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United States United States GeographyGeography
StatesStates
Population: 281,421,906Population: 281,421,906
Capital: Washington, DCCapital: Washington, DC
Bird: Bald EagleBird: Bald Eagle
The United States is broken into 5 The United States is broken into 5 major parts or regions.major parts or regions.
What is a What is a REGION?REGION?
places that have similar characteristics that make them different from surrounding areas
Compass RoseCompass Rose
A compass rose helps us give a name to the regions
Let’s start
with a map
of the entire
United States of America…
The United States is broken into 5 The United States is broken into 5 regionsregions
Northeast RegionMidwest RegionSoutheast RegionSouthwest RegionWest Region
5 Regions5 Regions
NortheastNortheast RegionRegion
Midwest RegionMidwest Region
Southeast RegionSoutheast Region
Southwest RegionSouthwest Region
West RegionWest Region
Major Bodies of WaterMajor Bodies of Waterin the in the
United StatesUnited States
•Atlantic
•Pacific
Oceans
•Mississippi
•Missouri
•Ohio
•Columbia
•Colorado
•Rio Grande
Rivers
Great LakesGreat Lakes
•Huron
•Ontario
•Michigan
•Erie
•Superior
Lakes
•Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
The Ohio River was the The Ohio River was the “gateway to the west”“gateway to the west”
Inland port cities grew in the Inland port cities grew in the Midwest along the Great Midwest along the Great
Lakes.Lakes.
The Mississippi and Missouri Rivers were the transportation arteries for farm and industrial products. They were links to ports and other parts of the world.
The Columbia River was explored by Lewis and Clark.
The Colorado River was explored by the Spanish.
The Rio Grande forms the border with Mexico.
The Atlantic ocean served
as the highway for explorers,
early settlers, and later
immigrants.
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The Pacific Ocean was an early
exploration route.
The Gulf of Mexico provided the The Gulf of Mexico provided the French and Spanish with French and Spanish with exploration routes to Mexico and exploration routes to Mexico and other parts of America.other parts of America.