2. By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

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. 2000 Presidential Election Results Presidential Candidate Popular VoteElectoral Vote George W. Bush50,459,62447.87%27150.4% Albert Gore Jr.51,003,23848.38%26649.4%

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. Los Angeles: The City of Angels?

25. Hollywood: City of Lost Dreams

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

28. 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.

29. 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.

30. Mississippi Riverboat

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

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

33. Lake Okeechobee, FL

34. The Gulf of Mexico

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

38. The Contour of the US

39. The Continental Divide

40. Grand Canyon

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

42. The Great Plains

43. PlateausPlateaus Cumberland Plateau

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

45. DesertsDeserts Mohave Desert Death Valley

46. Mohave Desert – 3,000’

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

48. 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