornadoes Per Year: 1950-1997

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

71. National Parks

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