2. By: Mr. G. Grace Christian Academy of Maryland

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.

5. Topography of the US

6. The Contour of the US

7. Topography of the Northeast

8. New York, New York!

9. New York’s Canals

10. Erie Canal

11. Boston: The Hotbed of Revolution

12. Philadelphia: The Birth of Liberty

13. Philadelphia, PA

14. Pittsburgh, PA

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. Raleigh, NC

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

20. New Orleans, LA: The Big Easy

21. New Orleans, Louisiana

22. Miami, Florida

23. Topography of the Midwest

24. Chicago Skyline: The “Second” City

25. Cincinnati, Ohio

26. Indianapolis

27. St. Louis

28. The Great Plains

29. Topography of the West

30. Los Angeles: The City of Angels?

31. Hollywood: City of Lost Dreams

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

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

35. 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.

36. Mississippi Riverboat

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

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

39. Lake Okeechobee, FL

40. The Gulf of Mexico

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

44. The Contour of the US

45. The Continental Divide

46. Grand Canyon

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

48. The Great Plains

49. PlateausPlateaus Cumberland Plateau

50. DesertsDeserts Mohave Desert Death Valley

51. Mohave Desert – 3,000’ feet above sea level

52. Death Valley, CA 3.3 million acres. 95% wilderness. The hottest place in the country: 134F degrees

53. 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

58. One birth every 8 seconds. 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 2010 Census 308,745,538 (#3 in the world)

59. Linguistic Map

61. 1. Earthquakes: Seismography Data: 1977-1997 1.Earthquakes!

62. 2.Tornadoes Per Year: 1950- 1997

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

64. 4. Katrina: The Most Expensive Hurricane August 29, 2005 Category 5 Killed 1,836; 705 missing Cost US $89,000,000,000